Chapter 10 - Naughty Saintess (Patreon)

"What do we have here~. A little Rabbit running around~?" The Saintess smiled at her with sugar-coated lips.

Gaia could feel her heart jump out of her chest, and with a quick jerk, she tried to run away.

However, since her mind was a mess, she did not look sideways, and her foot hit the ledge of one of the private pools.

Gaia squealed from surprise, but her position was as bad as it could get. She wouldn't be able to soften her landing.

Something grabbed Gaia's hand, and she could feel a powerful jerk in the opposite direction.

The Saintess looked clearly shocked too as she caught her, but Gaia's body was still somewhat in the air.

They both fell down onto the red carpet, and Gaia's head was especially quick at burrowing into her soft pillows.

"I... did not expect such an amusing day." The Saintess blinked a few times at her, but Gaia could not answer her, as her face was burning from shame and embarrassment.

"I understand that you like my... attention, but could you please move?" The Saintess was also blushing, probably because Gaia rubbed her face on her boobs to check if they were real.

As you might guess, they were top-tier heaven-blessed pillows!

Gaia moved aside so that the Saintess was less embarrassed about her, rubbing her face on her bosom.

...

They both calmed down, and the Saintess started with a serious cough.

"I believe that such sacrifice should be enough for my Deity, so we can try to {Pray}." The Saintess coughed awkwardly again and waited for her to approach the main 'stage'.

It was a 'podium' for praying, and in front of it was a pedestal with a large unclothed woman. That was definitely [Deity Aphrodite].

Gaia grasped her hands, praying towards the statue.

The world went white once again.

...

"This is not how {Pray}ing is supposed to work." Gaia blurted out somewhat angrily.

"What can I do when you make such a scene in front of us." A familiar voice greeted her.

"Nobody told me that I just have to pray!" Gaia roared angrily. "Moreover, you are not supposed to peek!"

"Then what should I do when there is such a delicious treat where I can see?" The Creator giggled at her.

"Ugh." Gaia groaned audibly. "And you were also supposed to remove the Trait [Loved by Animals]!"

"Oh my~. Did you figure it out already?" The Creator giggled at her again.

"Figure my-" Gaia stopped herself from cursing. This was still a Goddess, so she had to keep calm.

"By the way, if you like that girl you can have her." The Creator suddenly said.

"What the fugg?!" Gaia couldn't help but blurt out.

"That too." The Creator said.

"What?? Nonono, wait a moment." Gaia groaned.

"She is too uptight and tired from her role of Saintess, of course I would not deprive her of that role, so you can have a health pack on wheels." The Creator said gently.

"It's not a bad idea to get a Healer so- No, wait! You won't be able to fool me this time!" Gaia roared at her again. She was almost duped into agreeing.

"But you like her." The Creator slapped her with the truth.

'Well... I never saw such beauty in my old world. Moreover, I never thought I could be attracted to the same sex!' Gaia yelped inside her mind, protesting against this.

"That is beside the point!" Gaia roared again. "Remove the Trait and give me the privileges, and let's never meet again!" She was upset that she was being teased like that, so she would sulk for a few years before contacting her again.

'No, wait! That's wrong again. The [Nameless Deity] was supposed to contact me!' Gaia suddenly realised.

"I have two Blessings!" Gaia immediately figured out what the Goddess was hiding.

"Tsk." The Goddess clicked her tongue. 'Yup, adjusting the narration was the right thing to do.' She nodded inside her head.

"Did you just click your tongue?!" Gaia yelled at her. She never realised that she had such a short fuse. It felt like they were together for a long time!

"You are imagining things." The Goddess that she could not see, but could feel, shrugged.

"I have already given you the privileges, and if you want to take the Saintess with you, you can." The Goddess shrugged like it was not her issue, and Gaia's world went white again.

...

Gaia was back inside the {Shrine}, and Divine Energy was shining on her.

The Saintess was in a daze, so it seemed she was also communing with some kind of Goddess or Deity...

At this moment, Gaia was free to do anything, so she quickly recited the words for changing one's Class.

Class: [Rogue Lv.1] -> [Locked] -> [Locked] -> [Locked] -> [Locked] -> [Scout Lv.1]

[You have earned the Title: [Grey Hero]]

'Normally, even with the privilege that the Goddess gave me, you will be only able to change into another {Criminal} Class, but if you spam it long enough, the system gives up and unlocks both {Normal} and {Criminal} Classes for you.' Gaia smiled from ear to ear. Another part of her flawed plan was finished.

[

Name: Gaia

Title: [Grey Hero]

Age: 17|32 (125)

Existential Level: 7

HP: 100%|100%

ST: 100%|100%

MP: 100%|100%

Class: [Scout Lv.1]

Traits: [(Hidden)Loved by Animals(Hidden)]

Equipment: [Clothes+(Normal): 120|120], [Oblivion Potion?]

Funds: [Unique Dwarven Gold Coin: 1]

Class Tree:

Commoner Lv.1:

Outlaw Lv.1:

Villager Lv.1:

Beggar Lv.1:

Scout Lv.1:

Rogue Lv.1:

Thief Lv.1:

Current Bonuses:

Scout - [Perception slightly increased]

Blessing: [(Hidden)Creator(Hidden)], [Nameless Deity]

Fame:

Adra: 50

Relationships:

Heroes Party (Old party): -1,000 (Loathed)

The Saintess of the Aphrodite Church: 500 (Curiosity)

]

'Normal Quality, huh... That's quite nice. I did not expect this from the church, and it's even reinforced!' Gaia's eyes shined when she looked at her clothing.

'My {Existential Level} jumped up quite high, but nobody will suspect me as long as I have the [Commoner] Classes.' Gaia nodded. She might have {Criminal} Classes, but everything would be alright if she didn't equip them in front of others.

'You will change into this Class if you successfully made a deal with the God/Goddess/Deity.' Gaia nodded, almost everything went very smoothly. Although she had to do the change manually since her system was now differently operated.

'With this the number 9 on my to-do list finished. I can do number 10.' Gaia smiled from ear to ear, since she encountered the Saintess it was fine to say the truth.

10. Get 'interrogated' by the Church.

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"What a troublesome little girl." The Goddess giggled. It had been such a long time since she got to enjoy her, but she was expecting to be contacted quite often.

"What will I do with you, Child?" The Goddess tilted her head.

"I greet the almighty Creator." The Saintess prostrates in front of her.

'She is too smart for a mere mortal.' The Goddess narrowed her eyes.

"So, what is your next plan? I will have you know that I will destroy your church if you try to capture her." The Goddess snorted at her.

"That was never my intention." The Saintess moved into a sitting position and shook her head.

'Quite the daring little Child...' The Goddess was quite satisfied.

"I would like to follow her, but it doesn't seem like she likes me, so I will just stay in this church like I always do." The Saintess shook her head with sadness.

"That is fair..." The Goddess nodded at her. "Even if you tried to leave with her, your church would still drain you dry and toss you aside." Such was the price for being a Saintess for this kind of church.

"But I still wish to spend my time with her." The Saintess proclaimed.

'Her eyes look resolute, which is a nice change.' The Goddess licked her lips.

'Those old boot lickers would worship me but never allow me to give them anything.' The Goddess paused. "Very well, but don't pressure her too much. She is supposed to rest." She narrowed her eyes.

The Child looked like she wanted to say something, but she stopped herself, instead she asked a different question. "What is her mission as a Hero?"

"She is not a Hero." The Goddess cut her short with a displeased voice.

"Huh?!" The Saintess looked shocked and it didn't seem like she could comprehend what the Goddess just said.

"You can go back." The Goddess shooed her Soul away. 'With this, Gaia should be all set, and she should be able to enjoy my World. I did have to weaken that scum one time, so she didn't die prematurely, but it was also a good learning experience and snapped back into reality. That this is a new and different World.' She was very pleased so far.

'I did protect her mind and allowed her to recover quickly from the stress and 'bad' events, but that is as far as I will go. If I interfere too much, she won't be able to recover.' The Goddess thought, but her hands had a different idea and slightly nudged the fate of the Saintess. 'Ugh... I did it again.' She groaned but didn't seem unhappy.

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Gaia waited for the Saintess to finally come back to reality.

The Saintess awkwardly coughed. "Shall we have a discussion, Hidden Hero?" She didn't know how to properly address her.

'It seemed like the Goddess sold me out.' Gaia groaned.

"Just because you know my origin doesn't mean I will take you into my team." Gaia pouted at her.

"That was never my intention." The Saintess chuckled. She was quite happy right now.

"Why is Saintess in this small place?" Gaia asked her since they will be 'interrogating' each other.

"I was sick and tired of the main church, so I'm resting in this Town." The Saintess replied without holding back. "What do you wish to achieve in this World? What is your goal?"

"I'm not sure yet... I definitely want to engage with the 'main storyline', but at the same time, that thing is scary when you don't have save states." Gaia shook her head. "How long will you stay here?"

"Until I die." The Saintess shrugged like it was not her issue. "But I might move around because of you. I have a tendency to stalk anything delicious~." She hummed while licking her lips.

"I'm not delicious!" Gaia immediately squealed with a red face. "I do not believe I'm some kind of delicacy that can be munched on." She blurted out her inner thoughts, but the Saintess just licked her lips, making her gulp.

"What will you do with the {Criminal} Classes?" The Saintess asked.

'She probably saw my new Title...' Gaia narrowed her eyes. "I will only train [Thief] for lock-picking skills and maybe [Assassin] for the additional reduction for {Existential Level}." She shrugged. "Why do you want to stalk me?"

"Because it's rare to be a Hero without a mission given by Deity or Goddess." The Saintess was overly interested in her. "How will you train [Assassin]?"

"Bounties for monsters and stealthy takedowns can level up both [Thief] and [Assassin]." Gaia replied without hiding anything.

"Huh... I never knew that was possible." The Saintess blinked speechlessly.

"There are plenty of hidden gems, but what matters the most is the intentions behind your actions," Gaia explained. "If you go after monsters in order not to wipe them out, but systematically remove them. Then you can gain experience for [Assassin]-type Classes."

...

They kept asking each other questions till it was dusk outside. At that point, the Saintess awkwardly coughed. "We will stop here. I got the most important information, and it's obvious that you no longer have any questions for me."

Gaia nodded at her gently, but her eyes were still narrowed.

"Okay, fine, I'm a bit curious about how you want to achieve those goals." The Saintess sighed like she was found out stealing cookies...