Reborn as A Holy Knight (Remake) Volume 1 Chapter 3 (Patreon)

Chapter 3 – Meeting with the Priestess

After a while, the door opened, and Alma returned with a tray with a tea set on it.

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

“You shouldn’t have bothered. Still, thank you.”

After placing the tea set on the work desk, she poured the tea from the teapot into a cup.

It looks and smells like the tea of my old world.

“Ah…”

After she finished pouring the tea, Alma faced up and gave a troubled look.

She looked around the room, then ran over to the only chair tucked behind the work desk.

“Uhm, You can sit here.”

Apparently, this room is not designed for entertaining guests, as it is the only chair in the room. Well, considering there is a bed in the corner, I could say this is her personal quarters.

“Ah, thank you. What about you, Alma?”

“I’m fine standing up.”

“That’s no good! If that’s the case, then I’m fine standing. You can sit here.”

“But that’s… then I’m going to sit here.”

Saying that, Alma sat down on the only bed in the room.

Well, that is also an option.

Anyways, since Alma would turn frantic if I chose to stand up, and since the bed is a personal space, I just sat obediently in the chair.

“Ah!”

Was it out of nervousness? Alma made a gesture as if she was drinking from a cup, but then she realized she was empty-handed.

She tried to reach for the wares on the desk, but since the distance between the bed and the desk was quite a bit, I took the initiative by taking a saucer with a teacup and handing it to her.

“…sorry to bother you.”

I guess her strange gestures earlier made her feel ashamed.

Not that I really care, though.

I sat down on the chair once again and sipped on my tea.

(Un, it’s a bit bitter.)

I drink coffee black, but I like my tea with sugar.

I even put sugar in my oolong tea if I’m in the mood.

I don’t put sugar in green tea, though. But I can understand why some people do that instead.

But as for coffee, it’s always black.

“Excuse me, do you mind if I put some sugar in it?”

But when I said that, Alma made a very apologetic face.

“I’m sorry, we’re out of sugar and honey…”

“Oh, no, I have my own.”

When I said that, I took a sugar pot from my [Storage Unit].

It’s a ceramic one with a spoon.

I put 2 scoops of sugar into the tea.

I looked at Alma again, and she looked surprised.

“Uhm, this is also included in the blessing of the Goddess of Fertility.”

“I see…”

Oh, she’s convinced with just that?

“How about you, Alma?”

“Ah, yes. One scoop, if you please.”

I scoop a tablespoon of sugar from the sugar pot and put it in Alma’s cup.

I didn’t have a stirrer, so I stirred it with the spoon that came with it.

In addition, I stirred mine as well and put the spoon back in the sugar pot after a dash of [Holy Purification] on it.

Yup, sweet and tasty. Just as I like.

“Ah… Delicious…”

A gentle smile appeared on Alma’s face.

Not good… it was super beautiful.

After drinking tea and taking a break, we head directly to the topic.

“Alma, what do you mean you’ve received an oracle?”

“It is as I said. The other day, I received a message from the Goddess of Fertility that a holy knight, her messenger, would come to this land, and I was told to help them.”

“Help me in what? Can you be more specific?”

“No, I mean, she told me I’ll know it once I see them…”

Hey, Xaneela. Isn’t that a bit too vague?

“Um, why did you come here, Sir Alfred? Are you on a mission from the fertility goddess?”

Yes, I am on a mission.

But I don’t know if I can say that mission straight out.

“Well, she just told me to go to this temple for the time being. She also said you will know the rest when you get there.”

Well, seeing Alma also getting puzzled, it is good to conclude that she didn’t tell us specifically what to do here.

“And? Nothing else?”

“Yeah. Well, there are also… various things…”

With this interaction alone, I think I can finally understand what Xaneela meant when she said I’m still a “human virgin”.

I could do it with Xaneela because she was leading the way, but with a normal woman in front of me like this, I honestly don’t know what to do at all.

“If you don’t mind, could you please tell me more about it? This is the first time I have received this kind of oracle, so I don’t know what I should do to assist you.”

“Well, let me see.”

I guess there’s no other choice. Let’s speak with all honesty here!

Especially since I also want to know more about how divine protection works, and also maybe she can introduce me to a woman who wants to bear a child and so on.

To be honest, I also like to have a good relationship with Alma.

But it’s too high of a hurdle for me, a “human virgin”, to make her feel that way when she doesn’t want to.

And so, I started explaining my situation to Alma.

“First of all, I came to this world due to the guidance of the Goddess.”

However, I vaguely told her about my original world.

I don’t think it’s necessary to be so stupidly honest to the point of saying, “I died and was reincarnated because I masturbated too much as an old virgin.” She would surely be weirded out by that.

For the same reason as the above, I did not explain about the Divine Skill. Instead, I explained Xaneela’s Blessing, the impending extinction, and the fact that I had to make as many children as possible to counter it.

Alma’s face started to get redder and redder, but I didn’t care and continued to talk to her.

“In other words…… Sir Alfred has the power…… to conceive a child with a woman, no matter what they are?”

“Huh? Ah, yes. I think that’s what it means.”

I was a little embarrassed about the explanation of the effects of the blessing, so I looked down a little so as not to see Alma’s reaction. But when I looked up when she spoke those words, instead of the disgusted expression I was expecting, what I received was an honest surprise.

Then Alma put her hand on her chest and closed her eyes, seemingly contemplating about something.

“Sir Alfred.”

When she opened her eyes, Alma softly called my name. Then, she stared at me, hard.

It was intimidating at first that I almost averted my eyes, but when I felt a strong will in them, I resolved myself for some reason and stared back.

“Would it be alright if I receive your mercy?”

“I’m sorry… eh?”

By “mercy”, you mean “that”, right?

Wait, wait, wait. I haven’t done anything yet, you know? Aren’t we just talking about the mission earlier? I was sure I hadn’t activated any Divine Skill or anything.

When I was panicking like that, Alma blushed a little and looked away slightly with an apologetic expression on her face.

“Or are you… dissatisfied with me…?”

My heart skipped a beat at those words.

“I’m not dissatisfied at all! Or rather, I would be honored to…. With someone as beautiful as Alma…”

I was slurring, but I managed to put my feelings into it.

Yes, it was a bit uncool, but I think I already did a great job for the likes of me.

“Ufufu… As expected of our holy knight. You’re good at impressing women.”

“No, no, it’s not like that. I’m still a virgin, so… I can’t think of any clever words…”

“Eh…?”

Oh, crap! I’ve done it!

According to Xaneela, goddesses are an exemption, so I wasn’t lying about being a virgin, but I guess that is something that shouldn’t be said openly in this world?

Look, even Alma is making a troubled face…

“Um… is it okay for someone like me to have Sir Alfred’s first time?”

“Yes? Or rather, you are not just “someone”. To me, you’re already a beautiful woman, Alma.”

And will be an honor to have such a beautiful person be my first time. Well, as a human being.

“Fufufu. I see. Thank you.”

Alma smiled with relief, and I felt my heart beat loudly again.

“In that case…”

The moment she said that, she stood up from her seat, turned around, faced me, and spread her hands wide. Then she made a gentle but somewhat bewitching smile which is fully in contrast to her nun outfit.

“I, Alma, will now serve you with all my heart and soul.”

And to her beckoning, I stood up and hugged Alma as if I was being sucked into her arms.

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