Mahito Aobe – illustratör

The story of a young woman’s quest to become a knight while hiding her saintly power—inspired the anime! And don’t miss the original light novels or the prequel series, both also from Seven Seas.Born into a family of knights, Fia has always dreamed of following the path to knighthood too, except she's the least talented of them all. On the day of her initiation test, a deadly injury prompts her life to flash before her eyes...and reveal her former life as a powerful Saint who defeated the Demon King in a bygone era! Her painful death as a Saint made her swear she’d never accept sainthood and its dangers again. But now, with her saintly power returned, Fia has the chance to be a more powerful knight than she’d ever dreamed—that is, if she can last long enough!

Born into a family of knights, Fia has always dreamed of following the path to knighthood too, except she’s the least talented of them all. On the day of her initiation test, a deadly injury prompts her life to flash before her eyes… and reveal her former life as a powerful Saint who defeated the Demon King in a bygone era! Her painful death as a Saint made her swear she’d never accept sainthood and its dangers again. But now, with her saintly power returned, Fia has the chance to be a more powerful knight than she’d ever dreamed - that is, if she can last long enough!

Born into a family of knights, Fia has always dreamed of following the path to knighthood too, except she’s the least talented of them all. On the day of her initiation test, a deadly injury prompts her life to flash before her eyes… and reveal her former life as a powerful Saint who defeated the Demon King in a bygone era! Her painful death as a Saint made her swear she’d never accept sainthood and its dangers again. But now, with her saintly power returned, Fia has the chance to be a more powerful knight than she’d ever dreamed - that is, if she can last long enough!

Kurtis, captain of the Thirteenth Knight Brigade, regains his memories of serving as the Great Saint’s personal knight three hundred years ago and insists on serving Fia again. With his and another saint’s help, Fia works to create a cure for yellow-speckle fever, the disease that’s ravaging Sutherland islanders once more. But in doing so, she risks revealing the truth about her past self and putting everyone in grave danger...

With Fia acknowledged as the reincarnation of the Great Saint, the Knight Brigade achieved Captain Cyril’s long-held wish of reconciliation with the people of Sutherland. This recognition comes with an incredibly powerful gift that may be the key to saving countless lives, and Fia is all too eager to share the wealth. Now it's time for her to return to the capital for the end of training as a knight. As her graduation nears, Fia looks to the future. What awaits her over the next horizon, as a bona fide knight of the realm?

Having helped fulfill Cyril’s long-held wish to improve relations between Sutherland and the Náv Kingdom Black Dragon Knights, Fia’s training period finally draws to a close and she is now a knight! Though eager to begin her official duties, she takes an extended leave of absence to visit her elder sister, Oria, at Blackpeak Mountain, as well as her former companion, the black dragon Zavilia. However, she encounters a familiar pair of siblings along the way. What surprises does this unexpected reunion hold?

In the northern region, Blackpeak Mountain towers over all…and that’s exactly where Fia wants to visit during her time off. She's eager to find Zavilia and learn what became of his quest to become the dragon king. During her journey, Fia finds herself in an unexpected family reunion. Then, as her party ascends the mountain, an unknown dragon attacks! What has become of Zavilia? And can Fia and friends survive the deadly Blackpeak Mountain?