22 Goddess holiday (2/2)

Isn't this a festival with stalls in the first place?

Raina is supposed to be here to watch the festival, but I don't think she's watching the festival. After all, watching the festival is probably a lie.

Suddenly, Raina's feet stop.

'What is that?'

I look in the direction that Raina is looking at.

There was a flag with a picture of Sasaki Rino on it.

I get a little impatient when I see it. To be honest, it's not something you can show a woman.

''That's Reno.......''

Raina walks out before I can stop her.

There are fewer people than when she saw it earlier, as if the people who want it have already bought it.

Raina looks over people's shoulders to see a stall with a flag on it.

When I looked at it, I found a picture of Sirone and his friends there.

The picture is the costume that they were wearing today. It's a pretty risqué picture.

It's a pretty good job. You might be tempted to take a look at it, but since you're in front of Raina, you'll have to endure it.

Dihardt. Are they followers of Reno and his friends?

Raina's voice was a little tight.

'In a way it is, isn't it ......?'

I honestly don't know how to describe them.

Or should I say idle oops.

'It's not even the god race: ......'

Raina's attitude was different from what she had imagined. As a goddess, it wouldn't be fun for Raina to see someone who wasn't a god being worshipped.

'Don't you want that picture too?'

Raina pointed to one of the paintings.

Raina pointed to a painting of Cyrone. And his voice sounded vaguely nasty.

I want it if I'm honest.

But how can you say you want it in front of another woman? I scream in my mind.

With iron self-control, I turn my body around and try not to look at the picture. I turn around and see Raina in the distance.

I don't want to hear about those things. I'm escorting her, albeit under false pretenses, and I don't think it's a good idea to talk about the other s*x.

'No, I've got you,'

I say to myself, looking at Raina. She takes the attitude that she won't even look at the other women.

'What?!'

Raina makes a surprising sound when she hears her words.

Raina lifts her hood up a bit and turns her face up a bit to look at her own face.

You can see your own face in Raina's eyes. I don't want you to look at me like that.

I think she's really beautiful. My head almost boils over when she stares at me.

Raina makes a little thoughtful gesture. Then she nods as if she realizes something.

'Yes, of course you do. I'm more beautiful than you are, aren't I?'

Raina laughs.

'So, you know, fake it.'

I'm nodding my head yes. I don't know what that means.

'Let's go, Dihardt.'

He starts walking again. He looks a little happy.

I don't know why he seemed so unhappy earlier.

”Oh, yeah.

Suddenly he stops walking and turns around.

'Would you like me to dress you up like that painting next time?

What?

What did you say?

I scream in my mind. It was the loudest mental scream I've ever heard in my life.

Raina is going to dress like that. Raina's breasts are so big you can see them even through her clothes.

Who would be better dressed to have her do it?

Do you like the way Cyrone looks? Or would you rather have a girl named Kyoka, Rage's sister? No! Here's the white bunny that Saoko Yoshino wore: .......

I'm huffing and puffing thinking that far.

I look at Raina. She looks at me with zit eyes.

'I'm just kidding. ...... You're so easy to understand, aren't you?

Raina says in a gasping voice.

'Ugh. ......'

It makes me want to cry. I'm supposed to find out the truth, but I'm completely f*cked up. I would like to be cooler and cooler with women, but I just don't have enough experience.

As Raina says this, she turns her back on him and walks away.

You'll be able to follow her in a hapless manner.

As you are walking, you enter a street with few people. You enter a small alleyway and there is almost no one there.

I was about to tell Raina to go back to her because there doesn't seem to be anything to go any further, when she stops in her tracks.

I look ahead and see people in the form of knights.

The clothes the knights are wearing have a coat of arms with an image of vine grass and white flowers sewn on them.

The coat of arms is the holy seal of the goddess Raina, which I have seen many times in the Republic of St. Renaria.

The flower of the holy seal, which resembles a Kodemari, is called Raina grass, and it means purity of heart, whatever that means.

The knights, as you can see from the holy seal, were temple knights of Rage and his guards.

There are about five of those temple knights blocking the way. What are they doing?

''Those are your knights, aren't they?''

I stop myself and look at the temple knight and say

'You're not my knight, Temple Knight. You're not worthy of being my knight in that degree.'

Raina's cold words. The temple knight seems to have pledged his love to Raina, but it doesn't seem to be getting through to her.

I feel a little sorry for her.

''Is Rage the only knight of yours?''

I'll see if I can ask him a little nastily.

I know it's bad manners to ask about other men while escorting them, but it's in return for what I said earlier.

But Raina doesn't seem to be offended.

''Hmph. Rage can't be a knight. A knight is supposed to be a man of decorum. The word 'civility' doesn't apply to the free-spirited and unprincipled Rage.

Raina said, laughing.

Huh, I thought to myself. I'm looking at it surprisingly well.

'I think you would be a good fit for my knight, what do you think?'

Raina looks at herself and says.

I also look at Raina.

The moment I heard those words, my heart leapt.

I'm honestly glad to hear those words.

I felt as if a thorn in my side had been removed.

Probably more than Rage, I'm glad that I was appreciated. I think it's a very silly rivalry. I wonder how long I'm going to care about it.

I'm a competitive person. So, since that day, I've been honing my sword. I've been taking care of my appearance so that I can catch up with them.

But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't have confidence in myself.

That's why my heart is shaken by Raina's words.

But, but....

Shake your head and calm your mind.

I knew it was no good.

Raina was not to be trusted.

No matter how beautiful she was, she shouldn't be blinded by whispered sweet words.

So I shook my head.

'I am flattered by your invitation, but I cannot be your knight. Besides, how can you call someone a knight who betrays you so easily?

I decline Raina's offer myself.

''Surely you're right, anyone who betrays you so easily is not fit to be a knight.

Raina seemed to agree.

I'm relieved to see that attitude. I expected Raina to be in a bad mood, but that didn't seem to be the case.

However, he didn't think he was the right man for a knight.

Even if Raina was trustworthy and even if it wasn't about Modes, he would have declined.

'What are you looking at!

You are approached.

I look and see one of the temple knights approaching.

These temple knights are probably the ones who saw them from the top of the city walls.

As I recall, they were fighting over a woman who looked like a prostitute.

However, I can't see a woman-like person nearby, did she escape?

The temple knight looks at him as he approaches, and then his gaze turns next to him as it is.

Oops! I think. Apparently he noticed Raina's presence.

Raina seemed to be using a hidden form, but she might have quite a bit of magical power to notice it.

'You have a woman with you. Is she your lover?

The first temple knight to approach me asks me a question.

I find myself a little miffed at the choking tone. This is not your country, is it? Why do I have to be asked such a question?

'No, it's not, but ......

”Ho, you bring a woman into a place like this who is not your girlfriend?

Looking around, the atmosphere is different from a normal alleyway.

Apparently, as I walked, I came to a slightly dodgy place.

'That's something: ......'

Hmm, I'm sure I tricked most of them and brought them in. But it's just your luck that I found you here.

The Temple Knight gets involved.

Now Raina has her hood so deep that she can't see much of her face.

I thought I would tell you that this woman is the one you serve.

But from the fact that you are using a hidden form, it seems that Raina wants to hide her true identity. So I don't say anything.

The Raina is watching the future beside her.

The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that you are on patrol to see if there are any avengers to the heroes.　You're not one of them, are you?

No, I'm not: ......

I deny it.

I've been told that anyone who avenges a hero is a pervert like you. But I'll let you off the hook this time. Now get out of here!

The man waved his hand as if to chase away a dog, trying to get rid of it.

'That was a close call, lady.

That temple knight tries to touch Raina.

At that moment I thought it was dangerous.

He takes the temple knight's hand as he is about to touch her and throws her away.

The temple knight who was thrown away falls on his butt.

''What are you doing!

That temple knight then gets up and draws his sword.

I've protected you. I'm tempted to say so.

When I was about to touch Raina earlier, I felt a killing intent from her.

That's when I knew she wasn't afraid to kill.

If I had touched her like that, the knight in front of me would have been extinguished.

The other knights noticed the commotion and approached.

They too draw their swords.

I thought it was going to be a fight.

Normally, I would avoid the trouble and retreat. I can't do that with Raina beside me.

Rather, if this is the case, Raina will kill them. As expected, that should be avoided.

''Raina, I can't let you get your hands dirty, stay behind me.

I whispered to myself and stepped in front of Raina.

'Yes,'

The words were short, but I wonder if it was just my imagination that I felt a little happy.

''Hm, if you want to apologize, it's now or never.

Do you think that pointing a sword at them will scare them away?

Raina denies it, but they are Raina's knights.

I'm a dark knight myself, but this situation is more like I'm a knight of Lena.

Their deportment is admirable, but their behavior is no different than the orcs you met yesterday.

I'm not going to kill them, since it's not like I'm going to stain the festival with blood. I decided to give them a little twist.

With that thought in mind, I approach the temple knight.

I felt my heart turn cold.

''You!　You disobey me!

He seemed surprised at what he had come up against.

I still don't understand the international relations of this world, but there's no way you can cause problems in another country in the normal course of events.

It seems that it was a threat to draw the sword.

''Um ....... Would you please withdraw from the situation?

I suggest that we can't just continue to pretend that it didn't happen to each other.

However, on the contrary, they seem to have poured oil on the fire. The knights' faces turn red.

''Don't be silly!

The knight in front of me swings his sword at me, as if he thought I was being ridiculed.

The movement is very slow.

You are able to pick up the sword barrel that has been swung down with your index finger and thumb.

You can find a lot more than just a few of them.

''That's ridiculous. ......

That's impossible. ......

The muttering knights' faces are pale. Red to blue and busy.

No more. Let's just get this over with.

Let's go: ......

I said to myself and slipped through the knights.

''Haha!''

Ggh!

Geez!

He groans and the knights are sent flying from side to side.

The knights are slammed to the ground and sprawled around.

They're taking it easy, so they won't die.

The road clears and Raina comes up to me.

'You're not going to kill them, are you?'

Raina says something plainly horrible.

'I'm a knight of your temple, in case you were wondering. ...... I took it easy.

I lie.

'Well, should I thank you for that?'

That's what I'd say, but I don't think Raina is going to thank me for this one bit.

I get the feeling that Raina doesn't think anything of a knight's, or even a human life.

But I think I can understand the feeling a little better now.

Because it's too weak.

It was hard to take it easy so as not to kill him earlier.

It's just as easy to crush a small bug than to let it go so as not to kill it.

Perhaps Raina would have crushed them. The same might be true for the other gods.

Humans may be little more than insects to the gods.

So what about me?

Is it okay to call yourself a human being in this world?

If it's not human, what is it?

Sometimes I feel alone. In this world, Rage and his friends are my peers. But I don't feel like becoming one of them. Would they be willing to join her in the first place?

Isn't that why he came to get the horn of the Holy Dragon King?

But thinking about it didn't give him an answer.

'No. Let's go, Raina.

Myself and Raina left the alley.