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Reluctantly, Loria climbed out of bed and buried her head deep in the quilt, where the sun-dried bedding had a unique scent, a smell she loved.

It wasn't until the sound of a rattle bell came from a distance that she sniffed a few more times and folded the quilt.

There is nothing to be happy about orphanage life in Stormwind...... Like abuse or worse, there are only boring and unchanging days and a life of constant poverty.

Breakfast was a small loaf of bread and half a glass of milk, enough to sustain her young life, but it didn't seem to be enough for her to thrive...... She was eight years old, but she was often mistaken by forgetful adults for only six.

She was not treated badly, and the ration of food increased according to her age, and everyone was the same, except that she grew very slowly, both in size and in the flesh of her arms.

The dean is an old pastor who always recites long passages of incomprehensible doctrine to the children every Monday, and you don't even feel his presence except for the long ramblings of this morning...... Neither kind nor stern is perhaps the best, and the teachers who care for and teach the children are mostly the pastors of the large churches, and occasionally there are some adults outside the church district who come to give lectures, although not as always with a reassuring smile as the priests and aunts, but they are also much more interesting - such as the candle merchant who teaches arithmetic, and from time to time he will bring some strange scraps, which are rare toys in the depression days just after the war.

I don't know if it is out of respect for the undead soldiers, the compassion of the priests of the Great Templar, or the capital must have the face of the capital, the orphanage in Stormwind City is built in the chapel near the Cathedral of Light, the environment is clean and tidy, and even supplies are prioritized, compared to ordinary children outside the royal capital, the material conditions in Loria's life may be better.

After swallowing the bread in three or two bites, she looked at the plates of eleven or twelve-year-olds, which contained not only a loaf of bread about the size of the teachers, but even butter and a thin strip of bacon.

It's good to grow up quickly! So you can eat enough!

However, little sister Loria did not take into account that her appetite always grew slightly faster than she grew older.

The morning class after breakfast, as always, was a study of the teachings of the Light, and although it was a little disrespectful to the benevolent Light, Loria was distracted again...... She vaguely remembered that she seemed to be looking for something...... Dragon?

She laughed, she had never seen a dragon before, and soon she noticed that some female priest was glaring at her sternly, so she immediately restrained her smile and lowered her head in contemplation.

It's a pity that she never pondered, so naturally she didn't pretend to be...... The priestess sighed and did not embarrass her.

It's just a poor kid.

Although adults tend to care for each other, a place where a large group of children gathers will naturally resemble a small society—a small society that lacks civility and legal constraints, and is full of young animal instincts and ridiculous scheming.

Just as there will always be a leader in the herd, there is no shortage of strong leaders in the large and small groups that these children are divided into...... From the time the sun rises in the middle of the sky until it sets, it is a time to learn all kinds of skills, except for literacy, drawing, and arithmetic, boys and girls are taught separately, and those who have excess energy are always taken outside to run and jump, or do some work that requires a little effort, and their best way out is to become heroic and glorious Stormwind warriors, fighting to defend their compatriots and their homeland; The girls stay in the chapel to clean and learn practical life skills, and perhaps their best way out is to master a skill and start a family of their own while they can feed themselves.

Although there is magic in this world and some strange anger and even joking energy bars, these things can make women have the ability to fight as well as men, but after all, not every girl can carry armor and weapons twice as heavy as herself, and calmly face the orcs and undead who rush towards her.

Stormwind is not yet at the point of its demise, and women must take up arms and go to the front...... I heard that the remnants of the human countries in the north have long been soldiers.

Loria waved her broom for a while, still in a daze, but was suddenly drenched in cold water.

She turned around only to see the large spoons that had fallen to the ground, and the group of peers who were snickering and looking at her with their mouths covered and playfully watching.

In this chapel, adults do not dare to bully children, and the just and upright Duke and the noble and benevolent archbishop will not allow such people to survive, and it is children who bully children...... Is this practice of simply imposing malice without profit being naïve or more evil?

Loria lowered her head and pretended that nothing had happened, but the girls who teased her did not stop, and the lack of resistance did not dampen their interest, but only fueled their arrogance, and the large wooden spoon spilled cold water, and Loria gradually became soaked, she just squinted her eyes, as if to remember the sound of laughter one after another.

She doesn't like to talk, she's small, and her pink hair is too conspicuous...... That was enough for her to be bullied, not to mention how different she was...... Even before, she used to talk to herself in the mirror alone, occasionally popping up a few words with a strange tone...... The dark and withdrawn Loria is not liked.

Sometimes, she also introspects that it may be her own fault that she is always bullied...... She began to imitate the children around her, especially the ones who were likable, imitating the tone and movements of their voices, the comfortable curvature of her eyes and the corners of her mouth, and she had long since stopped talking to the mirror and muttering words that others could not understand...... The day of completion never seems to come.

She didn't understand why she was so weird.

Before learning the corresponding common sense, she always thought that everyone had an older sister who looked similar to her in the mirror and was always watching her.

……

The dark sea breeze began to penetrate the shore and permeate the moor.

"Little Sister"

Loria happily threw herself on the person in front of her, and for some reason, she always felt unparalleled peace of mind in the arms of this person.

"Didn't I say it, don't summon me if it's okay, it'll cause me trouble." The soft glutinous voice said word by word, "Moreover, if the real trouble finds you, I can't help you." ”

"I miss you."

Loria giggled, rubbing her head against the 'little sister's chest, the all-encompassing flatness that gave birth to the most comfortable gentleness.

"Obviously ignored me for a long time."

'Little Sister' voice was still soft and glutinous, but it seemed a little aggrieved, "If you forget me, what should I do?" ”

"I won't forget it." Loria still grinned and said, "If you forget, just beat me." ”

Childlike words, little Loria is really just talking casually. (To be continued.) )