Why is there a saying, “A picture of rice cake”?
Because it’s something you can’t actually have. It makes you crave it even more.
That’s just how human greed works, really.
The more difficult something is, the more it ignites the spirit of challenge.
The things you can’t grasp are the ones you want even more.
But suddenly, I have this thought.
Unlike the rice cake in the picture, which I can only look at and never have,
Could that sweet fruit right in front of me be something I could touch?
Gyaaaak!!
I slapped my own cheeks with my palms.
“Iris?!”
The woman in front of me looked startled.
After a few strong slaps, I felt a stinging pain on my cheeks, but I didn’t care at all.
What troubled me was the much larger feeling of self-loathing.
‘A-Are you crazy, Iris?!!’
No matter how delicious it looks, this is too much.
Delicious…? No, that’s just weird!
Pretty…? Charming…? I want to squeeze it…?
A-anyway, how can I touch it without permission!!
That’s… that’s a crime!!
How can a Saintess think such shameless thoughts?!
Get a grip, Iris.
I need to hurry and tell her something.
That way, she won’t feel so embarrassed any longer.
I shook my head vigorously to shake off the lewd thoughts.
With a determined expression, I opened my mouth.
“U-uh…”
The woman looked at me with worried eyes.
“Are you okay, Iris…?”
“Th-that’s…”
Looking at her cherry-like red lips,
I felt dizzy for some reason, and at the same time,
Lecherous thoughts started to creep back into my mind.
…Just a little…
..Could I take a little more look?
She seems quite oblivious, after all.
If I don’t say anything, she probably won’t notice…
Then I could keep watching…
Gyaaaaak!!!!
Slap-slap-
‘Get a grip, Iris! You need to focus!!’
“Iris!!”
She couldn’t bear to watch me harming myself any longer. She reached out and grabbed my hands that were slapping my cheeks.
It was definitely an act for my sake, but ironically,
At the same time, it drove me crazy.
Did you know?
A human body is one, you know.
Of course, it’s all connected.
What are you talking about?
If you try to move your body,
Naturally, other parts will move too.
Exactly.
Like those lewd peaks right in front of me.
They’re swaying back and forth.
Calm, but for me, it felt overwhelmingly destructive. I could see two water balloons swaying.
Undoubtedly the most stimulating and dizzying sight I’ve ever seen.
My face felt like it was on fire, and my mind was getting hazy like I was hypnotized.
It was as if she didn’t notice my feelings at all.
The woman grabbed my shoulders with both hands, then started shaking my body back and forth.
“Iris!! Come on, snap out of it!!!”
As if she was tempting me, the two treasures swaying with me.
Even as they were pushed and pulled, my eyes were precisely following those treasures.
As time passed,
I was becoming more and more numb to the peculiar scent coming from her.
My judgment was clouding from the enchanting sight before me.
In this fading reason,
A suspicious thought began to form.
‘…But, can’t I notice that my clothes are coming off?’
Even if I’m dense, that’s a bit much, isn’t it?
You’d definitely feel the distinct emptiness in your chest.
There’s no way she wouldn’t notice.
Can a person be this oblivious?
In my scattered judgment,
I reached a certain hypothesis.
What if she’s not oblivious, but doing this on purpose?
If that’s really true,
This woman could be…
Could she be tempting me right now?
With her pure, white skin exposed,
She’s shaking those lewd peaks as if saying, “Please touch me.”
Could she be throwing a tantrum at me for not getting it?
What if I’m the one suffering like this without understanding her intentions?
‘..If she’s really tempting me… could it be okay to touch…?‘
As if entranced by something,
My hands began to move lewdly toward her.
With each inch that brought me closer,
My heart was racing wildly.
But just before my hands could touch her treasures,
The last remnant of my conscience screamed at me.
– Get a grip, Iris!!! You aren’t going to betray Lily, are you?
‘Li…Lily?!’
– That’s right! Your hero! The one you love!! You said you wanted to be with her!! Do you really want to become a fallen Saintess who betrays her love?!
‘N-no… I…’
– You know well how terrible cheating is! As a Saintess, you would be committing two sins instead of one!
‘Oh…..’
– You’ve done well to hide it until now!! What would the Goddess think if she saw you like this?!
‘N-no, that’s…’
– Then snap out of it!! Don’t commit any more indecent acts!!
With the harsh nagging of my conscience inside me,
I finally regained my composure.
‘W-what was I about to do…?‘
No, this won’t do.
I think I need some time for self-reflection.
To have fallen this far…
I quickly need to escape from here and return to the cathedral and pray for a while.
I guess I’ll have to take a break from the academy for now.
With such unholy thoughts, what would I even learn?
Maintaining this cold mindset as best as I could,
I pulled my gaze away from the fruit and focused only on the woman, speaking up.
“Excuse me, but your clothes are…”
“Do you feel warm or something?”
Bong-
“Coming off…?”
Before I could finish my sentence,
Her forehead softly touched mine.
“Hmmm… I don’t feel warm…”
She looked at me with a puzzled expression.
Her warmth was transmitted through our foreheads.
And it wasn’t just our foreheads that met.
Looking down, I felt the soft, sweet touch of her fruit against my body, outside of my clothes.
I could even feel that slightly hard sensation in the center of the fruit.
Duk-
At that moment,
Something snapped inside me.
“Uh…? I feel something…”
Noticing that something felt weird on her chest,
The woman lowered her gaze to stare at our touching two balloons.
“Uh…? Uh? Why am I…?”
After staring blankly for a while, her voice trembled.
She began to panic and pulled away from me,
But it was already too late.
Mu-ckung-
From my hands,
A satisfying feeling flowed through my body, making me happy.
“Uh?”
Her eyes widened.
Then slowly, she looked down at my hands that were holding her treasures, eyes blank.
“I-Iris…?
It seemed she couldn’t comprehend what had happened.
Her trembling eyes looked like trembling aspen.
I felt a surge of irritation at her expression.
What’s with the innocent act now?
After tempting me all this time…
“Uh… c-can you please move your hands..?”
With a flushed face, she requested.
I looked at her with a chilly expression.
“…It’s already too late.”
“Wh-what do you mean by that…?”
Zhuwaaaap-
Sooriiik?!!?!!♥♥♥♥♥♥
With all my might, I squeezed the treasures that had come into my hands.
In that moment, her eyes rolled back.
“Ahhh…”
An unbelievable feeling of fulfillment and happiness began to stimulate my whole body.
It was as if I was floating in heaven, a soft euphoric feeling was immensely satisfying.
“I’m sorry, Goddess.”
I’ve seriously messed up.
I’m a fallen woman who doesn’t even deserve to be called a Saintess.
But listen, Goddess.
If I could just have this sweet,
This tempting fruit,
I think it would be okay to become a fallen Saintess.
*
– Kieeeek!!!!
A huge monster vanished without a trace after being slashed by the Sacred Sword.
“….I think this is the last one.”
It had been several minutes since I entered the academy in search of Iris.
Because the academy was so vast, it was more difficult than I thought to find her here.
Not to mention the countless demons charging at me every step of the way.
They probably sensed the power of the Sacred Sword instinctively.
I took a moment to lower my sword and catch my breath, looking around.
Unlike before, the academy appeared quite settled now.
The many monsters and demons had been eradicated by the Chairman and the now-calm academy students.
The fierce fires that threatened to engulf the academy had disappeared, with only the warm sunshine gently illuminating the surroundings.
Clearly, peace had returned.
I quietly murmured within it.
“Iris, you must be okay.”
These weak demons could never breach the protection of a Saintess with the Goddess’s blessing.
So, she should be fine.
I imagined Iris was outside healing the wounded.
She was truly one of the best people, right up there with Sister Hera.
“…Let’s go back.”
By now, everyone who needed to evacuate must have done so.
There’s no point in going any deeper than this.
Thinking that,
I put the Sacred Sword back into its sheath and turned my steps back.
Of course, I had no idea.
If I had taken just a few more steps forward at this moment,
I might have found what I had been craving and wishing for.
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