The Regressor and the Blind Saintess

Vera began life as a beggar, and survival became his only creed. In an era terrorized by the Demon King, he never played the hero. Instead, he lurked in the deepest shadows, willing to trample others and strike vile bargains simply to stay alive. He endured the war, but karma awaited him upon his return. As a curse consumed his body and death closed in, Vera expected to die entirely alone. Yet when he opened his eyes, he found himself cast into a wretched cesspool alongside Renée, a blind saint who had been declared dead. Scarred by burns and stripped of her sight, Renée still possessed a heart more selfless than anyone Vera had ever known. She took him in without hesitation, but she eventually perished, and he was powerless to stop it. Reborn with his memories intact, Vera makes a solemn vow: this time, he will find Renée first and protect her at all costs. However, safeguarding the saint requires far more than brute strength. The moment her Stigmata manifest, every major power on the continent—from the Holy Kingdom and the Empire to the Kingdom Alliance, the Dragonians, and even the Followers of the Night—will mobilize to claim her.