episode_0005

“Isn’t this the time to be so emotional… …?!”

Lethe had a distinctly different expression than before. She seemed a little more impatient.

I guess you never thought I would react like this.

But I also have feelings. That is, I have a desire to ruthlessly reject the earnest request of someone I don’t like.

Strictly speaking, I don’t hate Lethe Heresia to the extreme, but… … .

-But that’s too bad, Evan Lane. I will never, ever, ever sleep with a scoundrel like you, no matter what!

If you were going to say something like that to someone who wasn’t thinking anything of it, shouldn’t you just keep your mouth shut and endure this much?

If others heard me, they would probably misunderstand that I was desperate to sleep with him.

“Emotional? I don’t know what you mean.”

I shrugged my shoulders naturally and met Lete’s bewildered gaze.

“I just want to have my first experience with someone I really connect with.”

That’s a lie. I’m not a man with such a strict sense of chastity. If there was an opportunity, and if there was mutual consent, there would be no reason for me to refuse to sleep with such a beautiful girl.

However, since he had no intention of showing it, he continued speaking as if he was disappointed.

“You and I aren’t that close, are we? ”

This was true and sincere. Lethe Heresia was definitely in the top 1% of annoying women in Evan Lane’s twenty-year life.

The reason for this is that they had many similarities and their personalities were somewhat similar, which led to mutual hatred from their first meeting.

So I don’t think Lete is making this suggestion because she likes me.

‘whatever?’

After all, it was she who had to tell me what was wrong out of necessity.

Am I the one who is being squeamish right now? No. That is not true. It is Lethe who should be in a desperate position because she was eliminated as a candidate for the sainthood.

I nodded with an arrogant expression.

“If you want to mix bodies with me so badly, why don’t you beg me a little more? Who knows? If you hold on to my trouser leg and cling to me, I might soften up and let you hang out with me tonight.”

“What, what?”

And in an instant, Lethe’s face turned bright red. It was an expression of shame, no, more than that, humiliation and shame.

She glared at me with her eyes wide open, clutching the hem of her skirt tightly.

“Right now… …. Are you asking me to bow down to you and beg you? Just for a little bit of body rubbing?”

“That’s all.”

If you think about it, I also have to sacrifice my first experience, but you’re talking too much.

I looked at Lete, pretending to look upset. Her expression suddenly crumpled.

“My virginity is much, much more valuable than your first one… …?! What on earth are you believing in to be so stubborn?!”

“Um… ….”

Of course, I couldn’t find anything to refute that statement.

Certainly, a woman’s first time is considered more precious than a man’s first time.

But saying it out loud is another matter, because it seemed like he was quite upset about my actions.

Lete raised her voice with a more agitated look in her eyes than usual.

“That’s enough, that’s enough! If you act like that, I won’t cling to you either?! What the heck, what the heck… … !”

And as she spoke, Lete became even more angry and tried to kick my shin. Of course, there was no reason not to react. I moved my body away slightly and avoided her kick.

Lethe, who had suddenly made a mistake, staggered violently.

“… … Ugh!”

She blushed brightly, perhaps because she was embarrassed, and looked at me with fierce eyes for no reason.

“Ha, anyway, it’s so easy… … !”

I didn’t say, “Didn’t you miss it?”

I’m not that bad of a person.

Anyway, either way, perhaps deciding that it was no longer worth talking to me, Lete quickly turned around and kicked the ground hard.

And then leave without saying a word, muttering like a third-rate villain.

“… … Just wait and see. Do you think I can’t find another man to have sex with? When that time comes, no matter how much you beg, I won’t accept it.”

He said. Lethe disappeared like that, and I stared at her back and thought to myself.

‘I won’t be able to find it?’

*****

“… … This can’t be happening.”

Four days passed since then, and Evan’s prediction was right on target.

Lethe, who had been searching for a male priest with divine powers that matched her level.

There was no result. In order to resonate with the divine nature, they must be equal, or at least of similar level, to even attempt it… … .

In this vast solar church, there was not a single priest in his teens or twenties who had their divine powers unilaterally taken away, and a win-win situation was established. Really, not a single one.

If we just look at rank, we might find it among the highest-level paladins or cardinals─.

The problem is that they are all over middle age.

Age differences exceeding ten years drastically reduce the effectiveness of trait resonance, so they could not be considered.

To begin with, Lete had no intention of doing something like that with a middle-aged man… … !

“Sigh.”

However, if we continue like this, it is a given that we will receive a failing grade on the evaluation test.

Regardless of the total amount of divine power you possess, your ability to control it can only be improved through sexual intercourse.

“You can do well enough without that ability… … .”

At this point, Lete was starting to feel a little empty. Even the saint candidates with excellent control skills were no match for her.

At the same time, I resent the heavens.

The goddess gave him a talent that would go down in history, but why did she make the path for him to use that talent a path full of thorns?

She felt as if her mind was being blown. Lete sat down on the bench and looked up at the blue sky with a worldless expression.

… … I know that in fact it is all just a lie. The goddess has given me a rope.

That was a long time ago. Evan Lane. Lethe squeezed her eyes shut as she recalled the face of that mean man.

Memories from four years ago that I didn’t want to remember were playing in my head for no reason.

-Nice to meet you, Young Lady Heresia. I’m Evan Lane.

-Why are you calling me so formally? Just speak comfortably. We’re the same age.

“… … Ugh!”

Lete clenched her fists and shook her body. The day when all the bad luck began.

At that time, at least at that time, I shouldn’t have allowed the informal speech… … !

If only I could go back in time and shout, “That’s not it!” Even if I wanted to, it was a thing of the past that I couldn’t go back to.

Wouldn’t things be a lot better today if they had at least maintained respect?

Lethe thought about it for a moment, then chuckled and denied the thought. Evan Lane, who uses polite language and sarcasm towards me?

If that future had come true, one of them would have bled long ago… … .

“… … .”

Anyway, no matter how much you try to ignore or avoid it, there is an undeniable truth.

Evan Lane is the only option that can help us overcome Lethe’s only weakness.

‘On the other hand, I may be the only answer for that man… … .’

As his abominable words said, it was he who was desperately needed now. Lethe curled up into a ball, realizing that sad fact.

It was all because of the women who attacked me during the third quarter exam last year.

Even if you were jealous of yourself for being the first-ranked leader, why would you drag yourself down knowing that you would all be warned?

Even now, I remember that water ghost operation vividly. Lete rubbed her arm with a creepy feeling for no reason.

First of all, there is a way to clear the warning history, but it is not impossible.

Such an opportunity comes once or twice a year. It is a surprise event from the Sun Church.

What this means is that, unless some miracle happens, if you fail this exam, you will also be disqualified from being a candidate for sainthood.

“Ah, ahhhh.”

Finally, Lete buried her head between her knees and grabbed her hair. No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t think of any other way.

Negative thoughts are creeping into my mind. After all, there was no other way.

She had to go to Evan now. If she really wasn’t going to give up her position as a saint, she had to cling to Evan at least once.

It’s terrifying just to imagine. It makes the hairs on my body stand on end with disgust.

But, there really was no other way… … .

“… … .”

Lethe remained frozen for a while, her head down. Like a statue, she sat motionless on the bench for quite some time.

And when the sunlight that slowly illuminates the ground begins to dim and a cold wind begins to blow slowly.

Swish-

Lete’s eyes, which looked somewhat cynical as she raised her head and roughly swept back her bangs,

*****

bang!!!

“What the fuck.”

Any sleep I had planned was soon interrupted by a loud, resounding noise.

I was so surprised that I threw off the blanket and raised my upper body.

And at that moment, a voice that should not be heard here was heard.

“Hey, Evan.”

“… … .”

It was a tone that was not responding properly. I turned my head away with a creaking sound.

A dangling doorknob, a spectacularly broken lock.

Lethe Heresia, the girl who probably destroyed them with just her brute force, including divine power, spoke with her eyes shining brightly in the darkness.

“떡치자, 개새끼야.”

Hiccup.

For some reason, her face was extremely red. In her right hand, she was holding a half-empty bottle of wine.