I was excommunicated from the Holy Knights

12 – Merchant of Bennett 2

When we heard that there was only one room left, we couldn’t help but worry a lot…

Eventually, I came to the conclusion that I had no choice.

It’s still raining outside, and both of us are exhausted.

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t see a way to avoid a future where the two of us shared a room.

Even as all of us were still a little wet and had no clothes to change into, we had no choice but to get the key and enter the only room left.

Both of them entered the room with a feeling of hesitation.

Here, too, a small stove was burning on one side, and at the same time, the room was smaller than the counter and tavern, so there was a much warmer feeling.

As I feel my body getting warmer…

Our gazes automatically turned toward the wide bed on one side.

“Still, the size of the room and bed is quite large, so it’s fortunate.”

“..that.. that’s right.. I don’t think it would be a problem for the two of us to sleep together at this level, but…”

Cazeros speaks with a little difficulty while blushing at my words, feeling awkward.

Looking at her appearance, which seemed to be quite nervous, I also started to feel strange for no reason.

‘No matter how much it is, two young men and women sharing the same bed in the same room… Uhm… It feels a bit dangerous in many ways…’

Even though Cazeros and I rode a wagon on our way here, honestly, we were in a bit of a hurry as we were a bit closer to fugitives.

In addition, the storm that hit from the middle of the day made me lose my mind for a while, so I didn’t have time to feel that kind of feeling that I often think of.

But.. as she and I stayed in the same room together in the same clothes until we got wet, it was only then that I began to feel a strange atmosphere that I had not been aware of.

The clothes of Cazeros, which were dry to some extent while warming on the stove, but still soaked in moisture.

Even though she was wearing a black clerical outfit with no exposure, seeing it in such a wet state made her feel subtly captivating.

Her outfit clings to her skin while drinking water.

This made me unintentionally more aware of her figure than usual.

A little skinny chest that makes me feel sorry.

And, perhaps due to the aftermath of getting wet from the rain, the slightly flushed face and moist red lips.

I knew that she was usually quite beautiful, but when I saw her in this state up close, I began to feel that her beauty and seductive side were becoming more distinct.

‘Looking at it like this, I feel like some kind of aristocratic young lady or princess rather than a well-groomed clergyman.

Both before and now, I had the body and mind of a young man in his twenties.

No, rather, in terms of body age, he became younger in his early 20s and became more vigorous in many ways.

To see such a beautiful woman in front of me, wet and defenseless, gave me a thrilling feeling in many ways as a man.

That’s when I felt like I was getting a little bit excited…

“Yes?..”

The next moment, Kezeros suddenly starts pulling the button in front of me.

I started to feel my heart pounding even more at her sudden move…

That’s how she took off her wet clothes in front of me and only wore thin underwear.

And… Then, she looked at me and said with a calm look.

“Take off Santana too.”

“yes? But.. bud.. go.. why all of a sudden..?”

Cazeros brings out an unexpected story.

In response, I started to feel my heart beating like crazy, and at the same time, I started to feel a feeling of power going down involuntarily.

‘Stop… can’t you? Ah.. no.. no matter how much it is.. it’s me… it’s me who was excommunicated, but Cazeros is still a paladin. No matter how seduced me in this way… ha… But, in fact, since she left the church, there might not be a very good chance… ugh…’

That was the time when I was deeply confused and thinking terribly about how to accept this situation.

“Come on, take it off. Santana has to dry her clothes too.”

“… huh?”

With those words, Cazeros hangs his wet coat next to the fireplace right in front of my eyes.

With her actions like this, I was able to recognize what she meant when she said to take off her clothes.

Of course, if you fall asleep wearing a wet coat like this, it’s a perfect situation to catch a cold.

In addition, it was only natural that he would dry his outer garments in order to leave as soon as the weather improved the next day.

‘Haa.. what is it.. I’m also..’

Somehow, along with a rather futile feeling, fortunately, feeling that the excitement subsided with the reaction, I also took off my clothes and hung them next to Cazeros’ clothes.

That’s the underwear… but it’s not underwear like a bra, but Cazeros and I are sitting on the bed wearing a slightly thin T-shirt and shorts.

Seeing her in a lighter outfit like this, my heart started to tremble again.

However, apart from the feelings I was being spurred on by this desire, I had no intention of laying my hand on the girl sitting next to me.

Although, by the standards of this world, she has reached the age of marriage, from a modern point of view, she is still young.

Crucially, even when everyone turned away from me, she reached out to me with a helping hand, and even believed in me and willingly gave up everything and followed me this far.

It is unacceptable as a human being to do something that betrays the grace and trust of such a person.

That was the time when I was trying to kill as much as possible the nature that was quietly burning on one side.

“Now… how much further do we have to go?”

Cazeros spoke in a calm tone, breaking the awkward silence for a while.

Regarding this, I answered to the best of my knowledge.

“I don’t know exactly, but I think it’s probably not long. It will arrive tomorrow morning at the earliest, or in the afternoon at the latest.”

“It’s tomorrow… Come to think of it, you said you have an acquaintance at Benessa, right? Who is he?”

“It is a colossus called Shylock. Even though he is of Jewish origin, he has a personality that is quite respectable.”

“I see, I have heard that there are many Jews who excelled in business.”

Cazeros nodded at my words and did not show any objection.

Then, seeing her yawning tiredly, I began to feel a little relieved.

‘I see.. Although he is called a paladin, Cazeros is not someone who discriminates against anyone or has prejudice..’

In general, priests and church believers in this world tended to hate Jews.

Even though they live together in the same area, they are in a position where they have no choice but to be treated with discrimination and jealousy because they do not break their stubbornness in their pagan beliefs.

From that point of view, Shylock, who is proudly active as a merchant in Benessa, a place where the power of the church is still strong, can be said to be a great person in many ways.

Also, unlike ordinary people, he was a person who recognized that he was a good enough person by my standards, who had no prejudice on that side.

Crucially, for those of us who are about to leave for the east, he was also the person we had to meet in order to get help, including means of transportation.

‘First of all, we should ask whether it would be better to use the sea route or the land route. In addition, it is necessary to find out more detailed information about the so-called heathen countries that are set as destinations…’

As it was a place that appeared only as a background in the work, there is not much information about it for me now.

It was then that I was thinking for a while about what would happen after I met Shylock.

“… ?”

The next moment, a sudden warm feeling.

Only then did I find Cazeros asleep with his head leaning on my shoulder.

It was a situation that was natural enough that she, too, was extremely tired.

However.. I had to struggle to overcome it somehow as I started to feel the sensation of the agony that I had forgotten about.

‘Let’s just think good thoughts… Only good thoughts…’

As if I were standing on a blade like that, I carefully lifted Cazeros’ body while controlling my mind.

warm yet soft…

And from her body, which was as light as cotton, a subtle fragrance that made my heart beat like a pheromone flowed out.

While enduring temptations that are not such temptations with all your might.

With great difficulty, I laid her upright on the bed and covered her with a blanket.

Of course, it took a lot of time and effort for me to fall asleep in the corner of the bed even after I had barely overcome the temptation and finished my work.