Chapter 176
Chapter 176
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 176
Chapter Title: Sun and Moon - 2
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Stella and Selene had teleported us to the Heresy Tribunal building. This being my second time, the only discomfort from the instant jump across the empire to the Papal States was a slight dizziness.
"If you're an honored guest, you could head straight to the Grand Cathedral right now. His Holiness the Pope would prefer that as well."
"If an honored guest were to go through the same procedures as the other faithful, it would only disappoint His Holiness."
Leaving Stella and Selene—who had spoken those sincere words as we parted—I stepped out of the Heresy Tribunal building. The content sounded like a joke, but their expressions were dead serious.
Outside, pristine white buildings, a cloudless clear sky, and the sun shining brightly welcomed me.
The passersby's exposure levels were still modest. Most were bundled up head to toe, with only about one in five showing bare skin in short sleeves and shorts. Women with more skin exposed than that were exceedingly rare.
The Sun Grand Cathedral wasn't far from the Moon Grand Cathedral, so I headed toward the massive golden structure visible even from a distance.
The towering spire piercing the heavens was just as I remembered, as were the faithful diligently praying to the Sun Pope before it.
'……Should I sneak around to the back door like last time?'
I climbed the stairs lined with a red carpet toward the cathedral's main entrance but stopped at the sight of the throngs praying around me.
Striding boldly through the front door would draw every eye.
After a moment's hesitation, I cautiously circled to the opposite side of the cathedral. Being early morning still, long shadows stretched across the rear.
By lore, the Sun Grand Cathedral was built where the sun hung directly overhead at noon, casting no shadow whatsoever from the massive structure then.
There was an Easter egg hidden weapon tied to that—a true Easter egg, so its performance was lackluster.
But its appearance was undeniably cool.
'That door from last time…… Ah, there it is.'
Scanning the back of the cathedral, I spotted the door Stella had led us through before and approached it. As I did, the firmly shut door slowly creaked open.
At the same time, the passage inside lit up brilliantly, as if walls of pure light had formed. Having seen the sight before, I stepped inside without hesitation.
A cluster of sun-infused light enveloped me before scattering in all directions moments later. I opened my eyes. The cathedral's interior, as opulent as ever, greeted me.
"……."
Floretta was atop tall stairs overlooking the entire lavish space.
At the pinnacle of those long, lofty stairs affording a view of the whole Sun Grand Cathedral, she knelt before a stained-glass window depicting the sun, her lustrous golden blonde hair cascading as she prayed.
Warm golden sunlight embraced her. The scene was so holy it could awaken faith in even the faithless.
Luna praying under moonlight at midnight must look much the same.
"Has someone come to see me?"
Her lips parted, releasing a soft, sweet voice. Floretta slowly rose. Her elaborately wavy, vibrant golden hair swayed with the motion.
From the question, she apparently hadn't noticed who had entered the cathedral.
Luna had said the pope would know everything happening in her cathedral. Did Floretta lack such ability? I wondered.
"You dare enter the pope's chambers without permission, yet refuse even to state your name?"
Floretta spoke again. Her face still faced the sun-etched stained glass.
"Floretta, it's me—"
"The sin of intruding into the pope's chambers without leave. The sin of failing to declare yourself before the pope. And finally, the sin of interrupting the pope's prayers. Simply by stepping foot here, three sins have already been etched upon you."
She cut me off abruptly, listing my "sins" preemptively. I was the one left bewildered. She must have heard me, so why was she acting like this?
"That sin-laden body deserves divine punishment."
"No, Floretta. It's me—"
"The nature of the divine punishment shall be……."
Floretta turned.
And there she was, flashing a playful smile as she grinned at me.
I realized the situation at once. She'd known from the start it was me and was just teasing. Her elegantly giggling expression confirmed it.
As expected, Floretta continued without hiding her mischievous smile.
"The punishment for keeping this poor woman who has longed endlessly for you waiting…… shall be to hold her tightly until she is satisfied."
With those words, her body appeared right before me. Our eyes met, and I could clearly see the mischief in her face.
She seemed delighted at startling me, her expression blooming with smiles.
Floretta spread her arms wide. Her massive breasts, bound by an opaque strap and a translucent see-through fabric, swayed heavily up and down, asserting their presence.
I spread my arms in response, and like she'd been waiting, Floretta leaped into my embrace. A soft sensation pressed against my chest. She hugged me tightly, her face blissful.
I hugged her back. Floretta nuzzled into my chest, sniffing contentedly for a while before peeking her head up.
"Have you been well all this time, honored guest?"
"I've been fine, of course. And you, Floretta?"
At my casual tone, she beamed with satisfaction and rubbed her face against my shoulder. I'd debated replying formally or casually, but this seemed right after all.
"What misfortune could befall one who merely prays to the divine within the cathedral?"
She started to bury her face again but paused with a short "Ah," lifting her head.
"Upon reflection, there was one thing."
"There was? What?"
Her arms around me tightened. As our bodies pressed closer, the soft, yielding sensation against my chest intensified accordingly.
"It was that you weren't by my side, honored guest, leaving me so terribly lonely."
"……."
With nothing to say to that, I simply tightened my arms around her. Floretta wordlessly buried her face again.
After staying silent and still for a time, her lips parted once more.
"Soon, my sister will arrive. Honored guest."
"Probably."
"My sister was just as lonely as I—no, even more so—so you must hug her even tighter."
"Got it. No need to worry."
Truth be told, even coming to Floretta first, I'd harbored a nagging worry in one corner of my mind that the order of my visits might lead to some squabbling. But her words suggested otherwise.
"……Honored guest, it's been far too long."
As she said, the other pope arrived soon after. A small full moon-like orb appeared, and silvery-gray hair flowed beautifully.
Gem-like purple eyes stared straight at me.
As the Moon Pope appeared, the golden sunlight obediently parted. The moon descended where the sun had shone. A cold, silvery chill dyed the space around Luna.
Luna approached slowly, hands clasped before her lower abdomen. Seeing this, Floretta gave me one final tight squeeze before releasing and stepping slightly aside.
"Yeah, Luna. Long time no see."
Unlike Floretta, Luna didn't openly fling her arms wide demanding a hug.
She simply advanced toward me in slow, deliberate steps, hands clasped at her chest as if she had something to say, gazing quietly at me.
I smiled faintly and pulled her shoulders close. Despite being far stronger than me physically, the pope yielded without resistance, nestling into my arms.
Luna buried her face in my chest, leaning her weight against me. Like Floretta, she was remarkably light. Wrapping my arms around her shoulders and back, I felt her body tremble faintly.
"……Have you been well during your absence."
'……Absence?'
The word carried complicated undertones. Suppressing a chill for some reason, I tightened my hold on her. Luna obediently nuzzled deeper, inhaling deeply.
As I quietly let her take in my scent, Floretta sneaked up behind me and hugged me tightly. This time, the soft breast sensation came from my back.
She kissed my earlobe with a light smack, then whispered in my ear in a honeyed, dripping voice.
"Honored guest. Have you come to us for some urgent matter requiring immediate attention?"
"Uh…… I do have a request, but it's not that pressing."
"Then it's fine."
"What's?"
I felt eyes from below. Looking down, Luna was gazing up at me with sparkling amethyst eyes.
"You'll have plenty of time to atone."
"……Atone?"
The unexpected word made me echo it. Luna nodded. Floretta whispered in my ear again.
"Didn't you leave our bodies burning like this for days on end?"
Floretta pressed even closer than before. Luna pushed her chest against me in kind. Soft sensations pressed from both chest and back.
Before I knew it, I was perfectly sandwiched between the sisters' bodies—not merely hugging Luna anymore. At this point, I couldn't pull away even if I wanted to.
"It's your sin, honored guest. You taught us such…… delightful things."
"Yes. You've committed a grave sin. Our bodies burning like this…… it's all your fault."
Floretta and Luna took turns whispering to me. Amid it all, they pressed their breasts insistently and caressed me everywhere, driving me mad. My lower half began to stir stealthily.
"But worry not, honored guest. Isn't there a most reliable means of atonement right here?"
"Once you release all your sins inside us, you'll surely be forgiven."
Luna planted smacking kisses on my Adam's apple while Floretta suckled my earlobe with wet sounds. And that was their answer.
Atonement through creampie? Even in this world that deems exposure heresy, it couldn't be that insane. They must be tempting me.
Suppressing my surging lower half, I opened my mouth.
"……You think your lewdness is my fault? So I sinned and must atone?"
"Yes, honored guest."
"It's only natural."
Luna kissed my neck again, then lightly nipped my left collarbone. Floretta matched her, nibbling my right shoulder.
"We were once pure as driven snow, with bodies of utter innocence. Who was it that left an indelible lewd mark on that pure woman, that pure flesh……?"
"Who sullied our flesh white with your sins, defiled our thoughts with pleasure, our hearts with lewdness, and ultimately our very souls…… turning us into bodies that can live only for you?"
Hearing them whisper such things in unison into both ears as if scripted, my patience reached its limit swiftly.
I grabbed Floretta's arm and pulled her forward. She came willingly, as if waiting. Behind the tempting sisters, something plush-looking appeared at a glance.
A bed.
Confirming it, I let out a hollow chuckle. It screamed pope-made. Conjuring it the moment I seemed inclined proved they'd come prepared.
I laid Floretta and Luna on the bed. The Sun Pope fell back with a lascivious smile, the Moon Pope with a slightly flushed, pounding-heart expression, both gazing up at me.
Their breasts squished together, shifting shape slightly. Given their outfits, it was little different from bare skin rubbing.
Gazing down at them, I shrugged off my wingless nightmare onto the carpet.
Hearing the sound, deeper blushes bloomed on Floretta and Luna's faces. The sight drew even more blood to my head.
"Is this okay in the cathedral?"
They shook their heads in unison.
"Of course it isn't."
"Quite impossible, honored guest."
The answer caught me off guard, cooler than expected—enough to slightly calm my boiling head.
I'd assumed they'd say it was fine.
"Then why here of all places……?"
Floretta, as if awaiting the question, smiled radiantly and placed her palm on her lower abdomen.
The slightly bulging spot from her womb within began to be gently stroked.
"Because the sin you're about to commit now can also be atoned for by spilling it all right here into us."
Luna glanced at her brazen little sister, who lay stroking her womb area, then shyly placed her own hand on her lower belly.
It was as if a soft squish echoed.
"Y-Yes, honored guest…… That sin too, by spilling it here…… can be atoned for."
"……Ha."
Had they said it wasn't allowed here just to lead to that line?
Feeling my patience gauge hit empty, I loomed over Floretta and Luna on the bed.
The lewd pope sisters lay pressed breast-to-breast, leaning together, gazing up at me with faces full of anticipation. Nothing but expectation in their expressions.
I reached out toward them.
And only after the sun and moon each rose twice in the sky was I finally able to complete my atonement.