I put my hand on Rita's chest, trying to put as little pressure on it as possible.
A soft, enveloping feeling.
Ugh, it's so soft.
I feel like my fingers are going to be swallowed up.
Heat radiates through me. Thump, thump, thump, with your heart beating too fast.
Rita looks to the side, breathing heavily, as if embarrassed.
'...... smells like Nagi,'
Rita sniffs in my ear like a puppy dog.
My back is tingling.
My body remembers what happened when I rewrote Cecil, and it's getting ready to go. It feels like that.
"Activate... "Ability reconstruction "skill structure".
I'll call the window.
Image.
...... so that Rita's "Sacred Power Seal LV9" appears in the window.
''──Ah, ah!''
Rita's body arched up for a moment.
I was just trying to make it show. I didn't move it.
Even so, it seems to have been hard enough on Rita.
"Yes, dear.
Rita laid her palm over my hand.
'It's nothing like this. It's even worse that I can't help Nagi.
"...... Copy that.
Conceptualization.
Sending my magic power into the deepest parts of Rita.
Imagine looking into the contents of "Holy Power Seal LV9" ......
............ Okay, I see it.
This is the effect of the lock skill?
"Holy Power Seal Lv 9
(1) Skill to block the owner's Divine Power (lock: cannot be removed)
It was a literal ability.
It was a skill that blocked the owner's divine power, with a locking property.
It's 'locked' and 'untraceable' - in other words, it can't be removed.
Moreover, if you look at it, it's faintly trembling.
You can tell it's working. This thing is blocking Rita's divine power in real time now.
It's a constantly-activated skill ...... In other words, whether Rita is aware of it or not, this thing is always 'blocking its owner's divine power', isn't it?
It's an uncanny skill, this guy.
I'm going to take this thing apart and remake it as soon as possible.
I'll call up the skill inside me.
It's the "Meditation Level 1" that Rita gave me.
Meditation Lv 1.
(2) The skill to 'notice' the 'five senses' in 'silence'.
In short, it's a skill you use when you do zazen.
Just right. I'm going to take advantage of this.
"Let's go. "Rita.
...... yeah. Okay. ...... nagi.
I ran my hand over the words 'Sacred Power Seal LV9'.
' ...... hmmm!
Hot.
Rita's biting her lip.
This one is different from the other skills.
Maybe it's because it's always activated.
Maybe it's because it's in constant operation as part of Rita, so the reaction is strong.
Every time I touch it with my fingertips, Rita lets out a wistful breath.
''...... ah ...... or ......!''
My magic power is flowing into Rita's skills.
It's entwined with Rita's "Sacred Power Seal Lv 9", trying to unravel the concept.
Rita's fingers, laced on my chest, dig into my palm.
I know that the longer it goes on, the more it will take a toll on Rita.
Let's just get this over with.
I don't touch the locking property.
I don't move the skill itself.
I'm going to keep the outer box intact and quickly replace only the contents.
I lightly shake the word 'seal' inside the 'Sacred Power Seal LV9'.
............ no, no. What is this? This is no good!
Rita's voice changes. A sigh that is too warm, like wow──.
Alright ...... "Seal" can be moved.
After confirming that, this time I put my hand on the words "Meditation Lv 1".
It is a good idea to slide it next to the words "Seal the Sacred Power LV 9".
The text and the letters touched and shook.
............ Ah, ah, ah. Hey, hey, this isn't what it looks like. It's odd. It's weird. It's not what I was expecting - Nagi's magic is ...... coming into the ...... rustling ......... wait for it to come in. Wait a minute...
I didn't wait.
I pressed the words 'Meditation LV1' against the words of my lock skill.
'──────?!'
Rita averted her pure white throat. A sweet voice. She rubs her nose against my cheek. Like a puppy.
"...... Wow! Ah ....... Ya... ah.
The letters waver. It's all right. We know it works.
My ability-reconstruction skills tell me that it works. They'll be rewritten.
I know it doesn't seem to work, but they'll accept it.
Again.
────!
Again.
Oh, no, no. Nagi... I won't forgive you. I will not allow you to do this to me.
Despite the words, Rita's hand is holding mine firmly in place.
My fingers go deeper and deeper, burying themselves in Rita's large breasts.
Rita's big breasts. Hot, trembling. She's accepting me.
I'm afraid I'm going to sink lower and lower.
I can feel my magic and Rita's magic intertwined, creating heat.
We're connected by a cable called 'Ability Rebuild', maybe it's like a computer or a smart phone.
What's flowing isn't electrical signals, it's magical power.
What is being exchanged is a huge amount of data called 'skill'.
The reason my body is hot is because the data is too huge and the load is too much. It's not just a matter of time before you're able to get your hands on it.
I hope you're okay ...... Rita.
She was going to become the Pope and gradually change the discrimination against demi-humans from within to stop discriminating against them, and if she was successful, she was going to reveal her identity.
Rita's ultimate goal is to find the family that abandoned her.
'Since the humans have stopped discriminating against the Demi-humans, you guys should accept me too,'
Rita told me that's what I wanted to tell her when I found my family.
When I think about it now, it's reckless, and it was a dream that was never going to come true," she murmured.
I see.
The "beast friends" that Rita was talking about were her family and friends. ......
'I've been in the Order for so long that I thought humans were supposed to discriminate against other species.
Rita said, her ears twitching.
'But then I saw Nagi with Cecil-chan and I started to wonder if it was different. Nagi cares for Cecil-chan, and Cecil adores Nagi, right? When I saw that kind of thing, it made me feel ridiculous that I was trying to rise up in the cult: ......
Why am I going the long way, she wondered.
Rita said that she wanted to be a part of someone who would accept her here and now instead of looking for a family that didn't accept her - that's what she thought.
She sobbed, said she was sorry, bowed her head over and over again.
The golden ears and tail bothered him, and he tried to hold them in his hands.
Rita continued to speak, pinching herself like a child.
'I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm not that great. I'm not a respectable person who doesn't discriminate against dark elves. I'm a beastman. Nagi and Cecil-chan were both deceiving me. ......
I don't really care.
I guess that's why you called me an 'outsider' for using Cecil as a slave.
If a human being was running around with a collar on a demi-human like me (and he looks very young), I would be angry. In this world, I would be reported.
"You can usually hide it, so there's no need to worry about the cultists finding out who you are in the future.
"Uh-huh. It's okay ...... yeah.
Rita nodded repeatedly to reassure us.
Then I'll be fine.
Well, I'm going to leave Metecal when I've saved up the money anyway.
'But you could have told us who we were, couldn't you?
'...... That deputy bishop barged in on me before I could talk to him. Besides, the only reason I can talk to you like this is because I was fired from the Order.
What would you do if they found out I was the chief priest?
That would be awful. At best, she's got her divine powers sealed away and they've trained her not to disobey them, so she'll be on the front lines.
They both suck: ......
I'm sorry ...... I'm sorry, Nagi.
No, I said I didn't care if Rita was human or beastly.
Yeah.
It doesn't bother me at all.
I think fluffy types are a possibility.
...... master.
Poof, Rita's eyes shine.
Her golden tail is twitching.
...... I'm glad I didn't give Rita to the deputy bishop.
I don't know what he would have done to me if he had found out who Rita was.
'I'm sorry ...... Cecil,'
I'm a demon.
It came out of nowhere.
Looking into Rita's face, which was mangled with tears, Cecil said, ''I'm one of the last of the clans to be destroyed because of their inability to fit in with human society and yet they are so powerful.
''I'm the last of a clan that was destroyed because they didn't fit in with human society and yet had powerful magical powers. They're the demon race.''
Cecil smiled gently as he looked at Rita.
'Does that make you hate me, Rita-san?
It's not going to be .......
I'm still in love with you, Rita.
...... Cecil,
Holding hands, Cecil and Rita.
Oh, by the way.
"I'm not from this world either. "I'm not from this world either.
What?
"'Visitors,' humans from another world.
"............ Hmm. So what? Nagi is Nagi, right?
Rita has a relieved look on her face.
Well, I guess she's been hiding her identity in the Order for a while now and hasn't had time to get comfortable.
And you were with that perverted deputy bishop.
'So, it's .......
Rita stood up and bowed deeply to me.
'...... Please spank me, Master.'
............ yes!
Rita sat down, flopped down on the bed and looked at me.
Her triangular ears were laying down, her tail wagging.
'I was hiding my identity from my master. I called him an outsider or something. So please spank me.
'No, because you said something about being an outsider before you 'signed'
Hey! I don't want people to think I'm here to join the Nagis, but to get away from the Order! Even if Nagi didn't think so, I did. So ...... spanking. Make me believe that Nagi has accepted me.
...... I don't know if you can say that.
It's not just a matter of time before you're ready to go.
It's not just a matter of time before you're able to get your hands on a new one.
It's a good thing that you're not the only one who's been in a position to do this.
I don't think I'm here to run away from the cult, I don't think I'm here to run away from the cult.
But ...... if Rita says so much.
'Oh, but you can't do anything naughty?
Rita shook her head with a bright red face.
'I'm still throbbing and my body is still hurting ...... from earlier. Another thing! I'd do anything for a change! Ding dong!
...... I didn't think about that, did I?
No, really?
Why are you looking at me like that, Cecil?
I would never do anything bad to your education.
I did a few things back there. It was just a way to tweak my skills and, oh, by the way...
Oh, yeah. I see. Let's use this.
I took out a skill crystal from my backpack.
It's the Bludgeonless Combat Lv 1 that I made during my fight with Leviathan.
I knew it wasn't for me, so I kept it.
...... Na Nagi? Master ......?
"This 'Swordless Fighting Lv 1' is perfect for Rita, isn't it? I'll install it for you. Let's do it now. Also, I can't rebuild this guy anymore, but I want to find out what's changed with 'Ability Rebuild Lv 2'.
"'Capacity rebuilding'? Are we done? Well, wait, ......, you know, that kind of spanking can be found at .......
We just want to make sure your skills are working.
Didn't I just say "dunkle-dunkle"?
'Sorry, dammit, ...... dammit. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. No more, no more, no more ......, no more, no more. Waaaaaahhhh. I knew Nagi was an outsider. ────────!
I'm not a good listener.