Volume 1, Chapter 145 - War Goddess of The Land of Snow
Translator: Snoring Dragon
The thundering echo of hooves grew louder as the mighty black beast approached. Then, it came to a ground-trembling halt as it sunk its forelegs into the dirt.
âWhat!?â Hojo Dijonâs body jolted from surprise. The sword strike could not be stopped due to the momentum and he continued to slash at the muscular black steed, which stood roughly one head taller than Dijon!
âClangâ!â On the dark horseâs back, an ice-cold beauty rode on it. The woman with shining silver hair wielded a snow-white tanto in her slender hand to deflect Hojoâs huge tachi!
âHojo! ââHow dare you bully my sister!â Uesugi relied on a one-handed short sword and stopped Hojoâs blade, causing the huge body of Hojo Dijon to take a few steps back.
âUesugi Rei!? Why are you here?â Dijon exclaimed in surprise.
Uesugi Rei didnât care about Hojo Dijon at all. She turned over and dismounted, landing next to Lily.
âSister Lily!â
Uesugi Reiâs arrogant looking face also showed a rare expression of heartache. She picked up the fallen girl and put her hand on Lilyâs left chest, proceeding to inject her spirit power into Lilyâs body.
âThe Blessing of the Goddess of War!â When Taira Hachiro saw what Uesugi Rei was doing from the side, he exclaimed, âItâs said that not only does the Land of Snowâs Goddess of War have strong spirit power, but she can also heal her soldiers. It seems that the rumor is true after allâ¦â
âHuhâ¦â This cold and unexpectedly comfortable feeling made Lilyâs body recover quickly. In fact, she had only almost exhausted her spirit power and was numbed by the sudden powerful impact. She wasnât really injured at all.
âPhew, it looks like my baby sister is fine.â Uesugi Reiâs hand clung deeply to Lilyâs chest. Naturally, she could tell that much from Lilyâs complexion and heartbeat. Her hand continued to roam from Lilyâs neck to the feet to make sure that sheâs fine.
Lily, who had just recovered trembled as she was touched by Uesugi Rei during the physical examination. She let out a delicate moan, âNghâ¦â
âYou are fine, great. I finally caught up.â Uesugi Rei held Lilyâs waist and stood up with her. Lily, who was considerably tall herself, could still barely touch the ground with her feet despite being embraced tightly by Uesugi Rei.
Nanako who was not far away took in this scene with a bit of confusion.
At this time, Lily was still feeling lingering fear from the desperate straits earlier. Her breath was filled with Uesugiâs smell. The feminine smell of a woman after strenuous exercise. Could she have rushed all the way from thousands of miles?
At this moment, Lily realized that she had escaped the Dijonâs killing move and⦠she had survived. She was rescued by the tall and feminine Uesugi!
For a while, the resolve Lily held in her heart for a long time almost collapsed. She forced herself not to cry and looked up at the woman who saved her. The woman she met on her first night after she arrived in this parallel world was physically standing so close to her now.
She could feel her temperature, her breath, and her big breasts that were as soft as the ocean.
She felt that Uesugi Reiâs small but slender fingers were wrapped around her waist. Lily was unable to resist that strength so she could only stand on her tiptoe and stick to her body.
She wanted to cry.
She wanted to lie in her arms and cry her heart outâ¦
But, no.
If she indulged herself in gentle feelings and became a weak woman like a little bird relying on people, then how would she go about the long road of rescuing senior sister from the dark?
No matter how Uesugi Rei treated her, no matter how powerful she was, nobody other than herself could walk down this road!
Her weak body could be forcefully hugged by her. Her waist could be held by her and be rendered unable to resist, but her heart shanât be conquered!
Never, not even to Uesugi.
Except for her senior sister, she couldnât be conquered by any other woman!
This was the bottom line!
Since Uesugi Rei saved her. She was naturally very grateful for her kindness.
Lily looked at Uesugi Rei with strong but sometimes confused eyes.
âBut this beautiful ice-cold face, this heroic figure. This fragrance, and the soft touch of her body⦠Itâs so hard for me to stay in her arms and remain focused!â
However, while Lily was on the verge of being swayed by rationality and emotion, Uesugiâs gaze swept across the warriors who surrounded them and sneered. This was in line with Lilyâs expectation of Uesugi. However, her hand which was originally holding Lilyâs small waist went down along the back of Lily and placed itself on her buttock.
âAh?â Lilyâs face turned crimson like a peach blossom. Her eyebrows wrinkled slightly and her eyes flashed with stubbornness and disappointment. She was just about to fall in love but her good impression came to nothing in an instant.
âThis woman, what is she doing at this time? What is going on in her mind?â Lily thought of it with shame and anger, âIs it because she is too focused on the situation around her and ignored the position of her hand and accidentally slipped down? But if thatâs the case, donât grasp it so hard and touch it back and forth!â
Lily tried hard to calm her breathing and make it seem like she wasnât having a hard time, but she still couldnât help but let out breath cloud between her lips and teeth.
âNo, stop mess around⦠what time do you think is it, what the hell are you thinking about?â
Uesugi just saved her and faced the threat of Dijon and other enemies because of her. At this time, it was impossible for Lily to turn against Uesugi, but that didnât mean she could let Uesugi take advantage of her!
Lily looked at this woman in anger and felt like crying. At this time, there was nothing she could do.
Fortunately, according to the position where they stood, the enemies of all sides could not see the movement of Uesugiâs hand behind Lily so she was more or less relieved.
âSeriously, just she did she think she is touching? Forget it. I can only endure this time.â Lily blushed with shame. Her chest was rubbing against the lower half of Uesugiâs chestâ¦
However, at this time, Hojo Dijon had no time to pay attention to the subtle details between these two women. In his opinion, Uesugi Rei was just holding Lily to protect her.
âUesugi Rei,â he said angrily, âThis Kagami Lily killed my younger brother Hojo Motoshige and Daidouji Akira. Then she stole the tamahagane and anima of Demon Hound from my Hojo family! She should be severely punished by my Hojo family! This matter has nothing to do with you, why are you interfering with this matter?â