Fake Saint of the Year

Translator: Tsukii

Editor: Lix

Side Story 4[B]

“…It seems I have to return to where I came from soon.”

I see.

I’m beginning to understand what’s happening.

Why did I end up in this world?

Originally, the Saint was an existence that the world created as a countermeasure against Witches.

However, there was no way the existing Saint could put up any resistance against the “Witch” …And in the first place, that very Saint was taken over by the Witch’s curse. 

Therefore, with no way out… the will of the World called me here.

At least so I thought.

“Are you going already?”

“Yes. I am originally a person who lived in a different World line which progressed through different possibilities.

To defeat the “Witch,” I was temporarily summoned here by the will of the World, but… that duty has been completed just now.”

Bluntly said, my role was that of a temporary employee (without my consent).

Perhaps the will of World line A sought help and relayed thoughts like “I got stuck here. Help me.” To which World line B replied “I guess it can’t be helped…” and dispatched me here.

Although I wasn’t sure if they actually talked that way, I figured the overall meaning would be the same. 

“A person who possesses power comparable to a goddess was sent by the world as she descended from heaven… as expected, you are the true Saint…”

This Perverted Glasses Bastard was still spouting nonsense.

It was too troublesome to correct him, so whatever. Just let him say all he wants.

Anyway, I figured I should do something else before I returned home.

It wasn’t like me to do overtime work as a service, but this time was special.

Rather, if I didn’t do anything, this world would still meet its end.

And so, for perhaps the very first time ever, I used up all of my MP at once for healing magic + powering the plants’ forceful growth! Maximum output!

Then, I immediately prepared the next shot by rapidly circulating my mana.

Since the world was so vast, my magic wouldn’t normally reach all locations, so I shaped the magic into spirit-like things and sent them to travel on their own.

You might worry that my magic might fly toward a meaningless place, but there was no need to worry about that.

My current self was a prophet possessing the power of clairvoyance.

Well then, let me be flashy and show off.

Let what happens, happen!


That, was a miracle.

Elrise spread her hands out and unleashed an explosion of light.

A ring of light spread out with her as the center, and the places where light passed through changed dramatically.

Grass began to grow over the desolate wasteland, and the meadow that had been burned down by the “Witch” in the past was revived.

Flowers were in full bloom and polluted lakes and ponds were purified.

The dark sky regained its brightness, as light shone down upon the ground and the clouds broke apart.

The wounded and sick regained their liveliness, and several spirits flying with shining trails of light could be witnessed throughout the world.

Those spirits plunged into the earth, seas, mountains, and forests, melted into them and revived nature one after another.

As people witnessed such a scene, although nobody started it, and nobody had ordered them to… everyone began to naturally clasp their hands in worship.

“Vernell-san, I could only help you this much. This world still has many problems plaguing it, and the lives that were lost to the ‘Witch,’ unfortunately, can never be recovered. Even so, if it is you people, I think you can definitely reach a wonderful future.”

“…Fool, what you did is more than enough.”

Vernell could only laugh at the comrade who left them a huge parting gift at the very end.

The huge debt he already had, which didn’t seem possible for him to ever repay, grew even larger.

He wished to repay her if he could, but unfortunately, she would be leaving this world at any moment.

In that case, he wished to let her leave without worry at the very least. With that thought, Vernell showed her a gentle smile, one which he hadn’t shown since the day he lost Eterna.

“Don’t worry, we’ll take care of the rest. Demons might still roam around, but their number won’t increase anymore. As for what still remains, it is ours to do… this duty is for us, the people who live in this world.”

As Vernell confidently said this, Elrise smiled back in satisfaction.

Then both of them exchanged a firm handshake, followed by Mary who embraced Elrise, as she felt reluctant to part with her.

The light was getting stronger, and their farewell was approaching.

In the midst of that, Elrise suddenly muttered “ah” as if she just remembered something.

“I almost forgot to tell you about this. If you have the opportunity, please visit the island nation known as Ordinary Fuguten. The First Saint Alfrea-sama is sealed there. Eterna-san should be able to release her, and she would be of great help to you.”

“The First Saint… seriously? She hadn’t turned into a Witch?”

“That person is the sole exception. As for the details, please ask her yourself.”

“I see… Well, thanks. If there’s another Saint, she will be a reliable help for the things from now on. I promise I’ll go there and release her.”

The “Witch” might be gone, but humanity’s battle against demons continued.

If during such a stage the First Saint was also there, the battle would be much easier.

He promised to release her, and then spoke again, Elrise’s statements having turned Vernell’s doubt into certainty.

“Well then… El. Please take care of ‘me on the other side.’”

“…You noticed it?”

Towards Vernell’s baiting, Elrise showed a surprised expression.

As he saw her reaction, he thought, As expected.

She was indeed Elrise. She wasn’t a person who just happened to have the same name, but the same person who just happened to belong to a different world.

“When I first introduced myself, you were surprised, right? That reaction was the surprise of knowing my name yet my appearance was different from what you expected. It’s just my guess, but the ‘Vernell’ you know about should be me as a student, right?”

“…You’re right.”

“Also, you said it yourself that it is a World line which progressed through different possibilities.”

To be honest, she seemed to be a completely different person from the Elrise of this world, and he was sure that she had something different in the core of her existence compared to the latter.

At the very least, if it was that filth in Vernell’s memory, she’d been rotten to her core.

Even if the environment changed a little, she still wouldn’t have been able to achieve this much of a change.

To be this different of a person, he could only think that the souls of the two were different.

However, none of that mattered. In any case, the person in front of him wasn’t that filth, but a precious comrade.

“Do you hate me?”

“Don’t joke about it. For me, you are you. You are not related to that filth. You are our precious comrade and benefactor. That is plenty.”

Elrise and Vernell laughed together, which caused Eterna to feel jealous and cling strongly to Vernell’s arm.

She didn’t put it into words, but her expression clearly saids “He is mine.”

The fake Saint of another world smiled deeply at such a heartwarming Saint.

“Please treat her dearly.”

“I’ll do it even without you asking me to.”

As Elrise said that, Vernell embraced Eterna.

There’s no need for it to be said. I belong to Eterna, just as she is mine. His attitude showed such a thing.

Meanwhile, Eterna blushed and hid in his embrace. 

“I doubt we’ll meet again, but… please take care of this world, Vernell-san.”

“Aah. Please be healthy on the other side as well.”

Vernell brought out his farewell first, to which Elrise responded with hers.

Surely, they wouldn’t meet again in the future.

They originally belonged to different World lines, and it was a miracle that they had ever managed to meet like this.

However, Vernell would definitely not forget about this encounter.

Only a month and three days had passed since they had first met, but this encounter would surely be one of the most brilliant treasures of his life.

“Well then, everyone… Please stay healthy!”

Then Elrise flew upward as if greeted by the light shining down from heaven, and looked back to the ground once before ascending to heaven.

Vernell and others were left behind as they continued to look at the sky, while Supple genuflected on the ground as he worshiped the sky.

A few… no, dozens of minutes after that.

Vernell moved his gaze away from the sky back to the ground, patting Eterna’s shoulder as he drew her in.

“Well then, we’re going to be busy. We need to make this world a better place, so she won’t laugh at us about it.”

Eterna and Mary nodded to Vernell’s words, and they began to walk away.

They would continue to live on.

In this world, for their comrade who came from another world to rescue them from despair.

Vernell gave one final look toward the sky where Elrise disappeared —

— And after he offered her the gratitude he couldn’t express in words, he started walking again.


“…hm…?”

I came to and I woke up on a chair.

I rubbed at my eyes for a bit as my blurred vision eventually turned clear, and I could tell I was in my own room.

Even though I said it was my own room, it wasn’t the Saint’s Castle. It was the log house I’d built inside the forest.

As I swayed on the rocking chair, I was stupefied as I stared at the wall of the house.

…Huh?

As I observed the capital’s clock tower using the power of the prophet, I noticed that barely any time had passed since I went to the “other side.”

The date was still the same.

Oi, oi oi oi… Don’t tell me, is it that kind of typical development?

I left my room and went downstairs.

There I saw Leila’s figure who was preparing dinner.

“Ah, Elrise-sama. Since I managed to catch a lot of fish, I thought of making dinner with dishes based on fish.”

Leila and I took turns to prepare for meals, but Leila did it more often.

She’d said, “I can’t make Elrise-sama do such chores!” as she insisted, but personally, I wished she would get used to it already since I was no longer a Saint.

No, that wasn’t it. Leila’s reaction was what she usually did. At the very least, it wasn’t the reaction you’d have after seeing a person who went missing for over a month. 

“…I’m looking forward to that. By the way Leila, it seems I fell asleep, but do you know how much time has passed since?”

“Time, is it? I don’t think that much time passed though…”

…Uhn.

Yep, “It was all a dream” development confirmed.

I see— …so it was all a dream.

Uwah~ that sure was a typical development. To be honest, I did indeed feel like I had travelled for about a month, and I also remembered clearly about the things I did on the other side, so was it possible for a dream to be that vivid?

No well, it was a good dream, yep. To think I managed to witness the literal dream route of Eterna.

As I was feeling a little down, something fell down from my pocket.

“Oh, Elrise-sama… Isn’t this Augurare?”

“Do you know about it?”

“Yes. It is said that your wish will come true if you keep it inside your pocket, and soldiers often carried it along as they went to the battle. It sure is rare… does Elrise-sama have something you want to come true?”

So it was an ore that could fulfill wishes, huh.

Well, I didn’t remember receiving such…

— It was something I picked up during my journey, an ore with the name of Augurare… there’s a superstition that one’s wish would come true if they had it. I carried it around, hoping my wish would come true, but now I’ll give it to you.

…Ah.

Aaaaah!

I did receive it! I got this thing from Vernell-san!

In other words… it was like a dream yet not a dream!

YAHOOOOO!!

I picked up the blue ore and held it firmly.

I had previously thought to sell it once I returned, but I wouldn’t do that anymore.

It seemed that it was indeed effective.

“This is a gift from an important friend. The order of things got jumbled up, but…”

—My wish is indeed fulfilled.

As I said that, Leila’s eyes went wide.


This marks the final chapter of Fake Saint of the Year (for now?). Thank you to everyone who’s supported and read the series up to this point! While this series will be ending, Tsukii has picked up a new series as well to replace this one, called I Was A Man Before Reincarnating, So I Refuse a Reverse Harem. What a fun title lol. It’s another gender bender comedy, and we will start posting it on 10/3/21! We hope you will read it and enjoy it as well. Also, pls check out their other projects, Executed Sage and Melancholy of the Demon Army Officer.


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Elfest
Elfest
6 months ago

ah…. that sure was heartwarming, i like this

AzamiID
AzamiID
10 months ago

I really hope Elrise-sama can travel in world line B so she can meet Vernel B again ❤
And i have all Illustration from Vol.1-Vol.4 ,oh god Elrise-sama so beautiful in Light novel Illustration

Catman48
Catman48
11 months ago

Elrise, you are no longer a saint. You have become a goddess. The goddess of hope, for this world and the other one. You saved both worlds from destruction and saved the life and hope of the people there.

This was a beautiful series and i truly loved every part of it. Thank you translator team again for gifting us this. Thank you author for giving us a story as beautiful as this.

Tree
1 year ago

Elrise might seriously end up being worshipped in that world as a goddess, and in the future OG elrise will be considered the fake one that pretended to be a goddess…so in the original world, fake elrise may be considered real and real elrise would become fake…

I want to see the elrise religion!

Browny
Browny
1 year ago

Quite a journey has it been, i haven’t felt this satisfied after finishing a series for quite a long time.
Anyway, i don’t know if her inner speech is the same as before or just naturally turn proper, but now I’m sure that Vernell will “capture” her in the future. Had she stayed the same as before or be completely purified, he’d have no chance. But the “damage” has put her right in the zone, and she keeps changing without knowing it. Maybe i’ll try writing fanfic of the moment she accepts his proposal while keep insisting that she’d keep up the charade by acting like a perfect wife, perfect mother ect…

RayREI
RayREI
1 year ago
Reply to  Browny

Whenever you finish writing it, please give us the link. I’m also interested in reading it.

Eternal perspective
Eternal perspective
1 year ago

Thanks for chap
Wow she gave hope everywhere. Ngl I like the cool vernel of that world more

SoulsTogether
SoulsTogether
1 year ago

Finally…finally, it’s over. Haah.

My comments here will remain as a time capsule for the enjoyment I felt reading this all the way through. Now, it is time to read the manga. Also, “ I Was a Man Before Reincarnating, So I Refuse a Reverse Harem“: I’m definitely reading it. Gender Bender comedy is the reason why I first came into this series after all. Guilty pleasure!

Erise will forever be embedded in my heart now. I wish to correct my personality in correspondence to this novel.

Thank you…thank you so, so much author-sama, translator-sama, editor-sama, and destiny-sama for giving me the chance to read this.

Nizel
Nizel
1 year ago

“Wеll thеn… Еl. Рlеаѕе tаkе саrе оf ‘mе оn thе оthеr ѕіdе.’”

“…Yоu nоtісеd іt?”

Тоwаrdѕ Vеrnеll’ѕ bаіtіng, Еlrіѕе ѕhоwеd а ѕurрrіѕеd ехрrеѕѕіоn.

Аѕ hе ѕаw hеr rеасtіоn, hе thоught, Аѕ ехресtеd.

IIRC, this isn’t the first time. Vernell is surprisingly good at baiting out answers from Elrise. Hah! Maybe one day he’ll just say “You’re pregnant, right?” to which our precious Fake Saint-sama will have the shock of her life.

ISMA
ISMA
1 year ago

Ay this is a great novel thanks for the translation! This novel is the only novel that I had read that has this solid of a conclusion.

asdf
asdf
1 year ago

THE ARMSTRONG CANNON IS PRIMED AND READY FOR ACTION

Who Knows?
Who Knows?
1 year ago

Yay, happy ending fir worldline A too ^^

—My wish is indeed fulfilled.

I somehow imagined a gentle expression on her face as she said that…

Kzalca
2 years ago

NOOOOOOOOO!!!
Thanks for the translations….
I hope this gets an anime adaptation. Even a manga would be great.

tsukii
tsukii
1 year ago
Reply to  Kzalca

Too bad most anime cut contents to make it fit a single season, i hope this story didn’t suffer such treatment.

Aialize
Aialize
2 years ago

Thanks~ it was fun… Looking forward for the upcoming projects/titles

tsukii
tsukii
1 year ago
Reply to  Aialize

Thx for your support. please visit our other novel as well.

Luna
Luna
2 years ago

Thanks for translating~

tsukii
tsukii
1 year ago
Reply to  Luna

thx for the comment!

None
None
2 years ago

Thank you for the translation. I hope you will also translate Yotogi no Kuni Gekkouhime because that novel is pretty enjoyable

tsukii
tsukii
1 year ago
Reply to  None

what kind of novel is it again? please give me the wn link for me to check.

H20_Mel0n
H20_Mel0n
2 years ago

Whaaaaaat! It’s over? I binged this novel in about 3 days, I gotta say it’s really good. But I was hoping to see at least one Elrise/Vernell chapter. He tried so hard throughout this whole novel, it would be nice to see his love answered somehow. But anyways, thanks for translating this novel, this made at least one person here very very happy! :)))

tsukii
tsukii
1 year ago
Reply to  H20_Mel0n

maybe author would give one eventually…

X07Zero
X07Zero
2 years ago

Thank for the chapters ^^

Thank you so much, everyone ^^

Ha~~~~ satisfy (=´∇`=)

tsukii
tsukii
1 year ago
Reply to  X07Zero

few novel gave satisfying closure as this one.

uixtamaki
uixtamaki
2 years ago

Thank you for the translation. It has been an enjoyable ride, thanks for introducing me to this series.

tsukii
tsukii
1 year ago
Reply to  uixtamaki

thank you for following us all this time as well!

Oyashiro
Oyashiro
2 years ago

Thanks to the author, and thank you for all your efforts!!!! I love this novel and its different forms of closure. My heart is filled a rare sense of peace and fulfillment. *smiles*

tsukii
tsukii
2 years ago
Reply to  Oyashiro

thank you to stay with us all this time too! we are glad you.manage to find peace within us

Canele
Canele
2 years ago

Thanks for the Chapter ~

Wow that’s a big bummer… The author didn’t actually make Elrise go for a month or two lol. Though this one is quite a satisfactory ending, I guess…

tsukii
tsukii
2 years ago
Reply to  Canele

elrise initial wish that trigger her reincarnation is now satisfied. prolonged it only kill the aesop so author opt just to end it here

Headphone-san
Headphone-san
2 years ago

Thank you for the journey . It was full of emotion. And it was because of dedication of your team to translate it until the end. THANKS A LOT!!!!!! (。・ω・。)ノ♡

tsukii
tsukii
2 years ago
Reply to  Headphone-san

it’s all thanks to all readers we can keep up until the end to!

Takusaka
2 years ago

Thank you for translating till the end!!

tsukii
tsukii
2 years ago
Reply to  Takusaka

thank you for keep up with us until the end too!

AlexW
AlexW
2 years ago

I hope this story will still continue. I love to see Elrise and Vernell more development.

tsukii
tsukii
2 years ago
Reply to  AlexW

hmm… considering elrise mental state, i doubt vernell love could ever be answered. there might be some… development, but i think it would be friendzone cases at most.

Yseris
Yseris
2 years ago

So where was this story from? Was it something the author posted on a different site? Because it’s not part of the raws.

tsukii
tsukii
2 years ago
Reply to  Yseris

its invitation only chaps, made by author to be sent for the people who suscribe to their id. you can ask author for the link permission or said chapters through email to them

derrick
derrick
2 years ago

What a ride. Thanks for keeping up with chapters until the end!

tsukii
tsukii
2 years ago
Reply to  derrick

thanks to accompany us all this time as well!

ggfbank
ggfbank
2 years ago

A long journey finally reach it extra ending scene.
I doubt Elrise will treat this side’s Vernell any better though lol.

tsukii
tsukii
2 years ago
Reply to  ggfbank

well, she treated them as completely different people after all. and i think Vernell would prefer that as well

Sugitama-san
Sugitama-san
2 years ago

Ah….sayonara…elrise-sama…

tsukii
tsukii
2 years ago
Reply to  Sugitama-san

sayonara too… mina-sama

177103
177103
2 years ago

This last chapter? Bruh this bit cliffhanger….and im curious when elrise say to leila….someone important to her give her gift…i wonder what kind face Leila have…like elrise have boyfriend without she knowing

tsukii
tsukii
2 years ago
Reply to  177103

for elrise, it’s already end of business. stocco might wonder who is this said important person, but author didn’t seem to think it need to worth expand since it will be out of focus

Majesh
Majesh
2 years ago

ayyy this was a great novel! Thanks for the effort of translating.
Also, I remember “I was a man…” I read it but then it got dropped by the TLs so I’m happy someone is picking if up!

177103
177103
2 years ago
Reply to  Majesh

Can you send me link for that novel please?ಥ⌣ಥ

tsukii
tsukii
2 years ago
Reply to  177103

https://www.novelupdates.com/series/i-was-a-man-before-reincarnating-so-i-refuse-a-reverse-harem/

the novelupdate pages. note that there might be term changes on my re-translate, so thing might be a lil different

tsukii
tsukii
2 years ago
Reply to  Majesh

its by potato translation, up to chap 3(i translate from scratch instead continuing) before the translator group drop it. i already asked them whether i could take over the novel and they agreed. just google it

177103
177103
2 years ago
Reply to  tsukii

Did thats novel have genre misi deretan dong?

tsukii
tsukii
2 years ago
Reply to  177103

what is misi deretan dong?

177103
177103
2 years ago
Reply to  tsukii

Misunderstanding…omg my typo :v

tsukii
tsukii
1 year ago
Reply to  177103

i see… indonesian? malaysian?

177103
177103
2 years ago
Reply to  tsukii

Misunderstanding…sorry typo…my phone have function auto correct word and make this worse…sometime i dont double check what i’d wrote ಥ⌣ಥ

tsukii
tsukii
1 year ago
Reply to  177103

i usually turned phone autocorrect off so people could have a good laugh over my typo.

Last edited 1 year ago by tsukii
177103
177103
2 years ago
Reply to  tsukii

Misunderstanding…sorry typo….cause my phone have function auto correct word

tsukii
tsukii
1 year ago
Reply to  177103

well, auto correct like this could also bring fun in itself, though.

Airzpool
Airzpool
2 years ago

I hope you translate the official Light Novel, but this is also ok. Tq for the all translation that been done.

tsukii
tsukii
2 years ago
Reply to  Airzpool

i don’t think i will translate the light novel version. i didn’t have the copy and it’ll likely bring problem if i did, so i won’t take chance. sorry about that

nekomahjong
nekomahjong
2 years ago

I wonder how long Alfrea in worldline A can act as “Saint” before her mask shatter.

tsukii
tsukii
2 years ago
Reply to  nekomahjong

it won’t take long, i guess. it’s hard to continue to pretend in apocalypse

Nobunga
Nobunga
2 years ago

Goodbye

tsukii
tsukii
2 years ago
Reply to  Nobunga

sayonara. mata doko ka de ao

Numina
Numina
2 years ago

Thank you for the translations!
And good luck to the author in their continued endeavors!

tsukii
tsukii
2 years ago
Reply to  Numina

likewise, thx to accompany us until the end! let’s hope author have good idea for another story!

Magin is
Magin is
2 years ago

I need more more of that side vernel pov but this is good enough.
It’s been a fun journey. Thanks for translating them.

tsukii
tsukii
2 years ago
Reply to  Magin is

me too, I’m curious of the world line a continuation, but it seemed author opt to drop it since it won’t be elrise anymore