I Can Hear the Saint’s Inner Thoughts

61 – You Dared to Have Me as a Side Dish (2)

From that day on, Victoria’s displays of affection towards me became more aggressive.

It became routine for her to kiss me on the cheek when I was still, or to constantly press her breasts against me, leaving the sensation of her body on mine.

“So, what do you think of the offer? You can have a saint that no one else can ever be with. And on top of that, you can use this lewd body to satisfy your desires.”

– I love you. I love you. I love you…♡

Victoria, staying close by my side, was talking about extending the contract relationship she’d mentioned earlier.

She no longer hid her feelings and was making blatant advances towards me.

“I think it would be better to get my hand off of you before we talk about anything.”

“Why would you say that?”

“You’re still forcing me to touch your breasts…”

Even now, Victoria was making me fondle her breasts while wearing a sly smile. Even though I tried to shake her off, she stubbornly pushed my hand against them with brute force.

“That’s an odd reaction. I’m simply testing the rumor that a woman’s breasts grow when touched by the man she loves. We’ve already confirmed that they grow during pregnancy, after all.”

– Since I found out you liked my breasts last night, I thought it might be nice if they were a little bigger.

Victoria, however, tilted her head, giving me a weirded-out look. Her deliberately moaning, “Hng, haa…” at the slowly spreading, soft sensation was incredibly stimulating.

“Besides, I think my breasts are quite firm and nicely shaped. Look. Even with your rough touch, they maintain a shape like large water droplets, don’t they?”

“……”

Honestly, there was something about Victoria’s breasts that was so violently captivating.

The faint blue veins peeking through her porcelain-white skin, the mole imprinted under her breasts, was even alluring.

They were soft and squishy like handling freshly made cheese, and the soft texture sinking between my fingers made me think I could touch them all day long.

“Extending the contract relationship, until we catch the Demon Lord… Doesn’t it mean it won’t completely end until we subdue the divine being behind it all?”

I swallowed the bitter taste pooling in my mouth as I spoke. I could kind of understand Victoria’s feelings, not having thought this through properly.

She was impatient, not wanting to lose the person she liked, not wanting their relationship to become just friendship.

‘Just how much does she like me… to be so lacking in thoroughness in this area?’

A girl blinded by love, that was the phrase that could describe Victoria now.

Letting me enjoy her breasts to my heart’s content and relieve stress made me wonder if she was a saint or a succubus.

“Yes, that’s likely. But I’m confident I can capture Astal before then. You don’t hate me so much that you’re pushing me away, do you?”

“…What if I do hate you?”

I deliberately asked Victoria again. The Demon Realm was a place riddled with too many dangerous elements to accept her feelings.

It was common for a comrade I saw today to become a cold corpse by tomorrow. Even Bellamora, who we barely managed to kill, told us that we could never kill the Demon Lord.

I hated Victoria dying more than I hated dying myself. So, I had no choice but to push her feelings away like this.

But,

“Then I’ll just have to work to make you love me. That’s what love is in my mind.”

Victoria, on the contrary, confessed her feelings calmly. The close distance, near enough to feel each other’s breath, brought back the memories of last night.

“Besides, you were so ardent last night… Didn’t you truly hear my voice, crying out your name and begging for love?”

– Reddened skin and panting breaths, gazes locked with longing, faces melting into lust… It’s a look other women will never know.

Listening to Victoria’s inner thoughts, I couldn’t help but imagine how lewd and alluring she was last night.

A look other women will never know? How could a saintess even conjure such a lascivious thought?

“…If we’re going to do this, let’s be safe about it. If we rush the deadline too much, we might end up talking about extending this contract relationship again, like this time.”

“Your lower half was honest, but do I have to pull another leg to get you to honestly reveal your true intentions? You’re a hopeless lecher.”

“Didn’t you say you wouldn’t insult me or say harsh things?”

I grabbed Victoria’s shoulders, showing a slightly forceful attitude, but she closed her eyes softly, as if telling me to do as I please, and waited for what was to come.

“You provoked me like this last night, and I saw your lower half become even harder, throbbing just to violate me.”

– Someday, I want to be pinned down by that magnificent thing, become your wife, enjoy the joy of bearing your child and moan…

“…Alright, then let’s extend the contract relationship again, from now on.”

Listening to Victoria’s inner thoughts, I was gripped by the fear that I might become a father if I quit playing her fake lover here.

With Victoria’s strength, it wasn’t an impossibility. Even now, she forces me to caress her breasts to reduce her dependence on alcohol and nicotine.

“Yahoo.”

“……?”

For the first time, Victoria clenched her fists and let out a whoop of joy. Unlike her words, her face was emotionless.

– I knew it! Astal-nim would easily fall for my charms! You didn’t succumb to lust normally, but once someone crosses the line once, doing it a second time is easy! In the end, I’ll definitely get pregnant…!

Hearing Victoria’s inner thoughts, I could tell how happy she was. She’s even thinking about bearing my child in the end.

“I hope you’ll stop doing weird things with my robes and bandages now.”

I sighed heavily, looking at the bandages and robe that still carried the warmth and scent of last night, even after one washing.

I had heard rumors that dragons, fiercely possessive of their things, released pheromones to mark their location even thousands of meters away.

“…This, you smell way too strong.”

I hadn’t realized the scent was this potent.

It was as if I was being enveloped by Victoria in a naked embrace; the same fragrance was blooming all over me.

“Why do you say that? I’ve simply marked my beloved so that no other woman will come near.”

Victoria sniffed the air, nodding her head. She even questioned me as if *I* was the problem.

“Yesterday, you called me a lewd genius capable of arousing men simply by my presence, didn’t you? I’ve simply acted accordingly.”

“……”

I couldn’t refute Victoria’s retort. It was a blatant truth that left me speechless.

Whether I was overcome by the temptation and lust before my eyes, I had uttered shameful lewdities to Victoria last night, giving her a shameful experience.

“If you wish to take revenge, you may defile my holy robe with your own white, sticky, foul-smelling liquid. Then we shall be equal, shall we not?”

– Just thinking about that smell again is making my lower belly throb, I could go insane…♡

A desire sprung up to tell Victoria that I could hear her thoughts, but after hearing such lewd inner monologues, I couldn’t help but sink deeper into my worries.

– Ah, if only this love of mine was fully conveyed to you, then there would be no problem even if I were to pounce on you….

Because now, if Victoria found out I could hear her thoughts, she would likely claim it’s consensual and not rape, and try to force herself on me right away.

“Or perhaps, am I now the only one who can make you hard?”

“I got up just fine this morning.”

“Is that so? From now on, I’ll have to check every day. A saintess’s husband cannot be impotent, after all.”

And with that, Victoria reached down, her hand moving to take off my pants.

“Hey, just a minute, just a minute!!”

“From the moment you touched my breast, you’ve swollen up to the point of suffering. Aren’t you in pain? I should take care of it quickly….”

“I don’t need it.”

“…If you ever need it, let me know. I received the permission of the Heavenly God a little while ago to use my chest or mouth.”

She was spouting out that outrageous statement with a calm face.

* * *

I barely managed to shake off Victoria’s strength and fled out of the room. Kyle and the other companions were waiting for us.

“You guys, even though you’ve come back from the brink of death… I think you should be careful and consider your physical condition.”

Kyle, unable to control the corner of his mouth from rising, spoke with a comical expression.

Looking around, it seemed Anima had already told them about the atrocities Victoria and I had committed.

“…Sorry.”

“We apologize.”

I couldn’t tell Kyle that it was a misunderstanding, or explain the whole story.

Because I couldn’t lie and say we were nothing when I had been touching the Saintess’s breast, which no man should ever touch.

“I paid for the replacement of your bed and bedding. I don’t know how intense it was… but I also wanted to celebrate the arrival of our party’s third couple.”

Kyle said, jingling a leather pouch that was heavier than yesterday. It was money given as a reward by the people we rescued from Bellamora’s territory.

“Even if Victoria becomes an ordinary person instead of a Saintess if she loses her virginity, I also thought that you two could coax and persuade the Heavenly God well.”

“……”

“Ah, of course, you’re practicing proper contraception, right? You know it’s dangerous if you have a child before defeating the Demon King.”

“That’s our business.”

“Sorry, I just wanted to tease you guys once. You two are always fighting.”

Kyle chuckled, looking at Victoria and me, then unfolded the map and continued.

He pointed to a place a little ways off, and began to talk about the upcoming battle.

“Our next target is to kill the Dullahan Death Knight. Anyone have a problem with that, speak now.”

The next enemy he was targeting was the Dullahan, the one who murdered my parents and everyone in my hometown.

“…Let me be the one to snuff out its life with my own hands. Please, Kyle.”

I clenched my fist tightly, showing Kyle and the others my resolve.