Roaring Heroes Battle the Overlord (Ainz)

Chapter 20 - Arche's Sister

"Great Gaia, please bestow your blessing and protect with holy light..." Stella clasped her hands around the holy statue, sitting by a small bed, chanting the Divine Magic blessing spell.

Soft white light gently floated over Ureirika and Kuuderika's frail bodies. As the sacred faith magic took effect, the two suffering little girls hugged each other tightly as they slept. Their once-tight lips relaxed, and their pale faces gradually gained a hint of color.

Stella sighed, her beautiful light brown eyes showing a trace of sadness. She picked up a woolen blanket and covered the twin girls, then gently tucked in the corners.

"How is it?" EeDeChi, seated in a chair, asked once Stella finished her task. "Have you healed them?"

EeDeChi had a strong talent for Arcane Magic and had previously learned a High-tier group healing spell, but she was clueless about this Divine Magic blessing spell that soothes the spirit, so she could only watch Stella perform the magic alone.

Stella fidgeted with the holy statue in her hands and said, "Their physical injuries have been healed, and some internal injuries are taken care of. But their mental anguish is too deep; I can't completely soothe their inner trauma. It requires a more High-tier Divine Magic blessing spell to fully drive away the shadows from their hearts."

She lowered her head, feeling a bit guilty. "I'm still too weak."

"It's okay, you've done very well. Thanks to you, their spirits have stabilized. There will be opportunities to heal them completely in the future."

Such comforting words did not come from EeDeChi but from Sean, who patted Stella's shoulder to reassure her.

Barrett, reclining in a soft chair, watched the scene with a sense of boredom, idly swaying back and forth.

As a seasoned adventurer with nearly twenty years of experience in the industry, Barrett has seen many situations where both humans and gods will feel angry. His current concern was whether the imperial constables would come knocking on their door.

They were now on the second floor of a hotel in the capital, occupying four adjacent single rooms.

Sean had taken care of paying for the rooms. After leaving the burning Julina's Forbidden Paradise, Barrett had persuaded EeDeChi to cover her face, and under the cover of night, he had sneaked into the hotel with the twin girls and EeDeChi, presumably without being noticed.

"This world is so dark! They would even harm such young children," EeDeChi fumed as she stood up from her chair and walked out of the room.

"This world is dark like that," Barrett shrugged. "This is a legitimate business. Captain, next time you're out robbing people, you'd better cover your face. Otherwise, if you're caught killing, setting fires, and leaving survivors, you'll definitely be wanted. And it'll drag us into it too."

"Young man, watch your words. How am I a robber? Did I steal anything?" EeDeChi retorted loudly.

Barrett gestured toward the two little girls curled up on the bed, sound asleep. "Aren't you the one who stole these two kids?"

The twin girls were sleeping peacefully, cuddled together like kittens, their golden hair intertwined, their tiny bodies rising and falling gently with each breath. They looked both pitiful and adorable.

EeDeChi snorted, "In a feudal society with underdeveloped productivity, the existence of the sex industry does have some degree of rationality, but forcing minors of this age into prostitution is absolutely illegal!"

"What are productivity and feudal society?" Sean and Stella asked curiously. The Captain's explanation, though somewhat unclear, seemed very intriguing to them.