Chapter 78 – Ah, warrior. Don’t touch it.
Chapter 77
“…Huh…?”
…When did I fall asleep? Oh, but what was I cutting? Why is it so comfortable
“Are you awake, hero?”
“…?”
Huh? Celine’s voice seems to be coming from above. Wait, why am I lying down in the first place? Are you sure you fell asleep?
“Are my thighs soft?”
“…Yes?”
What a thigh… No way.
“!?!?”
I jumped up in shock. Did I sleep on Celine’s thighs?!
Extremely embarrassed, I looked at Celine with surprised eyes. She was laughing lightly, as if my reaction was funny.
“Why are you so surprised? I just did what the hero did.”
“No…”
…Am I an idiot? You mean Celine fell asleep so deeply that she didn’t even notice? What would she have done if the monster had approached?
“…Sorry, I should have looked around. Just closing my eyes a little…”
“I’m sorry about what. Yesterday, the hero was vigilant, so I have to do it this time.”
“You can’t make a sick person watch.”
“It has improved a lot. I hardly even get a fever. Cough!…I have a little bit of a cough.”
“Look at me.”
Celine lifted her bangs as if asking me to touch them. When her round, pure white forehead was exposed, she felt a little strange.
…What am I doing? Come on, let’s measure the heat.
She said, putting her hand on her forehead and lifting it.
“…You got off a lot.”
“Isn’t it? Thanks to the consideration of yesterday’s hero, I’m fine.”
“I’m glad. It doesn’t hurt much.”
“…Are you worried about me, hero?”
“People are sick, and of course I am worried.”
Isn’t it normal for people to worry about a co-worker being sick?
Celine said with a smile.
“It wasn’t the answer I wanted, but I like it because it’s like a hero.”
“What are you talking about?”
“No.”
Celine got up from her seat and brushed the dust off her butt.
“Rather than that, we need to get some drinking water. I drank a lot yesterday.”
“I will. I think I have to go down a little more to come out of the valley or something.”
“Um…Then shall we go down like last time?”
“Yes?”
Celine said as she opened her arms to me.
“Hug me.”
“Yes!?”
“Why? You went like this last time.”
Ah. That’s what you meant… f*ck you, you were surprised.
“Don’t scare people, Celine…”
“Why are you surprised?”
“Because he suddenly asks for a hug.”
“What were you thinking, hero?”
Saying that, Celine slightly raised the corner of her mouth.
Heh heh, you teased me too, did you like it? Then I have no choice but to respond, Celine.
“…I thought you wanted me to hug you again.”
“…….”
Celine was taken aback by my counterattack. My body has already been trained by Estelle’s Mesgaki-like behavior.
Now Celine will be ashamed. It will go according to my expected scenario.
But that was just my delusion.
“…You can do that.”
“Yes?”
“If you want to hug me, you can hug me.”
“…Yes?”
Celine tilted her head slightly.
“If you like it, you can do it, I like it.”
“…Yes?”
…What’s the situation? I couldn’t understand the situation, so I just repeated the same answer like an idiot.
“Come on. My arm hurts.”
“…Uh huh?”
Celine approached slowly. And I slowly backed away. Celine stopped her approaching steps and she burst into laughter.
“Puhahahaha!”
“… Huh?”
…Are you making fun of me again?
I thought I was out of touch with Estelle, but now someone else is like that, hee hee.
Celine giggled and she reached out her hand back to me.
“We have to go, hero. Since the hero is much faster, carrying me or holding me is faster.”
“…I see.”
Aww, it’s my darling.
I untied the holy sword from my back, held it in her hand, and gave Celine her back.
“Are you carrying it this time? But if you do this…”
“Is something wrong?”
As I turned to her, Celine crossed her arms and said,
“My heart touches the hero’s back.”
I shuddered at her movements as if she were emphasizing her own breasts.
“Because I was wearing armor!? I can’t feel anything!”
“Ah, that’s right. I didn’t think of that.”
…Don’t berate me.
Celine lost her smile and she sat on my back. I propped her hips with my other hand and lightly stood up.
“…Ah, hero. Don’t touch there What if you carelessly touch her lady’s ass?”
“It can’t be helped?!”
“Pufu, just kidding.”
…Really, why is he like this?
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“…Hero, you have a wide back.”
“…I went through that hardship, but if it doesn’t expand, wouldn’t that be a problem?”
“Whoops, that’s right.”
Celine laughed happily, as if teasing me was quite fun.
…It’s really hard for me to stand it, but I hope you stop teasing me.
#
While Abel and Celine were in distress, Estelle got out of the dungeon and immediately visited the mansion of the Lepellite family, the ruling family of Bourbon.
In fact, rather than a visit, it was an act closer to an invasion. None of her had invited her, nor had she notified in advance of her intention to visit her mansion.
Nevertheless, the servants of the mansion opened the door to the mansion after seeing Estelle’s strange atmosphere and the priestly clothes representing the Church of Solaria.
“Why did the priest of the church come here?”
“Where is Marquis Lepelit?!”
“Yes? No, no matter how priestly you are, you can’t go wrong with our marquis…”
“This is an urgent matter, please let me see the Marquis!”
But Estelle wasn’t doing this for no reason. The reason she was able to act like this was because the Repellit family was famous for being faithful followers of the Solarian cult.
Even if Estelle did something disrespectful, he was a faithful follower of Solaria and would forgive her generously.
“No, even if you say so…”
“What is it?”
A deep, low-pitched voice was heard. And what appeared was a middle-aged man who had passed the age of injustice.
“Marquis Lepelit.”
Estel greeted him politely. Marquis Repellit, a faithful follower of the Solaria Church, recognized Estelle at once.
“No? What is the saintess doing here?”
“I need help, Marquis.”
“How could the saintess ask me? Wasn’t it with the warriors?”
“…That hero got caught in the transmission magic and was moved somewhere. I need to find it.”
“Did you say transfer magic? What the heck…”
Estel confided in everything to Marquis Lepelit. After hearing the story, Marquis Lepelit said in a surprised voice.
“No, then the saintess of the Church of Ludria is also missing?”
“Yes. So, Marquis, please inform the Vesta royal family. I will go straight to the church branch.”
“Okay. I will also release a private soldier to search inside and around the territory.”
“Thank you. Thank you very much.”
As Estelle lowered her head, Marquis Lepelit shook her hand and said,
“As a servant of Solaria, how could I not help the saintess?”
“…Don’t be shy, but could I borrow just one horse?”
“As much as you like. I hope to see you at Mass later.”
“Okay. I will not forget this favor, Marquis.”
Estelle borrowed one of her horses and headed for the city of Valois, the nearest city where the Solaria Church’s branch was located.
‘…Abel.’
Estelle thought as she ran. She looked very worried about Abel. But she was thinking to herself.
‘Don’t get eaten by Celine!!!’
She was Estelle who was worried about something strange.
#
“Hmm?”
I heard the sound of water ringing in my ears as I came down quickly along the bedrock area and stopped my steps.
“…I can hear the water flowing.”
“Yes!?”
Then Celine, who had been carried on her back, stuck her head out.
It’s a surprise, she suddenly sticks her face out like that.
“Where are you?”
“I heard it coming from the other side…”
There was a problem, if any. It is said that a strange cry is heard along with the sound of water.
“I hear strange noises as well. It sounds like a beast…”
“Is that a strange sound?…Isn’t it a monster sound?”
“…So what?”
The water remaining in the canteen ran out immediately, and moisture was an indispensable element for human survival. For the sake of the future, it was necessary to fill the canteen.
Celine let go of her arms that were wrapped around her neck. She said as she slid down my back.
“I can’t help it. Cough!… We have to deal with it quietly.”
“As expected, right?”
I wish there was a monster that was easy to catch.
Celine and I walked in the direction where we could hear the sound of the water, suppressing the sound of our footsteps as much as possible. And when the rippling valley entered my field of vision, I could see the owner of the strange sound.
It stood like a human. But if you ask me if I’m a giant monster like an orc, troll, or goliath, it’s not. It was a human-like height, but it was a creature that stood upright on two legs, clad in something like an insect’s carapace. In his hand, he is holding a strangely shaped weapon like a sword.
As soon as I saw that, I remembered a memory. I felt that creepy feeling when I saw the Barbatos class monster I had seen when I first matched with Elfriede.
So I was able to find out at once. That’s a high-risk monster that goes beyond a high-level monster.
“…Hero, it would be better to step back.”
“Celine.”
“…Yes?”
“What grade do you think that is…?”
Celine opened her eyes wide and looked at me.
“Hero, don’t do that. This is the home of demons swarming. As you know, high-risk monsters tend to have a group of monsters nearby…Of course, that monster will too. It’s better to back off now when you’re not caught…”
“But you need drinking water.”
“…Just look for another valley.”
“It must be difficult to endure. To be honest, I am still thirsty.”
I rationally explained to her.
“There are blessings, too. As long as it’s not Barbatos-class or higher, I can catch it.”
“This is the territory of the North Queen. If you kill a high-risk monster there, Mother might notice.”
“Not sure.”
“The possibility is high?”
I gripped the holy sword tightly. Celine grabbed my arm and shook her head.
“Hero, no way. It’s too dangerous. It’s certain that it’s a high-risk monster, but you don’t even know what class it is. If it’s the Gorgon class, it’s fortunate, but if it’s Barbatos class or higher, it’s a big deal.”
“If we can’t find drinking water here, we might not be able to find it forever. Then we both die. Is there anything bigger than that?”
I don’t intend to die here. I gripped the holy sword tightly and stared at my enemy. The enemy still doesn’t know my location. Then….
“I will go back to Estelle. Celine, of course, with you.”
“…Hero!”
When Celine called me, I was already kicking the ground. The body, strengthened by the blessing, gave off explosive power. It wasn’t as powerful as Estelle’s blessing, but it came out so fast that monsters couldn’t react.
I got out of the thicket in an instant and swung my holy sword. Even until the sword was swung, the monster did not look away even once.
So I was sure. That the raid worked well.
Chaeeng!
“!?”
The monster’s strange sword was blocking the pure white holy sword. There was no response a while ago, what the hell is it?
The monster looked at me by moving its six shining dot-like pupils. Then, his mouth opened wide and he let out a question.
“…Keep…Humans, oops…Why are…Here…?”
Chit. The moment I pulled back the holy sword and was about to swing it, the demon’s grip came in front of my eyes.
“Ugh!?”
“…You…Are familiar…”
…Familiar? The monster uttered a meaningful statement while holding my chin.
“…Ah…Yes…That’s him…”
As the grip on his chin got stronger, his sharp fingernails dug into his skin.
“…Kuh, what are you saying…”
“Hero!”
《Divine Sword》
Boom!!
A sword that swung like the wind appeared and attacked the monster. However, the monster quickly ran away and escaped from the attack of the holy spell.
“Ugh…”
…I lived once thanks to Celine.
“Are you okay?”
“Celine…What grade is that?”
“Just by looking at the speed… It’s likely a Leviathan class.”
Leviathan? However, I succeeded in attacking an Amon-class monster as well.
Is it the difference between blessings? I’m sure I felt slower than I did back then…
Still, Estelle and Celine are the same saint. Can there be such a difference?
“The type is…”
The monster, clad in black and hard armor, held his sword straight and aimed it at me and Celine. There was a monster that posed like a human knight.
“…A knight type.”