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Chapter 66
Chapter 66: The Saintess’s Magic Candy
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The Avik Orphanage was located on the east side of the small town of Avik. It didn’t occupy a large area, and perhaps due to its age, the main gate and iron railings were rusty and entwined with numerous vines.
Not only that, even the orphanage building inside the gate had green vines climbing all over the corners of the walls. However, the weeds inside the courtyard weren’t very tall, and there were clothes hanging out to dry, showing clear signs of people living there.
After getting off the carriage, Mandel walked to the front gate and rang the doorbell.
Wе́ b̄ńоv е̌ l Ӗñ u m а́
Soon, a middle-aged woman came over. She opened the gate and asked with a mix of caution and expectation, “Who are you?”
“We’re from the church, here specially to check on the orphanage’s situation.”
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Verose’s voice drew the middle-aged woman’s attention. After confirming for a few seconds, she said with surprise, “Ah, I recognize you, you’re Sister Verose!”
“Quick, please come in!”
Having recognized Verose, the middle-aged woman’s attitude changed 180 degrees, which made Mandel really curious about what she had done in this small town.
After entering the orphanage, the middle-aged woman led them to the reception area while saying:
Ѐñû m̃ӓ .і d
“I’m the director of this orphanage, Anna. May I ask what you two would like to know?”
Anna still thought they were here to adopt children, while Mandel directly asked, “Has there been anything unusual in the orphanage these past few days?”
“Unusual?”
Pausing her steps, Anna seemed to understand something and asked, “Did something happen in the orphanage? Is that why you two came here…”
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“To be frank, Miss Verose sensed the presence of a monster in the orphanage, so she called me to come here with her.”
“A monster?!”
Е n̂u m̌а
Anna’s face turned pale, and her heart started racing. She was an ordinary person, almost powerless against monsters, with only death awaiting her if she encountered one.
It was inevitable to be nervous upon learning there was a monster in the orphanage.
“If it’s about monsters, I recall there have been some unusual occurrences lately…”
After arriving at the reception room and inviting Verose and the others to sit down, Anna spoke about the anomalies she had noticed:
“Every midnight, strange sounds come from where the children live, a bit like something swallowing…”
“At first, I searched for a long time with a lamp but couldn’t find the source of the sound. Later, I thought it might be the wind blowing through the courtyard making the noise, so I stopped paying attention to it.”
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“If you say there’s a monster here, then that sound is very likely made by it. Besides that, I haven’t noticed anything else strange.”
Swallowing?
For some reason, Verose thought of those pig-men. They were all fat and big-eared, so it would be normal for them to eat at night, right?
Hearing the director say this, Mandel stood up somewhat impatiently.
“I see, then please take us to where the children live to have a look.”
He was really working hard for his vacation travel plan.
W e b̂ n̂оv̇ еl Ѐ ṅ.ü m а̄
On the way to the children’s dormitory, many children scattered and ran away upon seeing Verose and the others. The braver ones hid behind walls to peek.
Every adult who came here could potentially be someone to adopt them, so they were both expectant and afraid.
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They looked forward to a new life but were also afraid of the unknown in that new life. So if these adults were here to adopt them, they would be more willing to approach Verose compared to the tall and imposing Mandel.
It wasn’t until Verose and the others got very close to the group of children that a little girl stepped forward and asked, “Big brother, big sister, are you here to adopt us?”
“No,” Mandel answered her.
“Oh.”
Ẇ еbn̂ ŏvеl Е̂ ṅû m а
The little girl’s mood visibly dropped, and seeing this, Verose took a piece of candy from her pocket and bent down to offer it to her.
“Here, it’s a very sweet and delicious candy.”
She tilted her head and smiled, her silver hair falling from behind her ear, looking like a blooming flower. The little girl licked her lips, wanting to take the candy, but remembering something, she could only silently look at Director Anna.
Only after Anna nodded did the little girl happily accept the candy from Verose’s hand.
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“Thank you, sister!”
Unwrapping the candy, the little girl popped it into her mouth, and immediately a sweetness she had never tasted before exploded on her taste buds.
Ẇ е̊ b n ӧ v ě l Е̊n̄ú ḿ а
“It’s so delicious!”
She shouted, her joyful expression not seeming fake. In an instant, the other children hiding behind the walls all rushed out, surrounding Verose like a flock of chicks.
“I want one too! I want one too!”
“Wah, I want to eat one too!”
Seeing their eager looks, Verose smiled helplessly, then took out a handful of candies from her pocket and distributed them one by one to the children.
“Don’t rush, there’s enough for everyone.”
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“Thank you, sister!”
Receiving candies from her hand, the children who ate them couldn’t help but show happy smiles. Although the food at the orphanage wasn’t bad, it wasn’t particularly good either. Snacks and candies were things they rarely got to eat.
So, their fondness for Verose rose to the highest level at this first meeting.
Verose felt there was no easier way to level up than exchanging some candies for an increase in magic power.
As for Mandel beside her, seeing her take out so many candies at once, he couldn’t help but wonder, “You carry candies with you?”
“Of course not, it’s just that children really like these, so to make them happy, I specially prepared some candies before coming.”
Wе̌ bn о v̇е́l̄ Е̊ ṅ ǔ m̃ a
“And if we really encounter a monster later, perhaps the candy can help them forget this scary experience…”
Verose quietly gazed at their innocent smiles, a smile also appearing on her face. Even though it was their first meeting, she was like a mother to these children, thinking about their future.
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At this moment, Mandel somewhat understood why she still had full marks until now.
Her gentleness and thoughtfulness were something that previous sisters had never possessed. In such difficult times, she was like a ray of light, dispelling endless darkness for those around her.
If it were in a truly peaceful era, she might have become the greatest Saintess.
Sighing, he glanced at Verose and Mevina, then left with Director Anna: “Then you deal with these children here, I’ll look around with Director Anna.”
Е nu m̊а̇
“Mm.”
The children in the orphanage had already bonded with Verose over a piece of candy. Although she really didn’t like interacting with these children in her heart, she endured it for the sake of her magic level.
However, while playing with these children, Verose noticed a rather special girl.
At the back of the children’s dormitory in the orphanage, there was a spacious courtyard with several swings. The girl was always sitting alone on a swing, hugging a teddy bear, looking particularly lonely.
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Noticing Verose’s gaze, a caretaker from the orphanage came to her side.
“She’s always like this.”
Е́ ň u m̄ а̃ . і d
“Eh? Why?”
“When most other children were abandoned, they were still at an age where they only knew how to cry. But she’s different, she was already old enough to understand when she was abandoned…”
Verose nodded.
“It was a huge blow to her. Over the years, we’ve made many efforts to help her fit in, but they’ve all failed. She still can’t overcome her inner struggles… Eh? Miss Verose?”
As she was speaking, the caretaker saw the young woman in front of her leave her side and walk towards that little girl.
“I’ll go see her.”
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