Christine was unable to refuse Roland's offer.
He offered so much.
Although the losers of the Saintess selection still have the chance to marry into a wealthy family and become noble wives, they lose the opportunity to become the Pope, getting closer to the Goddess.
Being a Saintess is very hard. She must restrain her natural desires, maintain her image, and compete fiercely with other equally excellent candidates.
Because the gap between success and failure is too great, the Saintess selection often ends as brutal competition with not only victory and defeat, but also life and death being decided many times physically.
The Temple Warriors under the jurisdiction of the Saintess are their trump card.
If there is "injustice" in the selection, the Saintess treated unjustly certainly cannot accept it. As long as she raises her arm, naturally someone will fight for her.
The number of Temple Warriors directly relates to the victory or defeat in the Saintess selection.
