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Under escort by Royal Guard knights, a despondent and intoxicated Heinkel Astrea is brought to the Royal Capital. He feels entirely out of options to achieve his dual goals: stripping his son Reinhard of the "Sword Saint" title and awakening his wife, Louanna, who has been asleep for nearly twenty years. Left with no viable prospects among the existing Royal Selection camps due to his poor reputation and familial ties, Heinkel assumes he is being detained for his past misdeeds, including abandoning his duties and collaborating in a failed scheme with Aldebaran. Instead of a prison, the knights bring Heinkel to a Divine Dragon Church in the capital. There, he is met by Filore Lugunica, a fifteen-year-old girl with blonde hair and red eyes wearing a nun's habit. Filore reveals she is the "Saintess" of the church and a late entrant to the Royal Selection. Regarding the princess who vanished fifteen years ago, Filore notes that both she and the candidate Felt are around the same age and fit the description, though she deems the exact truth secondary to her current goal. Filore shocks Heinkel by revealing she read a church archive detailing how, fifteen years ago, he was bathed in "Dragon's Blood" at the Royal Castle and adapted to it rather than being destroyed. This secret poses a catastrophic threat to the Astrea family and the kingdom if exposed. Filore then asks Heinkel to become her first knight. Though Heinkel initially mocks her naivety and highlights his own infamy, Filore passionately praises his decades-long dedication to his sleeping wife, insisting his refusal to give up makes him the perfect choice. When Heinkel inquires about the "Sacrament"—a rumored, secret church healing art—Filore admits its success is uncertain but vows to exhaust every method to help awaken Louanna. Moved by her sincerity and seeing a renewed path to his goals, Heinkel sets aside his cynicism. Kneeling with flawless knightly etiquette, he offers his sword to her. Heinkel Astrea formally becomes the first knight of the new royal candidate, establishing the bond between the "Saintess" and the "Apostate of the Sword."
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