Chapter 91: Robe of the Holy Saint

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The next day, when we went to the temple again, Recoa-san looked pale and even had small dark circles under her eyes.

“I had a lot to think about so I couldn’t sleep last night.” Recoa-san said.

She said so, but I’m sure it was more whipping and less thinking that made her unable to sleep. I’m guessing that she whipped herself as a punishment for having indecent desires.

To be honest, Recoa-san’s appearance last night really excited me, and for the first time in my life, I used S&M theme to power up my Little Joe. And after I regained myself and calmed down, I had some mixed feelings about it…

It feels like I need to distance myself from Recoa-san for awhile. Otherwise, I feel like I’m in danger of opening a new door that I would be unable to turn back from.

Alright, let’s stick as close as possible to the patients and steer clear from her!

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Anne’s fever had completely gone away, and now she was annoying the adults around her by trying to slip out of bed whenever she had the chance.

“Onii-chan, I’m already completely healthy now. I want to go outside and play.”

Her body temperature was normal, and her appetite has returned, but it doesn’t mean that we can let her go home just yet.

“Please bear with it for a little longer, okay? When all the bad germs inside of Anne’s body are gone, you can go home.”

It’s not only the amesles that I’m worried about. Since her immune system is currently weakened, I’m afraid there might be some complications later.

“Uuummm… Okaayy…”

“I’ll tell you what. If you’re reeaaally that bored, how about if this Onii-chan here tells you a story? So, what kind of story do you like?”

“I want a story about a strong knight-sama slaying a big, bad dragon!!”

I see, since the gender roles between this world and the Earth are reversed, even the little girls here would be more interested in heroic tales instead. I guess it would be boring for her if I tell her the story of Snow White or Cinderella.

 I wonder if she would be happy if I put on the Eminence Rock armor and put on a heroine show, instead of those pop-up hero show they usually held on a mall’s square?

‘Let’s shake hands with me in temple square!’, or something like that. [1]

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There were quite a few people who got pneumonia due to complications, and I so spent my days making antibacterial medicine for them. And before I knew it, I had been in this village for three weeks.

There were many people who got sick with Amesles and we had to carry them to the temple, but thankfully we somehow managed to put the epidemic under control.

Everyday I made medicine by using the [Medicine Production] Skill, and I spent the time between to make clothes of my own. The weather was getting colder by the day, and thick clothes, which were unnecessary on Monte Chris Island, had become a necessity here. Lulu Sanjion is still way further North, so I guess we will be needing winter clothes soon.

After being hailed as a saint, I got carried away and made myself a saint-like costume. I made the design by using an illustration from a novel that I once read long ago as a reference, and modified it as something usually worn by men, so it would be appropriate for a saint.

It’s a gorgeous outfit with a white base and gold trim. [2]

In accordance with my nature as an exhibitionist, I wanted to charm everyone by wearing hot pants and tank top, but I would be just a fool if I wore only that in this cold weather. And so, I decided to choose the other option, which is to keep the exposed parts as few as possible, so when I finally undress, they would say, ‘Oh my god that’s amazing’.

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“So? What do you think?”

And so, I showed the three of them my newly made clothes.

“Shirou… You really are a saint…”

What? No! Why did you come to that conclusion anyway, Cecily?! You’ve been with me the longest, and so after all this time, you should’ve realized that I’m just a lecherous person.[3] There’s no way I could be a saint. Though I may reach enlightenment once I’m done doing it…

“I-I might get divine punishment.”          

No, Miina, you won’t get divine punishment by sleeping with me. Otherwise, Chris would’ve lost the war by now, Gram would have been demoted, and Sierra would… alright, let’s stop such train of thought here.

“And so, what’s under those clothes?” Rouge asked, her eyes show full earnest.

“Do you want to see it?”

Rouge and Miina nodded their heads furiously, while Cecily was still staring without moving an inch.

Alright, let’s play a bit coy here ♡

“Ufufu…”

I undo the buttons on the parts I couldn’t see and slowly took it off through the sleeves…

…and then…

“Ta-daah!”

“”“UuooooohhhHHHH!!”””

The top long robe fell to the floor, and what appeared now was a pure white tube top. Of course, I let my belly button bare for all to see. And for the bottom, I’m wearing tight white shorts. [4]

Girls in this world really do like white separate swimsuits, don’t they? Just like how Japanese boys like white bikinis. It seems that the impossible fantasy of having a sense of purity mixed with eroticism is a common preference shared across different worlds.

“Alright, then, let me hear your impressions!”

“You’re the best!”

“Thank you Lord, for giving me jacking-off material enough for a lifetime.”

And while Miina and Rouge had given their opinions, Cecily seems like she’s still struggling with her emotion.

“Cecily, say something too.”

“…it looks really good on you…”

And while I was having my stupid fashion show, I heard a voice calling me from outside the ship.

“Saint-sama, is all the preparation ready?”

Ah, that’s right, I had the village chief and the temple head waiting for me.

The village is currently under a blockade by the army, and now that the amesles is under control, I need to go talk with them to have the blockade lifted, so both the village chief and the temple head had asked me to go with them to explain the situation.

“Ye——s, I’m coming right over now!”

I put on my clothes and fixed my hair in panic. My hair had grown long enough to hang over my shoulders now. It had become a bother, so I’ve been tying it up with a string, but I’d like to get it cut somewhere. If I go to a more urban area, there might be a barbershop, so I’ll have to be patient until then.

“Saint-sama…”

“How truly divine…”

When the village chief and the temple head saw my new saint outfit, they froze on the spot.

Whoa, that’s a really good reaction. I feel like I’ve started being drawn into cosplay now. Maybe I should try preparing more varieties of outfits?

I wanted to see their reaction if I started undressing the long robe, though… But yeah, let’s keep my desire in check for now. I don’t want the temple head to get new whip marks on her back, that’d be really pitiful.

Let’s hold back, and leave her alone…

Aaarrghh… but I really, really, really wanted to see the look of anguish in her eyes again, even if just, one more time. That peachy skin, the swaying breasts, and the red, painful marks on her backs… I want…

NO!

I can’t lose to my desire, I won’t. It was never my intention to make other people suffer. And I must not, will not, take away her piece of mind just for the sake of my own feeble desire.

That’s why, I will hide this ugly desire by using these saintly clothes…

“Shall we proceed, then?”

I tried using the saintliest voice I could imagine and started to walk away.

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A short distance from the village gate, the guards were making a ruckus.

I could hear the sound of many whistles. They must have seen us approaching and gave signal to be on the lookout.

“Stop right there,” one of the soldiers told us.

As instructed, we stopped just outside the gate. The three girls were standing guards before me, and Rouge was already prepared her barrier magic, ready to cast it at once.

An officer-like person with several of her subordinates then came toward us.

“What do you want? I don’t care what happened, but we can’t let you through.”

“I’m the village chief, Linda Berg, and we came here to tell you that the threat of amesles plague has left the village.”

“Is that true?!”

“None of the villagers, not a single one, has a rash on their body anymore.”

Just like measles, amesles gave a red rash. And after hearing the report that no one has red rash anymore, the faces of the soldiers listening to the report were flooded with relief.

“I see. I’ll send some soldiers to check up on the village. How many people died?”

“Twelve people.”

“Hmm… That’s way lower than I thought.”

“That’s because, the holy saint has descended upon our village and graced us with his appearance.”

The way you say descended is like I came from the sky, but I actually came from the southern sea, you know.

“A saint, you say?”

Cecily’s larger body frame was in front of me, blocking the soldiers’ view, and when Cecily moved to the sides, the officer quickly noticed me in her immediate field of vision.

“Ah, M-may I inquire who you are?”

Wow. First impression really is important. If I were still using my usual outfit, I might only be met with skepticism, but right now, I could feel the awe in the eyes of the soldiers.

The effect of the saint cosplay is indeed amazing!

“I’m not a saint, not even comparable to such esteemed existence. I’m merely a traveler. I happened to have some knowledge about medicine, so I’ve been prescribing it to the people of this village. I am of the opinion that the amesles disease in this village have been brought under control. Please confirm it with your own eyes.”

After saying that I then calmly closed my eyes, trying to radiate wisdom and calmness.

So, what do you think? Instead of a saintess, I’m perfectly acting like a saint now, right?

I never realized it, but doing cosplay is really great!

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1 Kinda like this one, I think:

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/01/01/general/ultraman-50-years-battling-monsters/

2 First thing that comes to mind is the priestess from To-aru Majutsu no Index. I forgot the name though.

3 To be fair, just because you are lecherous doesn’t mean you can’t become a saint. Or so I learnt from my *ahem* collections.

4 Maybe the male version of this: