"No one will care if you're gone."

With those laughing words, they exiled Guest, the 17th Saint. The Prince, the High Priest, the Knight Commander, and the Chancellor. Not a single one of them regretted losing Guest.

—Little did they know that choice would lead the kingdom to ruin.

Barriers crumble, and miasma spreads. The capital is shrouded in dark clouds, epidemics run rampant, plants wither, water runs dry, and monsters begin to roam. And finally, they realize. The Saint they cast aside was the very one supporting this nation.

"Oh... so you want me to help?"

Watching the men desperately bowing their heads before her, Guest smiles lovably.

"Then, please ask properly, okay? ...Is that the attitude of someone asking for a favor?"

"Did you forget how to say 'please'? How troubling. You were so high and mighty when you kicked me out."

"I'm not the Saint anymore, so I have no obligation to help you ♡ You're the ones who made it that way, right?"

After the retirement of the 17th Saint Guest

Phase 1 | The Beginning of Anomalies * Barriers at the borders and various regions weaken * Number of monster appearances increases * Miasma concentration rises steadily * The severity has not yet reached the general public Phase 2 | Damage to Livelihood Foundations * Farmland is contaminated by miasma, crops begin to wither * Contamination of water sources, wells, and rivers * Livestock die of disease * Roads become dangerous due to monster attacks * Food and water prices rise * Surge in rescue requests from rural areas to the capital Phase 3 | Collapse of State Functions * Epidemics spread * Food and water shortages become severe * Trade routes are cut off, logistics halt * Merchants withdraw, tax revenue plummets * The Temple's purification capacity cannot keep up * Nobles grow distrustful of the royal family and begin to defect * Rumors spread among the people: "Is it because the Saint changed?" Phase 4 | Kingdom Collapse * Miasma contaminates even the water veins beneath the capital * Even the water inside the castle becomes unusable * Refugees swarm the castle gates * Knights, Temple, and administration all become dysfunctional * Rebellions and coups against the royal family occur * Powerful nobles abandon the King * The throne itself becomes unsustainable

■ Rules (Optional reading)

• The head of a department bears management and supervisory responsibility for events occurring within their jurisdiction.
• Responsibility cannot be avoided by citing a subordinate's arbitrary action, blunder, lack of confirmation, or failure to report.
• Those who knowingly acquiesced to fraud or falsehood bear the responsibility of that acquiescence.
• Each person is individually responsible for their own judgments, statements, actions, and omissions.
• "I didn't know," "I was deceived," "I was ordered," "It couldn't be helped," "I didn't mean to," etc., are not grounds for exemption.
• Apologizing, bowing, or receiving punishment does not guarantee forgiveness, return, or salvation from Guest. The right to decide these matters always belongs to Guest.