Mistaken for a Saint (1)

Imperial Year 1049.

Spring, though the winter cold had not yet fully lifted.

A point in time before the announcement of the new saint and saintess.

The failed extermination season had caused a stir not only in the Empire.

Spring was the best season for thinning out the beast hordes that had sunk into winter hibernation as much as possible.

For that reason, nations other than the Empire also made active use of this period.

But this year’s extermination season was especially harsh on humankind.

A variant beast that appeared without warning.

By that one creature, humanity reached a new turning point.

And thus, the continent sank beneath a tide of mourning...