The Too-Perfect Saint

The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom (完璧すぎて可愛げがないと婚約破棄された聖女は隣国に売られる), often abbreviated as Perfect Saint (完璧聖女),[2][3] is a Japanese light novel series written by Kōki Fuyutsuki and illustrated by Masami. It was serialized on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō from July 2020 to January 2022. It was later acquired by Overlap who began publishing it under their Overlap Novels f imprint in April 2021. A manga adaptation illustrated by Mago Ayakita began serialization on Overlap's Comic Gardo manga service in November 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Troyca aired from April to June 2025.

Premise

Philia is the Saint of her kingdom Ziltonia and engaged to the second prince, Julius Ziltonia. However, Julius sold her to the neighboring kingdom of Parnacorta, which lost their own Saint recently. To her shock, Philia finds she has been overworking herself and that a saint truly doesn't need to take care of all of the kingdom's problems unless consulted. Meanwhile, Philia's younger sister plots revenge against Julius for selling off her sister.

Back in Ziltonia, the country has started falling apart as no one has actually needed to do their jobs properly as Philia was doing too much. Doom is creeping closer for them.

Characters

• Philia Adenauer (フィリア・アデナウアー)
• A ridiculously competent Saint who pretty much ran Ziltonia by covering for all the issues. Having never been given emotional support by her parents, Philia is stoic but compassionate. Always working too hard, Philia never had time for hobbies nor preference; she just ate and slept robotically.
• After turning herself into the core of a barrier to repel demons, Philia spends her time training the next Saint of Parnacorta.
• Mia Adenauer (ミア・アデナウアー)
• [4]
• Younger sister of Philia and less experienced Saint. She worships her sister and loathes Julius along with her parents for how poorly they have treated Philia. To get revenge on them, Mia fakes accepting his marriage proposal; part of her plan to force the first prince into taking the throne. It is later revealed that she and Philia are really cousins, though they still acknowledge each other as sisters.
• She experiences the pathetic side of Julius when he cowers while accompanying her on an excursion that results in demons attacking.
• Osvalt Parnacorta (オスヴァルト・パルナコルタ)
• [4]
• Second prince with a hobby of farming. He tries to befriend Philia and help her open up; seeing she needs to experience what it actually means to live her life. In fact, he actually has a crush on her.
• Julius Girtonia (ユリウス・ジルトニア)
• [4]
• The second prince. Simply put, he is a selfish, petty, manchild; not even being aware that Philia did most of the work for the entirety of the kingdom and that Mia is inadequate to properly replace her.
• He sold off Philia because her medicine was healing his father; wishing for him and his brother to die, so he can rule unopposed. Just a short time after Philia is gone, the kingdom begins falling apart; he has no clue how to run it.
• Reichardt Parnacorta (ライハルト・パルナコルタ)
• First prince and fiancé of the deceased Saint of Parnacorta. He visits her grave regularly.
• Lena (リーナ)
• Maid assigned to Philia in Parnacorta. She has combat experience with knives. Lina lends Philia books to help her learn how to interact with other people.
• Leonardo (レオナルド)
• Butler assigned to Philia in Parnacorta. Much like Lina, he is shocked that his mistress has no concept of proper rest and overworked herself before moving to Parnacorta. He is skilled with hand to hand combat.
• Himari (ヒマリ)
• Another servant assigned to Philia. Himari is a ninja with excellent stealth skills. Philia asked her to look after Mia; resulting in Himari helping Mia with her revenge plans.
• Grace Martilas (グレイス・マーティラス)
• [5]
• The saint-in-training who studies under the tutelage of Philia. She gets along with Philia well.
• Fernand Girtonia (フェルナンド・ジルトニア)
• [5]
• Julius's older brother, who was imprisoned by his brother so he can take the throne for himself, and suffered from an illness. He is eventually freed, cured, and helps stops Julius.
• Hildegard Adenauer (ヒルデガルト・アデナウアー)
• [5]
• Sister of Georg and the previous saint before Philia. In truth, she is Philia's birth mother; however, Georg kidnapped Philia when he and Cornelia were having trouble producing an heir. Georg slandered Hildegard to discredit her claims of parentage.
• Once she gets wind of Mia's plans for revenge against her parents and the second prince, Hildegard gets the paperwork ready to adopt Mia; knowing her brother's house will be destroyed in every sense once his dirty dealings come to light.
• Georg Adenauer (ゲオルグ・アデナウアー)
• [5]
• A terrible man who burns with a jealousy towards his more competent sister. He is Cornelia's husband, Mia's father, and Philia's adaptive father/uncle. When he and his wife were having trouble conceiving, he had the "brilliant" idea to kidnap his newborn niece and pass her off as his own. Once he finally succeeded in siring an heir himself, he largely ignored and verbally abused Philia her entire life.
• Cornelia Adenauer (コルネリア・アデナウアー)
• [5]
• A woman obsessed spending on extravagant things. She is Georg's wife, Mia's mother, and Philia's adaptive mother/aunt.
• Pierre (ピエール)
• [5]
• The captain of the guards who aids Mia.
• Erza Nautilus (エルザ・ノーティス)
• [6]
• An exorcist who serves the Church of Cremoux. She fights with a sword.
• Mammon (マモン)
• [6]
• Ezra's demon familiar. He can transform into a large white wolf.
• Emily Mattilas (エミリー・マーティラス)
• [6]
• One of Grace's sisters. She is a little spoiled.
• Amanda Mattilas (アマンダ・マーティラス)
• [6]
• One of Grace's sisters.
• Jane Mattilas (ジェーン・マーティラス)
• [6]
• One of Grace's sisters.
• Asmodeus (アスモデウス)
• [6]
• The main antagonist. He is a powerful demon who seeks to destroy the world and be with his lover.
• Fiana Isphil (フィアナ・イースフィル)
• [6]
• Philia's original incarnation. Asmodeus has a crush on her.
• Bjorn
• The bishop of Almburg.
• Elizabeth
• Almburg's original Saint, who died prior to the events of the story. She is revealed to be Grace's cousin and the fiancée of Reichardt.
• Marquis Pyrz
• A count who aids Julius and Mia's parents in their plans.
• Eigelstein
• Osvalt and Reichardt's father and the ruler of Almburg.

Media

Reception

By December 2024, the series had over 1.5 million copies in circulation.[21]

See also

• A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even, another light novel series with the same illustrator

External links

• at Shōsetsuka ni Narō