Chapter 88 – Meow~♡
Chapter 86
There was a small commotion last night, but I must have slept quite soundly. When I opened my eyes, the sun was already up in the middle of the sky.
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I yawned and pulled myself up.
“Hmm.”
“Are you awake?”
“…Celine, what about Estelle?”
“You went to the morning mass. Saint Estelle is a saint of the Solaria Church.”
“Ah.”
That’s right, this is Estelle’s headquarters.
I roughly brushed my hair, which was messy from sleeping, and tidied it up. Seeing that, Celine smiled and approached me.
“Stay still, I will do it for you.”
“Yes?”
I stopped and lowered her hand, and Celine ran her fine fingers through her hair. Every time her soft fingers touched her scalp, it felt different. I don’t know why she’s doing this with her comb on, but I guess it doesn’t matter because it makes me feel good.
Celine, who was gently brushing her hair, lowered her hand to see if she was done. So I lifted her head slightly, and Celine smiled and said,
“Hero.”
“Yes?”
“Can I kiss you in the morning?”
“…Yes?”
“It’s past morning, but… it’s because the hero woke up late.”
…Do it now?
As I hesitated, Celine lowered her head slightly. In response to her aggressive behavior, I instinctively wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her towards me.
Celine climbed onto me and closed her eyes, and I closed her eyes three times. However, just as her soft lips were about to touch mine, the door burst open.
“Abel, are you awake…?”
…Why are you coming in now? I said goodbye in a cold sweat.
“…Estelle, good morning.”
“Now…”
“Yes?”
Estelle screamed.
“I’m not leaving right away!?!”
“Wow! Oh, okay…”
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“?”
“?”
I didn’t move. I swear to heaven that I never moved my head forward even 1mm. If it moved, it moved back. Still, the soft woman’s lips touched mine.
Celine lowered her head. Even though Estelle came in, she said it confidently. As if Celine was trying to show off, she first stuck out her tongue and touched my lips with hers.
I involuntarily opened my lips, frightened by the sudden action, and Celine’s tongue squeezed between her lips.
…Three, Celine!?
Estel, who had been watching all of this, approached with a shout in a voice that was obviously embarrassed. Even her face turned bright red.
“Everyone, get away immediately, this wind saintess!!”
“Hamm… Hmmm…”
“Fall down!!!”
Estelle eventually pulled her Celine behind her, and Celine then backed away from her. And she said, licking her lips as if licking her lips.
“…I feel so sorry.”
“What’s missing, you stray cat!!”
“You can also do Estelle, right? What’s wrong with kissing lovers?”
“What, what…”
…Honestly, I was surprised too.
Estelle blushed and listened to Celine’s actions, while Celine laughed and listened to her words in one ear and let them out in the other.
The way she was angry with Celine was like watching a ferociously meowing cat.
“Estel, come here.”
“…Yes?”
“Quickly.”
When I gestured, Estelle realized the meaning and shouted, her face blushing.
“I don’t have time for that, I have to go see His Holiness now!”
“…Sheesh.”
Sorry. I’ll have to postpone what I do with Estelle until next time. Estelle must have been very shy, she said with her characteristic cheeky smile.
“…Because there is no such thing as a brute. Like a perverted hero~♡”
If you’re shy, you always jump out. Cute too.
“Get ready quickly, Abel.”
“Yes, I understand.”
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Abel went into the bathroom to wash up, and Estelle and Celine, who were left in the room, looked at each other. To be precise, Estelle glared at Celine first.
“This she-cat! Where are you cutting in the line like this?”
“Cut in line? When did the saintess stand in line? The saintess seemed busy, so I comforted the hero instead.”
“It’s true that people played while they were busy!”
“…Well, that’s right. But I’m definitely the hero’s lover, so isn’t it possible to express affection like a kiss?”
“That, that is…”
Celine was right. In any case, it was a relationship that Estelle also acknowledged, so she was free to show Celine any amount of affection for her lover, Abel.
Estelle, who judged that Celine’s claim was correct, couldn’t argue with her, even though she glared at Celine. Seeing that, Celine smiled and gave advice as if she was cute.
“It would be more helpful to ask the hero honestly than to show jealousy towards me.”
“…What, what are you asking for!?”
“Exhibitions of affection or physical contact. Or I could whisper to you to tell me I love you.”
“That, how can I do that…”
“Do you think the hero wouldn’t do that much? On the contrary, he is the kind of person who says he’ll be happy to ask for anything.”
Celine had no intention of being hostile to Estelle. She, of course, had her own exclusive desire for Abel, so although she would sometimes clash, she had no intention of wanting Estelle to leave Abel at all.
She was rather grateful. It was only because Estelle allowed Celine to express her affection so confidently that it was possible.
“So, I want you to be a little brave? If you stay so shy, you’ll be mad at me like this and then you won’t be able to do anything?”
So Celine, as her older sister, gave me honest advice. She said that Estelle needed to be a little more honest with her heart. Estelle bit her lip at her Celine’s advice.
“… How could she be so bold in asking? Aren’t you ashamed?”
“Are you ashamed? I’m a human being too, so of course I’m embarrassed and ashamed. And if the person you like is your opponent, even more so.”
“Then how…”
“Because the feeling of liking that person is greater than the feeling of shame.”
Celine answered simply. Estelle widened her eyes at Celine’s succinct reply.
“Because wanting that person is bigger than shame or embarrassment. Isn’t the saintess like that?”
“…I…Of course I want it.”
“Then ask for it with confidence. Who’s to say that you’re demanding affection from your lover?”
Celine added one final word to her advice.
“I will continue to ask the hero. So, do your best not to lose everything to me, fish shop owner?”
“This female cat…”
As Estelle shuddered at her, Celine laughed at her cuteness and said with her mischievous gestures.
“Meow~♡”
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On my way to see the Pope, I asked Estelle.
“Estel.”
“Yes?”
“That… You used your powers. Do you know how weak you are?”
“…Well, I don’t know exactly. It is unknown how much divine power is lost when borrowing the power of the goddess.”
…Tsk.
Perhaps I had a worried expression on my face, Estelle looked at me and smiled.
“Don’t worry, I’m still good enough to treat you like a slob~♡”
“…That’s good news.”
The word “Not yet” Bothered me. It sounds like if you keep using your divine power like this, the day will come when you will be weaker than me.
…I need to get stronger soon.
“By the way, Estelle. What kind of person is your holy name?”
“The leader of the Solaria Church…Perhaps he holds a more important position than the king of a country. He is so solemn and wise.”
“I see.”
“Of course, I am not afraid of you. He is a very caring person.”
“Since you said you took care of Estelle, I thought you would.”
When Estelle told her story of her own past, the pope she referred to was just her caring grandfather.
Of course, he must be a dignified person as he is the head of a super large church, but why should I say that he feels familiar even though I haven’t met him…
Me, Estelle, and Celine stood in front of the office guarded by the Paladins. Then a paladin knocked lightly on the door and said.
“Your Holiness, the saintess and guests have arrived.”
“Let them come in.”
The paladins bowed their heads and moved out of the door. The door opened and the pope I faced looked exactly like the image I had in mind.
“Welcome, warrior Abel.”
An old man with a long, white beard, wrinkled eyes and a benevolent smile. He was Pope Fabiano, the head of the Solaria Church, the largest church on the continent.
Unexpectedly, the appearance was great. He was tall, and quite large for an old man. You are full of health.
I personally got up from my chair in the office and politely greeted the pope who greeted me.
“It is an honor to meet you, Your Holiness.”
“I am very glad to see you. Now, please have a seat.”
After me, Celine greeted me politely.
“May the grace of Solaria fall from the sky. It is an honor to meet you, Pope Fabiano.”
Since Celine was a member of the Church of Ludria, she was not given the name of a saint. She told her that Her Holiness is because she must be the Pope of the Order of Ludria.
Pope Fabiano looked at Celine and smiled kindly.
“May the grace of Ludria spread throughout the world. It is an honor to meet you, saintess.”
As a courtesy between the denominations, the pope gave Celine her honor. She respected Nana, who was forty or fifty years younger than her, and Celine.
Because I am a warrior, I know that Celine is not a real representative, but I could see Pope Fabiano’s personality in how he treated her properly.
As the three of us sat down, the pope also sat down and said:
“I have heard the story. Even though he has just become a hero, he seems to be doing great things.”
“Ha ha…”
It’s embarrassing to hear compliments coming from the pope’s mouth. As I scratched my head, the pope still smiled benevolently.
“In addition, it is amazing that you endured nearly two weeks in the Glacier Mountains.”
“No. If another hero had fallen, he would have endured.”
“However…I think you may have lacked a bit of caution.”
“…Yes?”
Pope Fabiano still had a benign smile on his face, but the words that came out of his mouth were no longer cheering me up or complimenting me.
“I have heard all the before and after of this incident. The hero said that he opened the box with transmission magic due to the carelessness of the hero, and because of that, he fell into the Glacier Mountains with the saintess of the Church of Ludria next to him.”
“…Yes.”
“Thanks to the hero’s negligence, mankind almost lost the precious power of the warrior, the Church of Ludria almost lost the saintess who represented them, and Estelle was forced to use her divine power. I know you know what happens when Estelle uses her divine powers. Did Cardinal Antonio tell you?”
“…Yes.”
…I’m getting scolded all of a sudden. Of course, the pope had nothing to say because all the words of the pope were brutal facts. It seems that Estelle is angry that she used her divine powers to save me.
She said that she cared for her like her grandchild… As for her, I feel sorry for her. A sermon like this deserves to be heard.
“Wait a minute, His Holiness. Why are you scolding Abel? Did you call me for this? And even if Abel had been careless, who would have thought that the box would have a transmission spell etched into it?”
However, Estelle stood up to the Pope.
…I’m fine, why are you like that?
“…I am giving you advice, Estelle.”
“His Holiness, I only used my divine power because I decided that I needed it. In fact, if I hadn’t used my spiritual strength, I would have been unable to find the hero!”
“Isn’t it because of the hero’s negligence that such a situation itself came about? Am I wrong, Hero Abel?”
“…His Holiness is right.”
I think so too. Because I opened the box like an idiot without paying attention and Celine and I fell in the middle of the Glacier Mountains.
“Your Holiness! If you keep doing this, will you just leave? You say too much because you made one mistake!”
“…Estel.”
Pope Fabiano’s expression got a little worse. It wasn’t that he was angry, but he looked flustered, like a grandfather contemplating how to soothe his upset granddaughter.
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Estelle said hummingly, turning her head.
“Let’s finish here. Could it be that you didn’t invite Abel just to scold him?”
“…….”
…Seeing you bewildered, my heart hurts.
I must build up the pride of the grandfather who was destroyed by her granddaughter. I bowed my head to Pope Fabiano.
“Next time, I will never let this happen again. As His Holiness knows, there are many things I do not know since I became a warrior a little over four months ago. So there was definitely a careless side. I’ve been through this once, so I’ll be more careful so that it doesn’t happen in the future. Please forgive me.”
Estelle narrowed her brows and looked at me as she lowered her head.
“Abel!”
“It’s my fault. Estelle does just that.”
“…Why are you talking to me?”
“It’s not like that…The Pope is Estelle’s grandfather.”
Estelle made a noise and looked at the Pope once. Estelle bowed her head to the pope, who still looked bewildered.
“…Sorry, His Holiness.”
The Pope came to his senses at Estelle’s apology and shook his head slightly.
“…No. Like you said, it seems I pushed too hard. I’m sorry, warrior Abel. This old man has forgotten that you are still a new warrior.”
“No. You just said the right thing. I am really sorry.”
My heart hurts a bit because he hit me with facts… hehehe.
As I apologized repeatedly, the pope said hee hee, and smiled benignly.
“Thank you for wrapping up this old man’s example. As you’ve heard, you have a good heart, warrior Abel.”
“No.”
“More than that… Hero Abel, the reason I called you was out of personal curiosity.”
“Yes?”
What does the pope want from me personally? When the magnate called the pope asked me a question, I naturally became tense.
I was so nervous, but the pope asked me with a smile.
“What is your relationship with Estelle, hero?”