I Reincarnated into a Game Filled with Mods – Chapter 96

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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It was only when the sun had disappeared beyond the horizon and the moon had risen, bringing darkness, that I was finally freed from my inner struggle.

In truth, I had tried to slip away discreetly midway through, feeling my patience was reaching its limit, but Stella and Selene had caught me, begging me not to leave and to stay with them.

Floretta and Luna, who had been embracing and crying for a long time, seemed to come to their senses only after it had become completely dark.

They wiped away their tear stains and approached me with slightly reddened faces.

“…Thank you for waiting for us, esteemed guest.”

“We apologize. We were just so happy…”

Despite having sat on the dirt ground for so long, strangely, their attire remained unchanged.

There was no sign of it being dirtied or disheveled.

Their calves and thighs were also spotless.

It wouldn’t have seemed out of place if they had just been standing somewhere and come directly.

At this point, I became very curious about what material their clothes were made of.

On the surface, it looked like an outfit that would reveal nipples or private parts with the slightest movement, but in reality, that had never happened, and even after being directly rubbed against the dirt ground just now, it remained intact.

“Um… esteemed guest… there’s something we’d like to say…”

Luna stepped forward.

After hesitating for a moment, she bowed her head very respectfully, clasping her hands in front of her lower abdomen.

“Thank you… for saving me… for making it possible for me not to die and leave my sister behind… truly, truly thank you.”

“I too would like to express my gratitude, esteemed guest. For saving my sister, and… for making it possible for me not to live on alone without her.”

Floretta followed Luna’s example, smiling brightly.

The center of gravity of her chest shifted downwards, causing a large bounce.

Due to the angle, her nearly naked cleavage was fully visible.

‘Thank you for saving us, huh…’

In the game, the Pope of the Moon and the Pope of the Sun were brothers, but their relationship was just lukewarm.

So even if one died, the other wouldn’t truly grieve.

Above all, they didn’t desperately search for ways to twist the revelation like Floretta had.

Both simply thought they had to die because God had given them a revelation to die, and they accepted it as natural.

Since they didn’t think much of death, naturally, even if the protagonist saved them, they didn’t show such intense reactions as Floretta and Luna.

Still, they always gave proper greetings, and since the destruction of the Holy Kingdom left a rather bitter aftertaste, I had diligently defeated the boss in each playthrough… but this situation of being sincerely thanked by the Popes was a first for me.

‘Well, this isn’t bad either.’

A moment later, Luna raised her head again and looked at me with a faint, meaningless smile.

It was quite unexpected from someone who looked like she wouldn’t bleed even if pricked with a needle.

“Are you surprised to see my sister smile like that, esteemed guest?”

As if reading my inner thoughts, Floretta casually asked.

Luna’s cheeks turned slightly red.

I silently nodded.

Floretta had an expression of complete understanding.

“Although it may not suit her appearance, Seraphica was actually much more affectionate than me. However, she firmly closed her heart due to the thought that she had to sacrifice herself.”

“…Ugh.”

“The cold demeanor she showed was an act born from the mindset that if she made herself hated, those of us left behind would suffer a little less. I noticed her true intentions, so I quietly accepted it. What do you think, esteemed guest? Isn’t my sister quite adorable?”

“This is embarrassing, Evangelina…”

The Pope of the Moon covered her cheeks with both hands and pulled her hair to cover her face.

Her flushed cheeks were hidden by her silver-gray hair.

It was a world apart from her previously extremely taciturn demeanor.

Floretta chuckled at her sister’s reaction, then gently grasped my hand.

She pulled my hand close to her chest.

Before I knew it, my hand was placed between her two abundant hills.

“Esteemed guest. It’s a very shameless request, but may I ask you for a favor?”

Floretta buried my hand between her breasts.

While I was dumbfounded, she continued speaking.

“It may be impossible in front of the Holy Kingdom’s subjects… but in a private setting like this, could you call me ‘Floretta’ or ‘Evangelina’? Either is fine.”

“You want me to call the Pope by her name directly?”

“Yes, that’s right. You may also call my sister ‘Luna’ or ‘Seraphica’ as you wish. You are more than qualified to do so, esteemed guest. That’s why I dare to make such a request.”

I glanced at Luna.

Still hiding her face with her hair out of lingering embarrassment, Luna peeked out with just her eyes and shyly nodded.

I turned my gaze to the Inquisitor of the Sun and the Inquisitor of the Moon.

They both had expressions suggesting I should obviously do so.

Since the person in question had directly asked, I obediently opened my mouth.

“I understand. Your Holiness. No… Floretta… miss?”

“Thank you, esteemed guest.”

Floretta smiled brightly.

I thought it would be nice if she could at least release my hand from between her breasts before speaking now that she understood.

It wasn’t that I disliked it, but if this continued, it would be troublesome for me in many ways.

Surely she hadn’t deliberately placed it there as part of a plan to reduce the chances of rejection, right?

The Pope of the Sun certainly didn’t seem to have such a cunning personality.

“However, you don’t need to use honorifics. Please, call me comfortably.”

“…Alright. Let’s do that. Floretta.”

As her name was called, the hand enveloping mine tightened even more.

The tips of my fingers touched something soft.

I desperately tried to divert my senses elsewhere.

“It’s a very pleasant sound… but it’s a shame.”

“A shame? In what way?”

“You’re calling me by my surname, not my given name. You could have called me Evangelina.”

“Then, does that mean Evangelina is your given name?”

I was slightly confused.

The naming conventions in the Brightest Darkness 4 world should be like Western countries in reality, with the given name coming first followed by the surname.

After all, the game’s background was set in medieval-ish Western Europe.

But when introducing herself, the Pope of the Sun had said “Floretta Evangelina.” According to what she just said, wouldn’t that mean Floretta, which comes first, is the surname, and Evangelina, which comes after, is the given name?

“You’ve guessed correctly, esteemed guest.”

With those words, my hand was finally released.

I could still feel the warmth from between her breasts lingering on my hand.

“We sisters laid down our human surnames when we ascended to the position of Pope, and we inherited the surnames Floretta and Luna from the previous Popes. They mean sun and moon respectively in the ancient language of the Holy Kingdom.”

Having released my hand, Floretta now reached out to Luna.

She carefully brushed aside the hair covering her face and gently removed the hand hiding her lower face.

Although Luna flinched, she allowed Floretta to do this.

Her shyly blushing face was revealed again.

She still seemed at a loss, looking extremely embarrassed for some reason.

“We are the Pope of the Sun and the Pope of the Moon before we are human. So naturally, the surnames Floretta and Luna come first.”

Floretta removed the strands of hair stuck to Luna’s cheeks with a bright smile.

“However, because we wanted you to see us as Evangelina and Seraphica rather than as the Pope of the Sun and the Pope of the Moon, we dared to make this request. Do you have any more questions, esteemed guest?”

“I understand fully. Floretta.”

“…You still won’t call me Evangelina, I see.”

Floretta cutely pouted her lips.

Perhaps because she had already shown me her crying face while embracing her sister, her dignified appearance from when we first met was nowhere to be seen.

But the pout was brief, and Floretta soon put on a benevolent smile again and greeted me.

“It can’t be helped. I’ll wait for the day when you fully open your heart to us sisters.”

Having finished what she wanted to say, Floretta turned and left.

Luna also bowed briefly to me and turned to follow her sister.

It was fortunate that their abundant hair prevented me from seeing their backsides.

The Popes’ backs would be truly naked except for the see-through fabric.

The two figures, which seemed to be moving away slightly, suddenly vanished.

It appeared they had used a holy spell.

As the Popes’ send-off ended, Stella and Selene, who had been standing at a distance, approached.

They stood side by side in front of me and bowed their heads respectfully, just as the Popes had done.

“We’d like to take this opportunity to thank you once again. For protecting Their Holinesses the Popes, and for saving the Holy Kingdom. We thank you in the name of the Inquisitor of the Sun.”

“I, I feel the same, esteemed guest. For protecting Their Holinesses the Popes and saving the Holy Kingdom, I thank you in the name of the Inquisitor of the Moon.”

Selene hesitated for a moment after finishing her greeting, then added one more thing.

“…And I would also like to apologize for what happened in the Moon Cathedral. I’m sorry, esteemed guest.”

“The Moon Cathedral?”

“When you mentioned the monster beneath the Holy Kingdom to me… I mean.”

‘Ah. So that’s what she meant.’

I had wondered why she was looking at me so cautiously.

“Why are you apologizing for that, Inquisitor? Anyone could see that I was acting unreasonably. If anything, I should be more grateful that you believed such an unreasonable claim.”

From Selene’s perspective, it was only natural.

Who wouldn’t be dumbfounded when someone claimed they would deal with a monster that even the Popes couldn’t handle, insisting that their skills should be trusted without any particular evidence?

Moreover, since she ultimately followed my words, Selene had no reason to apologize.

I waved my hands, saying there was no need for that.

“And now, please call us by our names too.”

“What?”

“We don’t have surnames, so you can just call us Stella and Selene. Without honorifics. Their Holinesses the Popes asked you to call them comfortably, so it would be strange if you used formal speech with us.”

“That’s… true.”

Indeed, it would be odd to speak formally to these two while addressing the Popes casually.

“Esteemed guest. How long do you plan to stay in the Holy Kingdom?”

“Well, that’s not something I can decide on my own.”

I gave a vague answer to Selene’s question.

The situation had turned strange somehow, with even Iris and Claudia following my opinions, but it didn’t feel right to answer without consulting the knight commanders.

It would be insubordination to make a decision on my own without asking them.

Even if they would probably let it slide without saying much, I didn’t want to act high-handedly based on that assumption.

“I understand, esteemed guest. Please stay in the Holy Kingdom for as long as you wish. We promise you the best hospitality we can provide.”

Selene said this while her purple eyes glinted slightly.

Stella was also looking at me with a similar gaze.

Seeing this suddenly made me uneasy.

What were they planning to do this time?

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