The Sword and The Dress - V3C5 PART2

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Translator: iveyra | Editor: Ms. Sheepnn
A way to get the other person’s favor. I thought about it for a moment, but nothing came to mind. To be honest, even if I was just standing still, there were a lot of people who approached me first in a friendly manner, so….. I didn’t really have any recollection of feeling something like ‘I hope they like me’. Was it similar to how I’ve tried to treat Captain Jullius well, maybe?

“Jullius.”

His eyes met mine when I called him, and somehow it felt embarrassing.

“I don’t know about others, but there’s no need to worry about how you act towards me. Just do whatever you want.”

“… Do whatever I want?”

“Yes. I’m also doing whatever I want to do after all. However, don’t you hate me?”

“I don’t hate you at all.”

“Same here. But didn’t you bring me outside because you were bothered by Sir Sillac earlier? In cases like that, you can do whatever you want. Because I’ll also drag you away if I see you chatting happily with other women.”

I was only using this as an example, but now I feel bad. At my words, Captain Jullius had a rather blank look on his face and tilted his head.

“But I heard that I have to be as careful as possible when dealing with women.”

“I’m not just any woman, I’m your fiancée. If it really bothers you, just do as much as I would do.”

I said that, but when I thought about it, I also said that I would kidnap and confine him. But I don’t think Captain Jullius is going to hurt me, so if he wants to kidnap me, well, I’ll follow him. As for confinement, I can endure it for about a week. Any longer than that, I’ll try to run away because I would feel suffocated.

Captain Jullius, who had been silent for a while, lowered his gaze once again and watched me fumble with his hand. Then, he flipped my hand over and held it. While I wondered if he was acting on my request that he just do what he wanted to do, the hand he was holding was slowly lifted up. And then, he kissed the back of my hand courteously. This is a bit embarrassing–.

‘Ahh?’

He licked me! He really licked me! No, he’s allowed to lick me, but… Captain Jullius kissed the part of my hand that he had licked a bit, before letting go of my hand. Ugh, the back of my neck feels hot. I was rubbed my neck with my released hand, but then I realized he was looking at me anxiously

“Did you perhaps hate it?”

“No, it’s not like that.”

It just made me feel weird, but if I say that honestly, it’s obvious that he’ll be discouraged again, so, for now…..

“Uh, well done.”

“… Did I do well?”

“Yeah.”

Let’s compliment him. I extended my hand and patted the Captain’s head.

“I’ll continue doing this from now on.”

“Hmm.”

“If you hesitate when you want to do something, don’t worry about it all by yourself. Just talk to me.”

“I got it.”

Captain Jullius nodded obediently. Good, this way, he is going to open up little by little.

***

After returning home with Ortzen, we took an employee carriage and headed to the Church late at night as scheduled. Despite the hour, as always, the outskirts of the Church didn’t block visitors. This was because the large prayer room for visitors was always open to believers, whether it was day, night, or dawn. Even though it was possible to pass through the barrier in the central area since I was here, we didn’t enter rashly and waited for Iner to come to meet us. This was because we would get into trouble if we accidentally got caught by another priest.

“You only can come in and out if you’re invited, so the security here is good.”

Ortzen looked around inside the central area and spoke in a low voice.

“It’s mainly because the holy knights and high ranking priests remain inside. In other words, 1 person can fight against at least 10 people who swarm inside at once.”n
Even a priest who has no combat experience, but has strong holy powers around the level of a high-ranking priest, can deal with around fifteen ordinary people. That’s why instead of trying to sneak into the Church and got engaged to Captain Jullius. I doubted that the barrier would let me pass through, but even if I entered, it was highly likely that I would be arrested as a suspicious person. It is already hard to escape if you are pursued just by a holy knight, but it is even harder to escape a high-ranking priest. There is a kind of holy spell that can catch the opponent.

“Although a barrier is still a barrier, the remaining people are only capable enough to protect themselves, so there’s no need to be completely on guard. A place guarded by the holy knights is where important documents and things are being kept.”

In other words, it means the protected place is similar to a warehouse. It’s like the Imperial Palace where you have to protect the emperor, the imperial family, nobles, high-ranking officials, etc., but here, the higher your position is, the stronger you are. Who on earth can better protect the High Priest, who is even immortal inside the Church than himself? The Goddess, maybe?

Ortzen nodded shortly at my explanation.

“Actually, if a high-ranking priest doesn’t need a guard in particular, this way is better for security. If you increase the number of people in order to keep the security tight, it’ll be hard to manage.”

Come to think of it, there were only a few people in the Special Task Squad and also our house. At this time, a girl with long loose white hair approached us silently. Saintess Inertia looked at Ortzen, me, and Captain Jullius one after another as if she was checking on us, and then she turned around.

“Please follow me.”

She also passed the barrier in the center and headed into the corner. There was a huge wagon with a pile of luggage and Cain and Tess, who would go together with us, standing next to it. The High Priest was also there. It’s only natural that the first two people are waiting here, but why is the High Priest waving his hand over there?

“Sir Roel~”

“There’s no way that the High Priest is also going with us, right?”

He should not come out of the Church. What is worse, we’re even going to a place which is very close to where the demons, who want to kill the High Priest by any means, congregate.

“Of course I can’t go.”

“Then, did you come just to see me?”

“I’m here to see Sir Roel and carry the luggage.”

Luggage? Is this grandfather working as a porter because there isn’t much work to do in his field? Iner explained on behalf of the smiling High Priest.

“Originally, the workers were supposed to load up the carriage with luggage. That being said, it’s hard to hide secretly in the wagon with them watching, and since the High Priest was bored, he decided to meddle and load the luggage. This way, we can avoid the workers’ eyes, and also after leaving behind half of the luggage, he can just make an excuse to quit by saying he got tired of doing it.”

I see. I think it’s a good idea. The High Priest often starts doing something bizarre every once in a while when he’s bored, so there will be less room for suspicion.

“I’ll drive the carriage since I’m on leave,” said Tess, who was standing next to the High Priest. I feel a bit sorry to make this person, who will soon become the leader of a knight squad, act as a coachman. I extended my hand to Tess.

“I congratulate you in advance for being appointed as the captain.”

“Congratulations? What’s there to congratulate?”

Tess held my hand even though he was about to cry.

“At this timely opportunity, I wanted to quit the priesthood and enjoy the freedom of the world to the fulllest, but… well, I was tightly seized by my ankle.”

(T/N: seize by one’s ankle means to be hindered by sth/have a ball and chain.)

“If you speak frankly like that, High Priest might sulk.”

“Ah, I don’t care whether he sulks or not. I have conceded so much this time.”n
When I stole a glance to the side, the High Priest was glaring at Tess with a sullen look on his face. But, seeing that he wasn’t saying anything, he must be sorry for forcing the vice-captain to take the captain position.

“But a promotion is still a promotion. Ah, it’s going to be awkward to use honorifics with you now. Honestly, I also can’t talk to you in this way–.”

“No. Our bet is another matter.”

Even if it’s different, it’s something that happened when we were children where he picked on me for my body build. I felt uncomfortable hearing a soon-to-be captain, who is older than me, using honorifics to me. It’s going to look really weird to someone who doesn’t know the story. In that moment, Captain Jullius approached me and stood closely to me.

“Hand–“

“Yes?”

“I think you’ve been holding it for too long.”

Ah. I quickly threw Tess’s hand away and turned to the Captain.

“Here you go, my hand.”

As soon as I said this, a very big hand engulfed my hand. It seems that he’s gradually becoming less hesitant to act, which is commendable. While he was holding my hand, I wrapped up Captain Jullius’s hand with both of my hands and fiddled with it. I want to bite it while I’m at it, but I shouldn’t do that here. … Am I really not allowed to do it? I was told that biting the neck is not allowed. No, Sofia blamed me for the marks left on my neck, and she didn’t say anything about the reverse situation, though? So, isn’t it okay if it’s me biting him? Should I just bite him? So what? I’m just going to bite him after all–

“Sir Roel.”

I raised the Captain’s hand and was about to open my mouth, but the High Priest interfered. Ah, why?

“It’s late at night, so go inside and sleep now. The men must not be discovered, so cover the entrance with the luggage in the carriage and sleep on your own. Sir Irhas will stand guard so that no one approaches here.”

Vice-captain Tess’s face crumpled all at once in an instant. In the end, that means he’s going to stay up all night. Anyway, since it’s a carriage, it may be a bit uncomfortable, but it doesn’t mean they won’t be able to sleep.

“Then, I’ll also go in the carriage–“

“Sir Roel naturally can’t do that! It’s okay, since it’s just Sir Roel, you can come to my bedroom.”

As soon as the High Priest gave this instruction, the frightened Captain Jullius suddenly pulled me into his arms. At the same time, Iner blocked the High Priest with a stiff look on her face.

“Sir Roel can stay in my bedroom.”

“But I wanted to sleep with Sir Roel at least once!”

“Don’t be ridiculous, go inside and sleep.”
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