Chapter 140: Episode 3 · Remaining Sense Of Pain (Part 1)
The Garden of Sinners, Episode 3: Remaining Sense of Pain
The opening of this episode adopts a tone distinctly darker than the previous two, creating an overall atmosphere of considerable gloom.
In the dim candlelight, scattered shadows and a young girl surrounded and coerced by numerous men form a scene that would instinctively make anyone feel uncomfortable.
Fortunately, the film does not graphically depict the depths of the ugliness in the scene. The image of the vacant-eyed girl being violated by the men is mostly shown through fleeting silhouettes.
Just when viewers believe the girl is destined to suffer this tragic fate, a mysterious energy suddenly sweeps through the entire space.
As the scene brightens again, the pitch-black chamber reveals the girl standing alone, while the surrounding men have turned into corpses scattered around her.
"One, two, three, four... four..."
"One of them got away—"
The girl mutters to herself.
After a moment of silence, a faint smile suddenly appears on her lips.
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The impactful opening of this episode instantly shocked nearly all viewers.
The clear depiction of dark themes, without being overly explicit, impressed the audience, making them genuinely admire the skillful filmmaking.
However, it also left viewers quite puzzled.
"What's the story with this girl? Was she violated by those men?"
"What was that at the end? Why are all those men dead, and why did they die in such twisted ways?"
"There's not enough information to understand what really happened."
"This episode looks like it's going to be intense."
Muttering these thoughts, the audience patiently continued watching the story unfold.
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After leaving the dark room, the girl arrived on the nighttime street.
With no pedestrians in sight, the girl suddenly clutched her abdomen in pain, squatting by the roadside, her face contorted in agony.
At that moment, the figure of Mikiya Kokutou appeared from the other end of the street.
The kind-hearted young man immediately approached the girl and softly asked:
"What's wrong? Do you need help?"
Hearing Mikiya's words, the girl first froze, then subtly gasped.
As the scene flickered several times, the girl couldn't refuse the good man's kind offer and was slowly carried on his back.
"We still have a bit of a walk. If it's too painful, let me know."
"Okay, but my wound has already healed. It doesn't hurt."
Despite her words, the girl kept one hand on her abdomen, clearly enduring some sort of pain.
Noticing this, Mikiya asked:
"Does your stomach hurt?"
"No…"
After saying this, the girl fell silent.
After a while, she nodded and said:
"Yes. It hurts a lot… I'm about to cry. Can I… cry?"
"Of course."
Mikiya smiled and nodded, and the girl closed her eyes contentedly.
After bringing the girl back to his place, Mikiya Kokutou patiently took care of her and, being a gentleman, slept in the living room, giving up his room for her.
The next morning, when Mikiya woke up, he found the girl sitting at the table in the living room.
"Thank you for taking care of me last night. Although I can't repay you, I am really grateful."
"It's nothing. By the way, would you like to have breakfast here?"
Hearing Mikiya's words, the girl paused for a moment before nodding.
During breakfast, Mikiya suddenly noticed some commotion outside and overheard passersby discussing a murder case.
"Did you hear about the murder last night?"
"The crime scene was reportedly horrific. The killer broke the arms and legs of four adult men, and the place looked like a bloodbath."
"The victims were local thugs. They often hung around the area, causing trouble and committing various misdeeds but always got bailed out because of their age. From the corpses, it seems their limbs weren't cut off but twisted off. What kind of strength could do that?"
"Well, a bunch of scoundrels like them, getting killed is no surprise."
Reflecting on the sudden murder case, Mikiya remarked, "To think such a thing happened. This incident is right up Azaka's alley."
Hearing Mikiya's words, the girl, who also overheard the passersby, murmured with her head down, "In this world, no one deserves to be killed."
After saying this, an intense pain suddenly crossed her face. She quickly stood up and rushed out of Mikiya's house.
Mikiya wanted to approach her, but she extended a hand, signaling him not to follow.
"Farewell. I hope we never meet again."
With that, the girl left.
Despite her calm, doll-like expression, her eyes seemed on the verge of tears.
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"This is getting harder to understand. Is this girl good or bad?" Helena questioned, sitting in the Edward Tavern. She had been studying at the Imperial Mage Academy with little real-world experience, so she still viewed people through the lens of good and bad.
In contrast, Wiz, who had been mostly silent, slowly spoke, "You can't judge a person solely on good or bad. Before I became a lich, I thought the world was full of good people, and everything was beautiful. But after becoming a lich, I was abandoned by human society. Good and bad are relative."
Beldia also agreed with Wiz's statement. Both had experienced rejection from human society after becoming undead, understanding the pain of being outcasts. Thus, they knew well that in this world, there is no absolute good or evil.
On the other side, Laetitia remained silent throughout. As the most powerful lich, she had not shown any attachment to her human identity from the start.
People knew this must be related to her past experiences, so even Aya, who was usually oblivious to such matters, was forcibly stopped by Zat and did not ask any questions.
Discussion among the patrons, including those at the Edward Tavern, soon came to a halt.
With so little of the plot revealed in Remaining Sense of Pain, people still couldn't grasp the episode's content.
As a result, most people remained silent, patiently waiting for the unfolding story to reveal the mystery of the girl.
The film continued without pause, quickly progressing to the next scenes.
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