Chapter 34 – Episode 33 – What Happened In The City That Day (3)

Looking at Irian, who was bristling like a cat, it seemed unlikely I’d get an interesting reaction out of her easily. Oh well. I should focus on my original goal of picking out underwear for Diana and Karsilla while I wait for an opportunity.

As befitting a city that makes its living off of tourists, the shops were quite large, and the quality of the goods was good. Still, it was strange that the quality of the underwear on display was on par with modern standards. But if I let go of my preconceptions about this being the Middle Ages and accept that this is a game world, it’s not so strange.

This world is basically a pretty faithful representation of the Middle Ages, but at the same time, it shows modern-day levels of development in strange places. For example, things like water and sewage systems, roads, and some convenience facilities. And underwear can be considered one of those things.

There were so many kinds and qualities of underwear that could be considered modern, and there were even mesh, lace, and all sorts of daring underwear.

But this kind of risqué panty is nothing but a heretical path. For our Diana, pure white cotton panties are the most suitable! For our innocent and kind saint, fresh white panties are the way to go.

They say simple is best, and the sight of Saint Diana in pure white panties is truly magnificent. It’s a beauty that is more than enough to stir a man’s heart. If this were the modern world, just one photo shoot as an underwear model would easily double sales, wouldn’t it?

So, I picked out pure white cotton panties, pure white cotton panties, pure white cotton panties, flashy mesh panties, and pure white cotton panties. Hmm, good. This should be enough.

And our Karsilla should wear cute character panties.

After picking out five pairs of panties each for Diana and Karsilla, I felt like Irian might be feeling left out.

“Irian. This is a thank you for last time.”

So, I tossed her a Galla panty.

“What is this? Panties?”
“Just take it.”
“Y-you want me to wear something like this?”

She looked at the cool design of the Galla panty, turned beet red, and quickly put it back where it was. Oh dear. She doesn’t understand the coolness of this Galla panty. How pitiful. This is the moment my teachings are needed for our innocent Irian.

“Who said you had to wear it? It’s just a gift.”
“Why would you give me a gift like this…”
“I made good use of the lace panties from last time. They smelled nice. This is a thank you for that, so you don’t have to refuse.”
“Ah……”
“This is the friendship of men. Don’t be too moved. Oh, and I’m still keeping those panties safe, so come find them anytime.”
“You son of a bitch……”

I patted Irian’s pale shoulder and gave her a thumbs up. She was trembling, which was great.
Heh, I’m such a man. I know how to use the fact that women are weak to gifts so well. Good job. I’m really proud of myself.
I even gave Irian a bra, who was beside herself with joy.

“And my friendship isn’t light. This is a bonus.”

I’m so proud that she likes my gifts so much.
While I was at it, I bought some men’s underwear for myself, and Irian was secretly paying for her underwear.

When I took a peek, they were all boring underwear.
Hmm. They’re plain and simple, just like Irian. Didn’t she like flashy underwear?
I acted like a gentleman and pretended not to notice her quickly putting the paid-for underwear in her backpack, and pretended to be picking out Diana’s underwear. Then Irian approached me.

“Are you still picking? Why are you so slow?”
“Ah, I’ve picked everything. This is for Diana, and this is for Karsilla. How are they? Not bad, right?”
“Hmm. Not bad… What is this!”

I showed her the panties I had just bought, and Irian, who had been nodding while looking them over, suddenly raised her head. Why? What’s wrong?

“Y-you’re going to make the saint, no, Diana-nim, wear these flashy panties? I absolutely cannot allow it.”
“Ahem. How did this get in here? This is mine.”
“……??”
“Why? What?”
“……Do as you please.”

I kept a straight face and defended my choice. This is all for our Diana. I can’t just make her wear pure white panties forever. No matter how much I like them, I’ll get tired of the same thing every time. Sometimes, things like this are necessary. For example, when I’m ‘playing’ with her.

Ahem.

As I was about to leave the underwear store with her, I felt a strange stinging sensation on my face.
Well, I guess it’s natural that I, or rather, ‘Yurian’ with his outstanding looks, would always attract attention, but it feels a bit worse today.

Especially from the store we just came out of… Ah! Is it because a man bought a bunch of women’s underwear? When did I start taking this so naturally?

‘……Wait. Then what about Irian?’

To me, she’s just a pretty girl, but Irian is clearly dressed as a man right now. People in this world all seem to have eyes like pinholes, seeing Irian as a man, so they must think of her as a man. Is she okay with that?

“Hmm. Irian.”
“……?”
“Is it okay that I bought Diana and Karsilla’s underwear?”
“Hmm. It’s not bad? It was normal, wasn’t it? Except for one.”

A double meaning question. I mixed the meaning of whether it was okay for me to buy girls’ underwear and whether the underwear I bought was okay, and asked in a vague way, but Irian didn’t seem to care.

……Is this normal in this world?

‘There’s no way it’s normal! Isn’t it strange in the first place that I, a man, am picking out Diana and Karsilla’s underwear?’

It’s understandable for Diana and Karsilla. They show me their naked bodies without hesitation, so buying them underwear is nothing. I raised them that way in the first place!

But Irian, why is she… Wait a minute.

Could I have been mistaken? I’ve always thought of Irian as a student who wasn’t properly absorbing my ‘education.’
I knew that Diana was a model student, and Karsilla also showed signs of being a model student, so I was relieved. But Irian, who was the only one who seemed to be struggling, made me doubt my own qualifications as an educator.

But that wasn’t the case.
Our student Irian was also steadily keeping up with my lessons!
Realizing the achievement of a student I had half given up on brought tears to my eyes.
Heh. My education wasn’t wrong.

I felt relieved.
Our Irian. She’s a slow learner, but she’s been keeping up. Teacher is happy. I should work harder to educate Irian.

“……Why have you been looking at me with those eyes since earlier? It’s unpleasant.”

Even her grumpy attitude looks cute. I gave her a gentle smile, and she pretended to throw up, but that’s okay too. I’m generous today.

“Why are you like this, really? Did you eat something bad?”

After picking up the clothes that had been altered at the clothing store, I headed towards the place where I could feel Diana’s divine power, and found a fancy-looking inn.
This isn’t an inn, it’s a motel. The building was five stories high, and it even had glass doors.
Money is good, after all.

“Ah, Yurian. It’s here!”

When I went inside, it was like a hotel. There was a large front desk and a restaurant and bar on one side. I went to where Diana and Karsilla were waving their hands, put down my luggage, and sat down.

“Why is it so fancy here? Diana, did you book a room here?”
“Ah. Well, you see.”

Diana, who had a troubled expression, let out a sigh.

“There were so many tourists today that it was hard to get a room. I went to all the inns in the city, but there were no vacancies. There was only one room available here and one in another place, so we had no choice but to book them… Is that okay?”
“There were that many people?”
“Yes. It was really, really unavoidable. The other room is over there, in that building you can see through the window.”

I followed Diana’s finger and saw a similar-looking inn across the glass window. It was a 3-4 minute walk. For safety, it would be best to be as close as possible, but considering our group’s skills, it didn’t seem particularly dangerous.

In games, events where you get into trouble at an inn while traveling were extremely rare. I skipped over them, but we’re still basically in the early stages. If we’re already this strong… this is a piece of cake.

【Quest】
▼Main Quest
▶Stop the Demon King

▼Sub Quest
▶Create a Party! (Complete)

Just in case, I opened the quest window, but there were no changes since the last sub-quest was completed.

Hmm. It should be fine, right?

“I think it’ll be okay. We can just put up a barrier before we go to sleep.”
“That’s right. Ah, are you hungry? I ordered some food, so please eat this while you wait.”
“Karsilla. You must have walked around a lot with Diana to book the inns, right? You must be tired.”
“…Uh-huh.”

Karsilla, who glanced at Diana and nodded, looked unusually tired, so I stroked her head. Why is she so down? Was it that hard?

“Were you very tired?”

She glanced at Diana again and shook her head.
Even though she tends to be wary of Diana, she seems a bit worse today. When are these two going to get close?

I picked up a piece of food from the table, where the food seemed to have been ordered in advance, and fed it to Karsilla. She quickly took it, and her cheeks puffed up as she chewed, which was incredibly cute.

The moment Irian and I put food in our mouths and chewed, Diana spoke again.

“So, we have to split into groups of two, right? When we sleep.”

That’s right. But how should we split up? Should I be in the same room as Irian, who is pretending to be a man on the outside? Oh, then I can torment Irian all day… no, I can give her some education.

As I was chewing my food with anticipation and a satisfied smile, I made eye contact with Diana. Hmm? Why is she avoiding my gaze?

“I think it would be best for the strongest, Irian, and the child, Karsilla, to be together, considering the safety of the group.”
“What? I, I’m the saint’s, no, Diana-nim’s escort.”
“It’s okay, Irian. I’m confident in my martial arts, and Yurian is here too.”
“……That seems more dangerous.”

Irian muttered timidly, and the saint smiled brightly at her, giving off a strange sense of pressure. Then, Irian nodded with a gloomy face.

“Karsilla. Is that okay?”
“……Uuu.”

Karsilla, who was already looking gloomy, became even more gloomy at Diana’s question, and then looked at me with pitiful eyes.
Ugh. Our baby can’t sleep alone.

“Diana. Karsilla is a child, so if I take her…”
“Karsilla. Is that okay?”
“……Uuuu.”
“Is that okay?”
“……Uh-huh.”

……What is this?

Karsilla, who had become gloomy, was picking at her food. Irian, who was sitting next to her, was also picking at her food with a gloomy face.

“Yurian. We’re a pair, aren’t we? Let’s have a good night tonight.”
“H-have a good night? What do you mean?”
“Oh, come on. We’re a ‘pair,’ so I mean let’s get along. Ah, the food’s here. Eat a lot.”
“…….”

What’s with this atmosphere?

Gloomy Irian and Karsilla were still picking at their food, and Diana, who was smiling brightly, kept urging us to eat a lot.
…But what is this? Why does she keep feeding me only this? It’s not good, can’t I eat something else?
For some reason, I felt a strange power from Diana today.

“Come on, Yurian. Have some more of this.”
“……I’ve only been eating that? I want to eat something else.”
“Oh, come on. My arm hurts.”

The meal with the strange atmosphere ended. It was time to part ways.
Irian, who was carrying her and Karsilla’s luggage, looked at Diana pitifully, but Diana smiled brightly at her, and she lowered her head and turned away.
Karsilla also sent me a pitiful gaze attack… Ugh. Our baby needs me after all.

“Diana. Actually, Karsilla…”
“Let’s go in too.”
“No, wait a minute. Diana. Diana?”
“Come on. I’m tired.”

When I turned around, I saw Karsilla with a gloomy face, lowering her head. She was in the same pose as Irian.

“Then you two, have a good night. Karsilla, sleep well and see you tomorrow?”
“……Uuu.”

Seeing the two of them, who looked like defeated soldiers, walking away, I felt a pang in my heart. What is it?