I feel like I’m spying on someone’s rectal exam right now.

After spooking Elena with my mental ability, she gave up and put me back where I was before.

I’m now back up against the wall and somewhat able to see over Elena’s shoulder as she performs an investigation on the dark day bird.

She seems to be contemplating putting a finger inside the bird imbued with a petty soul.

My history with these dark day birds isn’t that good, but I’m starting to feel sorry for this thing…
The soul inside it is probably desperately imagining its happy place right now.

I think I’ll try to get along with the little guy from now of on.
After all, it might be a soul from planet earth like me!

I hope it’s someone that speaks English, I don’t know any foreign languages…

Ah, Elena began digging around in the bird’s mouth instead. Oh! I didn’t know birds had tear ducts. You learn something new every day…

(Uwaah, I’m sorry…)

Yeah. Let's be nicer to this bird from now on.

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An agonizing hour later, Elena finally gave up on molesting the bird and began investigating the possessed high spec alchemy vial instead. It’s quite a sight.
Is that vial possessed by a rowdy gang member or something? It’s shaking like crazy like it’s ready for a fight.

I look at the depressed bird next to me.

I saw something I probably shouldn’t have before.

This poor little guy got things shoved up every orifice he’s got.

I’m glad I didn’t reincarnate into a bird.

I’ll try using my mental ability with an apologetic feeling when Elena leaves.
Hopefully, that’ll make him feel better.
I’ve only ever used my ability to scare things, so I’m actually kind of excited to find out if it can be used for this kind of purpose as well.

I focus on the little dark day bird who’s sulking in the corner of his birdcage with his head hung down.

Uwaaah… Elena gave him a status ailment.

His health points even decreased by 1.

That’s probably from one of the horrific scenes I saw before.
It took a while for Elena to realise she should start using smaller tools instead of her fingers.
That’s all I will say about that.

The horrors that transpired here should not leave this room.

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Elena eventually gave up on tinkering with the possessed vial and put it back on the shelf. I’m not sure what she’s even trying to do.

She’s moved onto the tea kettle now. I guess she’s getting thirsty?

(Oh.)

Elena pulls a crystal out of the handle of the tea kettle.
I can only see the back of her head, but I can somewhat tell from her mannerisms that she’s happy.

Seems like she’s too busy admiring the crystal she extracted from the tea kettle to notice the possessed vial, that’s near me, violently shaking. What’s wrong with this thing? It's shaking even more violently than before…

Elena holds up the crystal to the light.
Let’s not miss this chance!
I focus on the crystal that Elena held above her head.

This thing can have a soul stored inside it?!

Actually- is this what Elena was looking for inside me?

Elena gets up and leaves the room with the crystal in hand.

This is my chance!

I look at my status.

(I’m sorry…)

I focused on the depressed bird that hadn't moved for hours and apologized.

The bird slowly looks at me with a blank expression.

“Ka kaw….” (Bird)

Mmm.
I don’t speak bird.
But I’ll assume that was “Save me.”

I know I started the conversation, but why are you asking an inanimate object?
All I can do is tell people my feelings and pee on myself and hope for the best. Actually- now that I’m upright, I suppose those dark days are over…

“Kaw ka kaw…” (Bird)
A solemn bird sound.
Yup. I have no idea what you’re saying.

◇◆◇

 

Elena enters the room again. She has a broom in her hand.

She holds up the broom towards me for a while and then suddenly snaps it in half.

Is- is that a threat? My mana point hasn't regenerated yet, so I'm starting to get nervous.

I can only imagine what kind of wicked things she's planning.

Elena comes towards me and picks me up.

"Ka kaw, ka kaw!" (Bird)

The dark day bird started angrily calling out but as soon as Elena looked at him he turned away towards the wall and shut up.

Oi.

Elena sets me down at the workbench again and picks up one of the broken broom handles.
I guess it's my turn to get violated now.

I brace for impact.

*Crunch*

Elena picks up the other half of the broom handle.

*Crunch*

I focus on my status.

I received new arms. She shoved the broom handles into my sides.

Elena's eyes begin to glow.

She frowns and strokes her chin in contemplation.

She really is an angel! Though I'm a bit conflicted, the stuff she did to the bird-

Just as I'm about to recollect something, Elena rips out my carrot nose.

(AAA!!)
If I had a mana point, my mental ability would've probably gone off again.

I check my status again.

I- is she planning to torture me after all?

She looks at the rotten carrot with disgust.

Actually nevermind, thanks for pulling that out, it looks disgusting.

Elena leaves the room and comes back after a while with some pebbles, a piece of rope and some old looking clothes in her hand.

She puts some old looking grey pants on me and ties it down with rope.

(Oooh!!)
This is the most health I've ever had!!

Elena rips out both my arms and puts a red long sleeve shirt on me.
(AAAH!!!)

This girl is terrifying.

She puts my arms back on through the sleeves of the shirt.

Put the shirt on before the arms Elena…

Elena takes 2 pebbles and embeds them I'm my head.
Her fingers are right up in my face.
For some reason, I’m able to see through the pebbles she just put on my face. They don’t cover up my field of view somehow.

She moulds some mana into the pebbles and then backs away from me.

She scans me up and down and then gives herself a satisfied smirk whilst brushing her hands off.

I look at my status.

I can't believe it.

I’m at full health for what feels like the first time.