Looking at the busy Bella, Bronya shook her head.

And Seele seemed to remember something and looked at Bronya, with a little nostalgia in her voice,

"Although the days in the orphanage were hard, everyone would work together to find the direction of effort and maintain these little happiness together."

"Although we lost our family, we have a new family in the orphanage."

"But..." Seele looked in the direction of the orphanage, "The children here don't seem to be united? Joachim seems to be leaving the orphanage."

Bronya nodded, "From the words of the priest, he seems to be led "Adopted."

Seele hesitated, "It's a good thing for the orphanage to have a child adopted."

"But I always feel that Joachim's reaction is a bit strange."

"Bronya feels the same way. Bronya and Bella have discussed this matter."

"There must be some hidden story behind Joachim's adoption. We have to ask Theresa when we go back."

Just then, Bella came over and said proudly, "Go back, the wood has been processed."

Hearing Bella's words, Bronya and Seele looked behind Bella.

Then the two saw a small pyramid that seemed to be made of square wooden bricks.

The size and shape of each wooden brick were exactly the same as if they were copied and pasted.

Bronya and Seele fell into silence.

After a while.

"Seele, let's pick up some other wood to go back."

"Okay, Sister Bronya."

"Hey!"

...

Orphanage, wooden house.

Bella and the other two put down the wood in their hands.

In the end, the three of them cut some small branches and brought them back.

Hearing the sound, Theresa walked out of the kitchen.

"Theresa, we are back."

"Thank you, you are so helpful." Theresa came to the side of the three people and helped put the wood on the shelf, "You should be tired, go and rest first, I will do these."

Theresa sorted the wood and added some fire to the stove.

Obviously, she is used to doing these things.

Bella and the other two looked at each other, and then came to Theresa.

Bella picked up the wood and put it on the shelf, "Let's help too, four people will do it faster."

Seeing that Bella and the others wanted to help, Theresa couldn't stop them.

Looking at the wood in front of her, Theresa smiled, "Although life is hard, as long as the priest and everyone are here, we will definitely get through the difficulties."

Bella looked at Theresa, "Theresa, when did you come here?"

"Why, are you interested in my past?" Theresa smiled, then shook her head, "But I don't know much, because I don't remember my parents at all."

"My earliest memory... is that I was lying on the priest's shoulders."

"He tied me to his body and went to chop wood in the snow. It was snowing outside, but the priest was warm."

"When I grew up, I learned that this orphanage was established by the priest."

"I am not the first child to come, but I should be the one who has stayed the longest." Theresa smiled, "I like it here and I don't plan to leave in the future."

"Then, what about Joachim?"

Theresa was stunned when she heard Bella's words.

Then Theresa looked at Bella with some confusion, "Why did you suddenly ask about him?"

Bella shook her head, "During lunch, I saw that you seemed to have some disputes."

"He will leave tomorrow, we want to know what happened."

Bronya and Seele also nodded.

Theresa hesitated for a moment, and finally sighed softly, "I shouldn't hide it from you..."

After putting down the wood in her hand, Theresa looked at Bella and the other two, "It's not that Joachim and I have any conflicts, but the problem between the priest and him."

Bella frowned slightly.

The problem between Otto and Joachim...

Bella's intuition told her that this matter was crucial to unlocking this world.

Bella quietly gave Bronya and Seele a look, and they nodded.

Then Seele looked at Theresa, "Did anything happen between the priest and him?"

Theresa was silent for a moment, and then said something that shocked Bella and the other two, "Joachim's father was killed by the priest."

Bronya said in shock, "...How could this be?"

Theresa sighed, "As far as I know, Joachim's father is a doctor who has been studying how to bring back Joachim's mother who died of illness."

"Then, he violated the taboo knowledge..."

Bella frowned and said in a deep voice, "Could it be that Joachim's father...used people as experimental subjects?"?”

Theresa looked at Bella in surprise.

She didn’t expect Bella to figure out the truth from her fragmentary words.

Theresa nodded, “Bella is right.”

“At first, Joachim’s father used mice for experiments, then they became kittens and puppies, and finally…”

“When the priest found out, he had already reached out to the wandering orphans….”

Seele covered her mouth, “Ah… How could it be…”

Theresa sighed, “So, the priest killed Joachim’s father… Then Joachim also became an orphan.”

Bronya looked at Theresa, “So, Joachim has always hated the priest?”

Theresa sighed again, “If he really hates him, it would be a relief.”

Bella shook her head, “It seems that Joachim knows what his father did. "

Theresa nodded, "Yes, Joachim knew the crime his father had committed, and he wanted to stop his father, but he was powerless."

"So, he didn't hate the priest." Theresa looked at the open space outside the door, "He came to the orphanage and took care of other children like a big brother, and he was always at the forefront of everything."

"During that time, I thought he had forgotten the past..."

Bronya looked at Theresa, "Then what?"

Theresa was a little absent-minded, "Joachim is very smart and good at fiddling with tools. He can do everything he is given."

"So, the priest planned to make him his heir."

Hearing this, Bella frowned, "But in the end, Joachim was adopted by someone?"

Theresa nodded, "From the moment the priest said he wanted him to be his heir, he became gloomy."

"That's when I realized that he would never forget that incident. "

Xier thought for a moment, then looked at Theresa, "Maybe he just doesn't want to take over the orphanage, he may have his own desired life."

"If that's the case, he would say it, but Joachim didn't."

Theresa shook her head, "...He's afraid."

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