In the morning, a little light started to come in through the window.
The time would be between 5 and 6 o'clock.
Perhaps it's a daily habit, but I wake up.
I turned my head to the side, smelling the faint scent of roses, and saw Erika sleeping with her face towards me.
Her pink negligee is slightly open, revealing her nipples, which gives her a very sexy look.
I lightly kissed Erika on the forehead, then slipped out of bed and headed off for my morning bath.
After a while, Erika wakes up and reacts with embarrassment when she sees my face.
She smiles, gives me a light kiss, and tells me to go wash my face.
The three girls had woken up without me noticing and had bought breakfast from a food stall.
We all have breakfast in the room and tell each other where we're going today.
It was 9 o'clock and we had arrived at our destination.
In front of me stands a magnificent church, although not as large as the one in the royal capital.
I could have come a little earlier, but I thought it would be inconvenient for them to visit me so early in the morning.
"Hey, Erika-chan. The scent of Reid on you is stronger today than yesterday."
"Huh? Um, is that so?"
"Lea, stop it. I'm sorry, Erika."
"No, it's fine..."
I smile wryly as I watch the exchange between Erika and the others behind me.
Erika's eyes jumped in embarrassment at Lea's words, while Fear scolded her.
The three girls were grinning at the exchange, but kept a watchful eye on their surroundings.
The reason why Fear and Lea are there is because I met them when I left the inn.
Since they had nothing to do today, they seemed to be planning to join us.
Another reason is that people who can talk to you from the same perspective are rare.
When I asked where Frere was, Fear answered with a troubled look on her face.
"I've known her since she was little, so we're on the same level, but... she treats me like I'm an older person."
I gave a wry smile at her words, but when I bowed my head, she smiled and said, "It's okay," and forgave me.
...If you've been together since you were little, you would probably see her as an older sister or a parent figure.
After that conversation, we head towards the church.
As we put our hands on the two large doors to enter, Lea called out.
"Raid, hurry! The people inside are in danger!"
Hearing those words, I slammed the door open and saw six people standing in front of the goddess statue in the center.
In the foreground, we can see some rough-looking men, and in the background, three nuns, their robes torn and nearly naked, crying.
Without exchanging a word, I started running towards the surprised men.
"Who is it, gah?!"
"Shut up"
I kicks the man in the middle hard in the stomach, causing him to writhe in agony. Seeing their comrades' reaction, the men on either side of him draw their weapons.
I kicked the hand of the man on the left who was holding the long sword, causing him to drop the sword, then punched him in the jaw, knocking him unconscious.
Then I picked up the long sword and threw it at the other man, piercing his stomach.
The trick to throwing a long sword is to aim for the torso, which is a wider target, rather than the head.
"Aaaahhh! It hurts so much!!"
"I see."
The man was writhing on the floor in pain with a long sword still stuck in his stomach.
I kicks the man in the head as hard as I can to silence him.
I remain vigilant and look around to see if there are any other enemies.
...Only three people? Still, attacking a sister is quite a sight.
I took out a large cloth from my magic bag and draped it over the three sisters, who were trembling and clutching each other in tears.
All three of them had large breasts that were visible right down to their nipples, so I shifted my gaze as I hung up.
"Ah, thanks, uuuuh, thank you!"
"You don't have to talk"
Erika, who was behind me, came running over with her three daughters, so I asked her to help the three sisters.
Erika smiled reassuringly as she helped each sister put on a cloak to use as traveling gear.
She signals with the three girls with her eyes and keeps an eye out for any enemies approaching from all around.
"From the smell, it seems like they are not here anymore..."
"Yes, Leah. We have to be careful, right?"
Lea was emitting magical power, perhaps to keep an eye on her surroundings rather than relying solely on scent.
After replying, Fear closed her eyes and concentrated, perhaps using her magical powers to sense the presence of others.
After a while, the three sisters seemed to have calmed down and the atmosphere became such that it was possible to speak to them.
All three of them were trembling, but among them, the sister with shoulder-length black hair was replying to Erika.
I spoke to the sister, being mindful of her surroundings.
"Sister, I'm sorry to bother you after what happened, but... what happened?"
"The men there said that the priest... sold us out..."
"...Sold it?"
"It seems that he borrowed money..."
"Where's the priest?"
She quietly shed tears at my words and pointed to a side door with a trembling finger.
I told Erika and the others to report to the patrol or gate guards along with the three sisters and call them.
It would probably be better to leave it here and not move it, but this church is not safe.
In that case, it would be better if you went with the soldiers.
Erika and the others nodded at my words and left the church with the three sisters.
"Now that I have a grasp of the location, I will show you the location."
"I'll go too."
"...hm"
I nodded at his reassuring words and asked the remaining Fear and Leah to come with me.
I open the door the sister pointed to and go through the corridor that leads to the back.
There were several doors along the way, but Fear shook her head and told me that wasn't the case.
When they reached a dead end, there was a door and Fear nodded her head.
I tell them to step back a little, then I lower the door handle and check to make sure it's unlocked.
So I kick the door open as hard as I can.
"Wh-Wh-Wh-What is it? Beh?!"
"noisy"
When I went inside, there was a chubby old man sitting at a large desk in front of me.
I quickly approached and punched the man in the face, then moved next to him and pressed his head against the desk.
"Were you the one who said it was okay to attack the three sisters?"
"It's for the sake of the church! May God forgive me, guh?!"
"I'll forgive you, you idiot."
I hit the head of the priest again for talking nonsense.
When I instructed Fear and Leah to investigate the room, I saw something moving downstairs.
The priest was trying to open the drawer.
I increased the pressure on his head and instead opened the drawer, where I found a knife.
I really didn't want to have to keep the priest down for that long.
So he grabs a knife and stabs the priest's hand deep into the table.
"Gyaaaaaaaaah!! God will not forgive you!!"
"I'm sure he'll forgive me..."
This way, he wouldn't be able to move unless his hands were torn off.
I move away from the priest and approach Fear, who smiles wryly at the sight of my hand.
He wipes the priest's bloody hands with a handkerchief that I don't know where he got it from.
"Won't the documents get dirty?"
"...Sorry."
"It's fine."
Search the room and secure several letters bearing the seal of a nobleman.
Soon afterwards, the soldiers arrived at the church, and the cathedral became noisy.
...If this letter is a winner, that'd be great.