episode_0028

In my experience, you should be wary of these cross-eyed characters.

There is a high probability that he is the mastermind or an outsider.

That’s the rule.

He was a slender man with a perfect cross-eyed look who needed to be formally addressed and wear a bowler hat, but this man didn’t fit in at all except for the formal address.

Rather, his body is chubby, and he doesn’t even wear a hat, let alone a bowler hat.

Hmm… Is he just a warm old man?

“What brings you here?”

He asked us with a kind expression and voice.

He looks like an old bishop… Oh, is that a priest serving that goddess?

“Uh, we just… happened to come across this while passing by.”

“Are you talking about this kind of underground waterway?”

“Uh… .”

That’s true, though.

But Karin looked at me as if she didn’t find my argument convincing.

But, but really, other than that, I have nothing else to say…!

It’s not like you can say things like “it’s a gamer’s intuition” to NPCs in the game.

“Well, I just felt like there was something there… I was exploring the waterway… .”

“Hmm… Well, the reason doesn’t matter. Anyway, nice to meet you.”

He looked at us, stroking his chin.

I covered my body absentmindedly, but there was no particularly dirty desire in his gaze.

It was a gaze that truly and purely examined who we were.

I was a little taken aback because such a person was extremely rare in the game.

Is he really a good character?

But there’s no way there’s a good guy in a field full of uterine-invading slimes.

This makes me more suspicious.

I looked at him with suspicious eyes.

“Oh, you’re holding a monster.”

As his gaze fell on our lower abdomen, he stroked his chin again as if embarrassed.

“Wow… !”

I quickly covered it with both hands, but thinking about it, there was no way my uterus could be seen with normal eyes.

How did this person know?

“You came in with such a swollen belly. Surely a pregnant woman wouldn’t go to a place like this?”

“Ah… .”

When I heard it, it was like that.

He didn’t have any clairvoyant powers or anything, he just figured it out through insight.

Well, if he’s someone who comes and goes here, he’d know about that slime.

“… Hey, do you know what this is?”

I asked him with some anticipation.

Since he’s a priest, he might know things like the Haeju spell!

“A monster called Love Slime. It has a habit of entering women’s uteruses.”

What kind of idiot is that…?

I almost swore at the ridiculous settings and naming sense, but I held back because it was a game.

“Actually, it’s not a harmful monster, but if you parasitize someone else’s body like that, it’ll be uncomfortable in many ways. I can remove it for you. Should I help you?”

“Boo, please…! No, please take it off!”

Karin shouted urgently, but I was slightly worried.

Are you someone I can trust?

The situation is so suspicious.

“What about you?”

“… Okay, let me think about it for a moment.”

I’m sorry, but I decided to see Karin’s results and then make a decision.

Don’t think of me as trash, Karin.

Because you chose first…!

He placed his hand on the spot where Karin’s uterus was.

“Ugh… !”

“It might hurt a little, but bear with it.”

He placed his hand on Karin’s lower abdomen, touched it for a moment, then clenched his fist.

Huh? No?

“What, what are you doing… Ugh!”

Quickly, his fist struck Karin’s stomach.

Then, there was a loud crash and the sound of something breaking was heard.

“Hiyaak! Ah, ahh… .”

Then, a pink liquid spurted out from between her legs.

“Ah, that… , thank you… ”

Karin lowered her head, her face turning bright red.

I got stabbed in the stomach by a man I didn’t know, but thanks to that, I was able to get the slime out of my uterus safely.

It doesn’t seem to hurt that much.

Is it a setting where it wasn’t destroyed by pure physical force, but rather mixed with divine power or something?

Surely the way to clear monsters is through buns?

I closed my eyes tightly, feeling contempt for the production team’s tastes.

“Me, me too… Please… .”

It doesn’t hurt, it doesn’t hurt… .

He’s a good person.

There’s probably no other purpose, it’s just for treatment so there’s nothing I can do…!

“Then excuse me.”

His hand touched my stomach.

Ah, it’s warm… .

Plop!

I feel like the slime is being destroyed inside.

“Huhgeugh… !”

I felt dizzy for a moment, and then the liquid of the dead slime started to drip down my vagina.

“Thank you… .”

“What is this much.”

He smiled kindly and took his hand back.

Now that I look at him, he’s quite muscular.

Well, if I was sincere, I might have died… .

With the biggest problem solved, we gently patted his belly and asked him various questions.

“Hey, what the heck is this place?”

“This is the temple of the Goddess of Love. I am a priestess of the Goddess of Love, South.”

God of love… .

He’s not a very good god in the game.

“God of Love? Was there such a religion? … Oh, ta, I’m not ignoring you, I’m just… !”

“Hehe, it’s okay. It’s not a famous religion.”

South laughed it off despite Karin’s rude response.

He is a person of character!

He was one of the few good old men in the village.

Up until now, I only remember seeing old men who can’t stand but are incredibly good at sexually harassing, or old men who can stand but are also good at sexually harassing. I was a little surprised because these cases are rare.

Although he was a little young to be called old, he was a little old to be called middle-aged, so he looked closer to old.

“That… If it’s not rude, why are you here… .”

If it weren’t for the strange religion, I think it would be okay to practice it openly.

Why is it hidden so deep inside?

“In fact, we are not a religion welcomed by the people of the world. It is truly regrettable… .”

“What kind of doctrine do you have… .”

And his next words were enough to leave us both dumbfounded.

“Love that transcends race.”

“… Yes?”

what?

“Humans love humans by default. Elves love elves. Of course, there are exceptions, but most creatures usually love those who resemble them. But… that’s wrong.”

No, wait. This is just… .

“We want to realize a higher level of love. Why should humans only share love with other humans? That is prejudice. We share love with more diverse beings. For example, goblins and orcs… .”

“Wow.”

Shit, sexual desire!

This crazy old man wasn’t a good person, he was just a monster!

I can understand if it’s a Monmusu that still has some pretty corners left.

Alawne? Tentacle Girl? She’s pretty. But what? Goblin, orc?

“Ah, Asia! Excuse me!”

“… It’s okay. It’s a familiar reaction.”

He seemed slightly offended, but didn’t show it openly.

But I felt very bad.

To think that I’m in the same space as this guy…!

I don’t want to be in the same room as that old man who fucks female orcs!

“We’re busy, so let’s stop here… .”

“Wait a minute.”

South called out to me as I was about to leave in a hurry.

“We fully understand that you don’t understand us. To the world, we must be paraphilic.”

“Ah, that… .”

I feel a little sorry saying this.

“But, I think you have that quality too.”

“… … Yes?”

What the hell is this?

“… Asia?”

Karin is looking at me with a slightly strange expression.

“Oh, no! I, I wouldn’t have that kind of taste… !”

There’s no way I’d get excited by seeing an orc!

What a horrible sound!

“No, I am sure. You have the qualities to be a saint of this sect… no, you have the qualities to be a saint of this sect!”

“… I don’t like it… .”

I don’t want to be a saint among these groups of paraphilic people!

“Think about it carefully. You could even receive the goddess’s protection. As you know, protection is the most powerful power of all.”

“… Guardian?”

When I said Gahora, I remembered the phrase written on my status screen.

There was definitely protection there too.

“Our goddess bestows blessings on her worthy followers. Specifically, she has the effect of making it easier for them to gain the favor of the opposite sex, regardless of race.”

“… No, who would do something like that… .”

South cut me off and added, as if he had known this would happen.

“That is, it is easier to run away or attack first.”

“… Ah.”

Increased chances of escape and preemptive strike…?

For a moment, my pupils shook.

If it were a game, I probably wouldn’t have chosen it.

Monsters? We can catch them all anyway, so why bother running away?

If you die, just load and start over.

But I couldn’t do that.

Because I can’t be sure of the pain that monsters will inflict on me, nor the possibility of a save road.

Every moment of battle is a crossroads of life and death.

“Okay, I think it’s okay, Asia.”

Karin whispered.

You have nothing to receive…!

It’s a disgusting symbol, but as Karin said, it’s also a necessary protection for us now.

Just like the slimes we saw earlier, if only we could have escaped, we wouldn’t have suffered the same humiliation as before.

“… Are there any other side effects besides that?”

“If you are too charming, you might attract too much attention… but it looks like you are not at that stage yet.”

Is it a charm stat?

From what he said, it seemed like the monsters would sexually harass him more if he exceeded a certain threshold.

The pros and cons are so clear….

“Ahem, and I know it’s a bit weird to say this as a believer, but… You are free to choose your religion. You can always cancel it later.”

This part seems a bit like a game-friendly explanation.

So you’re saying that I can change the guardians at will as needed?

Wait, then I can just accept it for now and cancel it later.

I don’t know what that threshold is, but if you feel like it’s been exceeded, just cancel it.

Anyway, running away is only useful in the beginning and isn’t very useful later on in the game.

“Um… .”

And if I think about it, if we get this, we’ll often get the first strike anyway, so if we run away before the attack comes, wouldn’t we avoid being sexually harassed?

I felt my heart slowly tilting.

“Now, you can also get the exclusive weapon of the Church of Love… .”

“Ha, I’ll do it!”

I eventually decided to accept the offer.

Of course, the equipment provided also had a big influence on my choice.

“Then kneel before the goddess here… .”

I knelt before the statue of the goddess and prayed as he told me.

Please let me escape safely…!

Wait, there’s something fishy about that name.

I secretly turned on the status window and checked.

…what?

Love of all races?

Even the attractiveness went up by 100.

No, the erosion has been reduced even more!

Even 10? What the heck….

“… Eek.”

This was the only thought that came to my mind after reading the description of Gaho.

I was fooled!

“Hehehe, welcome, Saintess.”

He said so and bowed his head to me.

“Seo, a saint… .”

“Our church of love has always been waiting for someone like you.”

“Ha, don’t do that… .”

Oh, no… I didn’t think so… .

“Congratulations, Asia.”

Karin, who didn’t understand the situation, also clapped for me.

Ah, no, Karin! This is, this is… .

“What a scam…!”