episode_0071

Even if it were a ritual, what would a denomination of this size do?

We are not some sort of group of warlocks, nor are we the ones who sacrifice goat heads or wear black hoods and recite prayers.

At best, I think it would be the kind where they draw on the Bible and sprinkle holy water on it.

“Well, there’s no need to rush like that… No. I see. Maybe it would be a good idea to do that. Because the night doesn’t last long.”

Thistle approaches the bed illuminated by moonlight.

And it was only late that I was able to see it thanks to the moonlight.

Unlike the nun’s uniform we are used to seeing, she is wearing a white negligee and her slightly wavy platinum-colored hair is loose.

The hair is slightly wet, as if it has just been washed, so it looks more shiny.

I was always more used to seeing him after a hard time, but seeing him in a different state than usual made my heart pound a little.

I look at that scene quietly and come to my senses.

Before I knew it, the drunkenness had disappeared.

‘No, wait a minute, this is not the time to be sentimental. Why did you come dressed like this? Didn’t they say they were doing a ritual to remove the imprint?’

It was different from the preparation I had imagined.

I thought he was going to bring some water, a glass or something, but Thistle had come right after immersing himself in the bathtub.

“Okay, then let’s begin.”

While I was thinking for a moment, Thistle climbed onto the bed and took a position as if to attack me from above while I was lying down.

“Well, didn’t you say it was a ritual?”

‘I’m so embarrassed.’

“Yes. It’s a ritual. It is a ritual of purification.”

“If you could explain the reason, such as stream of consciousness…”

I didn’t know what the current situation was, so I urgently asked a question. Fortunately, Thistle stopped moving on his own and answered.

“This is a ritual called ‘Reminiscence’, which involves sleeping with a pure virgin for one night to dull the connection with the devil. Doing this every night for a week will help prevent the devil from trying to take control of your mind directly.”

‘This is crazy, did Deshade make Thistle do this? Does Thistle accept that? Even for a week? Is that why you said it would be better to do it quickly?’

It doesn’t matter whether you really have to use this method or not.

This was Deshade’s usual dogma, and Thistle was caught up in it, so I thought there was no way Thistle would have accepted this method.

So I checked with her doctor.

“…Hey Thistle, did you agree to do this? You’re not really doing it of your own volition, are you?”

But this was clearly a ritual that Thistle also agreed to. Thistle answers resolutely, as if she has made up her mind.

“Isn’t Lee Rim the person who held my hand when I was in trouble? I wanted to help in some way, so I asked Deshade about the method of the ritual. Even when God was worried, I told him I would step forward, so he gave me permission.”

This is a bit of a twist. Rather, Thistle took the initiative and said he would do it.

‘I thought that Deshade was forcing me to accept it without being able to refuse. Anyway, what happens to my doctor?’

“…is it okay? This is my first time doing something like this.”

“This is my first time too. But I was determined. And-”

Thistle swallows his saliva once and speaks again.

“I thought it would be okay if it was Lee Rim.”

After saying that, Thistle took off the gown she had on her shoulders, folded it, put it down, and started to lie down, hugging my back.

Even though you have already made up your mind, if you refuse now, that is just rude. There should be nothing that embarrasses women.

The problem is that the current situation is that I have no idea what to do.

‘I have no experience in this area.’

It was embarrassing and difficult for me to take action as I had no experience other than knowledge before.

As if he could feel his heart speeding up, Thistle whispers from a close distance.

“You don’t have to do anything. Just take your time… and calm your mind. Because I will do everything.”

Thistle speaks in a calming voice, but since I am so close to her, the echo of her voice is transmitted through my back, making it difficult for me to calm down.

And I accept Thistle’s embrace, wrapping one arm around my stomach.

I feel my chest pressing against my back.

Some said it was soft, some said it was elastic.

A clash of opinions about texture is like an urban legend until you actually feel it.

And I can say with certainty now.

I don’t know about all women’s breasts, but I do know about thistle.

Perhaps because I have been an adventurer for a long time, thistle has a more elastic texture than I expected, and it clings closer to me and wraps me with gentle softness.

Cum… Cum…

The bodies that were breathing with their own patterns are becoming attuned to each other.

Breathe in equally and exhale equally.

There are two people in the room, but their breathing feels like one.

Soon, Thistle started tossing and turning while hugging me and stood up for a moment.

‘Are you about to start?’

I thought her body was coming up on my face…

widely.

He passes by and puts something on the bedside table.

Then he goes back and places something on the other side, then comes back and hugs me again.

“Finished. You can sleep comfortably now.”

‘what.’

This is a different action from what I had planned.

“Okay, the end? Are you not doing more?”

“Yes? Because this is all the symbolism is. You can sleep now.”

Just in case, I asked one more time and got the same answer.

So I raised my head and checked to see what the object that had just made the sound was.

Statues similar to Deshade carved from wood are placed at the head and feet.

After checking the item, I look back at Thistle and see Thistle blushing as if she was embarrassed to be facing each other so close.

And after hearing what he said next, I realized that it was my misunderstanding.

“Well, I’d like you to look ahead. It’s so close…”

‘Maybe I was the only one who interpreted it strangely.’

These are actions that increase the likelihood of that happening. To find out the whole story more clearly, I decided to ask directly.

“Hey, Thistle. Didn’t you say you were sleeping together? So… I understood that you were working in the same bed… in any case.”

“I’m doing exactly as you said, but is there something you don’t understand?”

‘It’s a face that says you really don’t know.’

“So… From what I understand, Thistle and I overlap… It would be quicker to just be more direct. I thought you were trying to have sex.”

A few seconds of silence.

After that brief moment, Thistle jumped up from the bed, changed to a sitting position, and made an excuse.

“Oh, no! no! We’re just sleeping together! Sexual…sexual… I never meant to do something like that!”

“No, at first he said it was okay for me and then hugged me so I thought that was it…”

“I was talking about sleeping with a man! That means it’s the first time! That’s absolutely not what I meant! You misunderstood. That’s a lot! That’s because when hugging, you have to be as close as possible so the devil can’t see a gap!”

‘No, who was the person who made me misunderstand?’

The reason was that the explanation was too insufficient. And the situation was similar, which solidified the misunderstanding.

“You originally said it would be for a week. When you have sexual intercourse, you are no longer a virgin! Well, if you do that, you will become a couple and a mother…”

‘Oh, that’s right.’

After making excuses, Thistle apologizes.

“I’m sorry. I think my explanation was insufficient.”

“It seems to have been severely lacking.”

‘It took a lot of mental effort.’

When things happen like this, I actually don’t feel anything.

“Yes. It’s very late, so let’s go to sleep quickly. If that were the case, I would be able to sleep peacefully.”

‘Because there’s no need to use any effort.’

Thistle, perhaps seeing that the moon outside the window had set considerably, lay down towards me again. However, this time, they are looking at each other’s faces.

“Shall I change direction?”

‘Didn’t you say it was too close earlier?’

“…No. I think I got used to it after watching it.”

He looks at my face with a smile, as if asking me when I was embarrassed, and then closes his eyes.

Lie on your side and begin to breathe evenly again.

‘It’s pretty.’

A beautiful face that I couldn’t see in detail because it was hidden by the veil of a nun’s uniform.

Perhaps due to working as an adventurer for a long time, you can see some scars that have not disappeared on the thin transparent part of the summer negligee and on the arms.

‘You tend to fall asleep quickly.’

As I watch Thistle fall asleep in an instant, I feel like I shouldn’t disturb his sleep any longer.

I don’t know when he started working as an adventurer, but I heard that he always went alone.

‘There were many times when I was treated like a crazy person because I went around talking about God’s name that no one knew about.’

When I try to turn over, my arms get stronger even in my sleep, and I hug myself tighter as if I won’t let go.

I think I might be a person who is surprisingly prone to loneliness.

Because I live alone, I sometimes feel that way.

Loneliness that comes momentarily.

I just wish that someone, anyone, would be by my side.

There are times when I feel like I want to be held in an embrace that smells like someone.

Things like free hugs are created because there is a demand for them.

Maybe that’s why Thistle kept bringing his face towards me while he was sleeping, and pressed his cheek against my chest, smiling as if he felt relieved only then.

‘If you do it this way, I won’t be able to separate you from it. There’s nothing we can do. ‘I have no choice but to sleep like this.’

As I hug Thistle, I feel its body heat and my eyes gradually close.

“Sleep well. Thistle.”

Even though it is a bit hot in the summer, I fall asleep thinking that this level of body temperature actually makes people feel at ease.

“… Lee Rim too.”