I, a Holy-Attributed Healer, Am Surrounded by Beautiful, Big-Breasted Women of the Female Knight Brigade

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Chapter 6 – I Want Him to Feel Flustered Too [Freyna’s POV]

[Freyna’s POV]

I woke up with a start, sensing an unfamiliar scent in the fluffy bed.

“Where am I?”

Looking at the view from the room, I felt confused in this luxurious room.

The feel of the bed immediately tells me this isn’t my room.

My bed has never felt so fluffy and comfortable.

“Is this the room where Salt-dono is staying?”

Yesterday, I had a drink with Salt-dono alone.

I invited him to drink to draw out his true feelings, but it’s disappointing that I ended up being the one who got drunk.

Memories of the time before I drank gradually came back to me.

Seeing him down his first drink in one go, I asked Salt-dono if he’s a good drinker.

He replied that he was.

There was no one in the team I could drink with, so I was happy to meet someone who was willing to drink at the same pace as me after a long time.

The pace kept getting faster and faster, and I never imagined that the day would come when I would lose a drinking contest.

No, maybe it’s just because he told me I looked beautiful when we first went to the lounge, and I got really happy.

I wonder when was the last time someone said something like that to me?

I’m often teased for being a tall, big woman.

But even if I say this myself, I have quite a good-looking face, and my body developed quickly, so my breasts and buttocks are quite large, so I often attracted unpleasant stares from men, even from when I was still not fully developed.

My father was knighted in the Earldom of Corias, and from a young age, I received training in swordsmanship, being somewhat of a tomboy.

As I grew older, I was often bothered by the lewd looks I received from the men who taught me swordsmanship.

One time, I was captured and almost assaulted by several knights who were higher ranking than me.

I was immature at the time and tried to resist desperately. If my father hadn’t been passing by, they would have succeeded in assaulting me.

Since then, I have been afraid of men.

When Lana-sama created the Fourth Knights Brigade, she appointed me as the commander because of my talent for swordsmanship and my long history as her bodyguard.

The responsibilities of being the commander have transformed the fear in my heart into strength.

Having a sense of responsibility to protect my members has allowed me to hone my martial arts and elemental magic more than ever before.

As I grew stronger, I was able to deflect the gazes that men directed at me.

Instead, their glances changed from seeing me as a woman to:

“She’s just a big brute!”

“All brawn and no brains!”

Men would spit out such spiteful words in their frustration.

It was exhilarating to become stronger than those kinds of men, and I would silence those who bad mouthed me or spoke ill of me by beating them head on.

To the male knights, it was a blow to their honor.

Over the past year, no man has called me “beautiful.”

It’s been a long time since a man has naturally said to me, “You’re beautiful.”

I could tell it was an honest comment, and he said it without malice.

Just as Lana-sama had said, Salt-dono was considerate of me.

And yet, he agreed to my request to drink with me.

It was so comfortable to be with him.

“Why was I in bed? Did he take advantage of me while I was drunk?”

It was so comfortable that I let my guard down a little too much.

Perhaps I was a little too quick to trust him.

With these questions in mind, I left the lodging room. After asking the front desk about last night, I heard some unexpected testimony.

Apparently Salt-dono had picked me up and carried me from the lounge to his room.

“He carried you like a princess, very carefully.”

I could feel my face getting hot.

How long has it been since I was treated like a proper woman?

I’m not feminine like Lana-sama.

I don’t have Krish’s beautiful appearance.

And I’m not charming like Mei.

And yet, he carried me around like a princess?!

Not only that, apparently he put me to bed in front of the lodging staff and then left the room, leaving the rest to the attendants.

Salt-dono himself slept on the sofa at the front desk and didn’t return to his own room.

He must have done this out of consideration for me.

He wanted to make sure no strange rumors spread about me staying in a man’s room.

His behavior was thoroughly gentlemanly, but when the front desk staff called him a gentleman, he laughed and said, “I’m just a coward.”

I’ve completely lost.

He saw right through my plan to get him drunk and make him reveal his true nature.

“Salt-dono!”

I can’t just ignore his kindness after what he’s done.

I put on the clothes Salt-dono had prepared for me and headed to the sofa at the front desk where he was waiting.

It seems like he had already gotten ready, looking just as fresh as I had seen him yesterday.

As for me, I wondered when was the last time I had worn a skirt?

Even when attending parties, it was normal to wear trousers as Lana-sama’s bodyguard.

And yet…what Salt-dono prepared for me is a long-skirted dress that even a tall woman like me could wear.

“Good morning, Freyna-sama.”

“Ah, yeah. Good morning.”

It’s my first time wearing such frilly clothes in front of a man, so I feel really embarrassed.

While I was wondering what to do, Salt-dono quietly approached me.

“You look especially cute today. Would you like to have breakfast with me?”

Cute?!?!

I’ve been told I’m beautiful, but… I’ve never been told I look cute. Even my father has never said that to me, and yet…! Salt-dono said I look cute.

Feeling really embarrassed, I looked down and realized my chest was exposed.

I didn’t even notice because I didn’t feel Salt-dono’s gaze on me.

I was torn between feeling disappointed that he wasn’t looking at my chest and feeling shy about exposing my bare skin to him, so I just stayed silent.

“Is it cold?”

As he said that, he gently put the jacket he was wearing over me.

He must have noticed my embarrassment! How could he be so naturally considerate and smooth about it?!

“T-thank you. Y-yes, I’d be happy to join you.”

“I’m glad. I’m grateful for the honor of having breakfast with Freyna-sama.”

“Gah!”

How far is he going to go with his gentlemanly act?!!

“Let’s go.”

“Y-yeah.”

As I took a step forward, I nearly fell over on my heels.

But Salt-dono gently supported my waist and hands.

“S-sorry. I’m not used to wearing these shoes.”