Chapter 125
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 125
Chapter Title: Temptation is Bold!
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Saturday weekend.
As promised, Maria headed to the orphanage run by the church where she lived.
"So this is the place."
In BlazeBlood, it was mentioned that Maria was an orphan.
But since BlazeBlood was full of incidents and events, the orphanage where Maria lived was only referenced—there was no event where you actually visited it.
In other words, I'd unlocked a brand-new map that wasn't in BlazeBlood.
I knew this place was my reality.
'Still, enjoying it like this is a way to live life to the fullest.'
This was content only I could enjoy, knowing this world was based on the BlazeBlood I'd played.
The orphanage was built about a three-minute walk from the church.
"Lord Rubelt! Welcome!"
Maria, dressed in her nun habit, greeted me in front of the orphanage.
"Hey, Maria."
Maria in her nun attire.
Not the sexy battle nun outfit she wore for combat, but the plain version—and it looked refreshingly new.
'There was a normal nun outfit version as DLC too... but it's been twenty years.'
The nun habit Maria wore was a standard one that covered her entire body modestly.
But Maria's watermelon-sized breasts made even the plain habit look incredibly tantalizing.
"The nun outfit suits you well."
"R-Really? Thank you..."
I complimented her sincerely, and Maria blushed shyly.
"Ah! Please come in. The director is waiting."
"Got it."
I followed Maria inside the orphanage.
"Fewer kids than I expected."
"Today is the regular picnic day. Most of them are out with the supervising teachers right now. So the ones left in the orphanage are..."
"Maria sis."
"Maria sis."
Mid-explanation, a boy and girl who looked like high schoolers approached Maria.
"Yohan, Shiina. Heading to your part-time jobs now?"
"Yeah."
"Who's that guy next to you? He looks familiar..."
"Let me introduce you. This is Lord Rubelt."
"Rubelt?"
"Ah! The guy from the news! The Golden Kirin, right?"
"Yes, that's me."
The two, recognizing who I was, immediately turned to Maria with questions.
"Why's someone like that here?"
"Don't tell me he's... Maria sis's..."
"N-No! Don't be ridiculous, Yohan!"
"Then why's a celebrity like that here?"
"Yeah, Maria sis. He's really not your boyfriend?"
"A-Ahem. I guess I should explain to you two as well."
Maria cleared her throat and pointed at me as she spoke.
"Lord Rubelt has actually been supporting us for a long time now. He's here today to see how well the orphanage is doing."
"What? For real?"
"He's the one who's been supporting us?"
"Yes. So now we're going to meet the director..."
"Thank you!"
Before Maria could even finish, Yohan and Shiina bowed deeply in unison.
"Thanks to the support money from you, Mr. Rubelt, we can do the jobs we want!"
"The kids aren't going hungry anymore, and now they can even go on picnics!"
"Thank you so much!"
Maybe because they were kids cared for by the kind-hearted Maria, they were good children who knew proper gratitude.
"Hearing that thanks alone makes the support worthwhile. You mentioned part-time jobs? Go on ahead."
"Yes!"
The two snapped their heads up and hurried past us.
I watched their retreating backs for a moment before turning to Maria.
"Good kids."
"Yes. All the children here are good-hearted."
"Should've postponed my visit a bit. I wanted to meet the others too."
"S-Sorry. We couldn't change the scheduled picnic day."
"No, I'm not blaming you. We can meet them next time I visit, right? The director's waiting, so let's go."
"Yes!"
I followed Maria into the director's office.
A middle-aged nun sat inside.
"Oh my! Welcome. Lord Rubelt Eldra. I'm Teresa, the director of this orphanage."
"Hello, Sister Teresa."
I chatted with Sister Teresa in her office for a few minutes.
The talk was mostly her expressing joy at meeting me in person and deep gratitude for the support.
Then, with a benevolent smile, Sister Teresa looked at Maria and said,
"Maria, why don't you show Lord Rubelt around the orphanage."
"Yes, Sister Teresa."
We left the office and toured the orphanage with Maria.
The dining hall where the kids ate together, the classroom where the little ones had lessons instead of kindergarten, the playground, the prayer room, and so on.
We toured the empty orphanage, devoid of children due to picnics and part-time jobs.
Thanks to the support funds, everywhere was spotlessly clean and well-maintained.
"This is the kids' rooms. The little ones sleep five to a room, and the older siblings have their own rooms. Ah, but the older ones' rooms..."
"I get it, Maria. Nobody likes invading personal spaces, right?"
"Thank you for understanding. Instead... let me show you to my room."
"You sure?"
"Yes. I want to show you how well I'm living thanks to you, Lord Rubelt."
I followed Maria into her room.
"This is my room."
Maria's room gave off a clean, feminine vibe.
It was tidy and well-organized, with girly items placed here and there.
Among them, the standout was a slightly oversized wardrobe.
"You said buying clothes was your hobby, right?"
"Ah, yes. Whenever I see something cute or pretty, I just want to buy it... It's not like I waste money, but they pile up. As you can see, I even got a bigger wardrobe."
Maria smiled shyly and gently touched the wardrobe as she continued.
"I begged Sister Teresa a lot to buy this wardrobe. I miss those days. After my magic awakened and I became a hunter, I stubbornly said I'd pay for it myself later."
"Hard to imagine you being stubborn."
"Hehe, I'm still just a normal girl who can be stubborn sometimes."
The conversation trailed off into a brief silence.
During the silence, Maria seemed a bit tense.
I could guess why she was nervous.
Alone in a room with a man.
But it wasn't just the situation.
Bringing me into her own room was likely the prerequisite for whatever Maria planned to do.
Maria broke the silence.
"Lord Rubelt."
"Yeah."
"I... I really, truly am so grateful to you. Thanks to you, I live like this... and my siblings are happy too."
"You've said that plenty of times."
"I could say it a hundred times and it still wouldn't be enough. So... I want to repay you in my own way. Just showing you how we're living isn't enough for me."
"Is that so? I'm fine, really... but okay. So, do you have some kind of repayment ready for me right now?"
"...Yes."
Maria slowly nodded.
"You're a gentleman, but you like women, right?"
"Well... I'm a man."
"And you plan to build a harem."
"Yeah. Eli gave her permission, so of course I intend to take responsibility for all the women I like."
"Actions come with responsibility. And since you take responsibility for yours, even if you declare a harem, I think it's fine with you, Lord Rubelt."
"Thanks for thinking that way, Maria."
"But... sometimes, wouldn't it be nice to act on your desires without taking responsibility?"
"Maria?"
"If it's okay with you, I want to be... an outlet for your desires that doesn't need responsibility."
With a bold whoosh!, Maria lifted the hem of her nun habit daringly.
"Ma...ria?"
I couldn't help but widen my eyes at the sight revealed beneath her skirt.
Maria's white stockings up to mid-thigh, her pale, creamy skin exposed.
And a high-leg T-panty that barely covered her most vital areas.
The exposure was so extreme it was as if she were naked under the habit.
"Lord Rubelt... my repayment to you is my... body. If you want, please..."
Sweat beaded on Maria's skin inside the lifted habit and trickled down.
I could tell she'd been excited, sweating in anticipation of this moment.
"Please use my body however you like. You don't need to worry about responsibility—just vent all your desires on me as much as you want. Do to me all the things you can't do with the women you usually date..."
Maria's idea of repayment was offering her body as a no-strings-attached outlet for my lust.
I'd half-expected something like this.
The atmosphere had been building since we entered the room.
But I hadn't anticipated her seducing me so directly, offering her body outright.
She was a nun, after all—declaring such a lewd repayment herself.
It made me wonder if Maria had a natural talent for this sort of thing.
And wearing something as skimpy as that T-panty, too.
I realized the old joke from my past life's communities was true.
Saints and nuns are lewd by default.