Chapter 26 – Between Heresy and Forbidden (7)
7. Between Heresy and Forbidden (7)
Shay has recovered.
With this fact alone, it seemed that the fog that had hung over our corps of warriors had lifted.
She clung to Kaya, smiling broadly as usual, as if she had never been so ill as if she was about to die. Although her strength was lacking because of her physical condition.
The problem was that Shay occupied the bed, so there was no place for me and Kaya, who were already tired, to rest comfortably.
‘If I had enough money, I would have moved to a larger room, but the money I already paid is a waste…’
I couldn’t help it. It was okay if the two of them slept in the bed together, even though she would be embarrassed if it was just Kaya and herself, but there was a patient who needed her to settle down. Giving up on the soft bed, I rummaged through my pack of necessities, pulled out a mini-tent, and started setting it up. It was brief, but it reminded me of the moment when I went through a lot of trouble at the training center because I had to set up a type A tent in the mud. Fuck.
That’s because this tent was also a tent that could only have minimal functions for sleeping. There’s no way a level 1 warrior who gave up upgrading an inn room for money could buy a good, expensive tent.
Anyway, since I was doing it, Kaya seemed to understand my intentions right away, so she didn’t say much, but Shay, who was lying on her bed, tilted her head and asked me.
“What are you doing?”
“Shay, now that you’re feeling better, shouldn’t Kaya and I go to sleep?”
“Swimming.”
What is that stupid reaction.
I finished the installation with a smile. It was slightly larger than the Type A tent in my memory, but it was much easier to set up. I put her clothes and two makeshift pillows from her backpack in it, and I gestured to Kaya, and she hesitated for a moment before coming over to me.
“Sorry.”
“There is no reason to be sorry. Then.”
“Wait! Are you really sleeping there?”
“You should sleep. I want to lie down right now.”
“No!”
“I don’t know what it is, but calm down for now.”
“Now because of me, the captain and my sister…”
Instead of answering, he shrugged. It wasn’t homeless, and it wasn’t a fuss.
“It’s more helpful for you to recover quickly and get up, so don’t think strangely and get some rest. Because we are fine.”
“You’re right.”
“Still…”
“Sleep. Good night.”
“Ah! Captain! Sister!”
After confirming that Kaya, who had already entered, was lying in her place, I pushed myself into the narrow entrance.
‘As expected, it’s narrow.’
Because of the small space, me and Kaya are almost stuck together. Kaya’s breathing was quiet, but somehow she didn’t seem to be asleep. I felt as though she was conscious of me, just as I was looking at Kaya.
She covered the entrance with a cloth and whispered in a small, barely audible voice, knowing that she would not be soundproofed at all.
“Kaya.”
“… Yes. Leader.”
Also, the response came right away.
“Isn’t the floor hard?”
“I just have to endure it. There were quite a few times I slept on the dirt floor during my training period.”
“I am too rigid. I think I’ll give up on my back.”
There was no answer, but it was clear that Kaya was at a loss. It seems that she didn’t know that a man who came back after harming death could not believe that she would complain like this.
I giggled involuntarily at the change in expression and reached out my arm to gently stroke Kaya’s hair. She clutched her neck. Her body was stiff and rigid.
“Very well, chief. Shay is here… !”
“So?”
“That’s right. Ah, no matter how close the captain and I are to each other.”
“What is that relationship?”
Oh it’s fun stress relieves
The gap that comes from the fact that she is a cold, hard, cold-hearted beauty on the outside, but she actually has a naive and tender side.
When her self-esteem penetrated her basement and the person who was buried to her inner core recognized her interest and affection, she pretended not to, but liked it.
Kaya had a taste for teasing, but she made me want to take care of her.
I couldn’t see her well because it was dark, but her face was red like a tomato again.
“That, that, that. The captain and I, dare. Haha.”
“Me and you. So?”
“Ha, ha, becoming one, that, in between… I mean!”
“Shey-you said that there was a shey. You have to be quiet.”
“Ha!”
She lowered her hand that had been stroking her hair and lightly covered her mouth with her palm. I could feel her lips biting tight. Judging by the tightening of her body, she was as stiff as she had been the first time.
Oops. You must be very tired.
I stroked her hair again and casually put her arm behind her neck and gave her an arm pillow. And she hugged her lightly.
– Whoops!
Kaya took a hard breath, and then I saw her resignation or resolve, but she closed her eyes and slowly brought her face closer to mine.
‘Haha. It’s good to know that I’m not the only one who wants it.’
She felt good, but she couldn’t do anything like open play.
– Possible!
‘What the fuck is it possible? I’m delicate too! I’ve only done it once, so what’s the possibility?’
On that day with Kayawa, the shady self awakened and impulsed me for a moment, but quickly calmed down. Even assuming Shay wasn’t there, it would have been impossible because it was so damn hard…
“… Leader.”
“No.”
As she held me, her legs crossed naturally, and my dick touched her.
Pretending not to be embarrassed, I stroked the back of her hair and lightly kissed her on the forehead.
“The floor is hard and cold, so cover your body with something soft and warm. Aren’t they good for each other?”
“…”
Kaya, who looked up at me blankly for a moment, responded by digging into my arms a little more. I’m pretty shy.
Her soft body, warm body temperature, subtle scent, and periodically feeling her heartbeat made me fall deeper than ever before.
**
The next morning.
As soon as I opened my eyes, the night passed without incident, except for the fact that I was horrified when I met Kaya, who was staring down at me. Although not completely, my fatigue was relieved and my stamina was restored to some extent. It was the same with Shay.
Me and Kaya pondered and decided to bring up the story of her altar.
When I took out the second altar I had placed under the bed, Shay’s smiley expression hardened. As always, she was a woman whose expression changed rapidly.
“That…”
“It seems to be the altar guarded by the cult we fought for.”
“The altar.”
“Uh. And this is the second.”
I brought up the story of the first indungeon. Even meeting and fighting a strong monster like that time, and destroying an altar that looked similar to it.
“I don’t know how much you heard from the Church of Justitia and came to cooperate with us. But you can see what you’re going to do next. You, who were only temporary companions, will return to the Church of Justitia to report what you have seen and experienced, and the Church of Justitia and the Church of Raella will begin digging deeper into the places we went.”
Shay didn’t respond. Is she neither positive nor negative? She continued.
“Honestly, I have no interest in cults and cults. I only did this request because I liked the reward, and the fact that I got to fight together with Shayner temporarily just happened to be that way. So, I decided to hide some of it.”
Because I can’t believe it.
Apart from Kaya, who definitely joined my corps of warriors, she couldn’t share all of our circumstances and circumstances with Shay, an ‘outsider’ who would return to the church at any time after her internship was over. Apart from the fact that I was eagerly targeting her.
But I decided to take a bold step forward. It wasn’t dogmatism. It was the result of a quiet discussion with Kaya early in the morning. She also felt her gratitude and reassurance to Shay. She didn’t actively express it, but she was the one who indirectly said that she would like Shay as long as she was a companion.
I wanted it too, and Kaya wanted it too.
It was time to be honest.
“You protected us. And I almost died Because you stood firm in front of us, we were able to finally kill the monster and got out safely. But after waking up, you didn’t show any boasting, resentment, or complaints to us. As if it was natural, as if it was something he had to do. He just smiled as usual without saying anything.”
My mouth must have been itchy.
My whole body hurts, I have a lot of questions, and I must have been frustrated.
Nonetheless, she followed my advice to stay calm. Now that the request is over, even though I’m no longer the ‘Captain’.
“I want you like that. Kaya wants you like that too. Our corps of warriors, HAT, warriors against fear, wants you like that. So, in order for you to know a little bit about who we are, I’m going to tell you what we decided to hide.”
“You don’t have to worry. This is our own confession of gratitude.”
Kaya, who had been listening all along, helped out. Maybe that’s why, Shay opened her mouth with a thin smile.
“Sister. Where is a confession that is not burdensome from the listener’s point of view? It’s not even a stranger, it’s a confession of colleagues who passed the gobi of death together. With such a serious atmosphere, how can you not be burdened?”
“That, that.”
It was so true that Kaya was easily sunk. However, Shay smiled and hugged Kaya’s face as she pursed her lips. I didn’t know when she was wearing her heavy armor, but she’s more formidable than Shay… Big hum.
“I’ll still listen. It’s embarrassing, but I’ll listen. The captain and my sister are also benefactors to me, just because they didn’t abandon me there when I was in danger of dying and finally returned to Salem. My benefactor has something to confess, you have to listen!”
“Shay…”
“If you’re sorry for burdening me, then take off the name Nim-san. Where is the older sister who treats her younger sibling with respect?”
“That.”
“Come on.”
“… This.”
“Can’t you hear me?”
“… Shay.”
“Yes, sister Kaya. Whoop whoop.”
I was dumbfounded. It’s definitely nice to see, but it’s like Shay training Kaya…
“So, boss? What are you hiding from me?”
When he met Shay’s golden eyes, who were still hugging Kaya’s head, that was all the better. Wouldn’t it be nice if the two became friends?
I revealed everything about her client’s uncle that I had been trying to hide from her.
‘Depending on how Shay turns out, she may have to completely give up the reward she received from the owner of the request. But.’
[Relationship diagram]
Kaya: 4
Shay: 1
The fact that the relationship has risen means that we have become closer in a positive way. I don’t know exactly when or what caused my relationship to escalate, but what I do know for sure is that this act of telling Shay what I’m hiding now will at least not do any harm.
Loss?
Something of a reward that can be received from a blacksmith belonging to a guild who has skills but seems to have something to worry about.
Benefit?
Increased possibility of recruiting warriors with ‘genius’ trait holders who have the potential to grow into a reliable tanker.
Hang those two on a scale?
It was an incomparable comparison to the extent that the gain side was far too heavy, and the balance axis was shattered.
“Captain.”
“Uh.”
Shay heard me and she thought about her for a while, then she popped her head up and she came over to me.
Then, in front of me, she openly took out something buried in her chest, and with a chuckle she held it out to me.
“This… ?”
I wanted something, but it was a silver ornament in the shape of a scale hanging from the sun.
‘Maybe it’s because I was in Shay’s heart until just now, it’s strangely warm and lukewarm…’
At the moment when I had a strange thought, Kaya, who was next to her, looked at the jewelry on the palm of my hand and made a stupid expression.
“Kaya? What’s the matter?”
“Captain.”
“Uh?”
Shay tightened my fingers. Then the ornament was hidden in my hand.
“Where can I go and lose it?”
“Suddenly, what is that?”
After Shay took one look at her heavy armor and her own claymore propped up against the wall, she murmured as she left the door.
“I’m leaving it for a while.”
