I watched Minith as she gently smoothed her clothes. Perhaps because I'd already held her body once, I couldn't help but imagine her bare body under her clothes, and it made me really aroused. My desire to deeply indulge myself in savoring her sixteen-year-old body which was almost fully matured was welling up.
「What are you doing here?」
「I was offering my prayer of gratitude to Whatenthsāma.」
I stopped myself from suddenly pouncing on her, and first asked something that was on my mind. Still, she gave an unexpected reply.
「….. Minith, your a Xessian?」
The religion that people followed the most in this world was Xessianism. Xessianism could be described as close to polytheistic. It was based on the belief that there exist spirits in this world that couldn't be observed by the eyes. These spirits dwell in nature, living things, and concepts among others. In short, it was based on animism and myriad gods.
Xessianism's founder, Xess, could apparently hear the voices of these spirits. He traveled around the world as he listened to the voices of different kinds of spirits, and then he compiled their words and spread them to the people.
Xessianism's scriptures were made up of Xess' essays and travel journal, the secret stories about the world's creation which the great spirits had told as well as the teachings of the spirits from different places. This scripture really existed, and I'd read it.
Xessianism also had a religious organization called the Xessian Synod, and standing at the top was the High Priest. According to the Synod, their founder Xess had turned into a spirit after his death, and would occasionally show up in front of the Synod's believers to impart his will. The believers who heard his voice would then be named a Saint. In the Synod, the Saint's teachings would be acknowledged as the teaching from the spirits, and would then be treated as a belief. Simply put, the Synod would produce a convenient Saint for their organization, and they would keep creating religious norms. Perhaps that way of handling was effective, the Synod's influence had surpassed the feudal lords and even the kings.
The sacred writtings that the founder Xess had written was called the True Scripture, while the sacred writtings that the Saints had written were called Holy Scriptures. The believers under the Synod were called Xessians.
Incidentally, the names of the spirits were written only on the Holy Scriptures, so people who called out the name of these spirits were most likely a Xessian.
The spirit Whatenthsāma which Minith had mentioned was known as the Great Spirit of the Sun in the Holy Scriptures. This spirit was among the upper-class spirits in Xessianism. If people had no idea which spirit they should pray, then they would just first pray to the Great Spirit of the Sun.
As I was thinking about those matters, Minith looked at me with serious eyes.
「...No, I'm not a Xessian.」
Quietly, I promted her to continue.
「My friend in the town invited me to come to the church once if I intend to pray earnestly.」
That friend is very fishy!
The reason I thought that was probably because I had the knowledge from my previous life. It was a common thing in this world to invite a person to the church they were affiliated with. As a former Japanese, I always end up thinking about the suspicious invitations from the newly found religions.
「The priest's story in the church was interesting, so I blurted Whatenthsāma's name by accident. I'm sorry for using ambiguous words, making Young Master confused.」
「I see.」
As Minith bent her body, I asked her:
「Did you have anything you want to pray for? If you don't want to say it, then I won't force you.」
Returning to a straight up posture, Minith said embarrassedly:
「No, I already told about it to the head maid when she confiscated my praying accessory.」
Apparently, Minith had attended at the castle while wearing the necklace used for praying which she had bought in the church. The head maid immediately discovered it, and Minith received the head maid's lecture and her necklace confiscated.
She said that since the head maid hadn't lectured her much lately, she was surprised when she'd been scolded for the first time in a while.
「I heard that Young Master left for his first campaign, so…」
Minith turned her eyes towards me once before swiftly turning away.
Her expression clouded slightly.
「I prayed that Young Master wouldn't get hurt and he would remain safe.」
「Hoh.」
「It was very insolent of me to make light of Young Master's ability… I'm very sorry. It was to reassure myself because I've been feeling very worried.」
Minith kneeled down and placed her hands on the balcony's floor.
Taking that pose in front of me, it made me want to pull out my dick and have her suck it.
「Worried, huh.」
「Yes, Young Master's right.」
Her serious personality was very nice. On one hand, she understood her position without ever growing arrogant just because I'd slept with her once. On the other, I could see that she had grown deeper in love with me, and I felt it was very lovely.
I was starting to get in the mood for passionate sex. The kind of hot sex involving passionate kisses as we collide our affections for each other. I had been forcing myself on others lately, so I wanted to have romantic sex since it had been a while since the last time.
「Minith, stand up.」
「Yes.」
Minith immediately stood up.
Gently, I embraced her body. There was a smell of a flower, just like the fragrance in the room. It was her fragrance.
「Thanks to your prayer, I was able to come back.」
「Young Master…..」
I could feel the sweet breaths coming out from her as she moved her arms around my back and tightly hugged me.
「When I imagine that I would lose Young Master, I…..」
Her eyes which were positioned slightly higher than mine stared at me captivated.
I caressed her cheek, and while passing my fingers on her hair, I whispered.
「I'm back. You don't have to worry anymore. 」
I took Minith's hand and held it. As my temperature was slightly higher than her, I felt great touching her slightly cold hands. I brought our clasped hands slighly higher so that she could see it clearly.
「Ah… Young Master…」
「Come to think of it, the time was also about the same as that day, wasn't it?」
Naturally, I was talking about the day when I had sex with her while she was wearing a maid uniform. From what I could remember, I felt like I was also worried about Fanny's visit during that time.
When I implied my intention to have sex with her, Minith had immediately noticed it, and her face gradually turned red.
She didn't really voice out her consent, so it made me want to tease her for a bit.
「...Have you forgotten about it? I see, Minith has been playing with another man in the town and has completely forgotten about that day while I was away in Nambonan. That makes me really sad…」
I said with a voice sounding as sad as possible.
Then, she gripped my hands so tightly that it was unbelievable.
「That, that's not true!!! 」
I thought she'd be angry, but she was on the verge of tears.
「I've always been thinking of Young Master when he departed for Nambonan! I wished so many times to accompany Young Master! I've never forgotten about that day! I would never play with another man, please believe me!」
Her sparkling teary eyes was in front of me. The only thing in between us was our clasped hands. I slowly lowered our hands.
「I believe you.」
When I slightly placed strength on the arms around her, Minith slowly closed her eyes.
Sunlight shined on her smooth and plump lovely lips.
「mmhm...」
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We exchanged repeated light kisses before separating our faces from each other.
Minith leaned her body on me and was looking with completely entranced eyes.
「There's still time before dinner.」
「Yes.」
「I want you.」
Minith quietly nodded with a joyful expression, and buried her face on my chest.
Since her hair had been tied up, her exposed nape was very arousing.
I swallowed my saliva and took her inside my room
