I Shall Never Dream of You~♡
I was completely fucked.
“Hero-nim~?”
“...Umm...”
“Why did you only come in now~? I thought you were just going to have a light drink~♡”
“...Yeah, that’s right.”
The Saint peeked at the clock. The hour hand pointed at 2 and the minute hand at 9. It was 2:45. The problem was that the night sky outside was sparkling with the full moon and stars.
Right. I had drunk until dawn with Elfride and then come back. I headed for the palace quarters assigned to me and my companions, including the Hero.
Everyone else seemed to be asleep, so I entered carefully. When I quietly opened the door to the room where the Saint and Celine were staying, both the Saint and Celine were awake, waiting for me.
The Saint’s eyes were smiling, but her mouth held a creepy, unsmiling expression as she greeted me.
Her gaze turned to my back.
“You brought something strange as well~♡”
“It’s not strange....”
On my back was Elfride, sound asleep with her head lolling. Why had this happened?
What explanation was needed? She had simply passed out first.
No, had she really passed out so suddenly after drinking? How startled I had been.
“I couldn’t find the guest quarters where Elfride was staying....”
“...Hah. You should have drunk appropriately and sent her back. What were you thinking, drinking until she passed out?”
“Don’t say that. Elfride probably felt it was her first time drinking like this with someone.”
We were talking while drinking, but she said she had no friends until now. So I had simply kept her company.
The Saint’s cold eyes met mine.
“...Are you worried about someone right now?”
“...Y-yes, I’m sorry.”
...Fuck, she was terrifying.
“...I did tell you to drink moderately.”
Celine, since you know, please don’t add anything. The facts hit too hard and it hurts my chest....
The Saint pointed at the Elfride being carried on my back and asked.
“Then why did you bring her to our room?”
A Hero taking that woman... If I threw this back in his face, I’d have nothing to show for it. Better to let it go.
“Ah, the servant who could ask where the room was wasn’t around. I couldn’t just take her to my own room, right?”
“...That’s true.”
The rooms provided by the Vesta Kingdom were spacious, so Elfride should be able to sleep well.
“So... I’ll ask you to help.”
“...But is it all right to lay the Hero of Trust on the floor?”
That was Celine’s question.
Now that I thought about it, the room was big but there were only two beds. Even if the beds were large enough for one person to sleep, if the Saint or Celine suddenly had to sleep with another person, they might not like it.
What should I do?
“...Hah, no choice then.”
The Saint smiled faintly.
“I’ll sleep with the Hero~♡”
...What?
“...Huh?”
“Why? You two usually sleep together all the time, right?”
No, that was back then. Right now my head wasn’t working properly because I was tipsy, so what do you mean sleep together!?
Absolutely not. If that woman was beside me, I had no idea what I might do.
As I shook my head side to side, the Saint approached with a gentle eye-smile.
“I don’t mind~♡ Maybe the Hero can’t hold back~?”
“...Hold back what?!”
“What do you mean hold back?”
The Saint whispered quietly, just loud enough for me to hear.
“The Hero of Trust’s lust, right~♡”
“...Cough!”
Y-you crazy woman! You’re not really a Saint.
Fuck, where in the world did such a Saint exist....
“Fu-hu~♡”
The Saint suddenly laughed. She wore a bold smile as she looked at me.
“It’s a joke, Hero-nim~♡ What were you expecting so much~♡”
“I-I wasn’t expecting anything!?”
“You’re really tense right now~♡ Did you imagine something in your head~?”
“...Fuck.”
“Hero-nim, you can’t say bad words~♡”
...Fuck.
“The Hero of Trust is to be laid on this bed, and I’ll sleep with Celine. That should work, right?”
“...Yes, please.”
After laying the carried Elfride on the bed and stepping out, I took a deep breath and let it out.
“Huuu.”
...Was it the alcohol? I had almost gone crazy.
“...Quickly to the room.”
As I tried to turn to leave, the door creaked open behind me.
“Hero-nim~♡”
The Saint peeked her head out and called to me.
“...What is it?”
“Promise me you won’t dream~♡”
What kind of nonsense... No, fuck!
“I won’t dream!!”
“Fu-hu~♡”
With a light laugh, the door slammed shut with a thud.
...She’s really a crazy woman!?
#
“Umm....”
Elfride slowly opened her eyes. A somewhat familiar ceiling came into view. The moment she saw the ceiling, she knew this was the guest quarters provided by the Vesta Kingdom.
“...Fortunately, I came back safely.”
“No, you didn’t?”
A strange voice from beside her made Elfride jolt awake in surprise. Immediately, a voice echoed in her head.
[Yo, yo! Why are you only waking up now. You’re in big trouble! There’s that woman next to you!]
The Holy Sword of Trust—Luna’s voice.
Before Elfride could even be wary of Luna’s words, her eyes landed on the woman in front of her and she was stunned.
In front of her stood the Saint of the Solaria Church, the Saint named Estelle who traveled with Abel.
“You finally woke up. How much did you drink yesterday?”
“...I-I don’t know why I’m here.”
“You were brought in by the Hero. As a senior, you should have looked after the junior. If you passed out first and were carried in, what would have happened?”
“...Ah....”
Elfride lowered her head in embarrassment. I had no idea that Abel would carry her back. The memory of seeing him in a half-dream state had been reality.
“...I’m truly sorry.”
“You said you’d just have a light drink, yet you drank quite a bit.”
The Saint’s sharp tone made Elfride feel even more ashamed. She herself had said she would have one drink as a light congratulatory gesture.
“...I’m sorry.”
“......It’s fine. The Hero seemed to have had fun too. And nothing strange happened yesterday.”
When Estelle said that, Elfride nodded.
“We only talked.”
“Talked....”
Estelle glanced at Elfride and asked.
“Did you talk about me?”
“...Huh?”
“Did the Hero talk about me?”
“...No. I didn’t mention anything about the Saint Estelle. Why do you ask?”
The two cheeks of the Saint puffed up slightly upon hearing Elfride’s answer, then deflated back to normal.
“So that’s it....”
“Why?”
“No.”
Elfride wondered why, but decided to let it go. Asking questions when she had caused trouble was more impolite.
“Ah, Saint.”
“...Yes?”
“I have something personal I wish to say.”
“...Yes?”
The Saint looked a little flustered. Elfride reassured her that it was nothing strange and that she could relax.
“I just wanted to give you a personal greeting.”
“...A greeting?”
“While talking yesterday, I felt it. Abel truly possesses the heart of a wonderful Hero.”
Elfride looked at Estelle with eyes full of gratitude.
“It must have been thanks to you, Saint, that Abel could become like this. You pointed him in the right direction, so that is why. As the oldest Hero among the current Heroes, I wish to express my gratitude to you.”
When Elfride bowed her head, Estelle looked slightly flustered. She had only seen Elfride as an enemy cat trying to steal Abel away.
But Elfride’s serious demeanor and words made Estelle reply with a voice that was now a little more serious.
“...The Hero-nim’s mindset comes from his own nature. I didn’t do anything. I only guided him toward becoming as strong and solid as possible. That is all I did.”
After listening to Estelle, Elfride smiled faintly.
“...You’re surprisingly humble.”
“...Huh? What do you mean by unexpectedly....”
Elfride smiled.
“I thought the Saint was very jealous.”
Estelle narrowed her brows at Elfride’s teasing tone.
“...Hero of Trust, are you challenging me to a fight right now?”
“It was a light joke. Fighting the Saint.”
Elfride looked at her with slightly serious eyes.
“How could a mere human like me dare oppose someone chosen by the Sun?”
“Wha....”
Estelle wore an expression Elfride had never seen before and looked flustered. Elfride let out a light laugh at her sight.
“Huhu, did you really think I wouldn’t know?”
Elfride had tried hard to recall memories from the Hubersburg incident when she had been separated from Abel. There were many things that felt striking. The one who gave her the answer was Luna, the ego of the Holy Sword of Trust.
Unlike Elfride, whose memories had been hazy from the shock of falling to the ground, the Holy Sword Luna had not lost her memories. Luna had remembered everything clearly and said:
-That monster? The Saint who was traveling with the new Hero. She killed it. Looking at the power she used, that woman... she was probably the real goddess’s Saint, right?
Elfride asked Luna why she hadn’t said it immediately, and Luna replied:
-Yeah? It seemed like she wanted to hide it. Somehow she dumped the credit on me and said she didn’t know. She asked Cynthia to keep it secret too. So I didn’t say anything, but since you were curious, I’m telling you. Honestly, I’m also scared of her. She handles a Barbatos-class monster like it’s nothing? Ah, I can’t tell you I told you, right? I don’t want to break....
Even after that, Luna had talked on and on, but Elfride had already forgotten all of it.
Anyway, Elfride had learned that Estelle was the ‘real Saint’. But she didn’t know why Estelle was hiding the fact.
Still, that didn’t matter. Regardless of the reason, it meant Elfride had obtained something Estelle wanted to hide.
When she mentioned it, Estelle was once again extremely flustered. It was as if she thought it had been worth one room just to escape for a moment.
Watching Estelle think she had won the round, Elfride’s lips curved slightly upward. Then she reached out her hand to Estelle.
“So... let’s keep getting along well from now on, Saint. I don’t want to be hated by the Hero because of a bad relationship with you.”
“......As expected, I hate the Hero of Trust.”
“I think you’re quite likable.”
“...I really hate you.”
Even while saying that, looking at Estelle holding her hand, Elfride smiled happily.
“It seems the Hero is staying in another room. I want to apologize to him for last night’s shameful behavior. Could you tell me where the room is?”
“...I was planning to go back to Celine’s room anyway.”
“Then I’ll have to prepare too.”
Estelle looked surprised at Elfride’s words, then quickly recovered and said.
“Wait, you’re saying you’ll prepare here?”
“I wanted to go back to my room to prepare, but since the Saint is guiding me, I need to finish preparing here, right? It doesn’t seem like you’d wait for me to return.”
Her instincts were terrifyingly sharp. Estelle clicked her tongue and turned her head.
“...Tsk.”
“There should be spare clothes in the palace. I’ll borrow them for a while.”
“They’re in the wardrobe. Help yourself.”
Estelle answered as if she didn’t know what she was talking about. Elfride bowed her head slightly to her in thanks.
“Can I take a shower first?”
“...Yes. Celine and I already showered.”
“I see. You’re diligent.”
Elfride removed the armor she was wearing. Every time the armor clanged to the floor, Elfride’s voluptuous body was fully revealed.
‘...Is she a Hero? Her body is too flat!’
The Saint, who herself boasted of her own flat figure, bit her lip tightly while looking at Elfride’s ample breasts.
‘As expected, this woman shouldn’t be allowed near the Hero. It’s too dangerous. That cow-like chest will steal all of the Hero’s attention.’
A perfectly balanced, firm body with the largest breasts and the Hero’s job characteristics. A physique that could charm any man.
Estelle had quite a bit of confidence in her own figure, but she could not compare to Elfride’s height and outstanding physique. She herself felt it.
“...Saint Estelle?”
“...Yes?”
“If you stare that intently, even a same-sex person would feel a little embarrassed....”
The Saint made a strange sound “Hu” and turned her head away at Elfride’s words. She had clearly stared too much. Estelle realized it and apologized.
“...I’m sorry.”
“...It’s fine.”
Elfride headed straight for the bathroom. The Saint left in the room let out a long sigh. She had never expected that she would be caught by the Holy Sword when she thought she had dumped all the blame. She had not considered the variable of the Saint.
“Hah....”
She would have to be more careful from now on. That was Estelle’s resolve.
Luna’s Voice
[Yo, yo! Why are you only waking up now. You’re in big trouble! There’s that woman next to you!]