"Alright, let's go."

Rin extended his hand to Yashiro, then motioned for the other children to follow him, "I'll take you to a warm place."

The warm place he referred to was undoubtedly inside the Void Ark.

"Mmm!"

"Everyone, hurry and keep up."

"Let's go, let's go..."

"..."

The children followed Rin's steps without any hesitation.

But when they left the dilapidated ruins and looked up again, what greeted their eyes was a scene they had never imagined in their lives.

Peach blossoms bloomed, as splendid as clouds, petals gently floating down with the warm spring breeze, scattering across the land, paving a pink path.

Birds sang joyfully on the branches, their chirping clear and pleasant, like nature's most beautiful symphony.

The stream here was crystal clear, the willows by the bank graceful and slender, their long branches gently brushing the water, stirring circles of ripples.

Distant mountains undulated, shrouded in mist, adding a mysterious touch to this paradise.

"So, so beautiful..."

"Is this real?"

A girl dressed only in a thin hospital gown stood in the middle of the sea of flowers.

Her listless eyes now shone with an unprecedented brilliance.

She pressed her feet down, feeling the soft, moist, and slightly tingling sensation as her soles touched the soil and flowers.

"I, I escaped..."

"I really escaped from there."

The little girl could no longer control the tears in her eyes and just stood in the sea of flowers, wailing loudly.

Not long ago, she had been confined in a human laboratory, under observation and imprisonment by researchers.

This was evident from her tattered hospital gown and the tag hanging around her neck.

But just now, a voice suddenly appeared in her ear.

The voice told her that as long as she prayed to it, she could escape her suffering.

'If there really is a God, then take me out of this hellish place!!!'

She didn't doubt or believe, she simply roared such a thought in her heart.

What God, what salvation.

She didn't believe it at all.

She only felt that this was an incredibly hateful world.

Everything, everyone, all of it, should be destroyed.

However, it was precisely this world-weary girl who was now saved by an unknown God.

"Ano~."

However, the time for venting didn't last long.

An untimely voice interrupted her crying.

"Who?!"

She was startled and quickly put on a fierce expression, staring at the source of the sound.

Not far from her, a blonde girl of similar age stood bewildered, seemingly not understanding why she had appeared there.

"You, did you bring me here?!"

Her eyes glowed red, and the other girl, seeing this, showed a hint of spirit on her listless face.

"Eh~ You too?"

The blonde ignored her and instead, with half-closed eyes, looked around.

Due to the owl factor, she had little energy during the day, sometimes even needing to take stimulants to stay awake.

Furthermore, her situation was not much better than the red-haired girl's.

She had just finished a mission and was about to go back to rest when a strange voice popped into her mind.

At first, she thought it was just a hallucination.

All she wanted to do was sleep, so she simply said in her mind, 'Alright, I understand, please let me rest.'

And then, she appeared here.

'New experiment?'

'Or another plan?'

She didn't believe in the existence of any God, she only thought this was another experiment by NEXT on her.

"Hey!"

"Are you even listening to me?!"

"Quick, tell me, was it you who did this!!!"

The red-haired girl was very unhappy with her disregard.

She just wanted to know where she was now.

Was this truly the 'paradise' that voice spoke of?

"It's incredible..."

On the other side, the blonde ignored her shouting, squatted down, and poked at the flowers and grass on the ground with her finger.

"It's real, the soil here shows no signs of pollution at all."

"This is the first time I've smelled flowers this fragrant..."

And the clear blue sky, and the gentle breeze that brushed past, bringing fresh air.

These were things that had never appeared in her memory.

"Is this a new child?"

"Sorry, I'm late."

A woman in an elegant long dress appeared out of thin air in the sea of flowers. She wore a white long dress, her silver hair fluttering in the wind. It was Irisviel, who had recently joined Rin's command.

This was within the Void, where the Einzbern castle was located.

However, due to the special nature of this crossing, Rin could only keep the Void Ark outside the world.

Simply put, he could bring things from outside into here.

But he couldn't take things out of the Void Ark.

This was the same for both the Cardinal World and the Black Bullet World.

In other words, once they entered the Void Ark, the Cursed Children had already left the Black Bullet World.

To return again, they would have to wait until the Void Ark's cooldown period ended, and then cross normally.

"Who are you?!"

The red-haired girl looked at the white-haired woman in front of her with vigilance.

"You, your eyes, how could..."

However, upon seeing Irisviel's red eyes, her vigilance was instantly replaced by surprise.

The same went for the blonde.

"Are you also a Cursed person?"

The blonde couldn't understand, could a Cursed Child grow this old?

One must know that the appearance of Cursed Children had only a 10-year history.

In other words, the oldest Cursed Child would not exceed 10 years old.

But you're telling her, this is a 10-year-old?

"I am not infected with the G-virus, you know."

Irisviel was a little exasperated. She stepped forward and explained, "As for who I am..."

"To put it in terms you can understand, I am an angel arranged here by God to guide you."

To take care of the Cursed Children, Rin specially brought all the Einzbern artificial humans, now evolved into 'Fallen Angels', the young girls, here for discussion.

(To be continued.)

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