Chapter 106 – I’m your colleague…
Chapter 104
We rode our horses and arrived at a village. After tying the horse to the inn stable for a while, he entered the inn.
“Welcome!”
“Do you have a room?”
“A lot!”
“I need a room for four people.”
When the innkeeper said there were four of us, he looked at us briefly and tilted his head slightly.
“Four people staying in one room?”
“…Yes.”
I hope I don’t misunderstand you. Just trying to save money…
“What about condoms?”
“No need!!!”
“Oh, I see. Why are you screaming?”
“…Sorry.”
Every time I go to an inn, I hear that sound, so I react sensitively.
“Here is the key.”
“Thank you.”
I got the key and went straight into the room. The reason I came to the inn early today was simple. Alicia, to make him a little more human.
Now, well…No matter how you look at it, she’s just a beggar girl. When the innkeeper’s gaze briefly turned to Alicia earlier, she could tell just by looking at her coldness. It must be that she is so kinky.
As soon as I entered the room, I spoke to Alicia.
“Alicia, wash up and come out.”
“… Huh?”
“Abel, no way…”
“Yes?”
Seeing Estelle staring at her strangely, I realized something was wrong.
“No, no! It’s not like that, but I have to make it a little more human. I’m going to wash up and go buy clothes right away!”
“…Ah, was it like that? You were surprised.”
“I was a bit surprised too.”
…What do these women see me as?
I said, handing Alicia her towel.
“Go in here, wash up and come out.”
“That…I don’t know how to wash it.”
“Huh?”
If you think about it, mothers don’t have to wash themselves to live. She’ll just sit in the nest anyway…
“…Why do you look like that, Abel?”
“What do you think I will say, Estelle?”
“You want me to wash up!?”
“…Can I help you? First of all, Celine took Alicia with her…”
Estel seemed conflicted. She seemed a bit reluctant to have to wash the monster with her own hands.
“Please, Estelle.”
“…Ah, I see.”
Estelle rolled up the sleeves of her clothes as much as she could. And she said to Alicia.
“Follow me.”
“I got it.”
Estelle and Alicia went into the bathroom, and I collapsed onto the bed. I will be sleeping in an inn for a long time. I also have to wash up right away when the two of them come out.
“Ah, should I just tell them to wash before coming out?”
“You can do that.”
“Estel!”
When I called for Estelle, the door burst open. No, I could have just listened to it that way. Estelle poked her head out of the bathroom and said.
“Why?”
“Just wash Estelle and come out. We haven’t been able to wash properly since we’ve only been camping lately anyway.”
“…I was going to wash it at night.”
“…Yes?”
When I showed embarrassment, Estelle giggled.
“Pufu, I’m kidding~♡ Okay, I’ll wash up and come out too. Celine, could you give me a towel?”
Estelle entered with the towel Celine gave her. I told Celine.
“By the way, wouldn’t it be better to wash Celine too?”
Wouldn’t it be quicker to do that between women anyway?
But Celine shook her head.
“Looking at her saintess’s body reminds me of that last time, so I can’t.”
“…Yes?”
“The day the hero devoured me and her saintess &”
“… Cool!”
Coughing came out at Celine’s reckless remark.
This woman…
“I can’t remember if I gorged myself on it or if Celine and Estelle begged me to eat it.”
“…What are you talking about?”
Ever since then, her body has been trained by Mesgaki-like Estelle. I’m not just being teased.
“I think it was Celine that I clung to because I liked it. What did he say…Please do more…”
“Kyaaak! Now, I was wrong! Stop because I was wrong!”
“Puha!”
Celine’s face turned red like an apple. Who’s gonna make fun of that?
“I’m sorry for teasing you too.”
“Ugh…I think you used to be a little cuter, but I can’t win these days.”
Does it sound like you’re sorry you couldn’t make fun of me?
“What am I cute about? The word cute is appropriate for people like Estelle and Celine.”
“…The hero is pretty cute too.”
“Yes? That’s kind of…”
“Seriously. They’re a bit less popular these days, but it was cute seeing them following the saintess behind her back.”
“…When did I follow you around?”
“You didn’t follow me? It’s not, but if I do anything, I’ll rush to the saintess and report it…”
No, it was because Estelle was worried. In the beginning, I didn’t know anything about it…
…Come to think of it, that’s what followed.
“It’s cute that you sometimes show your silly side.”
“…Am I that stupid?”
“Sometimes?”
“…Heh heh.”
I was having a conversation with Celine when I heard a call from the bathroom.
“Abel~!”
“Yes?”
“I’m leaving now, will you be there?”
“…I’m leaving.”
“I don’t mind~♡”
…I care.
I opened the door and said.
“Please wash Celine and come out. And call me I’ll be downstairs.”
“Yes.”
#
Abel left the room, and Estelle and Alicia opened the bathroom door and came out, their faces fresh.
Alicia in particular, perhaps because her flirtatious side disappeared, she had become a very cute girl. Seeing that, Celine was a bit surprised.
“Alicia, come here.”
“Oh, I got it.”
Perhaps it was her first experience of washing in earnest like this, Alicia was a little stiff. Following Estelle’s guidance, Alicia sat on the bed. Similarly, Estelle climbed onto the bed and settled behind her.
“What, what are you doing?”
“Let me wash your hair. Water flows.”
“Huh?…Wow!?”
Estelle rubbed her head with a towel, and Alicia closed her eyes tightly. But Estelle only brushed her hair, and she did no harm. Realizing that she had done no harm to herself, Alicia blinked her eyes open.
“Isn’t it cool?”
“Ugh, yes.”
Alicia felt a strange feeling and happily accepted Estelle’s touch. Seeing this, Celine smiled and said.
“Do you clean me up after washing, saintess?”
“Do it yourself, Celine.”
“This is shameful. I wanted to get one too.”
“Because you are taller than me in the first place, so it is difficult for me to wipe you clean?”
“Well, that’s it too.”
Celine went into her bathroom, convinced, and Estelle said as she washed Alicia’s hair.
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“Alicia.”
“Huh?”
“I have a question.”
“What is it?”
Estelle quietly whispered to Alicia, who was relaxed to the fullest.
“What did you and Abel talk about at the nest?”
“… Huh?”
Alicia turned her head slightly to look behind her. Then Estelle held her head straight and said.
“Don’t turn your head. She has to finish washing her hair. Please answer my question.”
“…I don’t know what kind of conversation you’re talking about.”
“Shall I give you a precise pinch?”
Estel pinched and asked exactly what he said.
“What is dangerous for Abel? What is that, did you decide that Abel should take you, a monster?”
“…Uh, huh?”
Alicia was taken aback. She could say it if she said it, but it was because she remembered her reaction when Abel brought this up. Abel, who was fiddling with her holy sword. Recalling that image, Alicia shook her head.
“Mo, I don’t know! I do not know!”
“You don’t know? Do not lie. That’s what you said with your own mouth in the nest. If something dangerous happens to Abel, she can let me know.”
“I-I really don’t know! I don’t know!!!”
“Ha ha.”
Estelle put her towel down. And she whispered quietly to Alicia.
“It is not only the hero who can kill Mother♡”
“…Uh, huh?”
“I can borrow the power of the goddess. If I’m willing, it’s not a matter of cutting you right here and now. I’m sure Abel will nag you, but… As Abel’s lover, I won’t get scolded for killing a monster, right?”
Clap, Alicia’s spittle was heard. You can borrow the power of the goddess. There was no way that Alicia, the mother, did not know what those words meant.
“Hee, hee!?!”
Alicia tried to run away, but Estelle grabbed her by the arm and wouldn’t let go. Rather, he pulled her over, knocking her over on her bed and preventing her from getting away.
“Come on, answer me.”
At that moment, Alicia felt it. This woman said she was ready to kill herself at any cost. Alicia, the cat who pounced on her mouse, raised the corners of her mouth slightly, she said.
“If you don’t want to die♡”
#
“Estel?”
Estelle came down to the first floor in a priestly uniform before she knew it. She came over quietly without saying a word, and she took a seat in front of me.
“?”
Something is strange. The ambiance is a bit off-putting. You seem a little angry?
“What did Alicia do? Did she ever try to run away?”
“No. Alicia will be waiting for you in her room.”
So what?
First of all, I was in a bad mood, so I tried to relieve my anger.
“Would Estelle have tea too? The tea here smells good.”
“…Abel.”
“Yes?”
I was surprised. Has Estelle’s voice towards me ever been so callous? Estelle’s voice was slightly cold enough to feel that way.
“…Are you angry?”
“Yes, I am angry.”
“…To me?”
“Then who do you think you are mad at?”
…Yes, he must be doing this because he is mad at me. But I don’t know why I’m angry…?
I thought about it, but I don’t think Estelle did anything to make her angry. She’s not one to say that she had a few conversations with Celine.
She couldn’t help but ask.
“Suddenly why…”
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Yes?”
What are you talking about? As I had no idea, Estelle let out a small sigh of her own. She then opened her eyes slightly and looked at me.
“Why didn’t you tell me that the demon king was targeting Abel?”
…How do you know that?
I had such a question, but I could understand it with a little thought.
Alicia, that bastard…
“…Looks like he said something nonsensical.”
“Is that nonsense? How is this nonsense?”
“That sounds useless. Because I said something that didn’t have to be said.”
“…No need to talk?”
Yes. It’s just a story that makes me worry and worry. I haven’t been able to determine anything with certainty. As my great-grandfather said, it was best not to tell anyone else for now.
But Estelle shot at me and she talked.
“How do you mean you don’t have to talk? No one else, you should have told me!”
“…Nothing has been properly identified yet. So I didn’t talk. It’s just worrying and it’s not good.”
Hearing my words, Estelle chewed her lips.
“Why is there nothing confirmed? The fact that the demon king is targeting Abel is at least confirmed as a fact.”
“That’s…”
“Who did you talk to other than Alicia? Obviously, Abel, you are not alone in making the decision.”
“…A little help from the Pope.”
“… Ha.”
Estelle let out a laugh. Seeing that, I narrowed my brows slightly.
“Why are you doing this?”
“Don’t you know why? Really?”
“His Holiness also said that it would be better not to inform anyone other than himself. I thought so too. I’m sure it will complicate things if other people find out that I’m being targeted…”
“Yes, it’s true that you shouldn’t tell other people about it. If the citizens find out about this, they will force you, the hero, to sacrifice.”
As Estelle said that, she looked straight at me. Seeing those eyes looking straight at me, I couldn’t help but be a little surprised. Because those eyes contained the emotion of sadness.
“But Abel, you should have told me. While consulting with my grandfather, whom I met for the first time, why didn’t you talk to me?”
“That’s…”
“I have been with you much longer. I’m your colleague. Then you should have consulted and talked to me first, not to anyone else.”
“…….”
…I couldn’t say that I didn’t want to cause concern.
“…Doesn’t Abel trust me?”
“That can’t be…!”
“Then why didn’t you tell me? Did you really think that I would go around cheaply just because you were being targeted?”
It felt like a dagger flew into her chest. Those words pierced my thoughts very accurately.
“I also know how to distinguish between public and private life. I know very well that you cannot cheapen the hero Abel just because he is in danger.”
“…The Pope said that it would be good to do so…”
“Stop talking about Grandpa. Of course he hates me worrying about other people’s business. But, Abel, I am your colleague…”
Suddenly, Estelle hesitated a little. Then, as if something had hardened her heart, she spoke straight.
“…Is your partner.”