Read Novel Full Chapter 168, At the End-of-the-Year Confessional_2 (: Navy)
Chapter 168, At the End-of-the-Year Confessional_2 (: Navy)
Translator: Nonon
Proofreader: Silavin
POV: Cyan
“Yes, yes, what kind of confession do you want to make?”
“That sounds kind of dismissive.”
“You heard it that way because you are carrying the burden of sin.”
“Seriously?”
“I’m serious.”
I replied in a slightly dismissive but polite tone, since I would have to listen if this was an actual confession. If he’s genuinely troubled, it would be impolite to make fun of him, but I feel like this is the same case as Mrs. V earlier.
In fact, it’s rare for Clo— Mr. C to come to the confessional.
“Anyway, can you please listen, Sister?”
“Yes, I am all ears.”
He has asked me for advice at times and I’ve seen him make a confession to the Father, but he doesn’t seem the type to confess his sins… Oops, this is supposed to be anonymous. It doesn’t matter who is here.
Anyway, I have to listen to Mr. C’s confession until the end.
“I have a Wife who I hold precious. She’s a wonderful woman that I don’t deserve.”
“Right.”
“I love my Wife.”
I know.
“… I want you to listen with this in mind.”
“Yes.”
Well, it’s likely that, like Mrs. V, he’s also shy and can’t interact with her, or he’s concerned about going round in circles.
They get along well in strange ways, so Mr. C might have fantasized about taking care of his Wife, only for his Son to catch a cold, which made him feel guilty about it.
“… Whenever I touch my Wife, I end up thinking of another woman.”
This is more serious than I expected.
“By another woman, do you mean a woman you had feelings for in the past? An old flame?”
“No, it’s an older woman I met recently in the capital, whom I had no prior connections with.”
“… So you are saying that you think of that woman whenever you touch your Wife?”
“That’s right.”
Huh? For real?
This is coming from Mr. C, who really hates cheating for some reason?
This is not the matter that should be glossed over with ‘he’s a man so he has many preferences.’
The Mr. C I know… back when we did not get along and I had a bad image of the nobles, I misunderstood him adopting Ray as a Son without being married as him acting like a goody-two-shoes and sarcastically said that ‘he would lay his hands on some married woman and make her bear his child in a good noblemen fashion’, but
‘I don’t want to end up like the woman I hate.’
That was how he replied, without any lies.
After that, I’ve seen him talk with Kii about his preferences in women, but until he married his current Wife, there were so few talks about his love life. In fact, the people of Shiki were so worried that they wanted to introduce somebody to him. It was at the point of people being suspicious about him.
And even though he does talk with women now, his relationship with his Wife is still frustratingly innocent, so I can’t even imagine what could have happened for him to think of another woman when touching his Wife.
“Do you know the reason?”
“Yeah, I do.”
What on earth could it–
“… It’s because a pervert with a muscle fetish has violated my arm.”
“… Pardon?”
Hm? What could he mean?
Muscle lover? Pervert?
“… May I ask what happened?”
“… Yeah.”
Mr. C began telling me the story.
After seeing his fight in the arena, she noticed his toned body, and when they met, she chased after him.
Given her magical abilities and her status, it was impossible for him to escape completely, so as a compromise he let her touch his forearm. Apparently, this turned into a trauma, and he’s reminded of it whenever a woman touches him. Apparently, even being touched by his Wife is no exception.
… Ah, is he maybe talking about the woman named Vert C that was mentioned in that letter? She certainly did have an interest in him. But still, she’s into muscles…?
“When a woman tries to touch me, I can’t help remembering her ecstatic expression! Her heavy breathing as she touched me with complete concentration and her mouth that looked like she would start licking me at any moment! Whenever I remember it, I can’t help flinching!”
“O-oh. Is that so…”
Just what did she really do to Mr. C?
That being said, his body is certainly muscular and toned in a way that you can’t tell from above his clothes. I can understand being entranced by it, but… well, I also think about touching Father’s body, so if I think of it as an extension of that… I don’t really want to accept it.
“So I would like to confess that I think of another woman during the precious time when I’m touching my Wife.”
“Yes, your confession has been delivered to the Lord. Your sins will be forgiven.”
No, I think it’s that woman called Vert who’s the sinner here.
Really, what did she do?
“By the way, Sister, what do you think I should do to erase this sin?”
“Well… you will either have to wait for more time to pass or overwrite that memory with a stronger, better memory, I guess.”
“Overwrite with a stronger memory… for example?”
“… For example, you could have your Wife lick your arm.”
“Does that really solve anything?”
Yeah, if she actually licked you, you’d probably avoid her for a different reason.
But we can only hope that time will solve this problem. As expected, it would be difficult to explain to Io… his Wife. If she’s worried that she’s being avoided, then the only thing he can do is casually let her know about the problem and try to touch her.
Or…
“Well, if you really need it, I will help you with a fight. I mean, I’ll purify the impurities with a fistfight!”
“Sister, isn’t that just an excuse for you to fight me and get some exercise?”
Ah. He caught me.
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“Do I have the right place for a confession?”
“Yes, Father is not here today so I am his replacement.”
As I was about to leave the confessional a little while after Clo had left, someone else came in again.
… Today has been very productive.
“Great. In fact, I would rather have someone of the same sex.”
“Is that so?… Well then, please go ahead.
That being said, I don’t think I’ve ever heard her voice.
Among the women in Shiki— oops. This is anonymous, so there’s no need to pry.
First of all, I have to hear the confession.
“The truth is, I…”
“Yes.”
“I encountered someone with a wonderful body which made me lose control of myself. I want to confess that.”
“… Pardon?”
Mmh, don’t tell me this woman is…
“I have fallen in love with the body— of Shiki’s Lord.”
Like I thought, this woman really must be Mrs. Vert C?!
Silavin: OMG. I’m dying! She came all the way here!