The Saintess's Education
I sat face-to-face with Rielia in a small room. I had arranged for someone else to show Rika around the monastery. After all, this wasn't a conversation to be had in front of her. To be honest, I was struggling with how much to explain to Rielia. What happened with Rika was a dark stain on my own conscience as well. Besides, telling the innocent Rielia about how I had violated Rika... would that really be appropriate? Though, it seemed she wasn't entirely as innocent as she looked.
"Um, I used to hear this a lot from Todd, the miller. He said that once a girl meets her own prince, she turns into a total bitch. That's what happened to Lady Rika just now, right? Since a princess and a prince are basically the same status anyway..."
Todd the miller. I made a mental note of the name. If he didn't want his life to become exceedingly difficult, he would have to be much more careful about spouting vulgarities in front of pure, innocent children in the future. Well, on second thought, maybe his words weren't entirely off the mark. Though in this case, it wasn't some romantic encounter with a fated prince, but rather a despicable method involving Hypnotic Incense.
I let out a soft sigh and spoke. "I'll be honest with you, Rielia. Rika was the commander of a foreign tribe's unit that infiltrated our kingdom. She was even trying to kill me..."
"Wh-What? Really?"
I hadn't revealed the details of Rika's identity to Rielia or the Mother Superior of this monastery. I had only told them she was a foreign woman of captive origin. The fact that she had infiltrated the kingdom's territory fully armed and had even attempted to assassinate the princess was something that could absolutely never be disclosed.
"So you're trying to give even someone like that a second chance. As expected, you are so merciful, Princess."
Rielia's words stung. I had spared the life of someone who tried to kill me. Looking at only that, one might call it merciful. But watching Rika's behavior just moments ago, I couldn't help but think I had done something to her that was as cruel as death itself. Between dying and having one's mind toyed with to become an enemy's plaything, there were surely many who would resolutely choose the former.
While I was wallowing in self-loathing, Rielia blinked her large eyes and asked again. "So, what did it actually mean when she said she became your dog?"
Ugh... She's still harping on that... My strategy of throwing out shocking information to divert her attention had failed. This side of Rielia was what made her so difficult to handle. She was surprisingly persistent.
I tried to brush it off for now. "Ah, that... it's nothing. Just a little game we played once."
It wasn't an absolute lie. Puppy play was, in a sense, a type of roleplay—a game.
"Ah, a game..." Rielia's eyes turned slightly peculiar. It was a look entirely unbefitting of a Saintess. It was a new expression, belonging neither to a helpless chick nor a holy maiden. After scanning the room once, Rielia lowered her voice. "That means, um... you're talking about s-sexy things, right?"
Perhaps I had severely underestimated Rielia's sexual knowledge. Then again, anyone with a shred of intuition would have figured it out. Especially after witnessing Rika's behavior earlier.
"...Did you hear about that from Todd as well?"
"W-Well, who knows...? I've heard things here and there... and read a few books... Though the Mother Superior would scold me terribly if she found out..."
You've spared your own life, Todd. Just this once. Rielia's face was filled with excitement, just like when she was watching the situation between Rika and me earlier. Contrary to my assumption that she would be entirely pure, she might actually be at an age overflowing with curiosity. Well, there was no helping it. I had to play a stronger hand.
I reached out toward Rielia's face. Gently, I cupped her soft-looking cheek with one hand. Just as I thought, her cheek was squishy and warm. Rielia blinked her large, sky-blue eyes rapidly as she stared up at me.
"Close your eyes, Rielia."
"H-Haeeh...? Y-Yes..."
Rielia squeezed her eyes shut. Her small lips twitched, as if anticipating something. Moving my hand from her cheek to the back of her neck, I pulled her face closer to mine. Her shyly closed face drew near. I pressed my lips against hers. It was an incredibly light, feather-like kiss. Our lips merely brushed together and parted. Yet, even that was enough to turn her face completely crimson.
"P-Peeiiik...!"
Letting out that mysterious sound, Rielia opened her eyes. But even with her eyes open, her gaze fluttered in every direction, utterly lost.
"With this, you are an accomplice too, Rielia. Keep Rika's identity and my relationship with her a secret. Fufu, and of course, what we just did as well..."
"Hee, u-uuuh..."
She was practically radiating heat. It seemed Rielia would need some time alone to calm down. With that thought, I started to stand up, but Rielia grabbed my sleeve.
"Rielia?"
She still couldn't meet my eyes. Staring only at the floor, she spoke in a voice that sounded as if it were floating on air.
"U-Um, Princess... th-that is to say... compared to the value of the secret, this is a l-little lacking, I think... From what I know, there are... m-more other things... If you don't d-dislike me, that is..."
It seemed I really had underestimated Rielia. She was right. It was definitely lacking. The secret I had shared was far too heavy to be balanced by such a childish kiss.
I pulled my chair closer and sat right next to her. "You're absolutely right. Then, what should I do to satisfy our Saintess?"
"U-Uh, um...?" Had she not thought that far ahead? A look of flustered confusion crossed the Saintess's bright red face. But soon, it seemed Rielia had recalled a reference case. "H-How did you do it with Lady Rika...?"
What I did with Rika... Shoving a thick rod into her pussy? Blurring the line between pain and pleasure, whipping her sensitive spots? Making her crawl on all fours and act like a bitch? No matter how curious she was, these weren't acts the petite Saintess could handle. Even Todd the miller would shake his head at this. There was no helping it. I had to deflect.
Instead of answering Rielia's question, I slipped my hand inside her clothes.
"Kyaah...!" Rielia started to shriek but hurriedly clamped her hand over her mouth. Reassured, I slid my hand deeper. The texture of her skin felt wonderful. Smooth and soft, it was of the absolute highest quality.
First, I brought my hand to Rielia's chest. Her breasts were tiny, barely swollen mounds. I could feel the soft buds at their tips. Cupping both of her small breasts with my hands, I whispered into her ear. "Have you ever touched yourself here?"
A sweet voice whispering right next to her ear. It must have sounded completely different from my usual conversational voice. Rielia flinched, then lowered the hand covering her mouth and spoke. "N-No, I haven't..."
"Fufu... How does it feel to be touched like this?"
"It f-feels ticklish...? And incredibly embarrassing..."
She was likely telling the truth about never having touched them. Her breasts didn't seem to have any sexual sensitivity developed at all. I slid my hand further down, tracing her stomach toward her lower body. Just as I was about to reach between her legs, Rielia spoke in a tiny voice. "P-Princess... according to the b-books... before you do that... you have to k-kiss first..."
I had a pretty good idea of what kind of books she had been reading. What an unwholesome Saintess. I kissed Rielia's lips once more. It was a kiss on the verge of adulthood, our tongues slipping in slightly and occasionally brushing against each other.
"Haaah..." Rielia exhaled a satisfied sigh. Now that I had paid the toll, I could touch her without reservation. I gently caressed her down there. It was soft yet slightly firm. Her slit was tightly closed.
"Have you ever touched this place?"
"A-About twice... absentmindedly while reading..."
How honest. Satisfied with her answer, I parted her folds slightly.
"P-Princess..." Crossing the final line seemed to make Rielia anxious. She clutched the hem of my clothes tightly, looking up at me with a flushed face. Climbing the stairs to adulthood is always a nerve-wracking thing.
"It's alright, Rielia. Relax your body and make yourself comfortable. I'll make you feel good."
"Yes... Princess..." Hearing my voice seemed to put her at ease. As she took a deep breath, I could feel her body relaxing. First, a single finger. I thoroughly coated my middle finger with saliva. Then, I began to slowly slide it into Rielia's pussy.
"Haa, haa... Nnh..."
"Can you feel it, Rielia? Your pussy is swallowing my finger right now."
"P-Pussy...? Are you talking about my g-genitals?"
Her sexual knowledge was strangely lopsided. Perhaps this was the blind spot of studying only with limited materials. I whispered the vulgar word into the innocent Saintess's ear several times.
"Yes, your pussy. When doing things like this, using the word 'pussy' makes it much more exciting. Rielia, why don't you try saying it once? Say 'pussy'."
Hesitation flickered in Rielia's sky-blue eyes. She had probably heard from someone that it was a bad word. Yet, the Saintess's noble lips ultimately spat the word out.
"P-Pussy..."
A dark, damp pleasure, like stepping onto a pristine field of white snow with mud-caked boots. Hearing that vulgar word slip from the Saintess's mouth, I felt a thrill of pure ecstasy.