When I opened my eyes, I saw Claire and Lisbeth asleep, their heads resting on my arms, breathing softly.
Ah… this feeling is wonderful. To be able to greet the morning with a woman on each side of me.
I never imagined I'd end up living like this… reincarnated into another world. How wonderful! Reincarnated as a horse is the best!
"Mmm…" Perhaps because of the unconscious tension in my arms, Lisbeth beside me suddenly trembled and turned over.
What time was it last night… I didn't check the time, so I have no idea.
The sun outside seems to have just risen… Ah, if we keep sleeping like this, Paul might come looking for us?
I suddenly woke up and looked at Claire beside me. She was pressed against me with a peaceful expression, showing no trace of her first experience with anal sex last night.
Looking at Claire's abdomen, it was clearly filled with my horse semen, but now it was inexplicably sunken, and I couldn't tell when it had subsided.
Honestly… I can't believe my eyes. Maybe I should seriously study Eisencia's scientific facts when I have some free time in a few years? More importantly… I need to wake Claya up and get her back to her room.
"Lizette, Claya, wake up. It's morning."
"Um… Master…"
"…Um…" After gently shaking my arm to wake them, Lisbeth and Claya slowly blinked and looked up at me.
Lizbeth smiled shyly at me, while Claya looked blank, seemingly confused.
"Ah, good morning… Mr. Shimo…"
Claya quickly realized what was going on, her face turning bright red, and she greeted me with her head bowed.
...... Since there was a washing machine in the room, I threw Claya's clothes, which were stained with horse semen from last night, into the washing machine, and the three of us gathered around the bed to kill time.
When Claire woke up, she was panicked because of a large bead lodged in her anus… but after the bead was removed, contrary to my worries, her anus closed as if nothing had happened.
Worried, I pressed her to make sure she was alright, and after confirming, aside from a slight lingering pain, she seemed fine.
"Claire. How is it? Have you made a decision?"
"Ah, um…" Lisbeth asked Claire with a smile from the bed, while Claire hesitated and mumbled the last part.
"It's okay if you don't decide right away♡ There's still plenty of time♡ Isn't there about a month before the Saintess Election ends? During this time… if we enjoy ourselves together every night, maybe you'll be able to make up your mind?"
Seeing Lisbeth's delighted smirk, Claire swallowed and smiled slightly.
"Y-you're right… Yeah. There is plenty of time…"
It seems that Claire is destined to spend every night with Lisbeth during the Saintess Election.
The two chatted on the spacious bed until the washing machine finished, at which point Kleia handed over the clothes.
Just as Kleia, wearing a dress-like nightgown, was about to leave, Lisbeth called her back, took something from her bag, and approached, saying,
"Kleia. A gift♡"
Before she finished speaking, Lisbeth had already tied the item around Kleia's neck.
Upon closer inspection, it was the same horseshoe-decorated choker necklace as the one she wore.
Did she prepare a spare beforehand...?
"This is a guild emblem necklace that I made with you, Master. It symbolizes belonging to you♡"
Oh dear... the guild emblem was indeed designed with that in mind... but when did the horsebit ornament acquire that meaning?
"The nun's habit has a scarf that covers from the shoulders to the neck. Wearing it to cover it shouldn't be noticed, right? If you don't mind, just wear it with you.♡"
"…Okay. Thank you, Miss Lisbeth."
"Hehe, we've spent the night together. Just call me Lisbeth.♡"
"…Hehe. Okay, Lisbeth."
It seems Claya is planning to wear that necklace out.
Since she's the silent Esendia, even if someone sees it, they probably won't know what the bit is for… but is it really okay?
However… thinking about Claya wearing the ornament that symbolizes me, my mood isn't bad.
And seeing the inexplicably harmonious atmosphere between the two of them, even I feel warm inside.
"Hmm…How about resting for a while before going down? Claya, why don't you go back to your room to wash up and rest? See you in an hour?"
"Okay. I'll be ready." After seeing Claya back to her room, Lisbeth and I also went to wash up and started preparing to go out.
...... When we got outside, we met Paul waiting at the dormitory entrance. When I asked why we weren't going upstairs, I was told that this accommodation was prepared by the church for visiting dignitaries, and even bishops or people acquainted with the guests weren't allowed to go above the second floor.
However, we could call for help, and luckily we came down just before they did.
Oh wow… so Paul doesn't need to come looking for us every morning? Kleia's room will be empty, right?
Paul added that the building's security was extremely tight, and they even had protective magic prepared just in case, so we could sleep soundly at night.
Paul looked at Kleia with a smug expression, saying he'd put in a little effort for her safety.
Of course, even with his efforts, it would have been difficult to get this accommodation approved, but because I, as a special divine beast, was visiting as a guest, the church considered it carefully before approving it.
So this accommodation is really nice… no wonder the bed is so big and cozy.
Thanks, Paul. I'll make good use of this super-luxury accommodation you arranged to devour Kleia.
After mentally uttering such awful thoughts to Paul, I ate breakfast in the empty church dining room and inquired about the upcoming schedule.
"First, Mr. Shimo has received an invitation from the royal family. They said they'll send a car to pick you up today to take you to the royal palace. It seems they really want to meet you, this divine beast."
Ugh… I have to meet the king? How terrifying.
"Fortunately, the royal family seems to have a favorable impression of Mr. Shimo, who wants to be an adventurer even if he doesn't become a citizen of the kingdom. There are some conflicts between other divine beasts and the kingdom." Paul added some things he had heard before, reassuring me that as long as I was polite, the royal family would treat me well.
"We'll visit the palace today, and tomorrow we hope you can meet His Holiness the Pope of our Goddess Cult and several others. Everyone is looking forward to it, but the royal family has priority, so they'll wait."
King and Pope, this guy is truly a heartthrob, no, a heartthrob for all beasts.
Eh? Even after arriving in this other world, the king and the pope won't leave me alone? Although, those kings and popes are both middle-aged men! Pshaw. I'm not interested in those older men; I'll just deal with them casually and come back.
"But what about Claire? I can at least see His Holiness the Pope at the church, but if I go to the palace…"
"Haha. You don't need to worry at the church. There aren't any crazy people causing trouble there. Besides, the royal family will send guards during the candidate verification process, so as long as Mr. Shimo and Miss Lisbeth confirm
there are no suspicious people around Claire, there won't be any problems."
I'm curious what the consequences of causing trouble at the church would be to make them so confident… Okay.
Since they say there's no problem, let's go quickly, shall we?
"I'm staying with Claire. Going to the palace is too stressful, and someone has to accompany Claire."
Lisbeth, who had been listening quietly, whispered her true feelings in my ear after saying she would stay with Claire.
"I'll keep an eye on Paul to prevent him from being overly attentive. Be careful on the road, Master♡"
Hmph.
Paul looked at Claire with such satisfaction while talking to me!
Lisbeth is so cruel!
I chuckled and told her I'd be back as soon as possible, then reminded Claire to be careful even though she was in the church.
"Okay. I will be careful. Have a safe trip. Master... no, Mr. Shimo."
This... judging from her flustered change of address, the day Claire becomes my female seems quite close.
With this sense of satisfaction, I finished breakfast and waited a while before boarding the mobile carriage with the royal family to head to the capital.