Tonight, You're Sleeping With Me!?
The group that had come out from the North Queen and Amon-class monster nests was waiting for us, having claimed their heads.
“Saint, where exactly did you go...?”
The men in priestly robes and the knights clad in snow-white armor bearing the cross and sun emblem, gripping their swords and shields.
Solaria Church members. They looked at us—me and Celine who had come with Estelle—and were surprised.
“What? The Hero is alive! This is truly the Goddess’s blessing!”
“We endured so much in this dangerous place. It’s such a relief you’re safe.”
Even upon first seeing me, the church members spoke with obvious concern. Was it because I traveled with their Saint, Estelle?
At that moment, a handsome middle-aged man stepped forward from among the Holy Knights. His presence carried an authority that set him apart, revealing he was the one leading the Knight Order.
“Saint, where is the North Queen?”
“I handled it, Captain.”
Estelle showed them the heads of the North Queen and the Amon-class monster. The Knight Order Captain narrowed his brows slightly upon seeing them.
“...Saint, I believe I told you to restrain your use of divine power as much as possible.”
“What could I do? It was an emergency.”
I also didn’t want Estelle to use her divine power, but in the face of it, it had been a desperate moment. If she hadn’t come to save me, I would have been transported straight to the Demon King’s castle.
...Just imagining it was terrifying.
The Knight Order Captain seemed to judge there was no room for objection to Estelle’s words and nodded, accepting it. Then he asked Celine in a gentle yet dignified voice.
“Saint of the Ludria Church, are you hurt anywhere?”
“Yes, I’m fine.”
“That’s a relief. The Ludria Church has been worried about you a lot.”
...Stay away from my woman.
I discreetly pulled Celine’s hand. Celine looked at me with a questioning gaze.
“Why, Hero?”
“...Just because.”
“Oh my.”
Celine seemed to catch the meaning and smiled faintly. Seeing that smile made me feel embarrassed.
...She’s way too good at reading the air.
Estelle whirled around and glared at me sharply.
“Distinguish the time and place, Abel? You should at least show a bit of the fox ♡”
“...Ah, this... Sorry.”
I hurriedly let go of Celine’s hand. Estelle glared at me before turning her head away and muttering to herself.
“As expected... you don’t do that to me.”
“...What?”
“I don’t know.”
...Why is she sulking?
Um... Could it be because of this?
“Estelle.”
“What?”
I grabbed Estelle’s hand firmly. She startled and looked at me, and I smiled at her.
“If you wanted to hold my hand, just say so.”
“...W-When did I ever...! L-Let go!”
“Aww, you’re enjoying it.”
“P-People are watching!”
People? Hearing that, I turned my head. The Solaria Church members, including the Knight Order, stared at me in shock.
...Eh.
Even the mild-mannered Knight Order Captain’s expression shifted in an instant. He looked at me with suspicion.
“...Hero, I speak with the best of intentions, but did you touch the Saint?”
“Er...”
Damn it. How to handle this. Unlike the Ludria Church, the Solaria Church had a doctrine to protect purity. Estelle had said it was fine, but how the church members would interpret it was another matter.
“There was no such thing, so you need not worry, Captain Elwin.”
Instead of me, Estelle handled the situation. With her decisive declaration, the Knight Order Captain had no choice but to yield.
“...I see. My apologies for the misunderstanding, Hero.”
“Oh, it’s fine...”
Actually, it wasn’t a misunderstanding... I’m the one who should apologize....
Still, it was fortunate I didn’t get branded as the fox Hero who had touched the church Saint’s hand. It seemed Estelle had stepped in to prevent that kind of reputation from spreading.
As the situation seemed to settle, Estelle suddenly grabbed my hand tightly. Because of that, I ended up close to her, and she wrapped her arm around mine.
...Estelle?
“Of course, I’m not saying I don’t date Abel ♡”
“...Huh?”
“I’ll tell His Holiness, so Captain, you already know.”
Estelle deliberately hugged my arm to flaunt it. Thanks to that, something soft brushed against my arm again and again. The softness I had never found on a man’s body made me turn my head.
...Ahem... Just like the sea dried up and Baekdu Mountain withered away....
“...Hah, it seems all our Saints get wrapped around the Hero.”
“Becoming the Solaria Church’s Saint must be like that ♡ I think I can somewhat understand Sister Reina’s feelings now.”
Reina... The Saint of the Solaria Church before Estelle, right. She had been bound to the previous Order Hero as well.
...From the Solaria Church’s perspective, it would feel like they were robbed of their carefully nurtured Saint by the Hero. It made me feel a bit sorry.
Estelle looked at me and Celine.
“They must be very tired after all. How about we head back soon?”
“Yes, we’ll escort you immediately.”
...Finally escaping this damned mountain range.
With the Solaria Church Knights escorting us, we safely left the Glacier Mountains.
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“Tonight, you’re sleeping with me!?”
“I’ll sleep with you too.”
“You slept with them plenty in the mountains!”
You guys?
“We haven’t properly slept together even once. We were too busy taking turns on night watch. How were we supposed to sleep together? Well, if sleeping means something else, I did more, but...”
“Don’t brag about the difference of just one night!”
...Stop fighting, you two.
I was at the Papal Palace right now. More precisely, the headquarters of the Solaria Church in Delphoi, the capital of the Apollo Kingdom.
The church members who guided us told us to rest well at the Papal Palace and then go. When I asked if we weren’t supposed to meet the Pope first, the Knight Order Captain, Elwin, said since it was late, meeting him tomorrow would be fine.
And now, the two beautiful women fighting in the room I had been assigned alone were Estelle with her black hair that shimmered purplish under the moonlight, and Celine with her beautiful ruby eyes that stood out clearly even in the dark, contrasting with the blue moonlight.
The sight of the two women together was like a beautiful painting... but they were quarreling over topics fit for elementary school kids.
“This cat... is trying to meddle in everything? You’ve shown your true colors, huh!?”
“Saint, meddling? I was going to sleep with my lover. How is that meddling?”
“You’re my lover too, right? No, I was first anyway!”
“I know. But there’s an old saying. The latecomer isn’t late; they were just waiting for the right time.”
“That sounds like an excuse people who started late often use~?”
The two glared at each other before turning to me.
“Abel!!”
“Hero!”
“Yes, yes.”
“Who are you sleeping with!?”
...They were fighting over who would sleep next to me. Not in the sexual sense, but actually over just sleeping beside each other.
At first, I had thought it meant the former sense and said I was tired so I just wanted to sleep tonight. But I got scolded as a pervert by Estelle. I wasn’t the strange one... wasn’t this how normal people would think???
Anyway, I had nodded at Estelle’s suggestion to just sleep together, and Celine had jumped in too. And that’s how things had turned out now.
“Hehe.”
“Don’t laugh, Abel! It’s me, Celine, right?”
...Whatever choice I made, it would be a bad ending, wouldn’t it. From my perspective, choosing one meant bad ending. In this case, there was nothing else.
“...I’ll sleep alone.”
“There’s no such option!”
This wasn’t working.
Both Estelle and Celine looked at me waiting for my choice. In this situation, there was really no other way.
I sat up on the bed and waved my hand at the two. Come here. As the two Saints representing their churches approached me, I called their names.
“Estelle, Celine.”
“Yes?”
“Yes, Hero.”
I sat up a bit and embraced both of them at the same time with my arms. And I fell straight onto the bed.
“Waa?!”
“Y-Yes, Hero!?”
“We’ll do this together.”
Right. If I had to pick one, sleeping together with both was better. Estelle, tightly hugging my arm, patted my arm and said.
“Ah, Abel! What are you doing!”
“Why? Then both of you can sleep with me.”
“Ugh... I didn’t want this...”
Estelle seemed satisfied despite being embarrassed, and Celine didn’t resist at all. Instead, Celine grinned and rubbed her cheek against my arm, clearly enjoying it.
Under such circumstances, what did they call it? The flower of both hands, perhaps?
It was like being surrounded by flowers on both sides. Even in the dark night lit only by faint moonlight, their beauty shone.
Not long ago, I never imagined something like this would happen. Having been reincarnated into a novel and receiving such good fortune... A smile naturally came to my face.
“Hehe.”
“...Abel, you sounded like a pervert just now ♡”
...I couldn’t deny it. But what was so wrong about good things?
I inwardly thanked them. For creating the background that allowed this situation.
Thank you, Author. For reincarnating me. Truly. You’re a god!
After thanking my own god, I looked at the now obedient pair and asked.
“Are you uncomfortable? You should be comfortable with the pillow now, let’s lie down straight.”
“I’m fine. Celine, you seem uncomfortable. How about going back to your room?”
“What nonsense, Saint. Compared to the pillow, Abel’s arm is more comfortable.”
“Haha, what interesting things you say. As if you’re accustomed to it?”
...Wait, stop.
“Of course. In the Glacier Mountains, the Hero made me rely on not only his arm but also his thigh. I’m already used to it.”
“...Abel, is that true?”
Estelle glared at me with scary eyes. I dodged her gaze and made an excuse.
“...I couldn’t lean on the hard stone floor.”
“It wasn’t Celine seducing me, but Abel foxing from the start...?”
“What, that’s foxing...”
“Well, you’re right. The Hero kept giving me leeway.”
“Celine!?”
You were in pain, that’s why!
But Estelle, who didn’t know the context, glared at me fiercely, and Celine chuckled from the side.
...Hehe, my fate.