The Unaware Harem Adventure Tale of the Strongest Enchanter ~~I Don’t Know My Companions’ Faces or Identities, but I’m Pretty Sure They’re All Guys~~ - 39. I Confess My Sins, Sister

39. 39. I Confess My Sins, Sister

The bell signaling a confessional request rang. And Clarissa stepped into the confessional booth.

The priest was bedridden at home. It left her the only one at the church.

A woman’s voice came from the other side of the partition.

“I’ve committed a sin. Please listen.”

“Go ahead.”

“I snuck into the bedroom of the man I have feelings for… and peeked at his sleeping face.”

“That’s… skirting the line of sin. Please continue.”

Despite her calm reply, Clarissa was inwardly excited.

A maiden’s secret was always sweet like honey.

From what she heard so far, the woman behind the wall hadn’t committed anything *too* criminal—not like the priest.

She simply couldn’t suppress her feelings and made a small misstep.

There was room for leniency.

In fact, Clarissa, with a bold and manly face, was breathing heavily as if rooting for her.

“We’ve lived under the same roof for several years. At first, we were just companions… but somehow, he reminded me of someone I once loved. Little by little, I started developing feelings for him. Even though his face and hair color are totally different.”

“So before you knew it, you fell for him.”

“Yes. I thought I would never be with the man I originally loved… so my feelings gradually shifted toward the one now. But part of me feels like I’m betraying the first person. And it hurts.”

“I understand that feeling.”

“You do, Sister?”

“Yes… I once had feelings for a man, too.”

It was like a switch flipped inside Clarissa. And she stared off into the distance.

Her voice took on a wistful tone, with little sighs of “haa” and “fuu.”

She could hear the woman gulping on the other side.

“What happened with him?”

“Who knows what he’s doing or where he is now… Dead? Alive? I grew tired of waiting.”

“That must have been painful.”

“Yes. So I decided to move on and live for a new love. This new person is just… wonderful. Just thinking about him fuels my imagination.”

“What kind of imagination?”

“…You really want to go there? You really want to know?”

Realizing they were going off-topic, Clarissa tried to get things back on track.

She straightened her posture and gave a polite little cough.

“Then, you acknowledge peeking at your crush while he slept as a sin and wish to seek the goddess’ forgiveness?”

“Yes. Please forgive me.”

“The goddess forgives all. A small sin like that will surely be overlooked.”

“Thank you very much.”

“By the way, what is it you like about him?”

“Hmm… He’s sloppy, always complaining about how things are unfair or too much trouble, always telling others, ‘You’re the attacker, so get up front.’ But then sometimes, he’s suddenly kind and considerate. He works really hard, and… I just want to be there to support him.

Lately, I’ve even found his laziness kind of cute.

When he relies on me, I feel like I’d do anything for him.

These days, I can’t stop wondering what he’s doing and end up following him around.

I’ve accepted that he might be interested in other women too. But I believe he’ll come back to me in the end.”

As the woman rambled faster and faster, Clarissa’s smile gradually turned to horror.

*Ah. This person’s unhinged,* she realized with a shiver.

Satisfied after pouring out her heart, the woman on the other side sounded refreshed.

“Thank you so much for listening. I’ve never had anyone I could talk to about this. If it’s okay… may I come again?”

“Yes, anytime.”

The woman left the confessional.

Clarissa then offered a silent prayer to the goddess:

“Please… don’t let her come back.”

[End of Chapter One.]

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