Starting with the defeated female knight

"...What's wrong, sir?"

It's nothing, you should stop for a couple of days too, let me see how it goes.

"......Eh?!"

With the second experiment concluded and the results and mechanisms clarified, Green breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that everything was finally over.

Until he looked up and saw the nuns surrounding him, looking down at him.

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"grown ups......"

They spoke slowly.

“We heard from Miss Morphia that you need more detailed data.”

"So we'd like to ask, should the previous research continue?"

"We will do our best to cooperate."

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Book 1: Chapter 78: Jessie

The nuns' experiments with the tentacles have begun again.

Meanwhile, in the capital city, some distance from Dawn City, a petite figure lifted her clothes, looked in the mirror, and gently stroked her smooth abdomen.

It was a very ordinary thing, but it brought a look of surprise to her face.

"Gone, really gone..."

Her nightmares, the root of her suffering, the curse born of incest, have now truly all vanished.

...No, perhaps there's still a little left.

Her complexion worsened again after she touched a hard lump under her skin.

Jessie Valencia.

The children of the Valencia family were the same nobles who had previously thrown stones at Heila, then followed other children, and were nearly killed and eaten.

Like many nobles, she was the product of incest. Although the power in her bloodline was activated, preventing her from becoming a waste, she also bore the curse of incest.

Fortunately, unlike other children with birth defects, Jessie's body appears to be fine, at least on the surface.

But in reality, you don't need to spend much time with her; as soon as you get close, most people can sense the strange and unsettling feeling emanating from her.

Crooked shoulders, fingers of different lengths, two small feet, both on the right foot, an overall disproportionate silhouette, and deformed flesh on the abdomen...

To describe her in a more modern way, she would be a hypocrite.

Even more unfortunately, although she inherited the bloodline, there are differences in bloodlines among nobles. Her bloodline was not actually very high in the Valencia family; at most, it was considered to be of the lower middle class.

Her already low bloodline, coupled with her deformed body, meant that although she avoided becoming a cripple, she would still be ostracized by other nobles.

And this is the source of her hatred for Sheila.

Why should a noblewoman who inherited excellent bloodlines have to suffer such a curse? Why can such a worthless person have such a perfect body?

Because of her severe deformity, coupled with her more outstanding older sister and her unborn younger sister, her parents didn't care much about Jessie.

Or even if she cared, that bloodline-obsessed person couldn't possibly give her a proper education.

Ultimately, and naturally, she vented her anger on the weaker beings.

Then, on that day, he met his death.

Or perhaps a new life.

The moment she was swallowed by the tentacles, she thought she was going to die.

Not only will their bodies be devoured, but their souls will likely be tortured to the point of collapse and dissipation.

But instead of killing her, the gentle deity used His warm tentacles to enter her body and soothe the pain that had been troubling her for so long.

Then, He went a step further, taking the stone out of her mouth. After she repented, He healed her body and praised her as a sensible and good child.

Good boy.

She had only ever heard this word from her parents to her older sister, and from those of superior bloodlines.

She made many efforts and wanted to be praised by her parents, but in the end, because of her cursed body, she was met only with indifference and cold looks.

She wants to be praised too. She's tried her best. She's just a child.

Why can't we praise her? Why can't she be a good child?

Why, why, why, why?!

Is it because of her deformed body? But isn't that her parents' problem?

But on that day, the gods not only saved her and praised her as a good child, but also promised that as long as she was obedient, they could remove the curses from her.

Then, after the excruciating pain subsided, she saw it.

My two right feet, which I had never dared to take off my shoes for so long, and which I had even endured the pain to wear like normal people, have now become the same as the left and right feet.

Although due to the sudden change and the fact that someone's proficiency in the job was not actually that high, adjustments would be needed later.

When the change first occurred, she could barely walk.

But that was enough to make her ecstatic.

And so, on that day, she became a believer of the God.

And through this shared identity, she gradually became friends with the junk she originally hated.

Sensation gradually returned to my left foot. The newborn foot was fair and beautiful, like bread soaked in sweet milk, which looked very appetizing.

Her movements gradually became easier, and the deformities in other parts of her body were gradually repaired. After each treatment, the deity would touch her head with his tentacles and praise her as a good child.

The soft touch and warmth, along with the envious looks from the other scrap metal workers when she was praised, made her feel as if her very soul was trembling.

So, as a good girl and a sensible older sister, shouldn't you take care of your younger sisters?

"Of course!"

She puffed out her small chest and answered matter-of-factly.

Then, following the guidance of the deity, she did some things that she didn't know why she did or what purpose they served.

All she knew was that after that, when she went to see the deity again, the deity praised her and said that her sisters were now safe and didn't need to leave.

"Leave? Where to?"

[Go to a very far place]

Will the gods go too?

I was always there.

"Then...I want to go too."

Silly child

The tentacles gently brushed against her cheek.

I already told you that you did a great job and everything is fine now, so there's no need for you to go.

"But......"

She hesitated for a moment, then lowered her head.

"I don't like it here."

silence.

"I dont like it either."

An opening in a piece of scrap.

"I dont like it either."

Another child chimed in.

Then came a chorus of chattering "I don't like it either," and even though they couldn't quite organize their thoughts, they could still come up with reasons why they didn't like it.

But the tentacles indicate understanding.

After all, the capital city is such a horrible place that even a mute person would be so angry that they would speak.

The church, the nobility, and the magicians' association—each more despicable than the last—have strangely formed a kind of order and balance.

As for Jessie?

Green certainly knew about her bullying of Sheila.

But he also saw how those children had so swiftly and efficiently crippled her, cutting off her tongue, stuffing it with stones, and dragging her all the way to him. By the time she reached him, half of her body had been ground into a pulp.

The scraps thought this was normal, and even tried to coax him, saying they wanted to eat meat.

It's not that bullying is right, but in this environment, Green felt that bullying like occasionally coming over to yell at someone or throwing a few stones wasn't the most important thing.

So he tried to understand the child and, after discovering that she wasn't an incurable, inherently bad person, had her apologize to Sheila in a small way, and then healed her.

Then, through a series of maneuvers, he used the child to do something that diverted the nobles' attention, ensuring that these worthless individuals would not be noticed for the time being.

In this way, the lives of the scrap metal were temporarily saved, and their small hiding place was temporarily safe from being discovered.

With Jessie joining them, they gained more members and resources, resulting in not only more abundant supplies but also an improvement in their environment.

The temperature in the capital is also dropping.

But the children in this little house had a warmer winter than ever before.

But within this quietude, there was an unexpected surprise.

Through Edith's remote instruction, Grace, the child born with photophobia and a leg disability, who is also Sheila's sister, learns to use miracles.

Miracles are not actually that complicated. As long as you have a firm enough faith, the talent to guide divine power, and then read the stories and legends that record miracles.

Once a connection is established, when needed, one can hold the sacred objects, resonate with miracles through chanting, and then guide and release them.

Each one may sound simple, and in fact, they are not complicated.

If you combine just a few of them, then it becomes a bit more difficult.

Grace just happened to have all of those requirements.

Although she was born with a photophobia disorder, Grace's affinity for holy power was unexpectedly high, even to the point that Edith was somewhat surprised.

Especially her eyes; it's hard not to wonder whether she's genuinely afraid of light or afraid of seeing something.

As for faith, although she doesn't have faith in the church, her faith in Grimm is unwavering.

As for the sacred artifact used for casting, although there is no holy book, the Segan tentacles that Grimm directly gave her can serve as a complete substitute.

The only slightly difficult miracle, Resonance, also had the guidance of Edith, a master who could create miracles by hand in Dawn City based on Grimm's behavior.

As a result, although the miracles from the church were definitely not going to work, after a few rounds, she had mastered almost all of the miracles from Green's side.

The favor of the young eyes, the protection of the gentle touch, the faint dawn, the guidance of the young touch, and also the 'Tentacle Crusher' that Edith used before, which summoned the giant tentacles that originally drew water to attack forward.

These are all very practical skills. The only pity is that there are no healing skills, otherwise Green's side would have an even easier time.

Even so, the appearance of these new things was enough to make these children cheer and be happy for quite a while.

Sheila, in particular, trembled with excitement after seeing her sister perform a miracle.