Joyful is the Lord Who Has Come (1)

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<Side : Muse Symphony>

The song began. Ethereally.

The song ended. Eternally.

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『Martyr’s Month – Day 29 (Morning)』

[I’ll make you an offer♥ An offer you absolutely can’t refuse, an offer where you can’t even exercise your right to refuse♥]

I’m tired now. After realizing deep in my bones that I couldn’t escape no matter how much I struggled, my spirit broke. The precious junior priests I wanted to protect were all turned into machines that just stiffly scattered semen, as if something had happened to them.

Yeah… I can’t escape from here anyway. If that’s the case, if I can at least sacrifice myself to return my junior priests to their original state…

“I’ll accept the offer… But you have to promise me one thing too!]

[Hmm. Let’s hear the details first and then decide♥]

I thought she would flatly refuse, but Clarice surprisingly agreed readily. She didn’t lose her smile. She was no different from before she became like this. It feels like only yesterday that she was always positive and prayed to Hecate Goddess without fail…

“Return my junior priests, my fellow priests, to their original state. They’re precious children…! I, I’ll become your comrade instead!]

[Precious…?]

“Yes! Clarice, you want me, right! So the innocent and good people…

[Precious, good… Haha, ha ha ha ha ha ha ♥♥]

Before I could even finish my sentence, Clarice grabbed her stomach and burst into laughter. The serious atmosphere from before was gone, and tears like dew formed in her eyes as she laughed so loudly that the Church shook.

To Clarice, was my offer just a source of amusement? I doubted whether a deal could even be made in the first place, but considering Clarice’s words and actions so far, this was an act to mock me… No, even thinking that felt strange.

[Aha, Ahat♥ I’m sorry, Muse Unnie♥ What you said was so funny. But I don’t think I can grant your request♥]

“That’s impossible! Clarice, if you still have even a shred of humanity left, those poor children…!]

[That’s why I’m telling you that the premise is wrong, Unnie♥]

“Wrong?]

[Good, pitiful… Should I say it’s a talent to pick only the most mismatched words?]

Clarice stopped laughing and looked at me with a puzzled expression, as if she really didn’t understand. With those words, she slightly turned her head and shouted to the junior priests who were still pouring semen from their dicks.

[Hey there, Slaves? How long are you going to keep cumming? Come over here quickly and tell us your stories♥ About what you ‘precious’, ‘good’, and ‘pitiful’ people thought of Muse Unnie♥]

[[[Yes♥ We’ll be right there♥]]]

At Clarice’s command, they stopped their vulgar orgasms and all 12 of them approached me like machines, encircling Clarice, who was standing in front, in a circle. Because of that, an unbearable smell was emanating from the 13 dicks that were densely surrounding me, especially from the Enormous Cocks that had just finished Ejaculation.

“Ugh…!? Semen, smell♡♥]

[Now, one by one in a clockwise direction. Tell us what you thought of Muse Unnie before you fell into being a Slave Vampire, especially from the time she was attacked and hospitalized♥]

[Then I’ll start♥ I thought it was unfair that Muse Priest was dating a tall and handsome adventurer even though she was a Priest♥ I’m really sorry♥]

“W-what…?]

An unannounced confession that started with Clarice. The first child suddenly confessed to me, politely bowing her head and kneeling towards me. I was embarrassed by the sudden apology. What she confessed was that she was jealous of me dating Lacey.

But I wasn’t shaken by this much. Clarice probably intended to shake my heart through these children, but it was just jealousy. It’s just one of the basic emotions that humans can have. I’m not so narrow-minded that I’d be upset by that.

I was inwardly confident that if this level of confession continued, I could easily get through it without being shaken. Being swayed by cute emotions like jealousy…

[Next, I’ll go♥ I thought Muse Priest was a slut who didn’t protect her virginity even though she was a Priest♥ I’m really sorry♥]

……? What did you just say?

[Next is me♥ I thought, how dare she crawl back to the Church after being raped and defiled♥ I’m really sorry♥]

“W-wait…]

The confessions of the second and third children were confessions that were enough to hit my loosened heart. Words came from the junior priests who were already prostrate and unable to show their faces. ……Ahaha, yeah, this must be manipulated by Clarice! There’s no reason for these children to have such thoughts, right?

[Perhaps Muse Unnie. Did you think that there’s no way these Slaves could have such thoughts?]

“H-hic…!! H-how did you…!]

[I can tell just by looking♥ Anyone would think that if they heard such a confession, right? That they’re being forced to say these things because of someone’s pressure? But that’s all wrong♥ I swear in the name of Goddess♥ The words of the Slave Vampires, that is, the former priests, are all true. It’s all their true feelings without any manipulation♥]

“I-I can’t believe it! There’s no way!]

[Believing is free, the truth is clear♥ I heard it clearly with my own ears♥ While Muse Unnie was taking a break after being attacked, they couldn’t stand it and were busy cutting you down, hating you, and badmouthing you. Right?]

Unfamiliar words climb up my ears, but they don’t reach my head. It was because I forcibly refused to understand. I didn’t want to believe it in the first place. Believing those confessions meant getting caught up in Clarice’s cunning manipulation.

But whether she knew my cries or not, the children’s confessions still continued. The level of those confessions… Even if they had agreed in advance, the level was getting higher and higher…

[I thought that if I had suffered the same thing as Muse Priest, I would have been so ashamed that I would have resigned from my position and left♥ I’m really sorry♥]

[I had the thought that the series of events was Muse Priest giving her body like a whore and attracting attention♥ I’m really sorry♥]

[I…]

“Stop, stop it!!]

Among the 13 women surrounding me, the confession ended when the 12th child knelt and begged me for forgiveness. At first, I vowed not to believe it, but in the middle, I stopped listening to the personal attacks against me that I couldn’t even put into words and covered my ears.

But as if such resistance was useless, they shouted in a louder and clearer voice. That I should have hanged myself because I lost my purity, that they wanted to kill me with their own hands, I wanted to believe that this was a lie and manipulation, but…

[Well, that’s the end of the confession♥ How was it, Muse Unnie♥ How does it feel to be betrayed by the people you tried so hard to protect? As I said before, the story about Unnie that the Slave Vampires told is true. Everyone thought of you that way♥ As a slut, a whore]

“Hic…!]

[Then shall we go back to the main point? I said I would make an offer, right? An offer you absolutely can’t refuse, a tempting offer♥]

I covered my ears, closed my mouth, and closed my eyes. I couldn’t even tell what was true anymore. Surely my heart still wants to believe in my junior priests, and the being who changed by borrowing the appearance of those junior priests is also the same junior priest, but the words that came out of their mouths, word by word…

It was enough to shake my exhausted heart. So I couldn’t hear what Clarice was saying, and I didn’t want to hear it. I’m such an idiot… I said I believed, but I’m just sadly grieving on my own…

[Actually, Muse Unnie’s body is already right before becoming our sister, that is, Goddess’s Child♥ To put it in perspective, you’re desperately holding on with only one hand on a cliff? Of course, we’ll kick that hand away… We can convert you to this side at any time♥]

Clarice’s words were a sentence. And it was a prison. It made me realize for sure that I was being played like a clown, caught in the hands of Clarice and her gang from beginning to end.

[But I’m going to give you one chance for the sake of pitiful Unnie♥ Should I call it a kind of bet?]

“A b-bet?]

[Two things. I’ll give you just one trial. The period is two days. If you pass it, it’s your victory. I’ll return all the priests who have turned into vampires to their original state, and I’ll withdraw from here with everyone♥ Ah, I swear in the name of Goddess, whom I respect the most, that I will not intervene in any case in this trial♥]

Extending one finger long, Clarice made an offer. An offer in the name of a trial. This could even be a scheme to despise me and play with me. But Clarice’s last words. I was drawn to the one word that she would not intervene.

Opening my closed ears, opening my closed mouth, and opening my closed eyes. If there is one possibility, it is only to subdue Clarice, who has tremendous power. That possibility has come on its own. Without Clarice’s intervention, who has transcended cognition, I was confident that I could solve even an absurd trial…

I don’t trust her. However, I know best that I’m not in a position to be picky, and I also know that I can’t go against Clarice. Let’s hear the details first…

“W-what’s the content…]”

[Hehe♥ I knew you’d listen♥ The trial is just one♥]

–Exactly…!

When she snapped her fingers in the air, a small Cube quietly floated up from behind Clarice and dropped a bundle from inside. Is that… Clarice’s Magic Tool? Anyway, that’s not important. That bundle is probably about the first trial.

The dropped bundle untied itself without anyone touching it, showing the contents inside. What was inside was…

“A bottle of alcohol, and a cigarette…?]

A bottle of alcohol that was filled to the brim with a thick, lumpy liquid that was visible at a glance, a total of five bottles. And two cigarettes.

[The trial is a test of patience♥ There are five bottles of Semen wine and two Cum-infused cigarettes in front of you. The task is to leave even one of these behind♥]

“S-semen and Cock cheese…]

As you can see… Semen tightly packed into containers so that the stopper blocking the bottle would pop out at any moment. There were five bottles of that, and when I carefully observed the cigarettes, there was a lot of yellowish and sticky solid stuck to the part where the cigarette leaves were clumped together.

[I’m saying this as someone who has enjoyed both, but the Semen wine isn’t made with the semen of Slaves, but with the semen of our apostles. The taste is excellent♥ It sticks to your mouth and gives you the feeling that your Dick is directly touching your tongue♥ The same goes for cigarettes, they were made with Mel and Elaine’s, who have the strongest Cock cheese scent among us, so as soon as you smoke it, your head will spin and you’ll be able to Ejaculate right away? Hehe♥]

Clarice, blushing and stroking her Dick, says her impressions as if she is so proud of that embarrassing, dirty, and vulgar thing. The content was not important. What was more important was the condition that Clarice had set.

The hidden meaning of the condition that my victory is to leave even one of those behind is probably to make me careless by making me think that I am still at an advantage even if I use each of those seven consumables, and to exhaust my patience.

In a way, it’s an absurdly easy condition. If you don’t drink it and don’t smoke it, you win. Even if you drink it and smoke it, you win if you leave more than one… This may be Clarice’s intention, but the fact that my side is overwhelmingly advantageous has not changed.

“Is that really all it takes? You’re not thinking of doing any behind-the-scenes work, are you?]

[Did you forget what I said earlier? I said I wouldn’t intervene. That’s the end of the condition too. It’s really easy, right? But there’s a caveat♥ You must never dispose of the alcohol and cigarettes you receive. If you do, you’ll be executed immediately♥]

Clarice, saying the caveat, made a ring with her fingers and moved her index finger back and forth in it, saying immediate execution. Execution meant that I would completely turn into Clarice’s comrade. As Clarice said, I’m holding on to a cliff, and Clarice has the power to kick that hand away.

[Of course, it’s also forbidden to harm your own body. You can’t harm the body that will become Goddess’s Servant in the future, right? I don’t think you’re crazy enough to cut off your own Dick… So I’ll just warn you this much♥]

“………]

I was worried. Is it really right to accept this condition? But the options are… Not even a chance to negotiate… No. It’s already in a state where this side is overwhelmingly advantageous. If I add more conditions, it may become more disadvantageous.

[Muse Unnie will have to live in this Church until the trial is over♥ I’m going to leave the Church after I announce this trial, but I’m going to leave the Slave Vampires behind. Through their eyes and ears, they will monitor whether you are committing fraud or trying to escape]

“I’ve heard the story well… I’ll take on the trial. But can I add one condition too?]

[Yes…? A condition? Haa… I don’t think you understand your position very well right now… Anyway, go ahead and say it once. I can’t guarantee whether I’ll listen or not]

I decided. I decided to accept the trial, and I also decided to put on a thick face. I thought about it. Whether what the junior priests said is true or not, my survival is inevitable in order for those children to return to their original state.

In other words, it means that I have no way out. If I fall into Depravity, the children will live forever with that lewd body and twisted mind, and if I endure, everyone will live. Clarice can’t kill me anyway. So…

“By any chance, can you include Clarice… yourself in the condition of returning to normal?–Kwah-ah-ahng…!!!

“Keuheueut…!!]

As soon as I said those words, a huge cross quickly brushed past my cheek and was embedded in the wall. Just as I was about to unconsciously turn my face in that direction, a pale arm grabbed my neck and wouldn’t let go. Piercing red eyes. A distorted mouth. Clarice’s rage instantly covered me.

[Unnie… I’ve been watching you. Do you think I’m a pushover? No one can separate me and Goddess. If you utter such nonsense one more time… I’ll cut off your limbs, crush your mouth, and leave you barely alive while raping you. I’ll make you meet Goddess in pain rather than pleasure, and atone for your sins in pain]

“Hekkeueut…! L-let go…!]

[Haa… Haa… Seriously, fuck. Don’t annoy me. You’re not a complete apostle yet, and you’re not my sister, so I might kill you if I’m not careful]

Unceasing murderous intent rises from Clarice. Because of the murderous intent that is more intense than any being I have ever met, Monsters, Demonkin, I couldn’t breathe properly. Who would have known that a word I tried to test would become such a provocation…!

–Squeeze…!! Thud…

“Ugh…!” Keheuk…!!]

[Huu… Don’t do that again next time. That condition is of course rejected. The test of patience is for you to do, not for me, right?]

I was barely released from the bondage and sat down. Perhaps because my neck was strangled with great force, it was difficult to breathe, and the world seemed to spin because oxygen was not circulating in my head. Clarice dusted off her hands and passed me, who was sitting down, and headed for the exit.

[Ah! One thing. I forgot to tell you]

“Keheuk… Keuk, what is it…]

[I’m talking about surrender, that is, giving up. The statue of Goddess that you see in front of you. If you Ejaculate on that statue, I will recognize that as a declaration that you are giving up the trial and surrendering to us and becoming Goddess’s Servant. If you ever feel that way, offer your semen to Goddess anytime, anywhere♥ Then I’ll be going♥]

–Squeak… Bang…!

Clarice left the Church leisurely after telling me the rules of surrender. What was left behind was the interior of the Church that had been strangely transformed, the junior priests who had become vampires with dicks, and me, who had also grown a dick and had a vulgar body with swollen breasts and buttocks…

Shackles called Trials, and liquor and tobacco made from abnormal ingredients that are the Shackles.

And… retracing the words Clarice left behind, I gaze at the statue of the Goddess in a vulgar pose with my Dick erect, closing my eyes for a moment and sinking into thought.

“Goddess… Lacey…”

Even driven to this situation, my Faith, my lover, did not come to help. All that returned to me, who witnessed the Miracle of God and became a believer, was utter indifference. Will Hecate Goddess not come to save someone like me?

Lacey, too… my dearest lover, who left with only a single letter without a word. We were even promised to be married. But now that I’ve become such a mess, and with a Dick sprouting, will Lacey even look at me?

“Please. Please… help me overcome this Trial… Goddess, Lacey…”

[So be it. My child. You shall overcome this Trial, yet you shall not overcome it. For you are destined to become my precious child♥]

“Ughhh…!! Haaang♡♥]

A voice… Haaht♡♥ I heard it♡♥ G, Goddess’s voice…? Such a beautiful, wonderful voice…!!

–Byurururururururut♡♥♥

The Goddess answered my earnest plea. As if responding to that, I cried. Up… and down…

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