Binding System

'Who are they?'

Scarlett and Layla were startled when they saw Daniel and Lisa.

"Ace, who are they?" they asked in unison.

"I will explain later. Let's eat first." Ace wanted them to eat first because Daniel and Lisa kept looking at the food on the table.

Layla and Scarlett suppressed their curiosity and sat on the chairs.

They wasted no time and immediately consumed the food. As they were eating their food, Ace suddenly felt sad.

He felt sad because Daniel and Lisa consumed their food happily, as if they had never eaten any delicious food before.

'Just how long has it been since they had a good meal?'

They only ate grilled chicken, but Daniel and Lisa acted as if they were eating the most delicious food in the world.

Not only Ace but Layla and Scarlett were also shocked. However, their surprised faces immediately turned into soft smiles.

They gave the children another grilled chicken and told them to eat a lot.

"Ace, why did you only buy grilled chicken? You should buy other food too." Scarlett knew Ace had a lot of money.

"They said they wanted to eat grilled chicken, so I only bought grilled chicken." Ace gave an honest answer.

'I made a mistake. Well, I will buy a lot of food next time.'

He added in his mind.

"You really don't understand how to treat children properly, Ace." Scarlett stated. "How can you become a good father if you act like this?"

Ace was startled after hearing her words. "Good father? Scarlett, do you want us to have children?"

Of course, he was only teasing her. He was still young, so he was not ready to be a father yet.

At this moment, Scarlett realized what she had just said. "No, I mean, not now."

"Not now?" the smile on Ace's face grew bigger. "So, when are we going to have kids?"

"Alright, you two, stop it now! There are children here, so please watch your words." Layla would not stop them if Lisa and Daniel were not with them.

"Bad Ace!" Scarlett stated.

After eating, they consumed the snacks Daniel had tried to steal a few minutes ago. Like before, Lisa and Daniel ate the snacks with happy faces.

As they were consuming snacks together, Ace told Layla and Scarlett that they were orphans from Goddess Teressa's orphanage.

He did not tell them that Daniel tried to steal his snacks and drinks earlier because, from his point of view, it was not important.

This was the reason why Daniel and Lisa suddenly saw Ace as an angel because he was so kind to them.

Not only did he not hurt them, but he also gave them delicious food and did not reveal their previous bad actions.

They suddenly felt happy to meet Ace and went to his place.

"Ace, didn't we give Gracie a lot of money two days ago?" Layla inquired, "So why were the children hungry earlier? Did she take all the money for herself?"

"I think she took all the money for herself." After saying that, Ace looked at Daniel and Lisa. "Can you tell us about Gracie?"

Lisa and Daniel instantly lowered their heads because they were afraid of her. Of course, they hated her because she caused all the orphans to suffer every day.

Ace, Layla, and Scarlett exchanged a glance when the children lowered their heads.

Because Layla could not hold back the curiosity in her heart, she held Lisa's shoulders and inquired, "Can you te-"

But before she had finished her question, Lisa cried out in pain. "Ouch!"

Layla was shocked and removed her hands from Lisa's shoulders instantly. "What… what's wrong?"

"Layla, what did you do? You should hold her shoulders gently." Scarlett thought Layla had subconsciously grabbed Lisa's shoulders hard.

"But I held her shoulders gently." Layla believed she did not use any power when she grabbed Lisa's shoulders.

Ace, Layla, and Scarlett exchanged a glance with each other again. At this moment, they had the same thought.

Lisa was injured!

And what they had guessed was right because they saw many bruises when Layla checked her body.

They were about to explode with rage when they learned that Lisa's body was filled with bruises.

"Daniel, can we see your body too?" Ace wanted to know whether Daniel's body was also filled with bruises or not.

Daniel stared at Ace, Layla, and Scarlett before finally nodding his head. He grabbed the hem of his T-shirt before finally lifting it, showing the bruises on his body.

[The Great Sage, the Equal of Heaven is watching the children with sympathetic eyes.]

[God of Sea is tearing at the sight of their condition.]

[God of Wind asks you to kill Gracie immediately.]

[Goddess Teressa closes her eyes.]

[Ding! Goddess Teressa gives you one card. Do you want to use it immediately?]

'Divine Water card?'

Even though Goddess Teressa did not say anything, Ace knew the Divine Water card was for the children.

'What an amazing card!'

He was pleased after reading the description of the Divine Water card.

Actually, he wanted to give the children Health Potion earlier, but he changed his mind because Divine Water was a thousand times better than Health Potion.

"Wait a moment. I have something to treat your injuries." After saying that, Ace rushed to his bedroom.

He could not activate the Divine Water card in front of Layla and the others. That was why he headed to his bedroom.

After he activated the Divine Water card, Ace returned to the dining room. He wasted no time and immediately gave the Divine Water to the children.

"Here, drink it." Ace smiled softly. "It will heal your injuries instantly."

Even though Scarlett and Layla wanted to know about it, they did not ask anything and told the children to drink that water immediately.

Of course, they believed Ace's words because they knew his personality. They were sure Ace would not hurt the children.

Like Layla and Scarlett, the children also believed Ace's words. That was why they drank the water without thinking twice.

Ace was a kind big brother in their eyes, so they were sure he would not hurt them. The children's bodies gleamed for two seconds when they were drinking the Divine Water.

Not only that, but they also felt fresh, and all the bruises on their bodies disappeared instantly.

'This water is delicious!'

They felt like they had been reborn.

Lisa and Daniel checked their bodies right away after drinking the Divine Water.

"Our bruises disappeared." They slid from their chairs and instantly embraced Ace. "Thank you, big brother."

Ace smiled softly and hugged them back. "You are welcome."

Layla and Scarlett looked at the children with smiles on their faces.

After they stopped the hug, Ace uttered, "I think you should thank Goddess Teressa too. Maybe we met because Goddess Teressa had arranged it."

Lisa and Daniel did what they were told. "Thank you, goddess Teressa."

[Goddess Teressa turns her head to the other side, but a tiny smile appears on her face shortly after that.]

After returning to his chair, Daniel inquired, "Big brother, big sisters, can the three of you help the other orphans too?"

"Yes. Please save the other orphans too." Lisa added. "Their bodies are also filled with bruises."

Even though Ace was furious, but he could still control his emotions. "Can you tell us what's going on at Goddess Teressa's orphanage?"

"That Gracie is an evil woman!" Daniel did not address her with honorifics because she was a bad person.

"Yes." Lisa added. "She is an evil woman!"

"Evil woman? What did she do to other orphans?" Scarlett asked curiously.

"She always beat us." Daniel gave an honest answer.

"And beat the caretakers too." Lisa added.

Daniel told Ace and the others what Gracie had been doing since she became the orphanage head.

He said Gracie always forced orphans to pretend to be injured when people from outside Herora city visited the goddess Teressa's orphanage.

She told them to pretend to be injured because he wanted the visitors' money. She would beat up any orphans who did not follow her plan or cause trouble.

"Why didn't the other caretakers stop her?" Scarlett asked curiously.

"All the caretakers are only normal human while she is an awakener, so they don't dare to stop her." Daniel also said that Gracie was working with Austyn in carrying out her plan.

He was her informant and had a special relationship with her. They even saw him walking into her room a few times.

"We have been praying to Goddess Teressa every single day, but she still hasn't helped us." Daniel put on a sad face. "Big brother, big sisters, please help us."

[Several divine beings stare at Goddess Teressa, saying she is a cold woman.]

[Goddess Teressa closes her eyes.]

Of course, Goddess Teressa had heard their prayers and desired to help them.

Actually, she gave Ace a quest to donate to her orphanage because she wanted him to help the orphans.

And Ace's meeting with Daniel and Lisa was also arranged by her.

She was the one who made Daniel try to steal Ace's drinks and snacks.

In other words, everything had been arranged by her!

She did not abandon them!

She heard their prayers!

However, Goddess Teressa did not tell anyone about this and chose to shut her mouth.

That was why Goddess Teressa did not ask him to help the orphans and let things go on as usual.

"Yes. We will help you." Scarlett responded instantly.

"Really?" Daniel and Lisa asked happily.

"Yes." Scarlett nodded her head.

[Goddess Teressa smiles at you.]

For the first time since she followed his journey, Goddess Teressa smiled at him.