"For a moment, everything went black. I didn't even understand what happened. Then, I saw a bright light on the end of an eternally dark tunnel. It was as if hands of darkness were dragging me forward. I resisted them all I could, and when I was starting to let go, I heard familiar voices encouraging me. Even with all that, tired, I finally lost my step and flew upwards through the dark tunnel. Although it felt more like I was falling upwards than me being dragged. Though I still felt the hands creeping. When I was approaching the light, my eyes closed, and when they opened, I woke up here. Is that normal?"

  

  

"Heh, you're a lucky little midget aren't you. I have only seen that kind of God given luck once in my long life." The man clothed in golden robes said in front of the just awakened halfling.

  

  

"Ahh! Fallace, you're alive! I am so happy!" Audrey screamed, shedding tears.

  

  

"God bless you, Fallace. I am grateful you did not leave us just yet!" Konstantin said, still looking up, dropping a tear!

  

  

"Fallace... you better don't worry us, uh... like that again, or I'll kill you!" Melian said, not minding her language due to her hazy state.

  

  

"Everyone, I am so sorry I made you worried! There is no way a monster like that stupid Dick could get rid of me, hahaha!" Fallace said proud, hiding away his deep embarrassment.

  

  

"I will now heal your wounds, poor girl. However, everyone is equal before God, and without his blessings, you would have been gone. Accept the Savior in your heart because God has a place in heaven for even midgets like you." Contrario told Fallace.

  

  

"What did you say!" The angered Fallace uttered, wanting to jump at the bishop, but Konstantin was able to calm him down in time.

  

  

"Well, no matter. Encantation anatomical restoration!" The bishop exclaimed and started healing the victims of the ogre attack.

  

  The rescued girl's body was first covered by green magical energy that even Audrey could witness. The huge concentration of healing magic had a similar intensity to Melian's explosion spell. The girls' broken bones were restored and put back into place. The healing magic then spread to her flesh, restoring all her damaged inner organs and skin too.

  The girl was lying on the mattress and healed to a perfectly healthy physical condition. However, the look of hopelessness did not leave her face.

  

"Contrario, what is going on? Why aren't you healing her!" Audrey exclaimed as she was oblivious to the restoration of the girl's body.

  

  

"Young girls these days... The spell anotomical restoration only restores the physical state of the target. It seems this girl is psychologically broken. I can not heal her. Young war priest!" Father Contrario exclaimed, turning his attention to Konstantin.

  

  

"Don't worry too much about that girl. She lacks acceptance of the Savior in her heart. Her mind can be restored if she follows the Saviors' teachings and accepts them into her heart." Contrario said, having noticed that the girl originated from the north of Leionholm.

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  Those clothes she's wearing... are only provided by that scum, Justizia, Contrario thought.

  

"I... won't ever accept the savior. How could I... worship a Savior that allowed... that to happen." The healed girl said measly.

  

  

"Heresy! Get this obtuse wench out of here, this instance! Don't you dare to deny the Savior or ever come back here, you ungrateful meager, girl!" The bishop screamed as he raised his voice, pushing the girl back to the adventurers.

  

  Konstantin sensed grave danger escalating if they didn't get out of here. Fallace and Audrey looked like they were about to explode into bickering with the old bishop.

  The captain tried to calm down the Contrario, and Konstantin dragged Audrey and Fallace with him with the girls running close behind. They ran straight out of the church, looking like maniacs.

  

"Well, that wasn't a good impression of a holy man! I am sorry on his behalf, and I understand your difficulty in believing in faith. Besides that, what is your name?" Konstantin asked the girl.

  

  

"Ehm... it's Soshi Lechein. I am sorry I embarrassed you all. You saved me from certain death, and I am... I am. Sorry, I appreciate you saving me, but I need to rest... to forget... everything I saw." Soshi said to the adventurers.

  

  

"Don't apologize for that, Soshi, that Contrario deserves a good smacking for screaming in that way. You were shocked and should have been treated with respect regardless of what you believe." Audrey replied.

  

  

"Everyone, it's turning night time. How about we find an inn to settle for the night?" Melian said as the run she just had managed to blow away her haziness.

  

  Everyone agreed on finding an inn, and before they began to look for it, Fallace spoke up.

  

"I know the south of Leionholm like the palm of my hand, and I will find us an inn in no time. First, there should be a few ones near the St.Vitaly cathedral. Second, Soshi, do you need to be walked home?" Fallace said.

  

  

"I have never been so far away from the north, so I would appreciate that!" Soshi replied.

  

  

"Then let's go, everyone to the inn!" Fallace said as he started walking, and the group followed.

  

  On their way, Fallace asked the group about what he had missed. Audrey shrugged off the question, claiming nothing had happened nervously. Konstantin was confused, and Melian sighed, figuring out that Audrey was probably thinking of the indecent thing she did with Konstantin in his sleep.

  When they finally arrived, they booked three rooms and went to eat something, giving Soshi a free meal of choice. She only picked what was in Leionholm considered to be the poor man's food, which was a molten cheese and dough mix. She was also eating more than expected of a pretty fit girl.

  

"So after we're done with the eating, I'd like us all to do something while Fallace follows Soshi home." Audrey suggested.

  

  

"Well, I think since it's a Thursday and I haven't done my weekly visit, I will head back to the church and retrieve our wagon. We were in such a hurry that we forgot the donkeys." Konstantin said and was quickly followed up by Audrey.

  

  

"I'll also go! Because... uhm... to split the burden of apologizing with Konstantin to the captain for embarrassing him in front of the bishop."

  

  

"Weren't you mad at him, Audrey?" Fallace replied.

  

  

"I was just angry, that's all. You know how girls are, ahahaha..." Audrey said as she quickly wanted to seamlessly change the conversation topic.

  

  Eventually, everyone was done eating except for Soshi, and Fallace waited for her to finish

  Fallace wasn't convinced with Audrey's reasons, figuring out that Audrey was just hopelessly trying to find an opportunity to flirt with Konstantin. But he was okay with it because...

  He then asked Soshi to follow him so he could take her home. Previously, during their escape from the cathedral, Fallace got an epiphany while looking at Soshi. She was hot, just how Fallace liked girls. A striking slender physique that exaggerated her fruits that were especially visible in her torn clothes. As Fallace and Soshi walked out, he had a plan to try spark a romance.

  

"Oh, Melian, we completely forgot about you! Are you okay?" Audrey exclaimed.

  

  Melian had her head straight down on the table just beside her plate.

  

"Ugh... I obviously don't feel so good. Konstantin,I think it'll take more than once for me not to get headaches after smoking. I think I'll sit this one out and rest."

  

  

"Melian, maybe don't smoke next time! Let's go, Konstantin!" Audrey said and tried to run out with Konstantin.

  

  However, he was concerned for Melian. But she shrugged that concern off him, telling him she wasn't dying.

  

"Well then, God bless you Melian, see you soon!" Konstantin said, and they were off.

  

  Soshi was walking on the sidewalk with Fallace going in front of her. They got many weird looks and whispers from the nobles in the area. Fallace was already used to the ridicule gotten from the human noble class. But what angered Fallace was what he heard them whisper about Soshi.

  

"That girl is so easy!"

  

  

"Look at her. She is so desperate, following that midget!"

  

  

"That free midget probably paid her. Such promiscuity."

  

  They had no knowledge of who he or Soshi were. Soshi was traumatized and lost many of her friends and had to endure this ridicule. It was not fair.

  

"Hey Soshi, let's go buy some clothes! It's my treat!" Fallace said while thinking about how to get Soshi to be more comfortable with him due to the indirect trouble he was causing her.

  

  

"Oh, okay." Soshi said emotionlessly as she was dragged by Fallace's hand.

  

  He was concerned with her reaction, but her hand didn't reject his. Therefore, he saw no reason to be disappointed, knowing what Soshi was going through, having once experienced those feelings.