Starting with the defeated female knight

The sudden appearance of the enormous bird's head startled the other three.

After turning her gaze to Eve, she reached out and touched the huge, timid bird's head, and introduced it.

“This is my sister, Mudeng.”

"According to the adults, it should be a large beast that loves to sing."

"When I was chatting with an elf lady before, I heard that forming bands and troupes used to be popular among elves, and then..."

As she spoke, Eve brought out the lamp.

Standing up, his nearly three-meter height seemed somewhat restrictive, even in the specially expanded church.

With three strangers in front of him, he was even more terrified and wanted to shrink back.

It was a very strange scene.

Especially after Eve revealed the lamp's age, the remaining three began to look at the tentacles with increasingly strange eyes.

These tentacles, could they be...?

I'm researching how to reduce her size.

The tentacle twitched.

As you can see, living a life that's nearly three meters tall is already very inconvenient.

[And judging by how fast it's growing, it's not going to stop anytime soon. If we don't address this, are we going to have to keep it in the wild forever?]

...That seems to be true.

After Tentacle finished speaking, the other three looked Lamp up and down.

Unlike orcs, as they grow, the appearance of large beasts becomes increasingly similar to that of wild beasts or monsters, rather than continuing to maintain a human form.

For example, the lamp now has almost completely transformed into a huge, twisted, pitch-black bird.

If you throw it into the Tentacle Dungeon, it will at least be a wandering boss with a challenge level of 20+.

But here, inside the cathedral.

She was just a pitiful little girl who, as she grew older, became incredibly powerful and capable, but all she could do was worry about it.

"How far has the research progressed?"

Aurora glanced at the lamp in front of her, a hint of interest appearing in her eyes.

"Perhaps I can be of some help."

"Of course, I will be careful to do things properly."

"Sure, but let me finish dealing with your issues first."

Otherwise, if you're doing research in this condition, I'd be worried, even if you're not.

When Aurora offered to help 'treat' her sister, Eve naturally expressed her gratitude.

After that, we discussed some more things.

Two of them needed to undergo physical surgery, and the other, although captured later, also needed to have his royal bloodline studied and be accommodated.

After a brief conversation, Yves led the three of them into the cathedral, showing them around and explaining the situation.

He led them to their assigned accommodations.

Then......

"This is the classroom, where we usually have classes."

"This is the laboratory, where people usually conduct tentacles-related experiments and courses."

"This is the seedbed room, where we conceive our offspring once a week."

"And there's the tentacles tolerance testing room over there, the cognitive modification and mental pollution research area over there, and over there, which is under construction, specifically for studying serving and receiving the master's favor... well, we haven't decided on a name for it yet."

Actually, I had thought of several ideas, but Green rejected them all because they were all too terrible.

Upon hearing Eve's introduction, the other three exchanged glances, all seeing the same emotion in each other's eyes.

Although the initial introduction seemed normal, the further we went in, the more detailed and in-depth the explanations became, and it just felt...

"...It seems pretty good?"

"...That's true to some extent."

To a normal person, this place might indeed seem a bit eerie.

But for beings whose bodies and minds are devoured by tentacles, this place, if not paradise, is at least a little haven filled with a sense of peace.

What puzzled them was...

They had been actively communicating with them and making various requests.

After meeting Eve, he became quite indifferent to even jokes that he used to react to immediately.

I just watched them quietly.

Is it that their attention isn't on this side? Or is it something else...?

Amidst this confusion, Eve led them to their assigned accommodations—three adjacent single rooms.

The environment is simple and clean. Although the space is not very large, it has everything you need.

There's even an empty little side room where you can put some of your favorite things.

All three were very satisfied, and then they each prepared to tidy up the room in their own way and prepare some things.

But before they prepared to part, something came to mind.

"By the way, I heard that Miss Yves is in charge of a certain part of the cathedral?"

Cynthia remembered this and looked at her with some curiosity.

The latter nodded slightly.

Which part is that?

Faith and miracles? Magic and magical reactions? Or some kind of basic instruction...?

"Hmm? Are the three of you interested in what I'm in charge of?"

After the keyword was triggered, Eve's eyes lit up.

The blush on her face quickly faded.

"My area of ​​responsibility is the course of serving and receiving grace, which is something I was allowed to study because of the kindness of the adults."

Would you like to learn more?

...to serve and receive favor?

The other three were a little confused.

After all, the combination of this name and the seemingly innocent-looking girl in front of him was indeed a bit puzzling.

But looking at Eve, whose eyes were shining brightly, and thinking about the help she had given him along the way.

Although they felt something was off, they nodded in the end.

Then......

There's no after that.

for a long time.

Until Eve's figure completely disappeared into the distance.

The tentacles tapped their foreheads one by one.

Now you know why I'm not saying anything, right?

Compared to her, you're just three daisies.

Just stay put.

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PS: 7000 words delivered, nearly 16,000 words today, good night!

Volume 1: Chapter 126: It's Time to Speed ​​Up

Eve left.

But the shock she left on them did not disappear with her departure.

Even after leaving, with recollection and reflection, one becomes increasingly aware of the hidden information behind those words and knowledge.

The shock was amplified even further.

Even Aurora had to admit that compared to the beings in the cathedral, she was indeed just a pure daisy.

After the initial shock, they decided to move in.

After a brief exchange, they separated and went into their own rooms.

Then, while tidying up the room...

After leaving the sight of others and being alone with the tentacles.

In addition, there was the shock brought about by Eve's previous words.

In the rooms separated by only a wall, various conversations and stories began to unfold, each unique to the women.

Aurora's physical condition was what it was; let alone cleaning the room, the journey from the capital to Dawn City almost took her half her life.

Therefore, Tentacle didn't expect her to tidy up the room herself, but instead had her dictate how to help move her luggage and arrange the room.

Of course, Aurora did not curb some of her bad habits during this process.

And now that only she and the tentacles were left in the space, and there were no other eyes watching, they became even more unrestrained.

Verbal provocations, physical contact, and even the occasional mischief caused by the tentacles...

After all that,

By the time the room was almost cleaned up, the veins on the tentacles were bulging.

I was just about to turn around and teach this ungrateful wretch a lesson for not doing any work but standing there making sarcastic remarks and causing trouble.

When he turned around, he saw that Aurora, who had been causing all sorts of trouble just moments before, was now kneeling on the bed.

The shoes were placed to one side, and the clothes were folded neatly.

Then, the tentacles finally turned around.

A slight upturn at the corners of her lips, and she leaned forward slowly.

With an almost submissive posture, it presented the collar in its hands to the tentacles.

"Hmph, you look so angry..."

"But that's understandable, after all, I am that kind of troublesome and ungrateful person..."

"So if possible, I hope you can accept this."

"Although it may not be to your liking, and frankly, I myself think it's a bit ugly..."

"But just consider it my quirky sense of humor, or another prank."

"Would you be willing to accept this 'apology'?"

A moment of silence.

Next comes the peristalsis.

Tentacles with bulging veins wrapped around her body.

Then, he patted her face and pointed to the bulging veins.

Don't worry, I've remembered everything.

We'll settle the score after you're cured.