: Deaconess Idol

2 days have passed. Ashen continued to be cared for by Barbara in that time, and got better with time. Barbara would continue to feed him and wash him the same as usual.

And if Barbara somehow gone too far in washing Ashen's body parts. So Ashen with a gloomy face would quickly slap her butt which made Barbara blush and run away.

"It turns out that what people say is true... The most perverted person is usually the most holy person," said Ashen.

However, their relationship certainly improved. Sometimes Barbara would also accompany Ashen once again to go around the Cathedral and show the activities of some of the nuns

As for praying to Their Beloved Archon, God of Freedom, Barbatos. This was done by playing the Holy Lyre der Himmel followed by other instruments such as the flute, bass, violin and piano which made Ashen interested in playing one of them.

Currently Ashen sat on one of the Cathedral Seats. Is he praying? Of course not, Ashen sat there just wanting to take a breath and ponder because of the very unexpected incident he had experienced moments ago.

*Bugh*

""Hey!""

Ashen bumped into someone when he came out of the room, and when Ashen saw that person. She is a tall adult nun with pale gray skin. She has wavy, wine-colored hair cut short in the back, with some of her bangs being dark red.

has pale magenta eyes with pink catlike irises, and bags under the eyes. She almost always has a serious expression on her face. Her distinctive beauty makes it seem as if she is above the level of Jean Gunnhildr.

The bags under her eyes gave her some very unique charm and her nun gown was open and shaped like an hourglass curve so any man would definitely not look away from her.

"S-Sorry I was pensive for a moment there"

"It's okay, I'm sorry too"

Ashen also reached out to the woman with the intention of helping her up. But when the woman holding her hand...

"Mhnn~"

Surprised by the woman's sigh, Ashen quickly released his hand and saw that the woman's face had a dead expression, but the red hue that her face produced was very clear.

Out of his reverie Ashen came back to help her up this time the woman didn't show any reaction and just stood up.

"Hey are you okay?" Ashen asked worriedly.

"N-no, please forgive me"

"Well that's fine"

"Then I will excuse myself"

"S-Sure"

The woman quickly passed Ashen with hurried footsteps. However, Ashen could see through the woman's ears. That she was so embarrassed, Ashen didn't know what happened so he just sat on one of the Cathedral seats and was daydreaming and enjoying the atmosphere.

The meeting was short but very memorable for Ashen. Even somehow his body seemed like a magnet that wanted to continue to be connected with the woman he hit earlier.

"Sigh... I really want to know what happened earlier"

Ashen got up from the Chair and headed for one of the rooms in the Cathedral. Ashen opened the door to the room and entered the room.

The silence meant that no one other than Ashen was in the room. However, for some reason Ashen felt comfortable in this lonely atmosphere.

With a calm heart, Ashen smiled while looking at some of the musical instruments there.

Ashen continued to walk around and stare at all kinds of music that some of the Nuns had played while worshiping their Beloved Archon.

Apart from the musical instruments, the room was also full of blank frames and mirrors covered by white sheets. Ashen just ignored it as it wasn't that interesting to look at.

Ashen stopped pulling one of the chairs and sat down. He grabbed a Guitar not far from him and picked it up and positioned himself well to play.

Ashen who saw the Guitar only chuckled when he felt the strings through his fingers.

"Really Nostalgic... Hmm... Nostalgia"

*Ting*Ting*drin*twang*

Ashen strummed the guitar strings one by one and adjusted the strings to adjust the sound of the guitar to his liking, and after feeling enough Ashen paused for a moment to take a deep breath and start playing the guitar.

Ashen began to close his eyes and sing...

[ Goodbye Nostalgia - Kazusou Oda ]

Yesterday~♪

Boku ni Mieteru real wa~♪

hoka no dare tomo~♪

chigau no da to... ureiteta~♪

Loneliness~♪

Wakachiau koto yori mo~♪

Akirameru yō~ni~♪

tojikometeta... ano hi ma~de~wa ♪

Emerarudo no wazukana u~zu~ki ♪

Ikasareta sono imi wo kamishimeru~! ♪

Sore ga kimi ni mieru no nara ♪

Boku wa mō hitori janai ♪

Zetsubō no tobari wo dete ♪

kibō no imi wo shiruyo ♪

After singing the song, various memories of his old life came back and Ashen could only smile sadly ending his guitar melody.

*Clap*clap*clap*Clap*

There was a sound of applause and the door opened to reveal Barbara. Ashen realized that he could only stay silent because of embarrassment, but the embarrassment quickly disappeared.

"Wow Ashen-san is really talented!"

Barbara stopped clapping and walked over to Ashen and stopped in front of him. Her pupils glistened with admiration as she looked at Ashen which made Ashen slightly uncomfortable.

"Ah no... It's nothing"

"No no no, for the size of a man singing with a voice like that is quite impressive you know"

"Hmm really? then thank you for the compliment"

"I think Ashen-san is also suitable to be a singer or does Ashen-san want to be an idol?"

"No, you've been thinking too far" Ashen said while shaking his head.

"Eh, I see..." Barbara said with a wry smile.

"Speaking of Idol, do you have one in Mondstadt?"

"Hehehe what are you saying Ashen-san… That idol is in front of you right now!! I'm the Shinning Idol of the Favonius Church… Barbara Pegg!" Barbara said that while puffing out her chest proudly.

"Ah, you're right, how could I forget that, and yes, as far as I remember, I wanted to hear your singing. So would you like to sing for me now?"

"Hmm! Hmm! sure!, I'll sing a good song for you Ashen-san".

Barbara also sang happily and Ashen accompanied her with a guitar melody being played. Ashen and Barbara enjoy being together by singing and playing music.

After they finished.

"You really sing well"

"Sure, and Ashen-san also plays music well"

Ashen put down his guitar and stood in front of Barbara and he stroked her head calmly. Barbara, who felt her caress, was like a cat and really enjoyed it.

"Now you no longer need to feel inferior to Jean. Because your appearance and voice are cuter than her, if Jean is a beautiful and authoritative warrior angel then you are a cute heavenly Angel who brings blessings to those who wounded"

Barbara who heard that blushed and finally she just hugged Ashen. Ashen was surprised by Barbara's behavior and felt Barbara's arms tighten with each second.

"Can you leave me like this for a while?" she asked.

"Sure" Ashen answered.

Ashen hugged Barbara back and rubbed her head. Ashen and Barbara gave each other warmth through their bodies, and neither of them spoke and just enjoyed the warm embrace while closing their eyes.