The Human Saint is Bored, so I was Summoned to Another World

Madelaine Ann Rubinforth, Flower of the Dawson Valley (Part 1)

***On the outskirts of Gebrei***

A heap of broken carts could be seen to move, even as various corpses of the dead Imperials and coalition soldiers had covered that spot. A couple of the undead nearby collapsed, as its legs were cut off by a fast swipe of the blade.

Emerging from the ruins was a man. He wore a broken Imperial armor, and his body and face covered with dust and soot. It was a fortunate thing that he kept himself safe by hiding under the broken supply carts of the Imperial baggage train, even as the panic and confusion spread unto the legionnaire column after they were attacked by the undead.

"..."

From afar, he could see and hear some of the desperate survivors trying to fight the undead swarming on them. But he never paid attention to those people. In his mind, only one thing remained: that was to survive.

"Yes, that's what I plan to you as well, to survive."

"!!!"

The man turned around to see a lady coming to him with a sword in her hand. Behind her was a group of undead, following her every movement.

"Seirna!" the man hissed, "What did you just do to these men?"

"Hmm...I simply turned them into something more powerful." she answered, "These legionnaires are pretty useless; being defeated repeatedly by a motley army of fools and bandits!"

"Even so, you killed these men."

"And their deaths are with purpose." Seirna countered Prince Umberto Benicci, "As well as you, that's why you're still alive, and not torn apart."

"I won't be working with a traitor like you!"

"Oh really? Me, a traitor?" Seirna laughed, "I bow to no one, remember? And here I thought that your resolve to kill Lady Madelaine is that strong...turns out, you're weak."

"What do you know?" Prince Umberto almost attacked Seirna in his anger, if not for the undead blocking his way.

"Listen, former Prince and General, Umberto Benicci. Like these useless legionnaires, I'm also giving you the chance to become useful to me one last time." Seirna then brought out a matchlock pistol and gave it to him, "You wanted to have your revenge on Madelaine Rubinforth, then I'm allowing you to do so."

"..."

"Go to Huirot. Soon, the human saint and her black-haired lackey would mount an expedition to relieve its garrison, for their friend was trapped in there. You know these people, they couldn't leave their loved ones behind."

"And you want me to kill that friend of hers?"

"No, you silly idiot! You're going to kill Madelaine." the Saint of the Flame told him sarcastically, "Once they relieved Huirot, I'm going to create confusion among them, and during that chaos, you're going to shoot Madelaine with that demon weapon."

"But how can I do that? It's pretty hard to come near that Saint, given that her Paladin Corps are always with her."

"Disguise yourself and earn the trust of the commander of the Huirot garrison, Prince Simon Hugh Reed of Nerfes. I'll tell you instructions on how to counter the undead; use that to influence him. And also, wear this leather cuirass I enchanted so that Madelaine wouldn't able to read your thoughts."

"Alright then." Prince Umberto removed the broken Imperial armor from his body, and Seirna helped him don the leather cuirass she had taken from a dead coalition soldier.

"Well, I'm looking forward to your success, Umberto Benicci." she tapped him in the back, "I hope you'll be happy once you and your goddaughter meet again this time."