Sacred (2)
Sacred (2)
If an Angel descended, would it have beauty like this?
Dojin thought so as he looked at the Saintess, sitting up on the bed, her negligee fluttering.
Sparkling golden hair, clear emerald eyes. So similar she could be Charlotte's sister. But if Charlotte gave off the sharp, tempered image of a steel doll, this woman felt like a princess of breathtaking beauty.
If she hadn't received the God's Blessing, a world war might have broken out just to possess her...
Dojin, who had seen an Elf with his own eyes, thought she was even more beautiful than an Elf. Truly, she seemed like a woman the God had bestowed a blessing upon out of a desire to monopolize.
However.
"What are you doing right now?"
"Wh-what?"
"Why are you talking to me? And why did you show me your bare skin?"
"Ah, that... because an oracle came down saying it would be fine with Dojin-nim..."
"Fine with me? Are you sure? I doubt a God would give such an oracle. Even if so, shouldn't you discuss it with me first? I could have died, you know?"
"...No, well, I mean..."
The Saintess, flustered and at a loss for what to do, placed both hands under her chin and smiled like a flower.
V-
It was a smile that could melt the anger of any man, but Dojin right now was in a state of not being swayed by others.
Seeing Dojin show not even a flicker of emotion, the Saintess's expression gradually stiffened.
"...Am I not pretty?"
"You're pretty. But that's a different issue from this."
"R-right? I am pretty? But then why..."
The Saintess began to panic, confronted with a reality completely different from the fairy tales she'd read since childhood or what the other nuns had told her.
No, they said that with her looks, she could make even noble knights or the emperor of a nation grovel at her feet...!
'Liars...!'
The Saintess's body began to shrink slightly. Dojin kept growing larger. The Saintess carefully got down from the bed and knelt on the floor.
And pressed her head against the floor.
"I-I'm sorry!"
"...For what?"
"Well, that... for acting on my own without consulting you first...?"
"You know well. Why did you do it?"
"W-well... it's my first time talking to a man... I didn't know what to do... The handmaidens said if I just showed my bare face first, it would be fine..."
"...Stand up for now. And put on your clothes too."
Hearing that, Iris quickly lifted her head and started gathering her clothes to get dressed, as Dojin said. However, her nun's habit was a garment sewn so tightly it was impossible to put on alone.
"Uh, uhh. Why is this like this..."
Squeak, squeak. The Saintess, grunting as she tried to put on her clothes alone, looked flustered as she tried to pull up the zipper of her garment, then cautiously looked back at Dojin.
And smiling vacantly, she asked for his help.
"Hehe, um... could you help me a bit?"
"Like this?"
"Yes, yes. Thank you..."
The Saintess, who never imagined she'd receive assistance dressing from a man, took a deep breath and tucked in any loose skin. Dojin helped her into her clothes, careful not to let her skin or hair get caught.
"Hyeup-!?"
"What's wrong?"
"N-no! It's cold..."
A man's touch had met her bare skin. It was a hot, thick hand. That intense heat slowly spread throughout her entire body. The Saintess blushed and lowered her head.
'As expected... this person is...'
He was the first person she'd seen who didn't turn to stone upon touching her bare skin. While no other man could overcome her curse, he had overcome the blessing bestowed by the God.
The Saintess gazed at Dojin's figure reflected in the distant mirror. His shadow, much larger than before, filled the room.
From far away, she could sense the efforts of the Gods trying to peek inside here. But even they could not penetrate Dojin's shadow.
If she, the Saintess, acted as a relay, they might be able to break through, but who would do that for anyone's benefit?
"There, I've dressed you."
"...Thank you."
The Saintess, having changed clothes, looked down at the nun's habit that felt somewhat suffocating, then looked at Dojin again.
"First, I apologize for causing trouble so rudely."
"Really, what were you thinking?"
"Ah, you can speak comfortably."
"...Alright, I'll do that."
"First, how much do you know about my ability, Dojin-nim?"
"As much as everyone else knows?"
It was impossible for Dojin to know the details about the Saintess of this other world. He only knew as much as Deokgu had told him, and the information Deokgu had uncovered was no more than what anyone in this world would know.
Hearing that, the Saintess nodded and began recounting the circumstances of how she received her ability.
"I... was born the daughter of a poor farmer in a remote countryside."
"...A farmer? You don't look like one."
"Right? My father also realized my appearance was extraordinary, so he didn't make me do rough work. Thanks to that, my skin never got damaged."
However, living shut away at home was very boring. In this other world without even newspapers, let alone TV, a poor farmer's daughter truly had nothing to do.
Though her father hid her away tightly, fearing his daughter might catch the eye of nobles or ruffians and come to harm, it was a situation that couldn't last forever.
If there was a daughter at home who only ate up food and did nothing, and that became a burden on the livelihood, even more so.
"Even ordinary farmers often considered going hungry natural... what about a poor farmer?"
One day, a great drought came.
Famine struck, and a farmer who had ruined a year's harvest had nothing he could do.
Pick up farming tools and resort to plunder? People weak enough to be overpowered by farmers who grew up undernourished wouldn't survive in this world.
Becoming a tenant farmer under another landowner was also impossible. Didn't I mention it? It was a nationwide great drought.
In the end, the old, sick, and poor farmer had no choice but to sell his jewel, more precious than his own soul.
"He sold me for one silver coin. To a poor farmer, it was a fortune that could last a month, but here, it wasn't even enough for a prostitute's single night..."
"...What did you do?"
"What could I do? What power does a girl who knows nothing have? I was dragged away helplessly, coveted in an ugly manner."
"What do you mean..."
Then, did that mean she wasn't a virgin now? Then how could she have received the Blessing of Virgo from a God?
The Saintess, sensing Dojin's thought, spoke as if excusing herself.
"Ah, I didn't actually... get assaulted. The moment the man who bought me tried to embrace my neck, he suddenly collapsed."
"...Died?"
"Yes. I was pinned under a man several times my size and struggled to crawl out. The next day, the Holy Kingdom came looking for me..."
There had been an oracle, she said. An oracle about a new Saintess. Hearing that, Dojin could easily tell just how serious a unicorn the Gods of this world were.
Good grief, finding a woman they liked, killing the farmer who was paying the price and trying to have his way, and then appointing that woman as Saintess?
Of course, the price wasn't normal, and she didn't wish for it. But to Dojin, who came from a democratic world, it was a hard-to-believe affair.
A democrat who believes in the equal value of individuals cannot accept a superhuman who alone opposes a nation. Especially if that superhuman is a God...
"After that, it became impossible for any man to see me, touch me, or hear me."
"That's a bit harsh."
"Right!? I mean, I'm a grown woman who knows everything by now, I can't understand what they're thinking, still holding me back like this! He's already a virgin God and a virgin hero, he's probably had his fill wherever he wanted!"
"...Uh, can you say things like that?"
"It's fine. They can't see this place anyway. I can just say I never said it later."
Saying that, she told him he could do as he pleased with her body. If he wanted, he could take her virginity right here.
However, Dojin couldn't follow that suggestion. He didn't even know yet just how capricious the beings called Gods of this world were. Rushing to take her virginity right away would be a foolish act.
"How can I believe that?"
"Huh?"
"How can I believe you?"
"Hmm, I only told you the truth... If you doubt my sincerity like this... there's nothing I can do."
The Saintess said she had only spoken the truth. However, there was no way to confirm it, so she just asked him to believe her.
Hearing that, Dojin fell into thought for a moment. He had the ability to verify whether her words were true.
But to use this... it should be fine, right? They probably wouldn't consider a little touch as taking her virginity.
If that were the case, then any cloth touching her body should crumble, right? That meant they had that much flexibility.
"Alright, I'll believe you."
"Really!? Then right now..."
"But, there's a condition."
"—Just say it. If you just say the word, I'll even get you the Holy Grail in the Holy Kingdom's basement..."
"...Let me touch your pussy."
"...Pardon?"
It was embarrassing to say twice. But Dojin held out his hand and spoke.
"I said, let me touch your pussy."
"—Ahaha, so Dojin-nim was looking forward to it too. You should have said so sooner."
The Saintess let out a weak moan and threw off all her clothes. Instantly in just her negligee, the Saintess slowly approached and offered her lower abdomen.
"Here..."
"You didn't need to strip completely."
Saying that, Dojin swiftly touched her vulva. And then, his ability activated.
[Ar%i&]
Lando : 50
Saint Perception : God of Samsara
SpeXch : Why? can't §I? receive ■is speech 7?
I looked at her status window and thought. My ability didn't work properly. This was the first time I'd faced such an opponent. However, even with my ability half-functional, I could tell she wasn't lying.
"It was the truth."
"See?"
Iris, who had already gathered her clothes and gotten dressed, was preening in front of me with an expression that seemed to ask when I would lay my hands on her.
Unfortunately, I had no intention of touching her right away.
'If the God throws a tantrum... it'd be a disaster.'
The Gods of this world were not the monotheistic God spoken of in Christianity or Catholicism. They were polytheistic, like something out of Greek, Indian, or Viking mythology.
Moreover, they were beings who meddled freely with humans.
To put it bluntly, if I embraced her, who receives all the Gods' love, and incurred the wrath of the Gods as a result? Not only would I be in danger, but everyone living on this land might be endangered.
That kind of situation had to be prevented. That's why I set a condition for her.
"Keep praying sincerely to the God from now on. I can't take your virginity... but I can do other things."
"Other things? What other things? What is it? What? What exactly is it?"
With an expression full of interest, the Saintess rushed over to me. Looking at her now, her personality seemed a bit annoying.
But being able to recruit the Saintess to my side would be a very good thing. After all, wasn't she the highest authority next to the Pope?
"Things like this."
Grabbing the back of her head, I pull her close. And I plunder her lips.
Smooch.
The Saintess, who had her first kiss stolen in an instant, opened her eyes wide in surprise and stood frozen, only touching her lips vacantly for a long moment after our lips parted, as if she hadn't expected it.
After a while, having regained her senses, she slowly opened her mouth.
"...It's the best."
I didn't need to read her mind. I could tell the Saintess had fallen deeply for me.