Chapter 154: The End of the Gamble and the True Reason

"...Haa. This is the last."

"Yes, I understand."

Lucia nodded.

"Then let’s change the rules. If Lucia wins Rosina receives only the truly needed amount and returns the rest. If I win... well, give us some leeway when something happens. Is that fine?"

I change the rules offhand.

This time I intended to lose on purpose and end it.

So I had not thought much about when I win.

"Eeh!"

I ignore Rosina puffing her cheeks beside me full of dissatisfaction.

"That’s no good. If I win I’ll take all of Rosina’s supplies. If I lose..."

Lucia stood, put one foot on the chair, and opened her crotch.

"You can do as you like with me."

Oi oi, even if only nominally she’s one who serves a god, right?

Rosina too, is that fine?

"Fine~. Let’s go with that~."

Hey, Rosina.

That’s not a place for you to answer, right?

Lucia and Rosina glared at each other.

No, the opponent is me though.

"...Fuu. Understood. That’s fine."

To escape from here as soon as possible I accepted the conditions.

"Fine. Then I’ll start."

With this I have to win.

...

"Ah, Lucia. We’re going home."

I spoke to Lucia.

Near the door Rosina wearing priestess clothes was looking at Lucia and smiling.

"I’ll come get the luggage later~."

Then Rosina waved her hand hira hira toward Lucia.

Lucia herself was face down on the desk completely nude.

I went around the desk and put my jacket on Lucia’s shoulders.

"...You’re not going to do anything?"

At that moment Lucia said as if groaning in a hoarse voice.

"...We’re going home."

"Wait a moment!"

While I walked to the door Lucia stood and shouted.

I stopped on the spot.

"Why aren’t you doing anything?"

"Because the purpose I came here is different."

In the first place I did not come to gamble.

I came to rescue Rosina.

"Isn’t it miserable..."

Lucia muttered in a small voice.

"...See you."

Saying that I opened the door.

Then I took Rosina and went outside.

"...Fine."

I felt like I heard a hollow voice from behind, but I’ll ignore it this time.

I got a little carried away, but here the best is to go home quickly.

When I closed the door and tried to go forward four men who seemed bodyguards stood and glared at us.

"It’s already over. Ah, don’t open the door until Lucia says it’s fine."

I and Rosina passed between the men and left the building.

The sun was about to set and the surroundings were growing dim.

Originally there is little traffic, or there was not a single person around.

Suddenly becoming anxious I turned around at the building we were in.

"...Lucia, I wonder if she’s all right."

I drove a nail for now, but won’t those men attack Lucia in that appearance.

After all should I go back?

"It’s fine~. Those people are temple knights of the Anirofe order~. They would never attack a priestess even by mistake~."

"Ha?"

Those guys are temple knights?

They only look like punks.

But if Rosina who knows the inner circumstances says so it should be correct.

"I-I see."

"Now, let’s go~. Nfufu."

Rosina clung to my arm.

"No, wait a moment. Wait a moment."

I shook my arm and shook Rosina off.

"Eeh, it’s fine, just linking arms~."

Rosina puffed her cheeks.

Is this Rosina’s habit?

But I shook off my arm not because I dislike it but because I wanted to have a proper talk.

"Hey, Rosina. There is something I still can’t accept."

"Eeh, what~?"

Rosina tilted her head koten.

"Ah, why did you call me? If it’s an internal order matter wouldn’t calling Rosina’s subordinates be faster? Besides Lucia’s role is the order’s secret matter, right? Involving an outsider like me is unnatural, isn’t it?"

When Lucia almost let her mouth slip Rosina interrupted on purpose, I think.

It was information she must not leak to an outsider like me.

If it is that complicated wouldn’t going to call order people be faster?

Thinking that I asked Rosina.

"That’s right~, there are several reasons~."

Rosina put her right index finger on her lips and looked up.

Then she began talking while holding up fingers of her left hand.

"The first is~, I didn’t want to call the other priestesses perhaps. Everyone is tired~. Almost no rest~. I didn’t want to call them for something like this~."

Rosina stuck out her tongue tehe.

I barely swallowed the words "then I’m fine?"

Looking well there were also bags under Rosina’s eyes.

She hid them with thick makeup, but her complexion is probably not good either.

Perhaps because of the magic light lit in that room I did not notice inside the room, but even in the dimness if you look well you can tell.

That card game Rosina forced herself to do might at least for Rosina be something important.

That much Rosina is desperate to save the people of this town.

I looked at Rosina anew.

"The second is~, there was no one else to rely on perhaps~."

While saying that Rosina clung to my arm.

...Well, just for now I’ll let her do as she likes.

"And the third is..."

After walking like that a while, when she began talking again Rosina released my arm and stepped out in front of me.

Then she turned around.

"To offer myself to Hiroyuki-sama..."

That face was not the smiling one until now but a serious expression.

The tone was also not the drawn-out one but seriousness itself.

"You-sama obtained my soul. Please place me in the lowest seat of You-sama’s Dules."

Rosina put her knees in front of me, put her hands, and bowed her head.

"..."

I could say nothing and froze.

"When I had You-sama’s petrification released I received an oracle from Anirofe-god. It was to become You-sama’s servant and be of use. However I could not accept it and had You-sama investigated."

Rosina raised her head and stared at me.

Not in the usual light tone she spoke in an almost reverent attitude.

"A hero summoned from another world to save the Tres Kingdom. And in this war as well he displayed that power without reservation. I... intended to watch a little more, but... I myself have also run out of leeway."

"...Leeway?"

"Yes. To the point I would vent weakness to You-sama..."

That means mentally, I suppose.

...Certainly the current state of this town is horrible.

Above all the state of the people is horrible.

Not only the injured and sick, most people are sick at heart.

And only a dozen or so priestesses are healing that.

And Rosina is the top of that.

Well, her nerves going is not unreasonable.

"May I rely on You-sama?"

Rosina bowed her head again.

Even acting carefree, inside is she screaming.

I gently held Rosina’s shoulders and stood her up.

"Rosina."

"Yes."

Those eyes looking up at me were wet.

I unconsciously held my right hand over Rosina’s left chest.

"What is your name?"

"Rosina Broich."

"Will Rosina Broich become my Dule?"

"Yes."

The moment Rosina answered a jewel of light from Rosina’s chest was sucked into my hand.

"Nnnnn!!!"

On the darkened street a dazzling light illuminated the surroundings and vanished.

When everything ended Rosina sat down on the spot and breathed with her shoulders while hanging her head.

"Haa, haa, haa, haa, uu, u, ku"

That rough breathing changed to sobs.

And then...

"Ku, kuku, aha, ahahahahaha!"

It changed to laughter.

"I did it~! I finally became Hiroyuki-kun’s Dule~!"

Rosina raised both hands and banzai’d.

"Ha?"

I froze on the spot again.

"Ehehe, and~, the fourth was I wanted to brag about Hiroyuki-kun to Ruu-chan~. Ruu-chan was envious of me who received an oracle~. That face of Ruu-chan who was frustrated wasn’t there~. Even so she said ’you still haven’t been made a Dule!’ out of frustration, so I thought this opportunity~. With this I can brag again~."

Rosina stood and patted her own knees pan pan.

Then she took my hand and began pulling.

"Now, let’s go~! My Master!"

...

"And so... or rather I don’t understand either, but Rosina became a Dule."

"Everyone, please treat me well~."

Rosina waved both hands small beside her face.

Muriel first, the Dules who came to meet me, opened their mouths as if their jaws would come off and were dumbfounded.

Only Sheena dropped her shoulders and sighed.

"Then~, shall we go~?"

She took my hand and looked around inside the house.

"Oh my~, I wonder where~. Hiroyuki-kun’s o-he-ya, kya!"

"Rosina-sama, no, Rosina. May I have a moment."

The first to recover was Muriel.

She stood in the way of Rosina who tried to go forward.

"What is it, Muriel-chan."

"A little talk."

Muriel said with her cheeks twitching.

"Sorry~. I have work tomorrow too~. So, don’t get in the way today~."

Rosina’s expression was smiling but she was not laughing.

Muriel and Rosina’s gazes crossed, and to me it looked like sparks flew.

I do not know what will happen after this so I’ll mediate here.

"That’s enough, Rosina. Muriel too. That’s right, for now put Rosina in a room. Leave the talk for later. Also Tiria and the others sleep elsewhere just for today. Sorry."

Looking around the lobby I said that to the Dules.

In my room all six To-Dules and Te-Dules, and the Dule in charge that night, sleep.

However to be alone with Rosina I asked everyone to sleep in other rooms.

"That’s not something Master should apologize for. If Master says so we will also do so. Everyone, understood?"

Muriel said that to me then asked the other Dules.

Dissatisfied faces, but everyone reluctantly nodded.

"Then I’ll rest first."