Higashino Kanade glanced at Martha's outrageously ample chest, a pleased smile curling across his lips as he began entertaining the thought of corrupting the pure saint.
"Did you know? There's an old saying in the distant East: 'Though wine and meat pass through the intestines, Buddha remains in the heart.' It roughly means that breaking precepts is acceptable. Even monks may drink and eat meat. As long as Buddha is in your heart, there's no need to obsess over what you do on the surface. What matters is having a devout heart..." Higashino Kanade began spouting nonsense with a perfectly straight face.
Martha, being an uneducated country girl, had no idea what the truth behind the saying was. She only felt that Higashino Kanade was incredibly learned and made a lot of sense, nodding repeatedly in agreement.
Higashino Kanade picked out the black lace lingerie Martha had put back on the rack, stuffed it into her arms, and said:
"If you want to wear it, then wear it. You may be a saint by status, but at heart, you're still a woman. It's perfectly normal for women to want to look beautiful. As long as your devout heart remains unchanged, that's enough."
"B-but... this outfit is too daring... I'm a saint..." Martha struggled painfully within herself.
"So what if you're a saint? Trust me, the Lord will forgive you."
Like the serpent that tempted Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit, Higashino Kanade's seductive whisper entered Martha's ears, leaving her dazed and unable to distinguish right from wrong.
Martha fell silent, lowering her head as the tips of her ears turned bright red.
Higashino Kanade selected several more daring and sexy pieces of lingerie, had the clerk pack them all up, then shoved them into Martha's arms and told