Simulated Lives: The Sorrow of the Sword Maiden-Chapter 42 – Krisa is a lying bad child

"Do you feel any discomfort, Krisa?"
Inside the Meditation Chamber.
A faint ticking sound echoed.
It came from the mechanical clock hanging on the wall.
The hands moved across the dial, emitting a steady and elegant ticking sound. Each tick, each sweep, carried time to the next precise moment.
Xu Xi extended his hands, gently helping the bewildered Krisa sit up, wrapping his arms around her waist and arms.
The girl's reaction was somewhat sluggish, and after a moment, she shook her head blankly.
"No..."
"Alright, then I'm relieved."
His furrowed brows relaxed.
Xu Xi helped the girl sit properly and took out a roll of self-made blocking bandages, wrapping them carefully around her body.
The hidden traits of the Demon Race were in a very sensitive state. If not handled, they might reappear.
In more severe cases, it could even affect the girl's control over her body.
Thus.
Xu Xi wrapped the blocking bandages around her, using this magical material to carefully seal Krisa's residual horns and scales, making them completely dormant.
Layer after layer.
The white bandages wrapped around most of Krisa's body.
Especially the residual horns on her head, which were tightly wrapped with no gaps left.
Xu Xi reached out to touch them, then stepped back a few steps to inspect. After confirming there were no omissions, he let the girl stand up.
"Krisa, you need to keep the bandages on for the next few days. If you feel any discomfort, remember to tell me."
Xu Xi instructed.
"Yes, I will remember."
Krisa responded softly.
Her small face was expressionless, already looking pitiful and vacant. With the bandages wrapped around her, the sense of fragility became even more apparent, like a broken toy forcibly stitched together.
Empty eyes, pale lips, a frail body.
Every part had endured unspeakable torment.
Although those wounds had long healed, the pain from the past was deeply etched in unseen places, making the bandaged witch appear even more pitiable.
"…"
Krisa's eyes held nothing else, always watching Xu Xi's figure. After the procedure, Xu Xi began tidying up the tools and materials.
That was originally Krisa's task, but Xu Xi disagreed.
He insisted that Krisa continue to rest after the procedure.
Ah…
Ah…
She really had become "human."
Krisa lowered her head slightly, reaching up to touch her hornless head, unable to believe that the horns that brought her misfortune had vanished so easily.
In the past, when people saw those twisted, incomplete horns, they would curse and beat the girl.
During countless painful nights, the girl had fantasized about making those misfortune-bringing horns disappear.
But.
Now that the dream had come true, her heart felt no waves.
It wasn't due to a lack of emotion, but rather a feeling that such a thing wasn't worth celebrating.
Whether human or demon.
Such things no longer mattered to the girl.
The reason she wanted to become human, the reason she needed to become human, was simply because she felt that this form was more suitable for standing beside that man.
"If I become human, I should be able to get closer to him, right?"
Krisa's thoughts were that simple.
Just a little closer, just a little more, and she could more clearly feel that warmth, that light.
Subconsciously.
Krisa reached out towards Xu Xi.
Tentatively, hesitantly, she extended her bandaged, trembling little hand.
For the first time, the girl, who had long been quiet like a doll without self-will, had something she wanted to do. But as her hand reached halfway, she silently pulled it back.
It's not allowed, not permissible.
As an "object," how could she approach her master without permission?
Thinking this, Krisa slowly withdrew her small hand. Despite her fondness for Xu Xi and her desire to be closer, she had to recognize her own status and position.
"Krisa?"
Suddenly.
Xu Xi noticed Krisa's movement.
Seeing her hand frozen in mid-air, like a shy mimosa, unable to advance or retreat, he seemed to misunderstand something.
He took the initiative to hold the girl's hand, his tone apologetic:
"Sorry for taking so long today, Krisa must be exhausted."
"I'll take you back to your room."
With that.
Xu Xi led Krisa across the floor, step by step, gently and carefully, towards the bedroom that belonged solely to her.
Several times along the way, Krisa wanted to speak.
To say she wasn't actually tired.
To say she could walk on her own.
But somehow, feeling the warmth from his palm, all her words were stuck in her throat, unable to be spoken.
She just wanted to feel more, to experience more.
Even wishing for time to stop eternally at this moment.
"Sorry, Mom... Krisa has become a lying bad child..." As this thought emerged, Krisa instinctively tightened her grip on that warm hand.
Only at this moment.
She absolutely didn't want to let go.
...
[Your transformation of the witch's external appearance was very successful. After four days of tight bandaging, you removed the bandages from Krisa, revealing a very beautiful human girl.]
[No deformed, twisted horns.]
[No unsightly protruding scales.]
[From top to bottom, Krisa showed no trace of Demon Race characteristics. Anyone who saw her would only think she was a human girl.]
[You were very pleased because this meant that from today, Krisa's life would change completely.]
[You've been taking care of Krisa for nearly a year, and although during this year, she never expressed a desire to go out, nor did she want to interact with anyone other than you.]
[But you always felt that Krisa's life should be richer, not limited to this small courtyard.]
[Taking this opportunity, you decided to gift Krisa a magic wand.]
[The witch, who had already advanced to Official Mage, urgently needed a suitable wand to fully utilize her abilities.]
The wand was a brownish color.
Its body was carved from ash wood.
Slender and elegant.
It was also embedded with multiple magic stones, capable of storing a large amount of magic in advance, serving as a strategic reserve for a mage.
This wand, named "Grey Rekindle," was not cheap, but Xu Xi felt it was worth the high price.
So, Xu Xi bought the Grey Rekindle and gave it to Krisa.
In addition.
He also bought a separate space ring.
As a mage, a wand and a space ring are essential items.
"Thank you, I really like it."
At the moment she received the gift, Krisa still maintained an expressionless state, but from the slight tremor of her eyelashes, Xu Xi felt she must have liked it.
"Try it out and see if it suits you."
Xu Xi smiled and began teaching Krisa how to more conveniently wield the wand, as well as various experiences a mage needs to know.