Chapter 833: Auden
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 833: Auden
Shake, shake, shake.
Diana shook her head subtly and rapidly, as if trembling.
No. I told you, I never ordered you to.
You’re smart. Use that brilliant mind of yours to think.
Do you really think I meant that seriously?
Last night, it was only because the one who caught us was Vanessa, who’s completely loyal to you. If it had been anyone else, who knows what would’ve happened…
So do you really think I’d take the risk of being caught by the others to do something like that?
Even if my head is full of those kinds of thoughts, do you really see me as such a pervert, one who’d burn his body with lust to that extent…? No, surely not. Is that how you see me? Is it, you little rascal?!
“Ughhh…”
Having reached that conclusion in my thoughts, I inadvertently glared, and seeing my glare, Diana seemed to fall even deeper into her misunderstanding.
With her large eyes welling up, Diana clenched her two hands, which were resting on her thighs.
Then she slowly reached a hand between my legs, but… as expected, even Diana didn’t seem to have the resolve to actually touch me. Her hand stopped just above my crotch and simply trembled.
It seems this isn’t going to end with just eye contact.
No choice then. Since it’s come to this, I suppose I’ll have to clear up the misunderstanding verbally.
But if I just whispered, Sara, with her keen hearing, would surely catch it. What could I say to clear up Diana’s misunderstanding without arousing suspicion from the others?
“Ahem. Aren’t you two overdoing it? We’re not the only ones here, you know?”
Just as I was pondering this, a voice laced with jealousy and a clearing of the throat came from in front of me.
And of course, there was only one person who could speak so boldly in such a situation.
“Huh?!”
“Hmph! Wh-what are you talking about?”
“Are you asking because you don’t know? You two have been completely lost in your own world since earlier. There are other people here, you know? Even if Diana doesn’t care, Guwon, you should at least be a little mindful, shouldn’t you?”
It seemed to Sara that we had enjoyed last night so much that we still hadn’t emerged from it, lost in our own little world.
Though that was absolutely not the case.
“Y-you’re saying I don’t care?! What do you mean by that?!”
And at Sara’s words, Diana reacted even faster than I did.
No, Diana. Unlike me, you could just understand it as you having no reason to care what others think and let it go.
Are you deliberately taking issue with that comment because this situation is making you feel guilty?
This situation, where you’re tightly gripping my ‘thing’ through my pants.
Yes. Diana was currently touching my ‘thing’ with one hand.
Well, when Sara suddenly spoke, she was startled and simply lowered the hand she had extended.
But even so, the fact that she was touching my ‘thing’ in front of everyone else remained unchanged, and Diana already seemed to be in a state of mental confusion.
She used to be perfectly fine stroking my ‘thing’ outside before.
Once, when I thought my penis was a key and tried to insert it into a thorny bush, it was Diana who made my ‘thing’ stand up.
For the girl who was completely unfazed back then to be like this now, does that mean Diana’s exhibitionism has been developing more and more in the interim?
No. Or perhaps back then, she simply didn’t think of touching it like this as a lewd act, so she had no particular thoughts about it?
She even said, while actually touching it, that it was ‘strange’ that I liked such things.
Well, whatever the case, Diana, who had ‘developed’ in various ways compared to the past, couldn’t even come up with a reason that I could easily recall, and instead took issue with Sara’s words.
But our Hero wasn’t the kind of woman to be intimidated just because the Archmage was scolding her.
“Well… how can I say that out loud?”
That wasn’t it at all… but for some reason, Sara blushed slightly and hesitated to answer.
No, Sara. What are you thinking now?
If it’s something even Sara can’t easily say… Ah, come to think of it, she did say she saw Diana in a disheveled state yesterday.
In other words, Sara was thinking this:
That a disheveled Diana must naturally have been incredibly satisfied last night, and it wouldn’t be strange for her to still be unable to ‘emerge’ from that experience.
While that was absolutely not the case, one could say she hit the nail on the head in that Diana was acting this way due to her exhibitionism.
“That’s not it at all!”
And Diana, having been hit where it hurt, shouted, her face flushing even deeper.
Diana. If you want to shout like that, how about letting go of this first?
“Alright, alright. I just thought you two were getting a little too heated.”
And it seemed that even Sara didn’t want to get into a long argument with Diana on this topic, so she uncharacteristically backed down first.
“Hoo! Hoo!”
But even after the argument, if one could even call it that, Diana’s face didn’t return to its normal color.
Like someone whose anger hadn’t subsided at all, she exhaled rough breaths, her face flushed crimson.
Though, of course, she wasn’t angry at all.
“However, I can understand why Sara-ssi said what she did after seeing you two. Of course, the reason you two were only looking at each other might not have been that… but Guwon-ssi, Diana-ssi. You two aren’t perhaps hiding something from us again, are you? I don’t like that, you know? You have to tell us everything.”
And once the argument with Sara ended, Leia cautiously began to speak.
It really seemed that Diana and I had been staring at each other for a long time.
Even Leia was saying such things.
“Of course. Speaking of which, there’s something I need to tell you all about that.”
To tell everyone about the conversation Diana and I had on the way to the dining hall, I began speaking, subtly moving one hand towards my crotch.
Of course, this was to remove Diana’s hand. I needed to have a serious conversation, and Diana couldn’t be in this state.
“Ughhh… Hmph… Ung…”
But as my hand covered hers, Diana seemed to fall into another misunderstanding.
‘What more am I supposed to do, thennnn…?’
Her entire face seemed to say as much, and Diana, with tears welling in her eyes, slowly began to move her hand up and down.
At the same time, she rubbed her thighs together, and heated snorts began to mix with her breathing.
No! Hey! I wasn’t asking for more!
This is seriously dangerous now! No matter how nonchalant I act, Diana’s reactions are going to give us away!
“It seems we’ll have to go to the Guild and investigate.”
“Agh…”
By saying that, I drew everyone’s attention to myself, and at the same time, I removed Diana’s hand.
Hey, you exhibitionist pervert. Why are you clenching your hand as if you’re disappointed for a moment?
“If it’s the Guild, they would have known Miriel was an Auden long ago, and they might have more information.”
Anyway, it was dangerous for Diana to be the center of attention right now.
To prevent as much attention as possible from falling on Diana, I spoke as if the information she had given me was something I had thought of myself.
“That’s…”
And at my words, the first to react was Elder Sister Rachel.
Well, she is from the Guild.
No. It’s not just that, is it?
While it’s not explicitly mandated, adventurers usually have a habit of designating the receptionist who handled their adventurer registration as their personal contact and only using that receptionist.
No, even if it’s not the receptionist who registered them, it’s common for them to designate just one receptionist as their contact.
It’s probably because it’s more convenient in many ways if they’re familiar with each other.
And Alicia seemed to have definitely designated Elder Sister Rachel as her contact.
This leads to the conclusion that all the executives of the Arachne Clan, who often work together, might have designated Elder Sister Rachel as their assigned receptionist.
And another thing. If my memory serves me correctly, it was Elder Sister Rachel who handled Sara’s adventurer registration.
So, even though she would have known then that Sara was an Auden and a Hero, Elder Sister Rachel acted as if nothing was amiss.
Even for Elder Sister Rachel, who is a perfect receptionist, this was surprising, especially since she’s usually weak at improvisation.
This means Elder Sister Rachel might have already experienced such a case before.
In many ways, it’s highly probable that Elder Sister Rachel already knew Miriel was an Auden.
Even yesterday, when the topic of Miriel being an Auden came up, she was strangely quiet.
“I…”
“It’s alright. I understand. Did you really think that Miriel being an Auden would be related to the Goddess’s mission or the Demon God? Even if not, it’s natural for a receptionist not to carelessly reveal secrets known only to the Guild. There’s no need to blame yourself. Why do you think I said we’d go to the Guild instead of asking you directly, Rachel? I’ll properly negotiate with the Guild Master and get the information, so don’t make that face.”
Smiling at Elder Sister Rachel, who looked utterly apologetic, I said that.
Hmph. Wasn’t I a little cool just now?
Well, it’s going to fall apart immediately, though.
“Even though I said that, I’m not actually going to negotiate with the Guild Master.”
“What?”
“No. I need to be ‘unconscious’ for now so I can keep the Arachne girls occupied.”
“And you were putting on airs like that while planning this?”
Sara said, her expression dumbfounded.
But perhaps Sara was deliberately giving such a playful reaction to match me.
To alleviate Elder Sister Rachel’s guilt.
After all, for Elder Sister Rachel, it would be the greatest comfort for Sara, who was most deeply involved in this matter, to act as if nothing was wrong.
“What’s wrong with putting on a show in front of my women?!”
“Haa, you really are an idiot.”
Sara must have been quite confused by herself overnight after hearing such news for the first time yesterday, yet she’s acting as if nothing happened.
Come to think of it, I was so preoccupied with Diana’s situation earlier that I hadn’t paid attention, but she seemed perfectly fine when we were talking before, too, didn’t she?
Could it be that she’s already sorted out her feelings to some extent overnight?
As expected, our Hero has strong mental fortitude, or perhaps I should just say she’s adorable to death.
“Anyway! So Diana will go to the Guild! Right, Diana?”
“Uh, hmm?! Ahem! Hmm! That’s right! I shall go!”
Thinking Diana might have calmed down a bit by now, I spoke to her, and she answered normally, though her cheeks were still slightly flushed.
“But if Diana-ssi suddenly goes to meet the Guild Master at a time like this, wouldn’t that draw attention in itself?”
“You needn’t worry about that. Don’t underestimate my skills, having lived outside for many years without being caught by anyone.”
No, Diana. Your runaway experience isn’t something to brag about.
“If I transform into Silvia-yang like this, there will be no problem.”
Saying that, Diana transformed herself into Silvia.
Polymorph, so it can do that too. No, perhaps it’s obvious when you think about it.
Does that mean Diana has only transformed into her adult self until now because of her own pride?
Even when she grew up, she was always careful about being slightly smaller than Leia and only ever transformed perfectly into her own size.
Looking at her current form, if she put her mind to it, she could probably even make her grown-up self’s chest a little bigger.
Well, it’s certainly an appearance to be proud of, and there’s nothing strange about it at all.
Anyway, more importantly than that right now…
“Silvia is also a high-ranking noble and a Royal Guard Knight, so she’ll definitely stand out enough.”
Of course, she won’t stand out as much as you, Diana, but still. Why Silvia of all people?
“Ugh… Vanessa. Prepare the clothes I wear when I’m grown up.”
Ah, so that’s what it was.
Hey. Even if our Silvia doesn’t have much of a chest, aren’t you being a bit too harsh, even subtly?
“So, who are you going to transform into in the end? Just so you know, if you transform into Leia, even if you prepare the clothes you wear when you’re grown up, a certain part’s size will be small…”
“I know that without you telling me!”