Episode 134. Nevia Cromag (3)
It’s not long before cherry blossoms are in full bloom.
Even though it was still early in the season, Alighieri was in a festive mood.
Because the academy’s founding anniversary has great significance for the students and the townspeople.
I bow to the great sage who transformed this barren land into a prosperous tourist destination and land of learning.
In other regions it may not have had much significance, but in Alighieri it was truly a holiday.
Finally, the first of those three days arrived.
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“Why isn’t it coming out?”
I was waiting for someone in front of a huge statue in the center of town. Today was the day I had made an appointment to go out with Saint Nevia.
Being a saint doesn’t mean you’re not free.
Although she may have been a busy saint in the past, she is now a disciple of Alighieri, which allows her to forget about her status for a moment.
As long as you attend the academy, you are guaranteed freedom in your surroundings. The purpose of admission is also largely for that reason.
Unless they themselves create complications.
“I think I was scammed. I heard that for a saint, she has a dirty temper.”
‘No way. Could it be that we’re disguised and they can’t recognize us?’
The person I will be traveling with from now on is a saint.
If you go out with someone without makeup, you will immediately attract attention and feel embarrassed.
It would be understandable if you couldn’t recognize him because the disguise was so confusing that his face was blurry.
“If that saint hadn’t been late, I wouldn’t have been sitting there blankly staring. “
After a long time of standing still, I leaned against the statue’s foundation and observed the situation in the village.
Perhaps because it is a tradition that has continued for a long time, the festive atmosphere was felt.
A large structure had already been built next to the statue, with decorations similar to lights hanging from it.
When people turned on the lights for testing, a giant glowing fox shape appeared.
The fox structure began to move closer to the Dantia statue, as if the two were approaching each other in a friendly manner.
『Is this a model based on the appearance of the Great Sage Dantia and the Divine Beast, the Millennium Tiger?』
Muto looked at the two alternately and observed them.
If you have achieved great things, you will be deified without a doubt. That was what piqued Muto’s interest.
“One side looks more like a benevolent saint than a wise man, and the other side looks like a fox who fits the description of a divine beast.”
People have never seen them in real life.
At that time, since the magic of salt painting had not been invented, the only way to leave a mark on a face was through a drawing, but the form conceived by each person was different.
But no one painted the great sage Dantia as anything other than beautiful.
No matter what the original appearance was, the beautiful appearance of the painting has always been passed down, so the appearance is familiar.
“It’s ridiculous to blindly glorify something like that, just by believing in that idol and its achievements.”
‘It must be known as pretty because it’s pretty. Let’s just think about it lightly.’
“If you are being deified like that, wouldn’t you be curious about how your descendants would be treated?”
‘Something like a child?’
Dantia was a natural born being who was well versed in all subjects including magic.
What would have happened if it had become known that such a great sage had encountered the devil?
“Senior Radon.”
While we were talking for a while, a voice was heard from the side.
When I turned my head, a girl was calling me.
Normally, it would be a stranger’s face that would make you ask, “Who are you?”, but I looked at the appearance and voice to find out who it was.
“Saint Nevia?”
“You recognize me!”
She had a happy face, but her hair wasn’t her usual green.
Just like the last time he disguised himself, he had brown hair and eyes, and his clothes were completely different.
“At the moment when you say my name, who else but the saint would there be? But… what are those clothes?”
“yes?”
“Aren’t you ashamed?”
It’s neither a school uniform nor a saint’s uniform.
First of all, she was wearing a rabbit mask, and underneath it was a unique combination of a colorful skirt.
A magical girl cosplay that looks like she’s wielding a magic wand and making a fuss.
To be exact, should we say that they are clothes sewn clumsily by girls who admire magical girls?
It was such a childish outfit that I, who was to accompany her in the future, didn’t even feel like frowning.
“Isn’t this the original trend?”
“It’s a trend. Who would say such nonsense?”
Clearly someone must have injected it into me.
No matter how much saintly education you receive, the subjects don’t include anything about love.
Moreover, considering the innate environment in which one grew up, one can be very naive in such areas.
What kind of person is this…
“Professor Stella said.”
“ah…”
Say it again. Who did you just say?
“I talked to her, and she said that Professor Stella has definitely been in a relationship. She knows what to wear when meeting a man.”
“….”
“That person recommended it to me, so what’s the problem?”
I reflexively touched my forehead.
My head was spinning. I had already guessed that it would be like this since she was wearing rabbit pajamas, but I never dreamed that it would be this bizarre.
Well then, that’s right. Since my tastes are like this, I was single all my life until the end.
Wait, but don’t you have a lover now? How?
“Did Professor Stella say that she acts like this when she’s dating?”
“you’re right.”
“….”
Another earthquake struck my brain.
The person she is currently dating is Professor Radian. It is impossible for her to succeed in love while wearing this outfit… .
『Hahahaha! That combat professor is no ordinary person!』
‘Plague.’
Even Professor Radian, who was believed to be the only normal person, was indirectly revealed to have bizarre tastes.
The weight of that absurd fact began to weigh on the back of my head.
I was already feeling dizzy.
“If my outfit is unusual, then Senior Radon, shouldn’t it be the same?”
Nebia pointed out, looking at my long hair that reached down to my waist.
“Oh, now that I think about it, that’s true.”
I almost forgot.
At the moment, I too was in a state of disguise, just like her.
Since I performed the flash ritual like last time, my hair ended up being straight again.
『Haha, I completely forgot. This white snake look isn’t bad either.』
Muto also took the form of a pure white snake and swam through the air like an eel.
The reason I went through this fucking ritual was for this very moment.
This was done in response to the opposition of the clergy who said that something as impure as a concubine should not accompany her as she was a saint.
“But when you look at it like this, you really do look like a woman.”
“….”
It was the same then and now that I changed into a woman.
The white face and drooping hair caused by the ritual give the impression that male hormones have evaporated.
It’s to the point where I have to endure disgust every time I look in the mirror.
“But it’s actually a good thing. If we do this, no one will recognize us.”
As a result, it was not bad and I felt the same way. The stomach is enough to do just this.
“Let’s talk things through now. People might get suspicious because of the way you speak.”
“Then I will do that, little brother.”
“….”
I patted his head and spoke informally as if I had been waiting.
Then, Nebia stuck out her lips and acted like a clumsy younger sister.
“Okay, let go! You idiot sister.”
She too, as she adjusted to the informal language, tried to shake off my hand.
That sight looked unexpectedly cute…
“Wait a minute. What did you just say?”
“I said you were my sister?”
“Who is your older sister?”
“Who else is in front of me right now besides my sister?”
“….”
It leaves me speechless again.
It was called that because of its appearance, but it wasn’t usually disgusting.
Because they had identical brown hair and a slight height difference, it was easy to mistake them for sisters.
But I could say with certainty that it wasn’t my sister.
“What’s wrong, sis! Your voice is exactly like a man’s, what the… Huh? Why is your voice like this?”
My rough voice suddenly became feminine.
Even though I hadn’t done anything in particular, the last bastion of proof that I was a man had disappeared.
I looked up at the white snake that I suspected to be the culprit.
『Whew whew~』
The guy was leisurely floating along, whistling as if it had nothing to do with him, but I could tell right away that it was a lie.
“This fucking snake!”
“Then have fun dating sisters~”
“hey!”
Muto came rushing into my body.
I was going crazy because I couldn’t beat myself up to get the guy out.
“Sister, what are you doing? Go quickly.”
“….”
Bam!-
Without realizing it, I instinctively ended up hitting my head on the cornerstone under the statue.
Not once, but many times. How could I endure this madness if I wasn’t a fool like Mary?
“Sister! Then you’ll be stupid!”
“Shut up! It’s all your fault!”
Please don’t call me unnie. Every time I hear it, I get so angry that I want to bang my head against it.
How can I bear this feeling of my hands and feet shriveling up and regressing?
“Hey! What are you doing!”
At that moment, the town guard came running like cheetahs.
As soon as I saw them, I flinched as I belatedly remembered another fact I had forgotten.
“What kind of vulgar thing are you doing to the statue of Dantia-nim now!”
“Are you an academy student? Then tell me who your professor is.”
It was a festival day, so security was tight.
Maybe that’s why the security guards, who were here and there but not there, looked especially visible today.
It would be difficult to reveal our true colors at this point.
I guess I’ve also disguised myself. At times like this, I have no choice but to use my old friend, ‘acting’.
“Hmm…”
But before that, I had to calm my mind. It was very difficult to write ‘that performance’ in this form.
Preparations are complete. Now…
“I’m really sorry, sir.”
“huh?”
“I’ve been waiting for my friend since morning, but he hasn’t come yet. I just rested my head on him. I’m really embarrassed if I looked offended.”
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The guards were greatly embarrassed, and Nevia’s whole body froze.
Is this really the crazy person who was banging his head on the cornerstone just now?
Anyone who saw it would think that the pitiful girl was crying, and my heart almost wavered.
“I’m so sorry. I’m sorry.”
A girl with long brown hair nodding her head in apology.
Her voice was also beautiful, so it wouldn’t be strange if she was captivated.
“Oh, no, miss! I think we misunderstood.”
“So stop crying now. Stop!”
The guards had already turned red in the face a long time ago.
The sight of her bowing and apologizing like that was so cute I couldn’t stand it.
I felt like I wouldn’t be able to live up to my status as a security guard if I continued like this.
“Are you an academy student?”
“No, we came from another town by train.”
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“Haha! So you two sisters came on a trip together.”
“There are many famous places in Alighieri, so make sure to wander around for a long time, young lady.”
Throb-
For a moment, the girl could barely contain the blood vessels in her head.
And finally, he said with a forced, bright smile.
“Then, gentlemen… cheer up!”
A word that came out as the girl’s hand formed a heart shape.
Soon the guards sent them away, completely dumbfounded.
I almost got caught being a man, but I was able to avoid the crisis by using my ingenuity.
“It was really great. You’re really amazing, sis.”
“….”
Although Nevia praised that part, I myself did not feel at ease.
I was walking like a zombie with dead eyes.
“Excuse me… Sister?”
“Excuse me, I need to go to the bathroom…”
I ran to a public restroom that caught my eye.
As soon as I entered the men’s room, the sound of a girl vomiting echoed through the room.
And here, the screams of the men who were doing their business could also be heard, asking why a woman was coming in.
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“This can’t be happening!”
Angela, who was watching someone from afar, was so surprised that she couldn’t close her mouth.
What I saw now was definitely a Radon Crawler.
The rice ball shuttle… no, the benefactor who once helped save her from becoming a nine-tailed fox and her sister’s best friend.
Then I saw him seducing the guards in the guise of a woman.
‘And the one next to me is definitely…’
Even though she was disguised, I could tell that she was the same saint, Nevia.
Even though Radon looked different, he remembered his smell, so it was not difficult to recognize him.
But why are those two together?
“I feel like my older sisters would have a seizure if they saw this.”
Angela is very thankful that they are not there, because Nevia was clearly an enemy at the moment.
Lately, Radon Oppa has been refusing to deliver rice balls quite often.
Angela put her hand on her heart, feeling something fishy, and at that moment her appearance changed.
The saints are always in a state of union with some holy relic so that they can disguise themselves in different forms.
Using that power, Angela’s tail and ears disappeared. Her hair turned black and her eyes turned red, turning her into a completely different person.
Because it was a back alley, no one witnessed the disguise.
‘At least I don’t want to be noticed by Nevia.’
The fox saintess began stalking him, paying attention only to the saintess accompanying him.
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