The Priest of Complete Dispel ~ Every Time I Save a Cursed Beautiful Girl with My Status Abnormal Cure Skill, For Some Reason Her Dependence on Me Maxes Out ~ - Chapter 19-20

Chapter 19: God’s Caress

“—Shu-sama, it’s amazing that you can cook too!”

Watching me cook over a fire in the grassland we chose for our campsite, Iris’s eyes sparkled.

“I can’t make food as good as an old lady, but… Iris, do you cook…?”

“Yes! I can’t!”

I don’t think that’s something to say so cheerfully…

From the start, Iris just watched without helping. But she could use water magic, which was a big help.

“For now, it’s stew. I used a bit of wyvern meat too.”

“Waaaaaa~!”

After a few dozen minutes, the stew was ready.

Using milk powder as a base, I seasoned it with salt and pepper, added vegetables and meat, and let it simmer. It wasn’t too hard.

We divided the stew into bowls from the village, and dinner began.

“Hot…! D-delicious!”

“Eat slowly. There’s plenty.”

“Okay!”

The taste was surprisingly good.

Monster meat, if prepared properly and cooked well, was tasty. Outside the village, people didn’t eat monsters, but I was already excited about what meals we’d have next.

“By the way, Iris… it’s hard to say, but you came to the forest without bathing for a week, right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“But I didn’t smell anything bad from you… Why’s that?”

When I treated Iris with <Perfect Clear>, I noticed her skin and bare chest smelled clean and good.

People usually smell bad after a day without bathing, but she didn’t.

“I think it’s because I used the light magic <Purification>.”

“Oh, that one.”

“It’s commonly used to purify water or objects, but it’s a versatile magic that cleans the body too. So maybe that’s why I didn’t smell.”

“Huh…”

So that sweet smell was Iris’s natural scent?

She probably didn’t use shampoo, yet she smelled sweet. As expected of a saint candidate. Even her body odor was saintly.

“So, even if there’s no river nearby on this trip, I can stay somewhat clean. Of course, washing with water magic is good too.”

“I see. I don’t know much about traveling, so even how you use magic is interesting.”

“No, no! Ask me anything!”

I gained new knowledge.

Learning more was really fun.

It felt different from studying. This other world was just as it should be.

After eating, we took turns keeping watch and slept in the carriage.

“Time to switch!”

“Yawn… Got it…”

A few hours later, I finished my watch and switched with Iris.

Keeping watch was to spot bandits or monsters early. It was my first time, and honestly, I was sleepy.

I felt it’d be easier with more people to switch.

“Well, I’ll leave the rest to you.”

“Yes! Good night!”

Lying in the carriage, I fell asleep quickly.

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“…Shu-sama… Shu-sama…”

About an hour after switching watch, I put up recognition-blocking and barrier magic around us, then snuck into the carriage.

Even when I called Shu-sama, he didn’t move, clearly fast asleep.

Such a cute sleeping face… Oh, so adorable…

I threw off my holy clothes, leaving my upper body bare.

“Oh, finally this moment…”

I held back for a whole week.

But the moment I longed for finally came.

I took Shu-sama’s hand and pressed it to the tip of my chest.

“—Ngh!”

This was it, this feeling… My own fingers couldn’t compare to his thick, gentle ones.

I remembered when he treated my <Lewd Curse>.

I wasn’t acting normal then, but my memories were clear.

So I vividly recalled when Shu-sama sucked and touched my chest for a long time.

Since staying in Iasis Village, I touched my chest every night.

Maybe my sensitivity increased, or something in me changed, but even though I was fully cured, the pleasure of Shu-sama’s mouth and fingers stayed in my mind.

So now, I was using Shu-sama’s hand to recreate that moment.

“Ngh… Ah… Shu-sama… Oh, Shu-sama… ♡”

As a saint candidate, this was shameful behavior.

But I couldn’t stop. I craved it.

I wanted him to touch me more and more.

I brought my chest closer to Shu-sama’s mouth.

“~~~~!”

Shu-sama was asleep.

He was supposed to be asleep, but the moment my chest’s tip touched his mouth, he opened it and moved his tongue.

It felt good… Shu-sama’s mouth felt so good… I might go crazy like this.

His saliva coated my nipple, sucking and licking it.

He probably had more of the Goddess’s blessing than anyone in this world.

So this could be called God’s caress, without exaggeration.

Thinking that, everything Shu-sama did felt like divine acts.

“Ngh, ha, there… It’s sensitive… Rolling it with your tongue… Shu-sama… Ah… Ngh! ♡”

My free hand naturally moved to my lower body.

I slid my fingers into my underwear, comforting myself along with the pleasure in my chest—

◇◇◇

“…Morning.”

“Yes, good morning! ♪”

Waking up in the carriage, I was shocked to see Iris’s face right in front of me.

I was startled but tried to act calm.

…Why’s she here!?

What about the watch?

“Iris, you look all shiny. Did you sleep well earlier?”

“Yes. Thanks to you, Shu-sama!”

“Good. Let’s eat breakfast and head out.”

“Let’s do that!”

Iris was always energetic.

Having a lively girl around made me feel energetic too.

Alright, let’s eat and go.

It’s a bit of a trip to the next village from here.

We might need to camp one more time.

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Chapter 20: Anomaly

“We finally… made it…!”

After a day and a half of long travel, we arrived at the first destination village.

It was my first time visiting a village other than Iasis. Excited about what it would be like, I stepped into the village with Iris. A peaceful scene surrounded by fields spread before us.

The houses were all wooden, many with pointed roofs. They had a simple, warm charm, like a rural European town. The village’s name was Poan.

It was probably less than half the size of Iasis. Still, people lived here, surely attached to this unique place.

Since it was only a three-day trip, I thought there’d be more interaction with Iasis, but maybe the forest monsters prevented that.

We first stopped at an inn. According to Iris, every village or town had an inn for travelers and merchants.

“Hm? You kids are dressed oddly. Three silver coins for one night. What do you say?”

“Yes. We’ll stay one night, please.”

A plump, friendly landlady greeted us. It seemed the villagers didn’t know about Iris’s holy clothes or treat her specially.

This world had currency: one copper coin equaled ten yen, one silver coin equaled one hundred yen, one gold coin equaled one thousand yen, one large gold coin equaled ten thousand yen, and one platinum coin equaled one million yen. Roughly like that.

Three silver coins for a night meant about three hundred yen.

…Isn’t that too cheap? Prices here seemed generally low.

When I healed people at the church, I only took one copper coin for kids and a few silver coins for adults. For a remote place with few merchants, it was odd that everyone had money.

“One room okay?”

“Yes!”

“Uh…”

Iris, are you really okay sharing a room with a guy?

Well, if she doesn’t mind…

The room had two beds. I was truly relieved.

“Let’s put down our stuff and get dinner.”

“Food!!”

The moment had come! What would food outside the village taste like?

A few minutes after leaving the inn, we found a small diner.

“Welcome.”

A gruff, quiet man appeared behind the counter. It seemed we could sit anywhere.

I opened the menu on the table—

“…Yakisoba with sauce!?”

“What’s wrong?”

The menu listed dishes I’d never eaten in Iasis. The old lady in my village made Japanese-style food, but never noodles.

“I’ve decided. What about you, Iris?”

“I’ll have… tonkotsu ramen.”

“What!? Tonkotsu!?”

Focused on yakisoba, I hadn’t noticed the other dishes. The menu was full of noodle dishes, like a Chinese restaurant, though the place had no Chinese vibe.

“Hey, mister! Yakisoba with sauce and tonkotsu ramen!”

“Got it.”

Cooking started in the kitchen. Meanwhile, I overheard customers talking.

“What do we do… Glen…”

“We can’t beat that thing as we are…”

“If Glen got taken down, we’re screwed…”

I couldn’t help but hear them. Glancing over, I saw three travelers, two men and a woman, not villagers.

“Should we go back to Hares?”

“But if we do, Glen…”

“Going back’s impossible. It’s the Goblin Queen. A kind we’ve never seen.”

…Goblin Queen?

Frowning at the unfamiliar term—

“Goblin Queen!?”

Iris shouted, and the three turned to us.

“Hey, Iris, don’t just—”

“Shu-sama, this is serious!”

“What is?”

“Normally, goblin variants are hobgoblins, mages, generals, and the top-tier king… Goblin Queen—a female one… There’s no precedent. It’s an anomaly!”

Iris’s serious face told me this was no small matter. Did monster evolution or mutation signal something bad for this world?

“You guys…”

“Sorry, we overheard. She just got surprised.”

“…Saint candidate?”

A beautiful woman with silver hair in three braids widened her eyes. Her clothes resembled a nun’s but had a unique black-and-white design.

“A sister…?”

“No. I’m an adventurer, a priest. And—you’re a saint candidate, right?”

“Yes! I’m Iris Carnelia, saint candidate!”

“I knew it…! Please, hear us out!”

The conversation flowed quickly. Since Iris nodded, I had to listen quietly.

“We’re the B-rank adventurer party ‘Silver Blade.’ We took a job to clear a goblin nest, but… our leader Glen got captured, and we can’t handle it alone…”

Adventurers. I’d heard rumors but never met any.

“The enemy is the Goblin Queen. She commands dozens of goblins, and we couldn’t do anything.”

Glen, a swordsman, stayed behind so the others could escape. Only these three made it out.

“A saint candidate might be able to help. I’ve heard of your deeds as a priest. Chosen at eight, you’ve trained ever since.”

“…Yes. I’m still inexperienced, but I want to do what I can.”

“Thank you!”

But really, what was the plan? Iris fighting a Goblin Queen and tons of goblins alone seemed reckless.

“So, how exactly—”

A big man started to ask, but then—

“Don’t worry! Because—”

We swallowed hard.

“—Shu-sama is here!!”

…Me!?

“This guy…?”

“Who do you think this is!? Born with Goddess Artemisia’s blessing, raised in Magou Forest, this is Shu-sama!”

Iris introduced me with a familiar tone. Was it okay to say that!?

Sure enough, the three stood there, mouths open.

“We can do it…! We might actually do it!”

“With Artemisia’s blessing… and from Magou Forest…”

“God hasn’t abandoned us…!”

…They believed her too fast.

“Shu-sama, let’s save their friend!”

I’m a priest, meant to heal people. But the Goddess said to “help many people.” Did that include situations like this, beyond curing illnesses or curses?

Iris, despite wanting to solve the Lewd Curse issue in Hares, was ready to help these people. She couldn’t abandon those in need.

“…Fine. Guess I’ve got no choice.”

“Shu-sama!”

So I decided to help save their friend.

—But I didn’t yet know this encounter with the Goblin Queen would lead to an even darker event.