Chapter 81: The Name
It was 5 PM.
Raide was walking through the royal capital’s main gate bathed in the evening glow.
Erika had said she was having tea with the three songstresses and Polte, and the three adventurer girls were happily accompanying her, so Raide was relieved.
Felica was probably in the library looking up materials for training, so she said she was staying in there.
They had been exchanging opinions and thinking about their training.
Even though Felica was diligent, she sometimes ran out of battery, so she came to Raide’s instructor’s room once a week to act spoiled.
It felt unfair that a dignified woman was acting spoiled, but Raide loved it.
He smiled many times when he saw Felica return to her dignified self after being spoiled.
Raide walked toward [Suzuya] while recalling that scene and smiled a little.
"Raide-san?"
When Raide turned to the voice, he saw Mayor and Atla-san coming out of the accessory shop.
Both women smiled at him and waved with one hand in front of their large chests.
Raide smiled in reply and walked over to them.
Today Sister Veil wasn’t there, so the silver hair of Mayor and the black hair of Atla-san were visible.
The dark-blue monastic robes were definitely intimidating, but they were still relaxed. Their body lines were clearly visible.
The way they were dressed made Raide want to ask how they did it, because their large breasts were showing their true shape.
Just not wearing the hood made the sisters’ atmosphere completely different.
If Mayor gave off a motherly vibe, then Atla-san gave off the vibe of a big sister.
...Raide agreed with Dil’s words.
Raide reached the two of them and asked while looking at the accessory shop.
"Are you here to buy something?"
He pointed toward the church and the three of them started walking.
Mayor walked beside him, smiling and shaking her head.
"No, I was here to consult about repairs."
"Repairs? Did something break?"
"Here it is."
Atla-san spoke in an energetic voice while walking beside Mayor. She was trying to pull out something from around her neck, but it wasn’t coming out easily. Her large chest bounced, and she was struggling to remove it.
Raide was happy that Atla-san was energetic, but she had gone too far.
Her large breasts bounced so much that Raide faced forward and pretended not to look.
He had no choice but to ask her not to shake them too much because it was a request — he couldn’t afford to look.
When Raide suddenly faced forward, Mayor noticed and tilted her head at Atla-san.
She saw Atla-san’s breasts shaking violently and blushed, then leaned close to Atla-san and whispered into her ear.
Atla-san’s face turned bright red, and she quietly and slowly started searching around her neck.
Raide was glad she had noticed, but both women were attractive. He wished she would be more careful around them.
Finally, the necklace Atla-san had been trying to remove came out.
From the length of the chain, it looked like it was supposed to be tucked into the valley between her breasts. It probably hadn’t come out because it was caught.
Of course you can’t take it out if you keep shaking your breasts, Raide thought with a wry smile.
Atla-san wrapped both hands behind her neck, smiled shyly with her face flushed, and handed the necklace to Raide.
Raide took it with one hand and looked at it.
The necklace had a silver chain connecting a ring. The ring was plain, with no decorations, and its silver surface reflected the sunset.
What caught Raide’s eye was the chain.
Chains come in many shapes, so he thought it was normal, but the chain looked like vines.
Raide was staring at the necklace when Mayor started speaking in a troubled voice.
"The chain part on this one is broken, so I came to consult about repairs."
"...You said you were consulting earlier?"
"Actually, this chain can only be repaired at the headquarters in Kael, but I thought maybe you could fix it, so I consulted."
The Holy Country of Kael — the cathedral and the place where the sisters received their education.
They created nations with believers and spread the existence of God, so their unity was enormous.
That was why every country hated conflicts with the Holy Country of Kael. It could turn even its own citizens against them, so of course everyone hated it.
...Well, there were people who tried to steal the funds of that church.
That was why the kingdom was hunting them down with all its strength. If they reported it to the Holy Country of Kael, they would be in deep trouble.
No, perhaps they had reported it to the kingdom first and were asking for cooperation.
Atla-san let out a small tired sigh at Mayor’s words and shook her head.
"Every time I say it’s a special material, I get the same response. It’s true that each sister only gets one. The necklace is something you can receive when your sister training is complete."
"I see..."
Raide nodded at their explanation. He had been staring at the chain of the necklace the whole time and kept touching it.
There were many pieces of equipment related to the sisters, but he had no knowledge of this necklace.
He was surprised because he had never seen it before.
He felt like he could remember something but couldn’t quite grasp it.
While hiding that feeling, they reached the church.
To get to [Suzuya], they had to turn sideways from the church path.
The two women looked at the church bathed in the sunset and spoke happily.
"We haven’t prayed yet... We have to pray to Riera-sama."
"...Yeah, Riera-sama is merciful, so she’ll forgive us."
"Riera-sama...?"
Atla-san’s murmur made her face twist in surprise. Mayor smiled at Atla-san’s expression and whispered something small.
Riera-sama was the name of the goddess.
Officially, it was the goddess’s name. According to old documents from the Holy Country of Kael, the name Riera appeared frequently and was revered.
The depictions showed the goddess in female form, praying to the sky, or with wings. Whether it was true or not, it was a document from before the kingdom was founded.
The sisters mentioned the goddess’s name during their education, so it had become common knowledge among them to call the goddess Riera-sama.
They weren’t saying that the Holy Country of Kael officially recognized it. It was simply the sisters’ way of calling the goddess.
The two women smiled together and held up their index fingers in front of their mouths, saying "It’s a secret, okay?"
Raide nodded seriously. He looked down at the necklace in his hand.
He had never heard of this necklace in the game during his adventurer playthrough.
In the game, there were no goddess statues. He had visited many countries’ churches while playing, but they didn’t have goddess statues.
There were sculptures that depicted a person’s appearance — male or female, he couldn’t tell.
He had first recognized them as goddess statues after visiting the church in the royal capital.
He was about to say "No way," but he asked the two of them if they could visit the church. They nodded with a smile.
If his guess was correct, this necklace was also...
Raide headed toward [Suzuya], keeping that in mind, and walked with the two women toward the church.
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