Chapter 114: Hidden Desires

“Kyaaaa! Hero! Please sign this!”

“What? Did someone say Hero? Where? Where?”

I was about to head to the place where my friends were, but as soon as I left the staff room, a wall of people blocked my path.

I tried to push my way through somehow, but instead of seeing a gap, it seemed like if I went out like this, I would be stuck between the people, unable to go back or forth.

“Huh? I said you shouldn’t make me wait too long, but I didn’t mean to come right away?”

Mariel said, looking at me, who had taken a step out and then returned.

Instead of bothering to explain to Mariel, I grabbed her hand and subtly led Mariel out of the staff room.

“Kyaaaa! Saint! Please just hold my hand once!”

“What? Did someone say Saint? Where? Where?”

When I pulled Mariel, who was hesitating with our clasped hands, Mariel slipped back into the staff room again.

“…You know why I came back, right?”

“…Will we be able to get out of here?”

Honestly, I didn’t expect this many people to gather, and I didn’t know that they would welcome me and Mariel this much.

It’s absurd enough to make me laugh that I’m stranded among the crowd, like a castaway trapped on a desert island. If I didn’t have any plans, I would just chat with Mariel and spend some time here, but my friends were already waiting outside.

I guess my friends are waiting for me at the place we promised before coming to the opening ceremony, wondering when I’m going to come.

“Excuse me.”

While I was anxiously watching the time go by without being able to do anything, a familiar voice was heard.

Originally, it was strictly controlled, and outsiders couldn’t enter the staff room.

But whether she used her status as a former Hero candidate or the fact that she was my friend, Celian somehow managed to get into the tent.

“Ah! Celie!”

I reacted to the unexpected voice and called Celian, and she also reacted to my voice and turned her gaze towards me.

“I thought I’d check, but it was just as I expected.”

Celian, walking over with steady steps, gave Mariel, who was sitting next to me, a somewhat sulky look and held out an envelope to me.

I looked inside the envelope I received with a questioning expression.

Inside the envelope was one of the clothes that Celian usually wears.

“It’ll be difficult to cover your hair, but…. Just changing your clothes will be enough to fool them to some extent. At least it’ll be enough to get you out of this crowd.”

“Celie…!”

What a savior! It’s like a lifeline that has come down to me, who has fallen into the water.

“…Here.”

In addition to the envelope she gave me, Celian handed another envelope she was holding in her other hand to Mariel.

“I brought clothes for the Saint to wear as well. It’s hard to imagine the Saint wearing casual clothes, so this should be enough.”

Mariel accepted the envelope Celian handed her with a reluctant face, and then spoke in a small voice.

“…Thank you.”

“It’s just that it was hard to ignore the situation when I knew about it. You can do whatever you want with the clothes you were wearing, so don’t worry about it.”

If someone who didn’t know the situation saw it, it might look like she was showing off her wealth and being a little annoying, but as someone who knows all the situation and knows Celian, I just think Celian’s appearance of being embarrassed and pretending not to be is cute.

“The clothes…. I guess you can change over there.”

When I looked at the place Celian pointed to, I saw a changing room that had been temporarily set up for the staff to use.

I was about to get up from my seat and head to the changing room to change quickly, since Anne and Yuri were waiting.

“Huh?”

But for some reason, Celian was holding my hand and wouldn’t let me go.

“Why don’t you change first, Saint? There’s no need for both of you to change in a small space.”

“It looks like there’s enough room for two people to go in, but…. Well, I should show this much manners since I’m receiving help, right?”

Even though it’s covered by my underwear, I’m still reluctant to change clothes in front of other people since I have a master-servant imprinting.

That’s why I’m relieved that Mariel said she would change first, but I also felt a little bit disappointed.

It’s really just a little bit.

Probably?

“By the way, if you went back to the room anyway, you could have brought my clothes.”

“W-well, touching other people’s clothes without saying anything is not polite. That’s why I brought my own clothes. It’s definitely not because I had other thoughts in mind!”

“Hey, we’re Celie and I, why are you worrying about such things.”

Of course, if you think about underwear, even Celian…. No, it’s even more embarrassing because it’s Celian, but I think it’s okay to touch clothes as much as you want.

Some of the clothes I have are clothes that Celian gave me.

“Huh? But this…. Isn’t this underwear? I don’t think you need to change your underwear since it’s just to avoid attention….”

When I slightly lifted the clothes in the envelope, I saw thin, white underwear hidden underneath.

It wasn’t even my underwear.

So who is the owner of this underwear set? Needless to say, it’s Celian, who’s in front of me.

I also wear women’s underwear, but I’m so embarrassed to see another girl’s underwear.

I didn’t need to look in the mirror to know that my face was completely red.

“W-well…. It looks like I accidentally brought underwear with me. Since I brought it with me anyway, why don’t you change your underwear too? You must have been sweating a lot during the opening ceremony, so wouldn’t it be uncomfortable if you were walking around with Anne all day?”

“N-no…. I’m not sure about underwear….”

“I don’t mind at all! You clearly said that you don’t mind either, right?”

“Th-that’s….”

“You said it, right?”

“I did say it….”

“Then it’s settled. Don’t worry about it and go change your underwear too. Got it?”

“Y-yes….”

I couldn’t escape from Celian’s pressure, who immediately cornered me if I tried to make any excuses.

Even though I omitted the part about the underwear, I actually said with my own mouth that I didn’t mind.

“Tada! How is it, Hero? Does it suit me?”

Mariel, who had changed her clothes while I was not being able to do anything, turned around once towards me and said.

Even though it’s the same clothes, it had a different charm when Celian wore it.

“Anything would suit you since you’re a good clothes hanger.”

They say the completion of fashion is the face, right?

Mariel, whose face and body were both cheaty, was the perfect person for that saying.

“Hehe…. You’re making me shy by saying that, Hero.”

Moreover, her appearance of twisting her body slightly and being embarrassed was even more alluring than cute.

“Hurry up and change your clothes. Yuri and Anne must be waiting.”

Maybe I was watching her too intently, Celian, who was tired of waiting for me, urged me by pushing me towards the changing room.

“Ah, sorry. I’ll be right back after changing.”

“You didn’t forget what I said earlier, did you? I’m going to check?”

“…Yes.”

I wondered if I had forgotten, but Celian still remembered. Well, it hasn’t even been a few minutes, there’s no way I would have forgotten.

I took the envelope and entered the changing room.

I took off my armor and clothes one by one, and I was in my underwear.

I slowly reached into the envelope and took out the clothes and underwear inside.

It was a little better when I looked at it briefly, but I felt like I had become a pervert just holding it in my hand like this.

It’s a bit disgusting to talk about, but let me tell you about my assassin days for a moment, there weren’t no cases of exchanging underwear between people of the same s*x.

Due to the poor finances, the number of panties distributed per person was limited, and so if you weren’t paying attention, everyone would steal other people’s panties.

Of course, I couldn’t understand why they were stealing panties at first, but when I only had one pair of panties left, I naturally started stealing other guys’ panties to wear.

I hope you don’t look at me with strange eyes. It was just a struggle for survival.

Like this, there are many cases where you might wear another person’s underwear.

Celian probably thought I was the same woman and gave me her underwear without hesitation.

Maybe because we’re women, borrowing and lending underwear happens more often than with men.

So it’s not at all strange that I’m wearing Celian’s underwear.

I justified what I was doing and unhooked my bra that I was wearing now.

I put the taken off bra in the envelope and tried on Celian’s bra.

…It’s a little big.

So Celian’s size is about this much…. Hmm….

Hot!

Good thoughts, good thoughts.

I just made a mistake for a moment. I have no intention of using Celian’s kindness to fulfill my desires.

I calmed my momentarily excited emotions and this time put my hand over my pelvis.

I slowly lowered my hand and put the undone panties in the envelope like before.

There was no one watching, but I quickly changed into the panties that Celian had brought because I was unstable since I had a master-servant imprinting.

Fortunately, unlike the bra, the panties fit perfectly.

Hoo….

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When I finished changing my clothes and came out, I could feel Celian’s gaze immediately directed towards me.

The thought that the underwear I was wearing now belonged to the girl in front of me made me feel embarrassed again.

I was trying to hide my embarrassment when Mariel, who was standing next to Celian, spoke to me.

“Then, Hero. I’ll go first. Don’t forget our promise for the fifth day!”

Mariel waved goodbye and left the staff room without even hearing my answer.

Since she didn’t come back, it seems like she escaped safely.

“…What promise?”

“I was going to tell you later when Anne and Yuri were all together, but actually, I have a promise with the Saint on the fifth day. Um…. Is that okay?”

“Haa….”

Celian let out a sigh at my words.

Even though we didn’t say it separately, there was an implicit agreement that we would all hang out together, so I must have disappointed her since I suddenly made another appointment like this.

While I was worrying about how to relieve Celian’s sullen mood, she spoke first.

“Well…. I thought you might do that since you’re El. I’ll persuade Anne and Yuri, so don’t worry about it. More than that….”

Celian took the envelope I was holding, which contained the underwear and clothes I had been wearing.

Then, she subtly opened the envelope and checked the contents inside.

“I have to go back to my room anyway in a little while, so I’ll hold on to this. I’ll put it safely in my room, so don’t worry about it.”

Fortunately, Celian’s sullen mood had quickly improved, and she spoke in a somehow strangely excited voice.

“Why would I even worry about something like that. Okay, okay. Let’s go back quickly. We made them wait too long.”

I quickly grabbed Celian’s hand before her mood could sink again and left the staff room.

Looking at Celian’s appearance of smiling slightly, it seems like she didn’t realize my intentions.

Whew. My ability to avoid danger as a former assassin is helpful at times like this.