Chapter 32 Krisa Kristina

[Autumn winds bring the message of falling leaves, and winter is coming to the North.]

[On your way home, you accidentally meet a demonic maiden with an impure bloodline, her body is full of scars, and she is even thinner than the homeless people you saw in the slums.]

[You treated her, you gave her food, you brought her home]

You don’t think you’re so noble, let alone great, you’re just releasing a little bit of goodwill within your capacity.

[Though for her it was a salvation that shone like the sun.]

Boots with thick soles.

Tread on the dry fallen leaves of the road.

It made a crisp, subtle sound.

The Xu system took the girl by the hand and led her through the dark alley, away from the unpleasant stench of decay, across a small canal, and up a few more steps.

The white and brown courtyard appeared in front of him, clean and peaceful, this was Xu System’s residence in Ellenson City.

“Get in.”

Facing the clean courtyard, the demonic girl looked a bit cowered, so Xu System slightly increased his strength and half-dragged, half-pulled her into the interior of the courtyard.

Splat–

Splat–

Treading on the stone path in the courtyard, there is the sound of footsteps echoing in the ears, which makes the courtyard even more empty and secluded.

The girl, exposed to the sunlight, looked unnatural, constantly squinting her eyes in an attempt to look down and escape the brightness that was so blinding that it made her uncomfortable.

Just.

Her small hand, which was held tightly by the Xu system, was unable to escape away like before.

Gradually, she tried to open her eyes.

What comes into view is the soft sunlight that passes through the brickwork and fences, and is scattered and cut by the plants and flowers in a beautiful light, hazy, intermittent spots of light shining on the road.

There were insects chirping in the silence.

If you listen closely, you can still hear the sputtering whine of the downtown steam engine.

“It’s so beautiful ……”, the girl’s eyes reflected the Xu system, realizing for the first time that the world of light was so beautiful, and for the first time that she could stand in the sunlight as well.

Just, just grab this man’s hand and work up the courage yourself.

……

[You brought the demon girl home, and the first thing you did was to take the girl inside the bathroom and give her a thorough cleansing]

[The girl has been wandering for too long, mixing with garbage for years, and the water magic you released earlier is not enough to wash her thoroughly]

[You have summoned the Water Elemental Spirit to join you in releasing the Water Purification Magic]

You made it.

“The filth of the girl is completely purified and eradicated by you.

“Clatter, clatter, clatter.”

Inside the bathroom.

The sound of water impacting was heard one after another.

Xu Department pressed the valve, and along with the snorting noise unique to mechanical operation, steaming hot water flowed out of the pipe, controlled by Xu Department to pour over the girl’s head.

“So it’s gray hair.”

The Xu system let out a soft eep.

He rubbed the top of the girl’s head with the palm of his hand, washing away the clumps that had solidified from the mud and water, and waited until the hair was cleaned, revealing long gray-silver hair.

The hair was dull and rough to the touch, like dried straw.

This is a sign of extreme nutritional deprivation.

Rightfully so.

No need to be surprised at all.

After all, the girl’s body was skinny and bony, with raised bones clearly visible through her skin, a reflection of weakness that had the strong impact of being ready to die at any moment.

In such a physical condition, it would be a miracle just to be alive, and certainly there would be no extra nutrition to distribute to the hair.

It’s pathetic.

Sighing softly again in his heart, Xu System helped the girl wash her hair and hands, and then he handed over the tube of hot water to the girl in her bewildered gaze.

“Next you wash yourself, can you do that?”

The Xu system opened its mouth.

Hair and hands were places he could help wash, but for the more private body parts, Department Xu decided it was better for the girl to do it herself.

After all, any more, the girl is grown up, not a wailing baby.

Something.

Concepts need to be established from now on.

“Good ……,” the girl nodded with a slight amplitude.

After handing her the hot water hose, the Xu system left the bathroom, taking advantage of the girl’s lull in rinsing alone to make another trip out to buy some clothes.

He lived alone before.

There are no clothes in the house that little girls can wear.

What the girl was wearing earlier could not be considered clothes at all, it would be more accurate to call them rags, and they had been burned off by a fire in Xu’s lineage early on.

“……”

The girl came back from shopping for clothes just as the girl finished washing.

Alone with the hot water pipe, she stood still in the bathroom, motionless, like a hardened statue, the pipe in her hand still bubbling a steady stream of hot water that disappeared down the drain.

Eyes are lifeless.

He looked over at the Xu system as soon as he appeared.

Like a robot, he waited for the next command from the Xu system.

“Come on out and wipe yourself down in the meantime.”

“The hot water has to be turned off by pressing here.”

In the girl’s bewildered expression, Xu System pressed the valve on the bathroom wall, and a few seconds later, the hot water pipe in the girl’s hand stopped producing water.

Then she was covered with a wide towel by the Xu system and her wet body was wiped down.

Hair doesn’t fall out naturally.

With his left hand of fire magic and his right hand of wind magic, Department Xu catalyzed a unique warm breeze that blew the girl’s hair clean, leaving no droplets of water behind.

Followed by new clothes.

The dresses bought for the girls were not in such a pretty style.

Even so, after the girl had changed her clothes, there was still a sense of newness in her eyes.

If I have to describe it, it is probably a feeling of finally becoming a “human being”, not a piece of trash that can be thrown away at will, not a dead leaf that no one cares about, but a “human being” who is really standing here.

Looking at such a refreshed girl, a smile appeared on Xu Department’s face.

“Well, that’s much more refreshing.”

Take the girl’s hand again.

The Xu system was ready to take her to the room where she lived.

The corridor ran straight inward, not very long, and at the end was the room for the girl.

With his hand on the doorknob, a second before he pushed the door to enter, Department Xu looked down at the girl as if he suddenly remembered something:

“Do you have a name?”

“Kryssa ……,” the demon girl, who had remained quiet, finally responded as she looked up to meet Xu’s system, “Kryssa Christina.”

The eyes remained vacant and lifeless.

There is no feedback to the human world to be seen in it.

But vaguely, Xu Department seems to see some expectation from it.

“Kryssa? That’s a lovely name,” Xu said softly, rubbing his palm over the girl’s hair as he pushed open the wooden door to the room and led the girl inside.

[You’ve learned the real name of the demon girl.]

[Krysia Kristina]

[It’s a nice name, you think it in your mind and say it at the same time]

[You put everything in place for Krysia, and as of today, you have officially adopted her, adopted a witch]