The Half-Puny Priest Hopes To Retire

176 – Runaway (1)

The saying that it is dark under the lamp is literally referring to this situation.

According to the clerk, the holy sword that Apis searched for all night was left in a pile at the entrance to the hotel where we were staying, along with a short note.

Even I couldn’t help but laugh as I listened, but Apis must have felt terrible after wasting a whole day.

”Plague…”

The promise we made not to use harsh words in the presence of the saint was once again broken, but this time, I could not bear to criticize Apis’ behavior his.

”Anyway, is that junk scab a real holy sword? Isn’t there some mistake?”

”No. I am certain that this is a holy sword. I can guarantee that.”

Apis’ doubts were justified.

No matter where we looked at the sword that the clerk gave us, it looked like nothing more than scrap metal covered in rust.

The bridge of the nose was damaged to the extent that its original shape could not be determined. The blade was missing here and there and it was tattered, so much so that I doubted whether I could even cut pudding properly.

However, the warrior’s blessings upon me every time I placed my hand on the sword was more proof than anything else that this worn-out piece of junk was the holy sword we were looking for.

Moreover, it is a rule of the land that the more unsightly a weapon appears to others, the more transcendental power it can exert in times of emergency.

Personally, this episode was more to my taste.

It is nothing more than an insignificant piece of junk when handled by an unqualified person, but it is a majestic sword that reveals its true nature in front of an owner it recognizes.

Isn’t this a situation where a man can’t help but be on fire?

”Okay, then that’s it…”

”Haha…”

Apis concluded with a sigh that seemed to be a mixture of both disappointment and relief.

No matter what the process was, the intended goal of finding the holy sword was achieved.

The task now left to us is who will become the true owner of this sword. All I had to do was wait for the warrior.

If there’s one minor problem, it’s that the moment the hero appears here, this entire area may be devastated.

······It’s not trivial.

”But what on earth is this memo? Did you do something else?”

”······Humm.”

Apis, who had been looking at the memo enclosed with the Holy Sword for a while, suddenly cast a suspicious eye at me.

I could roughly guess why Apis reacted that way.

In all likelihood, the meaningless phrases scrawled on this small piece of paper would look very suspicious in Apis’s eyes.

-Thank you. For making my father better. Unfortunately, I can’t afford to pay for the treatment. Instead, I’ll replace it with the second most expensive thing we have. Huh? What’s the most expensive? Of course that’s my virgin~ ya~

Kkogit.

Apis crushed the note he was holding.

From that callous behavior, a whitish sense of contempt towards me was slowly seeing out.

”You can’t believe it again…”

”It’s a misunderstanding.”

Apis’ misinterpretation was quickly corrected.

I may not be qualified to say something like this, having turned my back on God’s will just last night, but at a time like this, there was a need to clearly point out that this was not the case.

No matter how much I talk about women issues these days, that’s true.

My soul wasn’t rotten enough to become romantically involved with a woman I’d only met for about a day.

”Apis. Look me straight in the eye and tell me. Do you think I am a man with such a lack of discipline?”

”Brother. Wellna. I finished eating. Now let’s go.”

”······”

The will contained in that resolute declaration was quite heavy, even for mine.

Everything was in vain because the saintess was sitting comfortably on my lap, hugging her neck and kissing her.

”Phew…”

Immediately after that, Apis let out a heavy sigh and muttered something, and judging by the shape of her mouth, it seemed like she was swearing.

◈◈◈

After repeatedly confirming the authenticity of the Holy Sword and clearing up a series of misunderstandings, we immediately entered into a meeting.

”First of all, let’s pretend as much as possible that nothing happened. Then, if things go wrong, in the worst case scenario, I will sacrifice you. How about it?”

”······”

Apis’ bloodless and tearless proposal left me speechless for a moment.

Even if it was a rotten rope, it was still a rope, so there was no other way for me now than to hold on to it.

It was still unknown how the warrior would react upon hearing that there was a physical relationship between me and the nun.

Should I throw a tantrum out of jealousy? Will I shed tears because of the sense of betrayal?

Whatever it was, it was clear that there would be quite an intense reaction.

Of course, it is also about who the arrow of emotion will be directed to.

That was the reason why Apis, who always maintains a cynical attitude unless it was his own business, was responding half-heartedly to these meetings.

It would not be pleasing to Apis for a colleague blinded by jealousy to mercilessly cut down a nun who serves God.

”Isn’t there another way…? I think it would be a good idea to make everyone as happy as possible…”

After hearing my lukewarm opinion, Apis furrowed her brows and expressed her dissatisfaction in silence.

Of course I was aware that I was saying I was full.

But what if there is no other way than this?

As of now, there is still a slight chance that a brilliant solution will emerge that will magically resolve all of these situations, so I wanted to leave calming her down by overlapping her body her with her her her her her hero’s her of her her as her her last resort her her. Br＞

”You mean…”

Was I quite pathetic for not being able to face reality?

Apis, who was sick and tired of my lukewarm response, seemed to be no longer angry.

”Hey, is that that hard to bear?”

”Yes?”

It was right then.

An innocent question suddenly caught my ear.

A humble silence fell between Apis and me for a while.

”Does reproduction feel so good that once you try it, you can’t resist and keep doing it?”’

”Well, that’s…”

The sight of Apis stretching out her entire body on the soft bed was like watching a sunbathing fox.

Perhaps because she had just finished taking a bath, the fragrant scent of perfume passed through her nose every time her red hair fluttered, and the moisture that she could not shake off was seeing into her blanket her her her her. It looked quite sensual.

My sister told me not to roll around on the bed in only my underwear.

I think about this every time Apis does something like that, but is she really not ashamed of a grown woman showing herself like that to a man?

Even though I wanted to say something right now, if it were like before, I would have done that without even wearing underwear, so I just decided to hold back.

Even now, when I close my eyes, I remember it clearly.

The past days have been spent trying to beat down the ethics of the human race against Apis, who raised her voice by saying that elves don’t wear underwear.

The reason why I became unable to harbor wrongful feelings toward Apis was because the irritation that had built up over the course of such a rough journey greatly outweighed the lust within me.

Even if Apis took off all her clothes to her to her right in front of me, I was confident that I would maintain my composition

And if my guess is correct, Apis would also be in a position not much different from mine.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to explain why Apis, who absolutely hates men touching her body, only limits physical contact with me.

”I heard you tried it with a nun? Then, tell me in detail what it feels like to reproduce.”

”No, I wasn’t interested in that all my life, so why suddenly again…”

”I’m not that curious either, but these days, Downa keeps…”

”Ah…”

Immediately after seeing Apis ‘her embarrassed expression of her, the image of Downa persistently clinging to Apis, asking him to teach her how to seduce a man, suddenly appeared in my mind.

In some ways, it was an inevitable event.

It was quite possible for Downa, who has recently become increasingly interested in dating due to certain circumstances, to choose Apis as her counselor.

Except for me, all of the party members knew that Apis was an elf who was an expert in dating and had a lot of experience with men.

”Just don’t brag and be honest…”

”Mi, are you crazy! How much have I whined in front of them so far! Now that I’m revealing that I’m a virgin, I don’t want to die! Don’t look down on me!”

”Apis. As I said last time, there is no particular shame in not having physical experience…”

”Live with a spider web on your crotch for 400 years! Those words come out of your mouth!”

”······”

They say people who don’t have anything add more.

It’s not something I would say, as I bow down every chance I get, but George felt that Apis wasn’t that easy as he held his head high, thinking that life would be easier if he just bowed down a little.

”Saint. Look over there. Those are the words of an ugly adult whose ego has been consumed by bravado and vanity.”

”Oh!”

”Hey! What are you doing!? I’ve said it all! Now!?”

How long has it been since such a petty war of words took place?

”Are you bragging about this guy just getting sick? Now? Hey! I’m a virgin in name only! It’s not that hard to charm a man if you put your mind to it!?”

”Ah, ah! Ha, surrender! Surrender!!”

Boston crab.

It was a car that was being harassed by Apis in the so-called shrimp-snapping position.

”I’m back—!”

The warrior’s clear voice echoed beyond the excruciating pain that felt like my back and his was about to break.