Find Shiryoku preparing to leave on the next Ray-Bus (10 Sin, 12 Body, Tattooed, Sin +2, Faith +1)

With nighttime approaching, you remembered Shiryoku's promised walkout... She'd told Bungen that she was leaving that sorry bastard on his lonesome. Good for her, you thought! But you had to admit, you wanted to get a chance to know her a little better before she took off. Maybe you could catch up with her before she took off? You left your master suite, heading for the priestess area, hoping to catch up with her before she left to whichever world she planned to go, be it yours or elsewhere, to escape her former master.

In the hallway, you bumped into an arena attendant. You asked if they'd seen an elf go by. They said they had... and she was headed towards the next bus away from the tournament! Crap! You really had to pump your legs to get there in time!

Thinking back to that elf's struggle made your heart hurt. After all, from the moment she'd entered the arena, she'd been tasked with being both a priestess of the Kami Kurabe and an order entry expert... With both of those expectations levied against her and with how much effort she gave to make it work, how could Bungen fail to appreciate her? The other gods really were batty, you'd decided.

Plus, she was an obnoxiously sexy, fantasy-type elf! For a figure like that to be wrapped up in armor, leather, LED lights, and branding was a crime against otaku everywhere!

But mostly, you just wanted to find Shiryoku and wish her well one more time.

You found Shiryoku, preparing to order the next Ray-Bus out... it looked very much like a regular bus, only with gold angel wings plastered on. Nevermind that... You found yourself again beholden to the elf's rare beauty. Her ears twitched slightly as you approached and her purple eyes flickered over, then back towards the bus, as though she couldn't decide whether or not it was okay to be friendly with you. She was no longer wearing glasses, but she'd dressed in a heavy brown trench-coat that made her look a bit like flasher... you could only assume she'd borrowed it from someone else, after all of her gear had gotten ruined and Bungen disowned her, rendering her incapable of summoning anything else. You thought that a toga would be a better look for her... "Katappashikara... I'm surprised to see you here. I was just planning to head out and find a new forest..."

You placed both hands on your knees, breathing heavily from the exertion of running over. Stumbling over your words, you tried to find the right ones to wish her well and express your happiness that she'd joined you and Keiko in standing up to her master, recognizing of how much it had cost Shiryoku in the end.

"You know... I'm glad it ended this way. Well... I'd prefer not to have been seen naked by so many gods and goddesses... and everyone watching on Ray-V... But it's worth it to be out of that job. I've never gotten to take a vacation day... No, that's wrong! I never get a vacation hour or a vacation minute! Bungen would take vacation seconds away from me or cut my sleep if he thought he could get away with it!!" she ranted, pumping her fists angrily at her sides with a cute, fierce look on her face. "From now on, I control my own destiny!!"

You joined her in laughing and shouting, happy for her new victory while the two of you waved your fists through the air. As you kept at it, her coat suddenly opened up... now she really did look like a flasher. As it fluttered in the solar breeze of the nearby, but strangely not too hot, sun, you could see her pale body, with its luscious D-cup elven breasts, fully visible in front of you. Your tattoo of the peace sign was visible on her breast, as she'd requested it. Turning red, she snatched the coat closed again and looked at you with disapproving eyes, like you'd done something wrong.

Well... you had to admit, you were thinking some wrong things now. You apologized for something you didn't do and she seemed to take it well. "Thank you again, Katappashikara... without you and your priestess, I never would have gotten where I needed to be in order to break free from that terrible job of mine. I hope your priestess comes to appreciate you as much as she should... it seems like your relationship is still... a bit strained," the silver-haired elf finished with a cute smile... "But I'm certain that conviction like yours will win her over in the end."

Damn... It was going to be hard to let her go, but the next bus was here. Should you wish her well with a smile? Or... or...?!

((Sin +2))

((Faith +1))