After finishing sex, I shared a cup of tea with Uehara Aki.
Aki taking her lips from the teacup, she parted her thin lips.
"Huh."
I was surprised as I listened to her story.
Everything was vividly conveyed.
"So...."
Originally, she was said to be born into a shrine maiden family. Since she was young, to beco a shrine maiden, she studied all sorts of gods and disciplined her mind.
Being a shrine maiden didn’t just an holding a broom and guarding a shrine; she also had to participate in various events and seemingly even host gods within her body.
She had aptitude and talent.
If you ntioned the brilliant apprentice shrine maiden, there was no one in that region who didn’t know her.
However, while on a tour, she t Lord Weaverpool, and at so point, she was said to have followed him here.
"As for this mory, I can’t recall it in detail either. It’s all jumbled up... like it’s my mory but not my mory."
Frowning, Aki shook her head. No matter how hard she tried to rember, it seed she couldn’t recall it properly.
It wasn’t surprising. Since Laocan control people.
"I understand. That’s because Lao manipulated your mind with this necklace."
The necklace I had unconsciously brought. Aki sighed.
"Before I knew it, I had beco the woman of a man I didn’t even know. Of course, I couldn’t bear a child."
"Aki...."
"I must be defiled, right?"
She asked with a lancholic expression. As if she could no longer be saved.
I smiled warmly and spoke.
"Then what about ? Did I defile you too, Aki?"
"Y-yes, what?!"
Aki’s face turned red and her eyes widened. Her silver eyes shone brilliantly like the moon in the night sky.
"Ah, no! It was good with you. I really!"
"Haha, is that so?"
"Yes, especially when you asked if I was okay afterwards...."
"I liked it too. Even your scent. Ahem."
I felt embarrassed after saying that. Aki’s face also turned red. Her ears were red too, to an embarrassing degree.
Well, now, what a shy woman.
"Still, if there’s a silver lining, you didn’t get pregnant with that cult leader bastard’s child, right?"
"Yes, because I’m of shrine maiden lineage, I reject any seed other than that of a man I acknowledge."
That’s quite a unique constitution. Rejecting any seed other than that of an acknowledged man, huh.
"Is that so? Wow, then you must have rejected everyone until now?"
"No."
"Huh?"
"Only you... except for you."
Aki glanced at , then turned her head away as if escaping. She idly fiddled with her teacup, then clasped her hands together and lowered them.
"She accepted my seed? Without rejecting it? Does that an...?"
I stared at Aki for a mont. I lowered my gaze a bit further.
Then in that place, my child...?
"Swoooop, Kah!"
I needlessly emptied the teacup. As I gulped it down, it was so damn hot I thought my insides were on fire.
Still, I wanted to change the subject.
"Phew, I’m thirsty. Hahahaha!"
I tried to drink more tea, but the teapot was empty.
Seeing that, Aki smiled with her eyes.
"Oh my, you’ve already finished it all...."
"Oh, you’re right."
"I knew you would, so I brewed another one. Hehe!"
Aki brought another teapot. What a relief, I should drink more.
My throat’s parched for no reason. But if my throat’s parched, does drinking sothing hot even help?
No, let’s just drink it for now!
As I reached for the teapot, Aki subtly spoke.
"By the way."
"Yes?"
"This tea is actually quite expensive, you know? I hope you’ll drink it slowly. You have to be frugal with everything to make it last, right?"
"Uh, ah, yes...!"
I answered without thinking.
’No, even if it was due to external influence, a noble lady being so frugal with sothing like this? Was Aki originally the type to be careful with things?’
If it was a shrine maiden family, though it’s hard to calculate, they might not have had much money. Because political correctness isn’t just a thing in reality.
There are people who would pick a fight, saying, ’How can soone who serves a god have so much wealth?’
"Could Aki be a Bindere?! Even better. A Mama(milf) with character!"
Yes, it’s actually good. A Bindere isn’t a very common type, is she? Aki looked different to .
As I drank the tea with gratitude, I suddenly wondered about her future plans.
She wouldn’t be the Lady of the Manor anymore, so how would she get by?
"Then Aki, what will you do now? Will you stay here?"
"I can’t recall where my hotown is. I want to go back, but I can’t...."
"Ah, you can’t go back. Wouldn’t you find it if you went to the East?"
She shook her head. Her wine-colored dium-length hair swayed.
"I heard the path there was recently blocked. Due to a mysterious incident. And...."
Aki’s face grew serious. She looked frustrated, unable to find an answer no matter how hard she tried.
"It’s a bit vague, but the place I lived was where the shrine maiden lineage was secretly continued, so there’s a high chance I wouldn’t find it right away even if I went to the East."
"Hmm, that’s troubleso."
"So, I’m going to do what I want to do! Hehe."
"Oh, you had a dream. What is it?"
To think she had a dream. She truly was a woman with more character the more I learned about her.
Aki bead.
"Adventure!"
For a mont, I doubted my ears. Adventure?
A noble lady with a secret shrine maiden lineage, adventure?
I tilted my head and asked.
"Uh... ad-adventure...?"
"Yes! Ever since I was little, just hearing the word ’adventure’ made tremble with excitent! Plus, earning money with my own skills and using that to cover living expenses. How wonderful is that!"
"But it would be difficult if you tried to do it alone."
Even if the Hero profession was a red ocean, it wasn’t an easy job.
Aki went a step further here.
"Then, will you take with you?"
"Whaaaat?! But that...!"
Once again, I doubted my hearing. She wants to take her?
Does that an she wants to join my party? Wait a minute, Lumina and Zara are party mbers, but if I consider them not yet having participated,
Aki would effectively be the very first mber I recruited.
But this is a bit much.
"Shrine maidens are essentially the saints of the East! Lucian, I heard everything from Piery. That you’re a divine apostle?"
"Y-yes, yes...."
"Therefore, following you, a divine apostle, wouldn’t that be my new destiny?"
It was sudden. So damn sudden that I couldn’t hide my bewildernt.
She just cos at so suddenly like this? I really can’t predict anything.
"Aki should have fought Lao instead of . That bastard wouldn’t have been able to do anything even with his foresight."
I sighed for a mont, then pondered. There was no particular reason to refuse. Isn’t it actually good?
’It would be great to have such a pretty and ticulous woman accompany . She’s already accepted my seed, too.’
Yes, there’s no reason to refuse. If she’s of a secret shrine maiden lineage, there must be sothing special about it.
I was about to agree.
"Alright, if you accompany , you might beco a great asset."
"Oh my, goodness gracious! Thank you so much! I’ll do my absolute best!"
Whoosh!
Aki threw a punch towards the sky and overreacted. As she did so, my eyes were drawn even more to her jiggling chest.
It’s certainly good that she’s showing enthusiasm, but.
"Perhaps it’s a bit too much enthusiasm...."
I chuckled inwardly.
Then, for so reason, Aki beca flustered and startled.
"Oh my, wait a minute. What about Piery? She won’t have anywhere else to go if not here!"
Aki, worrying about others too.
"She truly has a warm heart. Her chest is big, plump, and hot...."
As expected, pretty milf like won are usually kind.
While it’s not necessarily true that ugly won are bad, it was an absolute majority that many kind won were also pretty.
"Couldn’t she just stay here? I think it would be fine."
As the head maid, she’d probably live diligently. Aki shook her head.
"Ah... you wouldn’t know."
Aki spoke with a worried expression.
"This territory will soon be taken over by a proxy Lord sent from the Imperial Palace."
"What? Who said that?"
"Inspector Kelsas."
Right, I had forgotten.
That pointy ear-freak inspector!
"Anyway, that guy, he ca to quickly claim the credit, didn’t he?"
I felt like sothing was missing, and it turns out I had forgotten about that bastard. I worried if he hadn’t caused any trouble.
I sighed, then tilted my head.
"A proxy Lord, huh... I do understand. A territory without a Lord cannot endure, and from the Empire’s perspective, it’s the best way to avoid significant losses."
I scratched my chin. It’s certainly the best option, but what will happen to the Weaverpool territory?
No, I probably don’t need to know about the political aspects.
"What about continuing to work or sothing like that?"
"Well... even if it’s not the territory residents, Inspector said he would report that the servants who were in the mansion might suffer from after-effects of mind control. So, they’re all going to be dismissed, apparently?"
"Ah, so that’s why Aki... But isn’t that too cold-hearted?"
Honestly, it’s cold-hearted, isn’t it? Of course, I don’t not understand it, but.
Wow, this is really tricky.
It’s like not having caught a disease, but being driven out just because you ca from an area where an epidemic was rampant, isn’t it?
"The mind control was purely caused by an artifact."
People who know nothing about this can certainly overreact like that.
Kelsas is also a person before being a public official. And wasn’t he a selfish bastard?
With a pitiful expression, Aki nodded.
"Indeed. Even if it’s sothing the empire is doing... Ugh."
Worries followed one after another. What would happen to Piery?
If that capable and pretty head maid were to beco even a maid or sothing more lowly, it would be quite sad.
"Right."
As if rembering sothing, Aki t my eyes.
"Um... I said I received your seed, didn’t I?"
"Y-yes, yes."
"Perhaps due to that influence, I think I’ve blood. Hehe."
"Blood?"
"Ah, do they call it ’awakening’ here? Ohoho... With this, I might be able to help you in more diverse ways♥"
Aki smiled, as if exuding a fragrance. I was curious what her ability was.
"Then, will you show ?!"
Beaming, Aki nodded.
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