"The Moon Goddess's blessing?"
The prompt before his eyes made Kurose Akira reveal an expression of pure disbelief. He hadn't expected that simply drinking a bottle of wine would actually earn him the favor of the Moon Goddess herself.
Although the description of Moon's Daughter did mention that it contained the Moon Goddess's blessing, that effect was never guaranteed—it was chance-based.
Maybe less than 1%?
Yet for Akira, that probability seemed to have turned into a full hundred percent.
[Blessing of the Moon Goddess: You have received the Moon Goddess's protection three times. Effects unknown!]
"Unknown again?" Akira muttered.
He stared at the blessing, rubbing his eyes with his free hand. The Moon Goddess truly was unfathomable—mysterious to the point of being unreadable.
"You're hurting me."
Lucia's voice reached his ears, cold and restrained, snapping him back to reality.
"Hm?"
Akira came back to himself and glanced at her.
Her exquisitely beautiful cheeks, flushed like polished jade, looked even more alluring beneath the moonlight—so tempting it made one want to taste them.
At that moment, under the influence of alcohol, an uncontrollable impulse surged within him.
"A Holy Maiden of the Radiant Church~"
"So beautiful it makes the heart race~"
A playful smile curved Akira's lips. Then, under Lucia's stunned gaze, he slowly leaned in and forcefully kissed her.
"Mm—!?"
Lucia's eyes widened like bells. She stared at Akira in disbelief, shock flooding her mind.
This man… actually dared to force a kiss on her!?
Was it the alcohol that had robbed him of reason?
Or did that previous connection through holy light make him subconsciously believe she already belonged to him?
What a joke!
That time had only been—
Mm~
Despite this being Lucia's first kiss—and despite Akira's movements being undeniably rough—for some reason, she unexpectedly felt… it wasn't bad?
At the very least, she didn't feel repulsed. Instead, she silently endured everything Akira did.
When that heated kiss finally ended—after a full half hour—Akira at last released her.
At that exact moment, his drunken consciousness briefly returned. When he realized he had been passionately entangled with the Holy Maiden, he froze on the spot.
He really was courting death!
He had actually dared to use his tongue on Lucia…!
Meanwhile, a trace of anger flashed through Lucia's eyes.
Before joining Akira's guild, she had been a Pope of exalted status—revered by tens of thousands, with all kneeling before her. When had she ever suffered such humiliation?
And yet, since joining Akira's guild, she felt as though she had changed into a different person altogether—awakening a girlish sensibility that should have belonged only to someone her age.
But~
As long as nothing that happened within the guild ever leaked out, this memory would remain sealed forever in the depths of her heart.
"I'm sorry… I just couldn't hold back for a moment."
Just as Akira was about to step back, Lucia suddenly grabbed his wrist.
"?"
Akira was caught off guard by her action.
The next second, Lucia lightly hooked her toes and stepped upon holy light.
With a gentle tap, Akira's clothes vanished without a trace, revealing that dazzling, radiant holy light in full view.
"!?"
Akira's heart jolted violently. He could hardly believe that Lucia was now actively teasing the holy light.
Was she drunk too?
Just like last time?
Was she trying to challenge the holy light again?
"This brilliant holy light…" Lucia stared at it without blinking. Even though she had seen its splendor many times before, every single time, it still left her deeply shaken.
Even more striking was the fact that—perhaps because of the Moon's Daughter she had just drunk—the holy light was no longer purely golden, but instead shimmered with a faint silver glow.
"It's really beautiful~" Lucia's eyes glimmered softly as the tip of her foot gently brushed against the holy light.
That exquisitely delicate touch made the holy light flare violently—flickering, trembling, releasing scorching brilliance!
Gulp.
Akira couldn't help swallowing hard. Was the Holy Maiden really planning to challenge the holy light again?
As far as Lucia's courage was concerned, he wholeheartedly approved—and admired it.
But when he noticed the hesitation and fear hidden within her expression—after all, last time she had been completely helpless before the holy light—he spoke up.
"Don't worry. I'll be very gentle."
Akira's large hand suddenly wrapped around Lucia's delicate foot as he spoke softly.
Those words instantly brought a chill to Lucia's exquisite face. She asked coldly, "Are you saying I'm inferior to your little nun?"
"?"
"No, no! It's just that Ivsha is a succubus—"
"So you mean a human body is inferior to a succubus's?" Lucia pressed.
"No, no, no! That's not what I meant at all!"
"Hmph~"
Lucia snorted softly, then glanced around and said, "Here… aren't you afraid of being discovered?"
They were in the guild hall at this very moment. There was a real possibility that other guild members might notice.
Akira reassured her confidently. "It's fine. They're all very well-behaved."
As guild master, he knew full well that the members were obedient to a fault. Even if they heard strange sounds from the hall, they would politely pretend not to hear anything.
"You really are reckless… no wonder you even dared to—"
Lucia started to say something, then abruptly stopped.
"Dared to what?" Akira asked curiously.
"Nothing."
She shot him a cold glance, then said, "Put your clothes back on. I'm not drunk."
"???"
Akira instantly lost his composure when he heard that!
Seriously!?
The mood was fully set, the foreplay maxed out—and now she was saying it would stay pure?
No way in hell!
Smack!
He grabbed Lucia's long, snow-white legs in one swift motion, preventing her from escaping.
"Y–You… what are you doing?" Lucia's heart trembled slightly. Still affected by alcohol, she couldn't break free from Akira's hold.
Her legs struggled, but under his firm grip, the effort was futile.
"Look," Akira said with a smile, "the holy light is already this radiant. Do you really think you can just walk away without taking responsibility?"
"What does that have to do with me?" Lucia replied coldly. She would never do something so outrageous while sober!
"It has everything to do with you."
Rip—
As he spoke, Akira tore open that golden ceremonial garment, laying the Holy Maiden's flawless body bare before him.
"!!?"
Lucia's eyes widened instantly at his bold action.
Wait—
Why was Akira being this daring today?
Not only did he force a kiss on her, he even tore her clothes apart—
And now he was even—
"Miss Lucia~ you can't just take no responsibility~"
With those words, Akira stepped forward, aiming that sacred light directly at the noble Holy Maiden.
"Wait! Did you forget what happened last time!? I can't do it!" Lucia cried out, her voice filled with terror—and anticipation!
Your servant truly can't bear it~
"Can't do it?"
A meaningful smile curved Akira's lips. "Then we can pray to the holy light… from a different angle."
"A different angle?"
Confusion rose in Lucia's heart. She didn't understand what Akira meant.
But in the next moment, her body was flipped over.
And then—
"Eek~!"
"Wait!"
"You bastard!"
"Filthy! Shameless brute!"