Chapter 2
Was I not rough enough?
I remember when Lian Qi grabbed me and threw me on the bed, I was so stunned I saw stars. But Qifeng seems completely fine. As expected, the physical tolerance of an M-type is extraordinary.
“Hey, silly girl.”
I sat on the edge of the bed and poked her. “Waah! That tickles, stop it!” She cried and laughed at the same time, curling into a ball. My finger hovered in the air, unmoving. I looked on helplessly.
I had only touched her lightly.
“Fei’er… you know I’m very sensitive,” she said to me, her face bashful.
“Sensitive my foot! Don’t say that kind of thing to me in bed. Let me ask you, do you prefer me to be gentle or rough with you?”
“Hmm… about that…”
She hesitated for a moment, then answered shyly, “I like it when you’re gentle with me normally, and rough with me in bed.”
I stared at her with a look that saw right through her, wanting to say something but stopping myself. I grabbed a pillow and smothered her face with it. “Stop saying things that cause misunderstandings!”
How is it that after spending so much time with someone like Qifeng, I unconsciously become violent towards her? Come to think of it, I used to pull her ponytail often, didn’t I? She would beg me for mercy every time.
“Mmph—!”
“Don’t mimic my tone!”
“I’m telling the truth,” Qifeng said bashfully. “Fei’er, you were so forceful when you were bullying me in bed last time. I like it when you treat me like that.”
I turned my head away, feeling both awkward and abashed. I had just copied that straight from what Lian Qi did to me. Speaking of which…
I had promised to help Qifeng cure her masochistic tendencies, but how did I end up cooperating with her and playing the S role?
What a headache!
It must be because of her M-type personality, right?
Just like how my meek personality makes Lian Qi unable to resist bullying me… Ahem, I actually admitted it myself.
Right now, I was untying Qifeng. During the process, she looked at me in surprise—“? Fei’er, you…”
“Anyway, you’ve already admitted your mistake, so I’ll let it go this time. You’re not allowed to force a kiss on me again,” I said, my face slightly red. After all, I really couldn’t bring myself to do something like tying Qifeng up and abusing her.
“Fei’er, you really are gentle, aren’t you?”
“Hmph. By the way, what did it feel like… force-kissing me?” I asked while untying the white over-the-knee sock binding her hands. I held the whole thing in my hand; it was all loose and floppy. Speaking of which, can this… even be worn later?
“My heart was pounding, and then I just went for it, with the feeling that it would be worth it even if I died.”
You really are asking for a beating.
“I haven’t even described the feeling of the kiss itself. It was just… so sweet, I love you so much!”
The moment she was free, she immediately pounced on me, hugging me and nuzzling against me. I could only silently endure her unleashed passion.
“What about you, Fei’er? What about you? How did it feel when I force-kissed you?”
My mind went completely blank. Also, I felt like I was drained dry by you.
That night, I slept clutching the bamboo monster bolster1, with Qifeng hugging me from behind. When I woke up, she still hadn’t discovered I was a boy. Every day feels like this kind of tightrope walk… Ah—it’s too stimulating!
Ahem, thinking back to last night, Qifeng and I were actually discussing the feeling of kissing before bed. It’s too embarrassing.
Right, I need to take Lian Qi for a walk around the Church. Ever since I confessed my identity as the Saintess to her, I’ve wanted to bring her into my life. After all, I used to just revolve around her disguised as a maid. She has no reason to refuse me.
After breakfast, I changed into a nun’s habit and went out. Qifeng also changed into her inspector’s uniform. Lian Qi was still wearing the girls’ school uniform from the Magic Academy. As a result, we got a shock the moment we stepped outside!
I saw that it was gray and hazy outside the door. Pedestrians on the road were moving like hazy silhouettes through the fog.
Lian Qi frowned. “Huh—? This other world has smog too?”
This situation is pretty rare.
“With the fog this thick, can you even find the way to the Church? You won’t get lost and take me somewhere else, will you?”
“Don’t be ridiculous—I grew up in the Church! I can find it with my eyes closed—” I said, unconvinced, and walked ahead to lead the way.
“By the way, is the god that the Holy Light Church believes in that Tangram thing?”
“The Holy Light is not a Tangram.”
“Pardon me for asking, but how were you chosen by the Holy Light to be the Saintess?”
“I was born the Saintess, personally entrusted to the Pope’s hands by God,” I replied.
As for why I, the Saintess, am actually a boy… I don’t know either.
“The Pope is my grandfather. After the Saintess was born, His Holiness felt it was disrespectful to use the title of ‘Pope’2 in front of the Saintess, so he changed his title to Archbishop,” Qifeng said. “But he has already passed away…”
However, Qifeng didn’t know that before his grandfather passed away, he told me the secret that I was actually a boy. Now, I am the only one keeping this secret.
I can’t let her and Lian Qi find out yet!
“After the Archbishop passed away, are you the one governing the Church, Fei’er?”
“No, it’s currently governed by the twelve Cardinals who oversee the various regions. The future new Archbishop will likely be one of them.”
As we walked, it seemed the closer we got to the Church, the less smog there was. Right now, I could already see the Holy Light Cathedral right in front of us.
“To be honest, the word ‘Church’ doesn’t have a very good impression in my mind. They’re almost always dark, and heresy trials are commonplace.”
“No, no, no, believe me, the Holy Light Church is definitely a very loving church.” I pointed at Qifeng. “Look, she’s an inspector for the Church! With someone like her as an inspector, how bad can the Church be? Right?”
Qifeng stood there blankly, blinking.
Until Lian Qi silently said: “A church that has an M-type serving as an inspector…”
Qifeng’s fur stood on end, and she retorted, “What about it???”
“In any case, the Holy Light Church will absolutely enforce the law impartially. We don’t do heresy trials,” I said to Lian Qi with a smile.
“Injustice—!”
I jumped in fright at the sound! I saw a blue-haired, shoulder-length girl in handcuffs across the road, trying to break through the blockade of two Church Knights.
What… what exactly is going on?
“Fei’er, she’s looking to you to redress her grievances.”
“…I heard her.”
I secretly glanced at Lian Qi. I felt like I had just been slapped in the face. Uwaah, what an awkward feeling.
“Saintess! Injustice! Injustice—!”
“You, shut up!” One of the Church Knights tried to cover her mouth.
Qifeng wanted to step forward, but I stopped her with my hand. I walked over myself.
“Stop! What are you two doing?” I asked angrily.
I originally wanted the Holy Light Church to leave a good impression on Lian Qi, but instead, she witnessed such a scene. Aiyah! It’s really infuriating!
The two Church Knights immediately released the blue-haired girl and bowed respectfully to me, then shot the girl a fierce glare. “You brat, how dare you speak nonsense in front of the Saintess?”
The other knight said to me in a pleasant tone: “Saintess, please don’t listen to her nonsense. This person was furtively asking about your whereabouts everywhere, and she was only arrested after assaulting a priest in the confessional. The injuries on the priest’s face are proof. She hasn’t been wronged at all!”
I paused slightly. Is that so?
“Then why are you shouting about injustice in front of the Saintess?” Qifeng also asked indignantly.
“Yeah, what injustice are you shouting about? You made me misunderstand,” Lian Qi said.
“I—I requested to see the Saintess, and they wouldn’t let me!” the blue-haired girl said, panting heavily.
“So you assaulted a priest? You deserve to be arrested,” Lian Qi said.
“No—it’s not like that. I was looking for the Saintess because I have something important to discuss with her!”
“Ah—?”
“My name is Luo Luoxi, and I am a member of the Druid organization.”