Starting with the defeated female knight

After all, although she had prepared to live away from the church and in Greene, she had also had her worries, namely that the living conditions in Greene were really not good.

Not to mention compared to the bustling capital, even some villages and towns on the border of the empire are better than his dilapidated camp.

She was originally considering whether to bring some people over to help with the construction there, at least to get the most basic living facilities in place.

Judging from Green's tone, he seemed to have almost finished and didn't need her help; he just needed to bring some food.

But this only made her more confused.

Edith clearly remembered that the mountain range where Green was located was quite large.

Moreover, because they were engaged in battle from a distance, the environment within the mountains was almost completely unaffected by the demonic tide. She didn't know how many people they could support, but it would be at least in the four figures.

But even under these circumstances, Green signaled to her that there wasn't enough food...

Could it be that there are now hundreds, or even thousands, of people in that dilapidated camp?

Edith wasn't afraid of large numbers, but the thought of thousands of border migrants gathering together made her a little apprehensive. She began to seriously consider whether she should bring more people with her, at least to maintain some order.

"Oh, no need. Just trust me, you can bring some food."

This place is so different from when you left.

Although Green repeatedly assured her, and Edith chose to comply, she remained pessimistic about the situation on Green's side.

The other two teams held a similar attitude in this regard.

After all, that was the border, the most barbaric and backward place in the human empire, a place no one wanted to go to and no one cared about.

Especially according to the information provided by the church, that place is still ruled by an 'ancient god,' so...

After recalling what it was like when humanity was ruled by gods, the others became even more pessimistic.

"Miss Elise, let's bring some household items too."

The spinning dagger paused for a moment, and his tone became unusually hesitant.

"...It's something we can consider."

Because it involved the existence of a suspected ancient god, the church did not hide Grimm's existence from the other two factions.

But what the church didn't tell them was that one of the ancient god's eyes resided in Edith's body.

Moreover, there is another one in the church garden.

Yes, two.

After a considerable period of research, although Green did not make much progress in splitting the tiny tentacles, he did manage to break off the tentacle he had in the church garden.

Or rather, it split apart.

Originally, because its regenerative ability was too weak, that tentacle should have been extremely difficult to recover, let alone split, even if it was damaged.

But as the saying goes, different environments produce different tendons. After spending too much time in the church garden and interacting with the blue butterfly and the old man, this tentacle also mutated.

Although its own recovery ability is still weak, it has the function of storing healing energy.

Once enough energy has been accumulated, it is broken on the spot, and then quickly reassembled using healing energy and pre-prepared materials, thus achieving the purpose of splitting.

After that, there were two seeds in the church.

One was responsible for continuing to multiply, while the other returned to Edith, specifically to keep her company.

However, although the research on the tiny tentacles was unsuccessful, Grimm did manage to remove the tentacle armor from Cecilia's body before setting off.

As for how he took it off...

"Lord Green, are you... sure this medicine will work?"

[Unsure, but worth a try]

He prepared the O-lust suppressant formula he got from Morphia and applied it to the female knight's body.

Accompanied by a strange twitch and tremor, and a soft groan that couldn't be suppressed even with clenched teeth.

The tentacle armor fell to the ground with a 'thud,' its mouthparts opening and closing repeatedly, oozing sticky fluid.

The female knight, covered in slime, could barely stand and had bitten her lips until they bled, barely managing to retain her last shred of consciousness.

It feels...so strange...

My body...I can't muster any strength...

and......

Just as she was panting heavily, trying to recover.

A pair of familiar hands suddenly appeared in front of her, making her eyes widen in horror.

"Wait, Mother, don't—"

But it seems she spoke a little too late.

Before she could finish speaking, a hand radiating healing power touched her body.

The next second, a violent convulsion occurred.

The female knight completely lost consciousness.

Book 1: Chapter 29: Dehydration

The reason Green was able to think of using a sex-suppressing drug to help Cecilia remove her armor actually stemmed from a coincidence.

To put it simply, when Morphia was conducting experiments, she wanted to test the Green tentacles' reaction and tolerance to various drugs, including the can of O desire suppressant.

Green was initially a little confused about how the drug worked, but after it was absorbed by the tentacles, he realized something was wrong.

So, this drug works by inhibiting activity?

"Yes, that's why I've always advised against them eating too much of it, and it's strictly forbidden for children and the elderly to eat it."

Mofia nodded calmly.

Inhibition of activity sounds like a serious side effect, and it is actually quite similar. If taken in excess, inhibiting growth or damaging nerves are minor issues. Long-term overuse may even cause failure of multiple organs and premature aging leading to death.

"But we don't need to think of it as the worst."

"Any medicine, or even a supplement, will produce side effects if taken in excess."

"Although this medicine is dangerous for the elderly and children, it is actually beneficial for adults, especially those in their reproductive years, to take small doses when needed."

This is the truth.

Green could understand; after all, every medicine has its side effects, and many well-known but terrible drugs have actually played a good role in clinical medicine.

From this perspective, Morphia's level of professionalism was even higher than he had originally expected.

But soon, at the end of the experiment, Green discovered another use for the drug.

"Wait, isn't that tentacle of yours...?"

【No】

The tentacle shook its head, then curled up the tentacle in front of it, which had become shriveled and almost completely lifeless due to the excessive absorption of the suppressant.

pat.

He took a fadeaway jump shot and threw it into a basin of water on the side.

The tentacles were submerged in water, and within seconds, they absorbed water, quickly grew larger and taller, returning to their original size.

Upon further investigation, Green also discovered that although the regenerated tentacles were indeed somewhat weak, they had not suffered any damage.

"This is......"

【suspended animation】

Or rather, dehydration.

Almost instantly, Green thought of several ways to use this property.

For example, rapid transportation, avoiding drought, and using disguised traps for surprise attacks, and...

Remove Cecilia's armor.

As it turns out, this plan is feasible.

There is just a small problem.

For example, before dehydration, due to the effects of the drug, Green's tentacles would briefly become active and move erratically, and even with effort, they could not be suppressed much.

For example, since it's dehydration, it naturally needs to expel the water or other things from the tentacle's body. If there's nowhere to expel it, it can only be re-injected into her body.

Then......

There's no after that.

To be honest, the process wasn't painful. Even when the tentacles vomited, they were vomiting stored holy power and life force.

Moreover, because it had coexisted with Cecilia for a considerable period of time, not only did Cecilia adapt to its presence, but it also gradually transformed into Cecilia's shape.

Whether it's holy power, life force, or anything else, it all perfectly matches the standards within Cecilia's body, or is even more refined. It not only does no harm to her body, but also benefits it, and the process is very comfortable.

The problem is that this gain seems a bit too much.

Especially in order to get away quickly, he poured everything in at once. The comfort he felt in that short time would have made Edith faint eighty times over.

It would be abnormal if Cecilia had managed to hold on until the end, and even almost recovered on her own.

"Lord Green..."

Cecilia, who had finally recovered, looked at him with a wistful expression.

Please be careful next time.

Faced with Tentacles' promise to do it again next time, Cecilia looked at him for a while and then sighed.

Logically speaking, she should be happy to have taken off that disgusting armor.

In fact, she was happy, but only for a short time after she took off the clothes and woke up from her coma.

And then, there is emptiness.

Because they had been together for so long, her body had long since adapted to the armor, to the point that it had almost become like her skin.

Now that she has suddenly lost it, she feels a little empty and uneasy. No matter what clothes she wears, she feels something is wrong, as if she is not wearing underwear.

“But that’s not right, Cecilia, that dress is the problem…”

While washing up, she gently patted her face and whispered to herself in the mirror.

However......

Those tentacles seem to be dying.

After adapting to your power, they become extremely inefficient at absorbing other nutrients.

I'm not saying you have to wear it again. If that's not possible, you can attach it to your arm as an arm guard for now.

Although I don't mind losing the tentacles, I think they might still be useful to you. You can keep them on hand, just in case you need them someday.

Dark green tentacles flowed gently.

The female knight sat there, looking at the shriveled tentacle suit on the ground due to malnutrition, her eyes somewhat unfocused.

"......it is good."

Lord Green helped her so much, and never asked for anything in return.

How could she refuse such a small favor?

And so, the tentacles flowed again.

A long-lost sense of satisfaction also came from the female knight's left arm, filling a little emptiness, and her eyes became hazy for a moment.

But it quickly returned to normal, and I didn't feel any discomfort.

It's more normal than ever before.

......

Time passes again.