Chapter 107: ☆The Role of “Us”
A soft sensation on my lips made me wake up.
When I opened my eyes slightly, I could confirm that light was coming in through the window.
I blinked several times to clear the slightly blurry eyes from just waking up and gradually awakened them.
Then I realized someone was sleeping on both sides of me from the soft sensation against both of my arms.
When I tilted my face to the left, my eyes met those of Mayor, who was gazing at me with a soft, motherly smile.
When I smiled at Mayor, she slightly hid her chest with the sheet and spoke while still smiling.
"Good morning, Raide."
"Good morning, Mayor."
Then when I turned my face to the right, Atla was looking at me with bashfully flushed cheeks.
Mayor was naked, but Atla was wearing her nun habit; she had probably come to the room while I was sleeping.
When I stroked the cheek of the bashful Atla with one hand, her body twitched a little in reaction.
Finding that reaction of Atla’s cute, I spoke while still stroking her cheek and smiling.
"Good morning, Atla."
"Good... morning. Um, that..."
While still stroking her cheek and smiling at Atla’s state, I told her there was no need to hurry and that it was fine at Atla’s own pace.
Hearing my words, Atla breathed a sigh as if a little relieved and touched the hand of mine that was stroking her cheek.
Mayor and Atla left the room and said the bath was ready, so I put on clothes and headed for the bathroom.
If it were home I would have moved naked, but even if it was early morning I still had to be considerate.
Rather, remembering that this was a church, even though we had already done what we did, it was embarrassing.
I trotted into the changing room of the bathroom, stripped naked, and opened the door to the bathing area.
The church bath is, simply put, about the size of a public bath found in towns before my reincarnation.
Probably because a church is designed with the assumption that large numbers of people such as orphans will enter, it was built to this size.
I washed my body, immersed myself up to my shoulders in the prepared hot water, breathed a sigh of relief, and looked around.
In terms of capacity it looked like even ten adults could fit; bathing in it alone felt a little lonely.
While thinking that, the sound of the bathroom door opening made me turn my face in surprise.
"I thought I’d wash your back..."
"Hau, so embarrassing!"
"Nitchi, Sera..."
The two entered the bathroom while hiding from their chests to their crotches with large cloths.
Nitchi made a disappointed expression upon seeing me immersed in the hot water, while Sera flushed her face red and tightly gripped the cloth so it wouldn’t fall, looking embarrassed.
Thinking it would be rude to stare, I faced forward again, and the sound of them washing their bodies began behind me.
"This is the men’s section, right?"
"That’s right~"
It’s not "That’s right~."
Besides the embarrassment, what do they plan to do if I can’t hold back...
I want them to notice that there are times when even trying to keep my lower half from reacting exceeds various limits.
After finishing washing their bodies, the two quietly immersed themselves in the hot water as if sandwiching me between them.
Because both of them had removed the cloths and entered the bath with breasts about the size of melons, their breasts looked as if they were floating in the water.
Nitchi, who was on the right, pressed her body against my arm with a pitto and spoke while smiling.
"Thank you for Mayor~"
"...You noticed, huh?"
"Mayor is easy to understand despite how she looks..."
Sera, who was immersed on the left, let out words with a slightly exasperated look.
The two — no, the three including Atla — had noticed that Mayor’s heart was sinking.
But no matter what they themselves did, her mood never cleared; at such a time I came to the church and changed the necklace.
The three felt Mayor’s heart and mood clearing and were happy; at the same time they felt the feelings toward me growing larger inside themselves.
Nitchi and Sera told me this while smiling bashfully, and out of embarrassment I began rubbing the back of my neck with one hand.
Nitchi may have mistaken my action for stiff shoulders; she went around behind me and began massaging my shoulders with both hands.
I thought of stopping her and was about to speak, but the massaging technique was so good that my words stopped.
"Aaah~, you’re good at this, Nitchi..."
"Nfufu~, actually I do it for everyone sometimes too~"
"Raide, please lend me your palm."
"...Aaaah~, Sera is too good at this too~"
Sera took my left hand with both of hers and began massaging my palm and wrist.
The two’s massages were so good that I let out strange voices, to the point of forgetting the sensation of their breasts against my back and left hand.
Perhaps I was quite stiff; I ended up receiving words that were almost warnings from the two.
"I heard from Nimi, but your body is a little too stiff..."
"Are you resting properly? This is too much stiffness."
"...Strange, is it that much?"
"Your shoulders feel heavy, right?"
"Your wrists get tired quickly, right?"
"...There are many things that come to mind."
When I told them that I sleep properly at night just as I told Nimi, I was looked at with half-lidded eyes by Sera.
From behind I heard the rare sound of Nitchi’s small, exasperated sigh.
I was also told by the two that they wanted me to create a day of rest, and I smiled wryly.
While I was smiling wryly, Nitchi hugged me from behind, pressed her breasts against me so that their shape was clearly known on my back, and spoke.
"Not wanting the person you love to have a hard time is the same for 『us』 too, you know?"
"That’s right! Please take care of your body."
Sera also sank my left hand into her breasts and appealed; I smiled and nodded.
...I do stretch, but was it not enough?
When I tilted my head and told the two, they explained how to loosen the body.
Among them were things that couldn’t be done alone, but I was told to leave those to my lovers.
I thanked the two and for a while felt the sensation of their bodies with my back and left hand.
After receiving the bath, the four saw me off when I left the church.
At that time I kissed the four, and smiled at the figures of the four who bashfully flushed their cheeks red.
I walked straight toward the Suzuya inn; when I checked the time it was 7 o’clock.
Perhaps because the temperature had begun to warm and the sun rose earlier, it was already quite bright at this hour.
However, the refreshing morning scent made me feel that it was morning.
When I arrived at the inn, there was still no one in sight, and the smell of freshly baked bread drifted from the bakery.
...This bread smell is unfair; it makes me hungry.
While smiling wryly at that, I turned my eyes from the bakery toward the inn and entered.
When I opened the door to the living space, Nimi, who was cooking, saw me and spoke with a gentle, motherly smile.
"Welcome home, Raide."
"I’m home, Nimi."
I hugged Nimi from behind while she was cooking and reported that I had made the four Sisters my lovers.
Nimi turned her face toward me just a little, smiled, and was thanked.
I tilted my head with a wry smile and asked if there was something to be thanked for; Nimi smiled, faced forward again, and spoke.
"People whose hearts are tired are easy to understand."
"...Is that so?"
"Fufufu, finding that might also be the role of 『us』, don’t you think?"
I smiled troubledly at Nimi’s words and strengthened the force of the arms hugging her body a little.
At that action of mine Nimi laughed a little happily, and I buried my face in Nimi’s neck.
At Nimi’s sweet and nostalgic scent I closed my eyes a little, enjoyed it, and released my body.
I told Nimi I would return to my room for a bit and headed to my room, entering it.
I put the necessary documents into my magic bag; when I left the room Nimi approached and handed me a slightly thick envelope.
When I checked the contents I smiled and nodded, then handed the documents to Nimi so she could see them as well.
When Nimi also checked the documents she smiled happily and, while holding the documents out to me, spoke.
"The application was approved surprisingly quickly."
"It’s the second... no, the third time, so maybe the name was remembered."
"That... in a certain sense, is convenient."
"In a certain sense?"
Nimi and I laughed together; while we were doing that a knock came on the door and the three songstresses entered.
The five of us surrounded the breakfast table and spent an enjoyable time while I thought about today’s classes.
Character Profiles
＊Stepmother Nimi
Height: 165 cm
Age: 37
Brown hair — hair reaching about the waist gathered into a single braid.
She unties it when sleeping.
Expression is soft. A gentle older-sister type with strong maternal instincts.
Looks like a woman in her late 20s.
Body type is a perfect balance — neither too thin nor too plump.
The word "wife" suits her well.
Breasts are about the size of a dodgeball; softness is like marshmallows.
Raide’s lover.
＊Mayor
Title: Sister Mayor
Height: 169 cm
Age: 27
Silver hair — a little longer than shoulder length.
Slender facial features. Pure atmosphere with strong maternal instincts.
Body is also slender; breasts are larger than melons but do not reach watermelon size.
A Sister at the royal capital church.
She looks after six orphan children.
Apparently she has never been told so in words, but the children think of her as their mother.
She is the type who holds her worries without telling anyone and breaks.
Perhaps because she was saved by Raide and reflected, she seems to try not to hold worries.
Currently Raide’s lover.
＊Atla
Title: Sister Atla
Height: 171 cm
Age: 27
Black hair — grown to shoulder length.
Calm facial features. Possesses a calm atmosphere.
Body is also slender but her hips are a little large; breasts bear watermelons.
A Sister who was at the Santony church.
She is in the same generation as Mayor, and their closeness can be called that of best friends.
The six children of the royal capital church call her Atla-nee.
She was saved by Raide in Santony and took refuge at the royal capital church.
Actually she is interested in a man’s body, but has become afraid because of the incident.
Currently Raide’s lover.
＊Nitchi
Title: Sister Nitchi
Height: 158 cm
Age: 25
Brown hair — curly hair cut short.
Face is a little slender. Atmosphere is fluffy.
Body type is average; breasts are about melon size.
One of the Sisters who was at the Santony church.
She is in the same generation as Sera and reunites with her in Santony.
Because of her fluffy atmosphere she is easily misunderstood, but actually she makes agile movements.
She was saved by Raide in Santony and took refuge at the royal capital church.
She secretly thinks Raide is nice.
She has gotten through the incident and is troubled about whom to consult regarding Raide.
Currently Raide’s lover.
＊Sera
Title: Sister Sera
Height: 160 cm
Age: 25
Red hair — glossy hair grown to waist length.
Face is ordinary but with soft, mochi-like cheeks. Personality is straightforward and energetic.
Body type is a little plump with good curves; breasts are about melon size.
One of the Sisters who was at the Santony church.
She is in the same generation as Nitchi and reunites with her in Santony.
Interested in the history of the church, and particularly knowledgeable about the Goddess.
This is also due to the influence of her father, who is an archaeologist.
She was saved by Raide in Santony and took refuge at the royal capital church.
She likes Raide, but unlike her personality she is shy and troubled by it.
She has gotten through the incident and, while it doesn’t show on her face, her head is full of Raide.
Currently Raide’s lover.