As a Reward for Saving the World, I Was Reincarnated Into a World Where Girls Are Super Aggressive and Chastity Roles Are Reversed!! …Or So I Thought, Until It Turned Out to Be an Overbearing Yandere Harem of My Former Companions Who Loved Me Too Much - 2

Chapter 2: The Saintess Who Was Supposed to Be Shy Turned Out to Be a Closet Pervert!?

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“…What a strong body… I want to be held…”

Celestia, who was supposed to be pure and didn’t have any immunity to the opposite sex, stared at my naked body through the gaps in her fingers. Her eyes were tracing every inch as if she was trying to lick me with her gaze alone. Blushing deeply, she muttered in an ecstatic sigh.

Did I hear that wrong?

“Celestia……?”

When I called out to her nervously, she snapped back to her senses, as if realizing the slip of her tongue.

“Hyaa!? T-that wasn’t what it sounded like. As a Saintess, this was nothing more than a holy examination to check Kazuki-sama’s health condition! I absolutely had not the slightest impure thought. Certainly not! Certainly not that I got excited imagining that strong body while watching you sleep at night… Absolutely not!!”

She stammered, digging her own grave deeper and deeper as her eyes welled with tears. She was so flustered it was unimaginable the same dignified and serene Saintess she once was could act like this.  Honestly, she looked more like a startled small animal, and it was… Kind of cute.

“I see… If that’s the case, then it’s fine. After the battle with the Demon Lord, you’ve been taking care of me this whole time, haven’t you? I feel bad about that.”

“Not at all. On the contrary, it was because of my powerlessness that you ended up in such a state…”

What’s going on here?

When I thanked her, she looked at me with teary eyes, as though my words had triggered a painful memory she was trying desperately to suppress.

“W-well, it looks like my wounds are already healed, so there’s no need for more treatment. Besides, there must be plenty of people waiting for the Saintess, right? You should probably return to the church…”

“So… You mean I’m no longer needed?”

“Eh?”

When I turned to look at Celestia, the cuteness from earlier was gone. The light had drained from her eyes, and she looked as if the world had ended.

“I knew it… A Saintess who’s revered but useless when it matters has no value, doesn’t she? Of course I’d be abandoned. But I have already decided… I will be your Saintess. I’ll do anything!! So please, let me stay by your side. I beg you!!”

“No, that’s not it!! My body is all healed thanks to you. I’m truly grateful you stayed by me. I just didn’t want to worry you any more than I already have, that’s all.”

“Really…? You’re not just pretending, not just pushing me away because I’m a nuisance…?”

Slowly, the emotion began returning to her eyes.

Thank goodness… But seriously, what is with this atmosphere? I need to lighten it up somehow…

“Of course not. If you still don’t believe me, then you’re free to look at my body as much as you want. I don’t mind having a beautiful girl look at me. Heck, you can even touch me if you’d like.”

I said it lightly, then immediately broke out into a cold sweat. Damn it. Because of Loki-sama’s words and Celestia’s strange behavior, I got carried away. This was bad. Last time, when I saved her, I’d mustered the courage to joke, “You can fall for me, you know,” and she completely ignored it. She must have been thinking “Euw. Gross.” deep down.

“Sorry, that was just a joke…”

Besides, getting seen naked might have been brushed off as a lucky accident, but telling the pure and innocent Saintess who supposedly had no immunity to men to “look more” was the kind of thing that could get me labeled a criminal by the church. Or so I thought…

“Are you sure? Are you really sure?!”

“Eh?”

To my surprise, Celestia’s face flushed bright red as she gazed at me with moist eyes. Her eyes held not just embarrassment, but an uncontrollable curiosity, and… A dark heat smoldering within. Then, her beautiful white hand trembled as it reached out and rested on my chest. The cool yet soft touch of her fingertips sent a shiver through me.

“Hyaah…! So hard…So strong…♡”

For some reason, it was Celestia herself who let out a sweet voice. Her fingers slid slowly across my chest, not like a healer’s clinical touch, but with a lingering, almost worshipful caress.

“C-Celestia…? Aren’t you touching me a little too much…?”

“N-no, this is the final check of my healing magic! Sometimes you can only tell if it’s really healed by direct touch…!”

Her face was red, but her hands didn’t stop.

What the hell? What is this?

Her touch felt strangely sensual, her breathing ragged, her eyes glowing with heat. She was like a completely different person than the Celestia I knew.

“H-hey, Celestia? That part’s fine already—”

And just as her hand moved down toward my lower body, I instinctively grabbed her hand to stop her.

This woman… She’s not a Saintess! She’s a lewd Saintess!

“I-I’m so sorry!! I-I just got carried away with the treatment! I absolutely wasn’t interested in Kazuki-sama’s lower body or anything like that, not at all!!”

Her face turned crimson like an apple, and with a shriek of, “F-forgive meee!!” she bolted out of the room like a rabbit.

“What the hell was that? That wasn’t the Celestia I knew at all…”

The Celestia I remembered was the kind of girl who couldn’t even imagine anything lewd, let alone touch a man’s body like that.

“Could this be…”

The thought that crossed my mind was the wish I had made to Loki-sama. But with only Celestia, I couldn’t be sure. If only there was one more woman I knew well…

“Kazuki-sama, I see you’re awake! Thank goodness.”

“Shinon? Why are you here?”

The one who entered through the still-open door Celestia had forgotten to close was a blue-haired maid with an expressionless face, pulling a cart filled with something.

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“How disgraceful of me…”

Celestia had fled Kazuki’s room, forgetting all her saintly composure as she dashed down the corridor. Throwing herself into her assigned guest chamber, she collapsed onto her bed.

“Haa… Haa… Kazuki-sama’s body was so big… That body had been protecting us all along…”

Her heart pounded so loudly it hurt. Her face burned hot enough to ignite, her breathing ragged and uneven. Just recalling her behavior earlier made her want to curl up in shame.

What a shameless thing for a Saintess to do.

“But… When I almost lost you, I decided. I will no longer hide my feelings. I will confess them to you. Even if I must abandon my position as a Saintess, I will protect you…”

She remembered the sight of Kazuki, bloodied and wounded from that battle. The guilt and helplessness crushed her chest and darkened her heart. Never again. She never wanted to feel that way again.

“Kazuki-sama… I won’t let anyone hurt you ever again. With this love, I will protect you for eternity…♡ Because I have become your Saintess, and yours alone♡”

Her eyes burned—not with the compassion of a Saintess, but with a dark, bottomless fire of possessive desire.

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