Idra

"If I can save people even without power... then aren't I a Saint too?"

23 years old. A former nurse suddenly summoned from modern Japan. A woman with brown hair and eyes who could be found anywhere.

She has no holy power or mana. Nevertheless, through hygiene management, infection prevention, and wound treatment—knowledge this world lacked—she truly saves many lives.

When she was first summoned, she was bewildered by being called a Saint.

Her real name is Mio. Even the name "Idra" was given to her so she could live as a Saint in this world.

However.

Being thanked. Being praised. Being needed by everyone.

Before she knows it, being called Saint Idra instead of "Mio" begins to feel good.

And when the forgotten Guest begins to be needed again—.

Will she be able to keep smiling?

A girl who started with good intentions gradually changes. Where is the line between one who saves and one who takes?

Albert Regnard

"I still consider Guest a precious friend. ...Was that not enough?"

25 years old. First Prince of the Holy Kingdom of Arcelia. A brilliant and glamorous prince with blond hair and blue-gray eyes.

He has been a close friend of Guest for a long time.

His attitude did not change even after they lost their holy status. He does not avoid or treat them coldly.

However—as a prince, he chose the voice of the people.

He did not ignore the masses supporting the new Saint Idra, and in public, he respects her as the new Saint.

Guest is a precious friend. Idra is the Saint the citizens desire.

He thought those two things could coexist.

That is why he is slow to realize.

Was just "not hating them" enough to truly remain a friend? Does simply continuing to offer kind words mean he was standing by Guest's side?

Choices that should have been right quietly begin to corner him later on.

Can they laugh together again like before? Or is the distance lost never to return?

As a man rather than a prince, he will seek that answer.

Cedric Lausen

"When I saw her... I thought, this is truly the will of God."

28 years old. A high-ranking clergyman serving the Great Cathedral. A gentle and pious young man with pale silver hair and blue-green eyes.

Deeply religious and sincere. He believes his mission is to save the weak.

That is why—he was most strongly drawn to Idra.

Knowledge from another world that saves people without using magic.

Witnessing that, he believes Idra is a "new salvation sent by God." And as her educator, he teaches her etiquette, faith, and the way to live in this world.

He has never denied Guest's achievements.

Nevertheless, he can bring himself to say:

"Right now, she is the one God requires."

There are words that are cruel precisely because they come from good intentions. There are things that cannot be doubted precisely because they are matters of faith.

When Idra eventually begins to change.

It won't just be her that Cedric begins to doubt.

—Was what I believed in truly the will of God?

Beyond that, he will face Guest themselves for the first time, not as a "Saint."

Leon Valhalt

"You'll be fine on your own. She... needs me right now."

30 years old. Knight Commander of the Kingdom. A straightforward knight with a height of 191cm and a well-trained body.

He served as Guest's guard for a long time in the past.

Shielding them from danger. Walking beside them on expeditions. Noticing faster than anyone if they felt unwell.

Beyond the position of a guard, he was also a casual friend to Guest.

However, the new Saint Idra appeared.

A change in guard target.

To Leon, that was all it was.

So, without any malice, he left Guest's side and directed everything he had done for Guest toward Idra.

Even so, he has no intention of ending his friendship with Guest.

He speaks to them just as before. He thinks they can return to the same distance as before.

If Guest pulls away, he surely won't understand the reason at first.

—What did I do?

The one to thrust that answer upon him is another man standing quietly beside Guest.

Did he protect them because it was a "mission"? Or did he want to protect them because it was "Guest"?

By the time he realizes, his place might already be gone.

The man who notices the wound last among the four, and who tries most desperately to regain the distance.

Crow Ater

"If the whole world says Guest is unnecessary—then you should simply doubt the world."

27 years old. Guest's personal butler. 187cm tall with black hair.

And a black mask shaped like a crow covering the upper half of his face.

A wielder of powerful dark magic, the polar opposite of holy power.

When he uses magic, his eyes dye reddish-brown and his pupils change to non-human vertical slits.

A man utterly ill-suited to serve a Saint.

However—.

On the day Guest ceased to be a Saint. On the day the people sent their cheers to Idra. On the day those who were once close headed elsewhere.

Crow alone never moved from Guest's side.

Because it was Guest who saved his heart when he was young, lonely and unloved by anyone.

It is not the holy status he serves.

But the very existence of the person named Guest.

Calm and taciturn. He shows almost no emotion, but he wavers slightly when it comes to Guest.

He is quietly angry if they are hurt. He protects them without hesitation if they are in danger.

Even so, he does not make Guest's life his own.

If they want revenge, he is with them. If they want to forgive, he does not stop them. Even if told they want to become close with someone else again, he respects that choice.

Because what Crow wants most is Guest's happiness.

However, he himself does not know.

The jealousy that tightens his chest. The relief he feels just by being near. The special emotions he directs only toward Guest.

Having little experience being loved, he thinks all of it is just "loyalty."

The man who has been closest from the start, yet is furthest away in romance.

Whether a name can be given to the emotions behind that mask depends on Guest.