CH ss - 41

《Saintess Party》Elma’s POV 37: Huh, You’re Not a Kid!?

“……”

So awkward… I was holding my knees on a chair in the corner of the room, as usual.

After resealing the pig, I only had a cup of tea with Magmell and hadn’t had a conversation with anyone again since. To be honest, it’d be tough if I had to stay like this until Exa returned.

Well, me initiating a conversation first was completely out of question. I knew their impression of me wouldn’t change with just a little apology. Still, what the heck was this?

“…Haah. They must’ve activated《Superior Arms》by now…”

――Boing!

“How long are ya plannin’ to keep that long face? It’s yer turn next, ain’t it? More importantly, I feel like I’m gonna die of boredom. I’m tired of trainin’, too.”

――Boing boing!

“In that case, please stay still. Honestly, you’re making the room hot.”

――BOING BOING BOING!

“……”

The breast pressure is so heavy here!?

Am I in a breast room or something!?

I retorted inwardly looking at the three whose breasts kept shaking while they were talking.

The two who had gone with Exa had big breasts too. Just what was up with the selection of the saintesses!?

Not to mention, if I included the pig, that’d make 4 out of the 6 people in this room had big breasts, wouldn’t it!?

This is breast violence, I say!?

Just as I was about the be crushed by the breast pressure which kept getting stronger,

――Poke poke.

“Soothing meat.”

“……”

I caught sight of Tirna poking the pig’s belly again, and I felt as if I had found an oasis in the middle of the desert.

“?”

Looked like Tirna noticed my gaze.

She pointed to the pig’s belly and said, “You wanna do it too?”

“N-no, I’m good.”

All the while poking it occasionally.

“I see. Then don’t mind if I do.”

Squish squish, Tirna resumed her poking, but then she asked, “—What’re you going to do?”

“Huh?”

“You heard it, right? We are now fighting the Goddess of the End Phinis-sama, and that’s why we’re trying to purify the saints’ Sacred Treasures. Of course, that also includes the ‘Sword’ Sacred Treasure.”

“…Uh, yeah?”

“Just so you know, we don’t hold a grudge against you anymore. What you did was terrible, but you’ve reflected on it, and Exa has forgiven you. So, we’re not going to blame or persecute you. The problem is what comes after.”

“What comes after…?” I tilted my head.

Tirna nodded, “Mm.”

By the way, let’s set aside the fact that Ophir then shouted, “No, I’ve still got some complaints about her!?” but immediately got pinned down on the ground by Magmell.

“If you believe in us and is willing to help us, we will also believe in you as a friend. But if you keep holding your knees there all the time, we wouldn’t know what to do with you, either. And of course, it’s not obligatory. You can continue traveling with Mr. Pig if you’d like to. We will respect your will, either way.”

“My will…”

The answer was obvious, wasn’t it?

I’d given Exa so much trouble, so I’d help as much as I could.

However, that was not what they’d like to hear, I guess…

To believe in your friend, huh…

It was the first time someone told me something like that with such a serious face…

“I know this is not something I should be saying myself, but I have a bad personality, you know? I’m being docile for the time being because I’m reflecting on what I did, but I may get arrogant again.”

“When that time comes, we’ll admonish you as friends, so you don’t need to worry about that. If anything, other than me, everyone here has a bad personality, and I’ve gotten used to it.”

“““Hey!?”””

The remaining three all raised a voice of protest, but Tirna didn’t pay them any mind.

The situation was absurdly strange to me, but still, I said with a small sigh, “—I’ve got it. Then, as you say, I’ll leave my back to you. In exchange, you should rely on me too. I’ll do my best to support you, as a friend.”

“Mm, don’t worry. We’d be relying on you, much,” Tirna nodded, and following her, the other saintesses smiled too.

Feeling a little embarrassed, I then asked Tirna, “Say, how come you’re so mature even though you’re so young?”

Tirna then nodded, “Of course,” and said, “that’s because I’m the oldest one out of everyone here.”

“…Huh?”

Needless to say, I was stunned, speechless.