She actually likes you more than she lets on! (Hidden tag)

"I... actually..." Keiko spoke through her teeth, still squatting and shaking her legs indignantly. It sounded like she was really struggling to fight back against whatever was being willed out of her. Shit... You sort of thought after the two of you had taken that bath together, you'd formed a real connection. It seemed like she was warming up to you... But she was clearly trying really hard to avoid saying that her hatred of the gods made her hold animosity towards you, so-

"I... find his company... pleasant... and his personality... appealing..." the priestess finally squeezed out. "And I want him... physically...!"

The arena grew hushed for a moment, then laughter burst out among the stands. You could feel your blue face flushing and hear Sopor laughing at your side. "See? I'm a benevolent goddess! I've helped a hapless tsundere be true to her feelings!" she chuckled, grinning widely.

"And that's why... I can't lose... in front of him..." Keiko continued, tears beginning to well in her eyes as she gradually lifted herself back from a squat into a standing position, slowly freeing her arms from where they were trapped.

The arena was still cackling, but you could hear Sopor's giggles beginning to falter to your other side. You could feel your heart hammering inside your chest... These were Keiko's real thoughts, right?! She thought that much of you already? Or was she just being misled by the hypnotism?

The priestess blinked away her tears and then pointed her sword forward towards Sumin. "Priestesses deserve a god they can have faith in! And... in some ways... Katappashikara-dono fulfills that criteria!" she explained, still sounding a bit like a tsundere, even as she attempted to praise you. As if to take her mind off of that, she focused on an especially ruthless attack, releasing a storm of blades to carve away Sumin's remaining gear, from the leotard to the undergarments. The tiers were shaved away as well, with the judgment quickly falling first to T2 to T1.

You felt pleased, but part of you wished that hypnotism had gone a little further. Just how physical did Keiko want to get?!

((Faith +2))

((Power +1))