A Tale of the Secret Saint ZERO (Light Novel) Vol. 6

SAINT SERAFINA'S TIME TO SHINE!

An unexpected encounter with a demon shakes the kingdom to its core, prompting Sirius to arrange for Serafina to be sent far from the castle, lest the demon return. But Serafina has plans of her own. Disappointed that she had fainted in the face of danger, she secretly decides to train with the Saint Knight Brigade to toughen up. Training, however, isn’t quite what Serafina expected. She finds herself dealing with chaos caused by knight captains under a monster's spell, her father’s sudden desire to become a knight himself, and traveling to an orphanage to heal an injured knight, who happens to be a familiar face. This may not be what she bargained for, but Serafina is determined to do her best to prove she’s got what it takes to be a saint!

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