Side Story 11 《Saintess Party》Elma’s POV 11: What’s With This Belly!?

――Poyonpoyonpoyonpoyon.

"U-umm, Saintess-sama?"

"Yes, is there something wrong?"

"N-not at all, it's just, may I ask as to why you are shaking my

belly…?"

"Fufu, it is naturally to check on your health. You're my precious

companion, after all."

"Oh, I see!" The pig clapped, convinced.

Of course, that wasn't the actual reason.

It was simply a desperate measure I'd found after a long time

searching for something to do to distract myself.

Anyway, this belly wasn't healthy, right!?

It was too big no matter how you looked at it!?

Ahh, just looking at it irritated me!?

――Poyopoyopoyopoyopoyopoyo.

While shaking the pig's belly at faster speed, my irritation grew

worse.

It was all because of that idiot Exa.

I'd returned to the inn after listening to Fio's story, but my mind was

still fully occupied by him.

The more I listened to Fio's story, the more I'd like to deny it, but in

the end, only the face of the idiot Exa surfaced in my mind.

But no matter how I thought about it, I wasn't able to pinpoint an

element which could promote the idiot Exa to True Exa.

I couldn't figure out how he was able to grow to the point of being

able to defeat a saintess with his "Substitue" skill despite having

been wracking my brain for a long time.

So, I reluctantly decided to ask my companion… I mean, my tamed

pig, "By the way, what if, for example, someone is one day able to

use a skill that is completely different from their original skill all of a

sudden—what do you make of it?"

"Fumu, do you mean it's different from Derivative Skill?"

"Yes, the skill has no semblance to the original."

Speaking of which, what was called 'Derivative Skill' was a skill that

was derived from and was similar in nature to one's original skill. For

example, "High-speed Chanting" might be derived to "Multiple

Chanting".

"I wonder. As far as I know, there has never been such a case, but in

this world, there are existences who surpass our common sense and

understanding such as the Goddess of Creation and the Fire God.

So, something like that may happen under certain circumstances."

"I see. Certainly, you have a point." I smiled while releasing

benevolent air to the fullest.

He did have a pretty good brain, for an obese pig.

I now had a teeny-weeny better impression of him, so I'd promote

him into a human.

Be honored, pig.

――Poyonpoyonpoyonpoyon.

Anyway, that was one possibility.

I wanted to completely deny it if possible, but I couldn't.

Now that it has come to this, I'm left with only one way. I'll directly

meet True Exa and completely deny the existence of the idiot Exa!

Pumping up myself inwardly, I continued shaking the pig's belly for a

while.