Chapter 441 The Saint and the Artificer ③
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
”Ahhh… ♡♡♡♡♡”
”Hmph. Not so tough after all.”
Our sales strategy meeting for the Wielope Empire¹. After I had thoroughly broken Lady Loire Rose, the Saint² who had been driven into heat by the aphrodisiac scent of the “Sweet-Scented Dildo-Buddy,” I ran my hand through my hair with a smug, theatrical flair. Yeah, I just felt like trying that out.
”To defeat a Saint through carnal intimacy… what is even happening? Master, are you actually an incubus or something?”
”No, she pretty much just self-destructed. She tried to hold back when she didn’t have to, then lost it, which just made her climax even harder, right? If she’d focused on not coming from the very start, it wouldn’t have ended like this,” I replied.
”Is that really how it works…?”
The Sacred Artificer³, Nina-Mailse, had apparently taken refuge at the edge of the bed during the act. My self-proclaimed disciple-well, I guess she isn’t “self-proclaimed” anymore-approached with trepidation and began tending to Rose.
Perhaps it was because she, too, was a member of the Saint’s faction who supposedly devoted herself to intense “training” every day. She wiped away the sweat with practiced ease, gave her water, and let out a long breath, wiping the perspiration from her own brow. That was all well and good, but…
”So, what about you?” I asked.
”Eek!?”
At my question, she reacted so exaggeratedly that the thick glasses resting on her nose slipped. She hurriedly adjusted them, her metal tools clattering. If I had posted a video of her titled “Panic” to social media, it probably would’ve gone mini-viral. Well, she has the looks, at least. Just the looks.
”This can be used for the same purpose as a regular Dildo-Buddy, right? Don’t you need to do a ‘taste test’ comparison?”
”Ah… No, well, yes, I suppose…” Nina stammered.
I picked up the Sweet-Scented Dildo-Buddy that was rolling nearby and gave it a swing. Meanwhile, my own “Dildo-Buddy”… being rock-hard and erect, couldn’t exactly swing, so I let it throb right in her face.
Nina caught a perfect glimpse of it through her lenses, her face turning a violent shade of crimson. She’d already licked it all over earlier, so what was with this reaction? I wondered if it was because Rose’s fluids were still smeared all over it, making it glisten, but with her, it was probably something else.
”…I’m a virgin, you know,” she whispered.
”I figured.”
”Y-You figured? Was it really that obvious?”
”Because every prototype you’ve brought me looks exactly like something made by someone who’s never actually tried the real thing.”
”Ah, ahaha…”
So she was a virgin. She gave a dry laugh and scratched her head. Her short-cut violet hair flowed silkily, grazing her flushed cheeks. Of course, I wouldn’t refuse to take her as a disciple just because she was a virgin, but considering her position, it was all a bit strange.
”Weren’t you a ‘ward’ of the Saint and Rose’s personal attendant? Is it really okay for you to be like that?”
”Hmm, if you’re asking if it’s ‘okay’ or not, I guess you could say I’m technically exempt,” she said.
”That doesn’t answer the question at all…”
”Ahaha…”
”Is it because of that ‘Purity Faction’ thing from earlier?” I asked.
”Ah, well, I won’t say it hasn’t influenced things, but no. There are different paths for ‘wards,’ and by the time I was old enough to begin my ‘training,’ Lady Loire Rose had already been appointed as the Saint.”
”So you didn’t need to conform to that specific ‘role’ then.”
”Exactly. Originally, the ‘training’ for Saints and nuns was so brutal not just to show devotion, but primarily to build resistance against succubi. Nowadays, long after their extinction was declared, it’s not held in such high regard-except by the ‘Ascetic Faction’ and the Saint herself.”
I see, “succubi,” huh… As a magic toolmaker who works with monster materials, I’d naturally looked into them. Succubi and their male counterparts, incubi-monsters with near-human appearances that would slip into human settlements to drain their life force.
Though Nina said they were extinct, records showed they were a nightmare in ancient times. There were stories of a single succubus draining every man in a frontier village dry in a single night, or enslaving every woman to her whims.
They were a particular curse for the “Church of Demon-Subjugation” pioneers. Countless groups set out to expand human territory, only to be found later as shriveled-up mummies. To counter such foes, that brutal “training” was the most vital technique for subduing demons.
Eventually, the Church produced the ultimate order of priests who could endure a succubus’s assault without withering, and they wiped the monsters out. It was one of humanity’s greatest victories over the demonic.
However, monster ecology is a complex thing. When the extinction was first declared, many doubted if they were truly gone, and even now, it’s impossible to prove that no individuals survived. Moreover, you can’t say for sure that similar monsters won’t be born again.
As a result, the brutal “training” remains a cornerstone of the ‘Ascetic Faction’s’ tradition and a duty of the Saint to this day. Though it seemed Nina was an outlier from that tradition…
”But you went to the seminary, right? You’ve got the looks; I’d think you’d be popular even without the training. If you wanted to, you could have your pick of guys.”
”…You’re really going to say that?” Nina asked.
”…Was that bad?”
”…No, well, if you’re fine with it, then fine. It’s just… there aren’t many guys who think like you, Master. Especially at a place like the seminary, filled with pampered young masters; they all want graceful women with long hair. Not some weirdly-dressed girl who’s only there for serious research, like me. …Well, I’m kind of doing this on purpose, though.”
Hmm, if anything, Nina felt more like a “troubled young lady” to me… but if she was happy, whatever. More importantly, I was reaching my limit standing here buck-naked with a throbbing c**k.
”So, what’s it going to be? If we aren’t doing this, I’m taking Rose to the bath and heading home.”
”…As I thought, Master, aren’t you being a little hard on me?”
”If you want me to be ‘gentle,’ don’t call yourself my disciple. If we play nice, I won’t be able to pull you back when things get dangerous. I don’t intend to change my attitude.”
”…Will I be expelled if I don’t do it?”
”No. When you make something decent, I’ll be your ‘test subject.’ But I don’t know if you can actually make something good without any experience.”
”True…”
Nina hesitated, her mouth working but no words coming out. It seemed she’d been dodging the subject on purpose. I thought she was being a bit of a pain, but I guess this is a normal reaction for a virgin. The women around me had just been weirdly over-prepared.
”Look, don’t force it. Coming here to research adult magic circuits was Rose’s order, right? If you want to back out, I’ll tell her for you…”
”No, um… actually, I was the one who asked the Saint to let me come here…”
”…So that’s how it is? Well, even so, I’m sure you don’t want to be bedded by a guy like me. Even I know I probably look like a fickle, unfaithful bastard.”
”…I don’t… dislike that either. If I really hated it… I would have gone home before I licked that.”
Yeah, I was seriously running out of ways to handle this. If she was going to go that far, maybe I should just pin her down right now. I could see her fidgeting and rubbing her thighs together this whole time. While an Armageddon between reason and lust waged war in my mind, she asked in a thin voice:
”…By the way, will you be… g-gentle?”
”…Yeah. Of course.”
”P-Please don’t make it hurt, okay…? And if possible… please make that smaller!”
”Shrinking it is impossible, but don’t worry about the pain. Just trust in our shop’s pride and joy: ‘The Virgin’s Initiation⁴.’”
”A-Also, I’m still a woman! I want my first time to be… you know, a romantic, good memory in its own way…!”
”Yeah. I’ll make it a night you’ll never forget. …Anything else?”
”Anything else… um, um…”
As she spoke, I began to approach her slowly so as not to scare her. She must have realized it, too. I could see her gaze, which had been darting around, focus entirely on my crotch.
But as she was agonizing over it, just as I finally closed the distance to where I could touch her, she looked away from my c**k and raised her head.
”If possible… starting with a kiss…”
It wasn’t long after that our lips overlapped.
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Summary:
Following the s*xual defeat of the Saint Loire Rose, the protagonist turns his attention to his disciple, Nina-Mailse. They discuss Church history regarding succubi and the origins of their ‘training’ rituals. Nina eventually confesses her virginity and her desire to experience s*x with the protagonist, requesting to start with a kiss.
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Trivia:
- Nina was the one who actually requested to be sent to the protagonist’s shop.
- The ‘brutal training’ was originally a countermeasure against succubi life-force draining.
- Succubi are officially declared extinct, but the protagonist (and church) remains skeptical.
- Nina’s lack of experience was reflected in the poor design of her magic tool prototypes
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Character Insight:
Nina shows a conflict between her studious, quirky ‘researcher’ persona and her repressed desires as a ward of the church. The protagonist maintains a ‘strict teacher’ facade to ensure she takes her work seriously while simultaneously being ready to indulge her s*xual curiosity.
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Behind the Scenes:
The author uses the ‘seminary’ backstory to explain Nina’s social awkwardness and her preference for ‘bizarre’ clothing as a form of rebellion against traditional church standards.
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TL Notes:
Notes:
• Nina-Mailse – Sacred Artificer from the Holy City with short violet hair and those thick, bottle‑bottom glasses that somehow still look good. A Ward from a big Purist family in the Wielope Empire, but she ditched the whole fundamentalist thing. Sticks close to the Saint and might end up as Kento’s apprentice in the Church of Demon‑Subjugation. Smart, loyal, and quietly rebellious.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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