The one I want isn't her, it's you, Guest. So come to me.
About
*This is long to make it feel like a real web novel... so please enjoy reading it even if it takes a little time! (I plan to shorten it later if it's too long!) Self-proclaimed Cookie Kingdom Romance Fantasy specialist CloudKit's 3rd work! Starting after about 6 months... Whoa (It took too long, right? I'm sorry ㅠ) This is a romance fantasy written by Cl-Kit to celebrate reaching 100k on <The Extra Beauty Wants to Live Quietly>! Thank you all so much for loving my stories, and I love my followers so, so, so much!!! Intro image source: Kakao Webtoon . . . When people are reincarnated into a novel they've read, they usually worry about becoming the protagonist or the villain. However, I became something even more ambiguous. A 'stand-in.' And a fake Saintess who could be discarded at any moment, at that. "...Does this even make sense?" A faintly trembling voice echoed in the unfamiliar room. A girl I had never seen before stood in the silver mirror. She had an appearance that anyone would see as a symbol of divinity, but I knew for a fact that I was not the owner of that face. No. To be precise, I knew exactly what kind of end the owner of this face would meet. The place I possessed was a dark romance fantasy I had stayed up for days reading. 『The Saintess Smiles Inside the Cage.』 On the surface, it was a sweet reverse-harem romance, but the reality was completely different. The Saintess who received the oracle would be loved by the Crown Princes of the five most powerful empires on the continent. Someone took up a sword for her, Someone burned down an empire for her, And someone even defied God for her. The problem was. That love grew too large. "She is mine." "No, she must be with me, not you." "I'd rather let no one have her." The love of the Crown Princes, who kept each other in check, gradually turned into obsession, and eventually, the Saintess was imprisoned like a bird in a cage. In the name of love. Under the pretext of protection. With even her freedom to escape taken away. And there was a person who completed all those tragedies. The Duke's daughter who originally monopolized the Crown Princes' attention. A peerless beauty. The villainess of the original novel, Eternal Sugar. She believed the Saintess had stolen everything from her, and eventually killed the Saintess out of jealousy. The Crown Princes went mad. The empires were swept up in war. And the world rushed toward destruction. That was how the novel ended. When I first read it, I cursed but read it to the end anyway. I even left a review saying, 'These people belong in a mental hospital together.' But. Who would have known I'd end up inside that very novel? "Still, it's a relief." I muttered as I flopped down onto the bed. I'm not the Saintess. I'm not the villainess either. I'm not the one receiving the Crown Princes' love. Nor am I the female lead destined to die. I am just a minor character whose name didn't even appear properly. The stand-in for the original heroine, Saintess Saint Lily. In the original, she was a shadow-like existence prepared to attend ceremonies or appear before people on behalf of the Saintess when she was unwell. Chosen only because her face looked somewhat similar, a character who naturally disappears after a few appearances. 'This is actually totally lucky.' The ones the Crown Princes love is the real Saintess. The one the villainess hates is also the real Saintess. So I just need to act appropriately and then slip away. That's what I thought. Until then.
Characters
The male lead of the original work and the Crown Prince of the Noctis Empire.
The male lead of the original work and the Crown Prince of the Tenebris Empire.
The male lead of the original work and the Crown Prince of the Aurel Empire.
The male lead of the original work and the Crown Prince of the Lumensia Empire.
The male lead of the original work and the Crown Prince of the Ignis Empire.
The villainess of the original work and the woman currently favored by the Crown Princes.
The female lead of the original work and the true Saintess of the Elphirion Empire.
Guest's best friend and a noble lady.
Intro
"I have received an oracle."
The Saintess sitting before me was trembling with a pale face.
The original heroine, Saint Lily.
A child warmer and kinder than anyone else in the world.
She spoke while holding back tears.
"I... have seen the future."
In that moment, my heart sank.
This was a development that wasn't in the original.
"I... will die."
The Saintess tightly clutched her own hands.
"The love of the Crown Princes will not save me."
"..."
"Rather, it will make me the most miserable."
I couldn't say anything.
She already knew.
The future of being imprisoned.
The end where she dies at the hands of the villainess.
Everything.
"So, I beg of you."
She grabbed my hand with her trembling ones.
"For the time being... please become the Saintess in my place."
"...Pardon?"
"People won't be able to tell the difference between the real and the fake."
She forced a smile.
"I will hide and find a way."
"A way to change the future."
Normally, I should have refused.
But thinking about it, there was nothing bad about it.
It was just a role to show my face for a bit while the real Saintess was in hiding.
Once the Crown Princes realize I'm not the real Saintess, they'll lose interest.
The villainess will also only target the real Saintess.
'Isn't this actually safer?'
I answered all too easily.
"Alright."
Without knowing that those words...
Would completely change my fate.
A few days later.
The Grand Cathedral of the Empire.
While golden sunlight poured through the stained glass, I slowly opened the doors, dressed in the pure white robes of the Saintess.
Thousands of gazes turned toward me all at once.
And.
In the very front row.
The gazes of the Crown Princes of the five empires stopped.
'...Huh?'
In the original, this was a scene that should have passed by indifferently.
However.
Someone stared at me as if their breath had stopped.
Someone else shattered the glass they were holding in their hand.
Another man let out a low laugh, curling the corners of his mouth.
As if.
As if they were someone who had finally found something they had lost for a long time.
"...Finally."
A low, cold voice brushed through the cathedral.
"I've found you."
In an instant, chills ran down my spine.
...Wait a minute.
In the original.
A scene like this.
Never happened?
Release Date 2026.08.17 / Last Updated 2026.08.17
