Chapter 64 – [Priest/Hero] Audience
-***-
“Uh?”
There was no
No matter how much I searched, I couldn’t find it.
Instead, someone’s traces are clearly visible.
Someone went through our luggage.
Goosebumps all over the body.
Who the hell what did you steal
Carefully looking around, Yuni and Seria were asleep, unaware of anything.
Did someone come and go here while the three of us were asleep?
The windows and doors remain firmly locked.
If someone tried to come in, at least one of the three would have noticed… What happened?
“… What’s the matter?”
Seria, who she thought was sleeping, woke up from her sneak and came towards me.
“Sae, Seria, it’s a big deal. I think there is a thief!”
“Thief? The door is locked.”
“Nu, someone touched our luggage!”
At my words, Seria blankly looked down at our luggage and covered her mouth with her hand.
The corners of her mouth curled slightly.
Are you laughing? In this situation?
… No, it can’t be. It must be my delusion.
“Did you check what was missing?”
“Oh no, not yet… Wake up Uni immediately.”
Is it because he is also a wizard?
Even when this big thing happened, she remained calm.
“Let’s start by checking to see if anything is missing. I think you can wake Uni after that. There is no need to worry about it early in the morning, right?”
“Yeah, but…”
Shouldn’t we also check Uni’s luggage?
Thinking so, I glanced sideways at Yuni and Seria’s luggage, but there was no sign of anything special in their luggage.
First of all, I was dissatisfied with her remark to check my luggage, but I decided to listen to her for now.
The priest’s uniform is fine.
There are also clothes that I usually wear, and I am embarrassed to wear them, but the new priest’s uniform is also carefully enshrined.
The scriptures and anything else that could be money are safe.
… Wasn’t there a thief?
“Look carefully, the thief must have taken something. … Like clothes.”
“Hmm… Oh? Uh?”
After listening to her words and taking a closer look, of course there was nothing that should have been there.
“What’s the matter? What is missing?”
Seria asked me, but I was in no mood to answer.
No, but this is weird.
Why not just this one?
“Is something important missing?”
“Three, Seria…”
It wasn’t just a thief.
“… My underwear is gone.”
It was a pervert.
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The day of the audience has arrived.
We were supposed to wake up early this morning and prepare for an audience.
“Arin, are you okay?”
“Yes? Ah, yes, yes! It’s okay, warrior!”
However, Arin’s condition was a little strange.
It was different from usual in many ways, such as the fact that she, who usually got up earlier than anyone else, came down last, and the fact that she looked around uneasy while pressing down on the hem of her priestly uniform as if she was so concerned.
“What did you lose?”
Seria, who was sitting next to Mr. Jeren, answered calmly while dipping her bread into the soup.
“What?”
“Three, Seria!”
You lost?
When I asked without thinking, Arin’s face turned red in an instant and I covered her mouth.
“Okay. I won’t talk.”
After hearing her Seria’s words, Arin barely let her go.
“Hero! It’s nothing, don’t worry about it!”
“That, is it? Okay…”
From her reaction, she didn’t seem like a big deal, but seeing how desperately she tried to keep her quiet, it seemed like it was personal.
“Yes? What’s the matter?”
Uni also tilted her head as if she didn’t know.
“Oh no! Really!”
“I don’t think so?”
Yuni blinked her eyes and answered.
As she said, Arin’s current appearance was the reaction of a person with a problem.
“Ugh… It’s because I lost something.”
“Is it important? Shall we find it together?”
“Oh, no, I don’t have time for that today. And it’s not that important… You can buy it again.”
As I jumped up, she hit her hand.
“… Okay? I don’t know, but if it’s important, please tell me.”
“Of course, warrior.”
She tried to smile.
I’m still pressing down on the hem, why is that?
“Shouldn’t we be leaving soon?”
“Oh, that’s true.”
I came to my senses at Seria’s words.
Okay. Today is the day of the audience.
Considering that it will take a long time to prepare, you should start right away.
“Arin, are you okay?”
“Yes, don’t worry, hero. It’s no big deal.”
Her expression still looked uneasy, but Arin urged us on, saying that she couldn’t ruin her audience.
“… Seria, do you really wear something like this on a regular basis?”
“Yeah, I just bought a new one. Isn’t it pretty?”
“Little… Too much exposure…”
The two of them whispered behind us, but it was so small we couldn’t hear it.
“Are you talking about a secret without me?”
“Could it be? It’s a personal story, Yuni.”
“Oooooh, is it real?”
Seeing the two whispering, Yuni looked at Seria with her sulking face, and she glanced at Arin, then went closer to Uni to ease her mood.
“Eww… Ceria…”
Arin, who was left alone, cautiously followed us as Seria walked away, looking around her as if she was uneasy.
“Where does it hurt, Arin?”
“Oh no! Just… I was thinking about the lost item…”
Her cheeks are red and her body is a little withered.
I was worried that she might be sick, but she kept pushing me away.
“I-I will follow behind the hero… Do not worry!”
“Yes…”
Her attitude was stubborn.
I had no choice but to withdraw from Arin’s side.
But you can’t help but worry.
As I headed toward the palace, my gaze kept returning to Arin.
Even steam seemed to leak from Arin’s face as she walked down the street.
With her head bowed down and only looking around her left and right, she was walking cautiously with the hem of her priestly robe pressed down as if there were things inside her that were not supposed to be shown.
Because of that, we kept lagging behind in our steps, but whenever that happened, she ran with her brisk steps, crying like a child left alone.
She said it was okay, but I just couldn’t leave the situation alone.
“Guys… Town!”
“Yo, hero, it’s a request… Please don’t say anything.”
Arin rushed over and blocked her mouth.
“Huh? Did you call Eric? … Alas!”
“Oh, Arin. You are bold.”
Arin pulled me towards her and covered my mouth with her.
I was barely balancing and she was holding my mouth with one of her hands while supporting me from falling.
It seems that we have caused a misunderstanding because we are too attached to each other.
“Kyu, breaking the rules!”
“You’re not in a position to say anything to me, Arin?”
“… Oh no, no! This, that…”
Arin made a hasty excuse and pushed me away again.
The wind fluttered the hem of Arin’s clothes, and she sat down screaming.
“… Hey, Arin, if you’re really not feeling well, even if you go home alone…”
“It’s okay, it’s okay, it’s okay… Oh, nothing…”
Certainly, having an audience with the king of this country is important to all of us, but we don’t know what it is, but why insist on it even in this state?
Party members were more important to me than a king who didn’t help us at all.
“No, let’s go back. Audience next time…”
“Hero.”
Arin, who had been squatting, stood up with her expression hardened.
“An audience is a really important opportunity. The more support we receive, the closer we can get to our goal of subjugating the demon lord, and in order to do that, we need to explain to His Majesty how serious the current situation is.”
“Still…”
“Please do not give up the audience because of me, hero. It was because I was so nervous, because I’m really fine. Hey, look, there’s no problem, right?”
Arin took my hand and smiled brightly.
She said that the audience must be completed successfully.
Whatever it is, Arin was putting up with her own problems for the sake of it.
It was my true intention that she didn’t want to force her to put up with her to such an extent, but Arin would insist on her stubbornness no matter what I said.
After thinking about the answer for a while, Seria sighed and said,
“It’s really nothing, Eric. I’m just shy I lent you my panties.”
“Uh? Lose, lose… What?”
Did you hear that wrong?
“Seria!”
“It’s okay, because you keep hiding more, you get misunderstood. I just borrowed mine because she lost her panties, but she’s just awkward because Arin isn’t wearing them. Done with that! Isn’t that great?”
L, panties…
Naturally, her gaze almost went to Arin’s bottom, so I raised her head to the sky.
“I-really?”
“Eww… Yes yes… I’m sorry for insisting on useless things.”
“Yeah, that’s right… Ah Okay.”
Ugh, was it like that?
I turned my gaze away from her, hiding her flushed face.
Across from her, Yuni was rolling her gaze. She had a puzzled look on her face, not knowing how to react.
I must be making the same expression.
When her eyes met, she too smiled awkwardly.
“I-it’s okay because I don’t care anymore… Let’s go quickly.”
I didn’t want to talk about this topic anymore, so I quickly nodded her head.
“Oh, go ahead Eric! I’ll go with Arin!”
“Uh? Huh.”
Uni had an idea, so she ran to Arin and whispered something in her ear.
Arin’s expression immediately brightened.
“I, really? Thanks Uni!”
“Ah, something like this. In that case, you should have told me in advance!”
“I-I will… I guess I was out of my mind.”
Um, I’m not sure, but maybe the problem is solved?
Yuni summoned her light spirit, and she gave a short command.
“Now, it’s over! Let’s hurry!”
“Sorry for the delay, hero. Let’s go quickly.”
Arin urged with a much brighter expression than before.
Her heart was relieved that the dark shadows were not covering her face as before.
“Huh, Arin too. You should be ashamed of something like this.”
Next to me, Seria giggled.
She was smiling with the corner of her mouth slightly covered and the corners of her eyes curling, which made her look slightly coquettish.
“What did you give me?”
“… Shall I show you?”
“Uh? Oh, no, it’s okay!”
Seria grabbed the hem of her skirt and lifted it slightly, so I patted her hand in a fright.
“I’m kidding, why are you so startled?”
She chuckled.
Ugh… I can’t adapt
That day, two days ago, since that day when I and Seria had a relationship, Seria often played pranks on me like this.
Well, you might be wondering what a big deal this is since they mixed their bodies together, but I still couldn’t get used to this kind of joke.
Seeing as Seria doesn’t mind, I guess I’m weird, right?
I also needed to react a little more naturally. Even if it is to avoid suspicion from Arin and Uni.
“You even had sex.”
“… Ugh!”
When Seria whispered in my ear, I was taken aback.
Yes, yes, but…
In fact, what happened at that time was so sudden, and it passed by so quickly that it felt a bit delicate.
It’s true that I felt good, and it’s a memory I’ll never forget… Should I say it was unnatural, there was a part that caught me a little.
I can’t pinpoint what it is, but anyway, that kind of awkwardness is nestled in a corner of my heart.
“Hero?”
“Eric?”
The two of them looked at me, frozen like ice, curiously.
Seria had already taken a step back.
“Oh, no. Let’s hurry.”
I hurried my steps in order not to show off.
