Since the Klabane Crows have been eradicated, the task of harvesting apples can finally proceed as scheduled.
Xue La looked left and right, confirmed there was no one around, and quickly picked a bright red apple from the tree.
Then she took a big bite.
Crunch—
The texture was crisp, the juice overflowing, the taste sweet…
Xue La ran through almost every good word and phrase in her mind!
The girl’s eyes were shining.
This wasn’t a whim; she had been prepared for a long time.
Xue La clearly remembered her gaming experience from her previous life. The recipe for [Virgina Apple Pie] specifically stated, “Privet Town’s specialty red apples are best; other apples are inferior.” She wondered if this rule still applied after transmigrating to another world.
In the game, even player characters would specifically exclaim how delicious the apples from Privet Town were when eating them.
So, with the mindset of “transmigrating to another world to enjoy life,” Xue La felt she had to try one no matter what…
As long as the head mother and the other nuns didn’t see her.
Because life in the monastery was truly austere. Every day, they had to get up before dawn to pray to the goddess, then assign daily tasks, sweep the courtyards, tend the gardens and vegetable patches… or assist in preaching doctrine, doing chores and labor…
Free time was very scarce! Either copying scriptures, washing clothes, and so on…
Don’t forget, in her previous life, Xue La was just an unknown Earth worker. This kind of austere, monotonous life, though without pressure, also lacked passion.
‘I transmigrated to another world to enjoy myself, not to really cosplay as a nun and live a frugal life!’
‘What can relieve my worries? Only eating!’
‘In my previous life, I was a loyal user of discount meal apps and sodas. This life is no different. If there’s no good food, I’ll find it myself!’
‘Apples… something I didn’t really like in my previous life has now turned into a delicacy in my mouth.’
‘The taste is so good that I devoured several in one go!’
“Xue La!”
The vice mother leading the group said, “Are you done with your performance? Those Klabane Crows… should be taken care of, right? What are you still doing in the tree?”
“Just a little more…” Xue La lied.
“But I saw quite a few leftover apple cores on the ground—what’s going on?”
“Those were eaten by Klabane Crows. I told you the monsters haven’t been completely eliminated.”
The sister’s nose twisted in anger as she walked away in dismay.
Her eyes had already noticed the details on the apple cores scattered on the ground.
They were covered with human teeth marks.
“The Moon Goddess Lu’anna will punish those guilty of greed and gluttony…”
The sister made three points on her chest to show piety.
Xue La initially considered this as bullshit.
But in reality, it turned out she couldn’t even fart.
A few days later…
“It hurts so much!”
Xue La clutched her stomach, supporting herself against the monastery wall, trembling as she crawled toward the latrine…
“My stomach hurts so much… I ate too much fruit.”
But it feels… a bit… not like the kind of stomachache from diarrhea…
It’s more like a tearing pain in the lower body, not coming from the rear…
Her dress was covered in blood, sticky and viscous, emitting a certain ominous, coppery sweet smell.
‘Am I going to die?’
Xue La was terrified…
It was an experienced older sister nun who helped, saving Xue La from her wild thoughts.
As everyone knows, Maisonlogi, this ancient monastery, was originally a relic of the ancient elves who worshiped and revered the Moon Goddess Lu’anna, so naturally they understood the mysteries of plant growth and the germination of life.
After all, Xue La was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl… the thing that comes every month for women…
It was time to mention the daily reality.
That’s right, Xue La’s first period… this somewhat embarrassing scene was completed with the help of several nuns surrounding her.
Because Xue La was still the young lady of the Linde family, this matter also alerted the two head nuns of the monastery.
The first to arrive was the head mother. Even when visiting a shy girl welcoming her coming-of-age ceremony, she didn’t forget to bring her thick scriptures.
“Poor child.”
The head mother sat on the edge of Xue La’s bed in her dormitory, looking apologetically at the young lady of the Linde family resting in bed.
“I heard a few sisters have already helped you… hot water, and cloth strips…”
“Mm.”
Xue La covered her face.
“This is the first time for me…”
“It’s normal.”
The head mother smiled.
“But you did many things that aggravated the pain…”
Her wrinkled hands slid over the brown cover of the scriptures as the head mother explained one by one…
“You, first of all, were too overconfident, engaging in strenuous exercise, injuring your body’s vitality… Then, you committed the sin of gluttony, indulging in the sweet taste of raw fruit, completely forgetting that precious thing inside you…”
‘Precious thing…’
Xue La was extremely embarrassed inside.
‘They are completely on a different world line!’
“You need to know, for most nuns serving the Moon Goddess… that place… is very important.”
The head mother’s palm, through a blanket, stroked Xue La’s lower abdomen as she recited a scripture.
A warmth instantly filled Xue La’s limbs and bones, and even the anxiety in her heart was swept away.
Healing Spell, one of the basic divine magic that clergy such as monks and nuns master.
As the pain subsided, Xue La’s trust and goodwill toward the head mother increased.
“Most ordinary people lacking the blessing of the Moon Goddess, like you and me, always have to put in a lot of effort when invoking the divine magic granted by the gods, such as years of prayer and meditation, or a body part filled with life vitality…”
The mother carefully advised.
“Fortunately, I am the former… I hope you are too.”
“Me?”
“You need to redouble your efforts when copying scriptures and praying on ordinary days,” the mother said.
“I heard about your feat—using a few pebbles to deal with the troublesome Klabane Crows… Such an act is comparable to David defeating the giant Goliath.”
“Perhaps, in the future, you might indeed walk the path of an Exorcist Nun, or a Traveling Priest—in this troubled times, an era of rampant monsters, the most needed are people like the Brave.”
The head mother sighed deeply.
“The Adventurer’s Guild, sprouting up like bamboo shoots after rain and rising powerfully… may not be entirely a good thing.”
But the head mother soon realized her impropriety, coughed lightly, and then politely apologized.
“I’m sorry for making you listen to the complaints of a disappointed old woman.”
The wrinkles on the head mother’s face deepened.
“I’ll give you this—it’s the recipe for apple pie. Sister Mo En always keeps it hidden…”
‘Great!’
Xue La thought—Mo En was the vice mother, the name of the sister with gold-rimmed glasses who had led the apple picking earlier.
But it wasn’t one sheet, but two.
In addition to the recipe for [Virgina Apple Pie], there was another one: [Honey Roasted Apple].
‘Buy one get one free? Not a loss.’
Xue La judged.
The recipe for [Honey Roasted Apple] does not belong to Master Emius’s recipe collection, so it cannot be counted as a [Legendary Dish].
However, [Honey Roasted Apple], as a plain food, has quite outstanding effects among many foods.
[Effect: Within half a day, provides HP recovery effect +24% instant HP recovery +2%]
It can basically be seen as a lower-tier substitute for [Virgina Apple Pie]. Although it has the issues of shorter duration and lower HP recovery and regeneration effects compared to the former, it has the advantage of simple preparation and economical use.
“Apples and other fruits are cold in nature; they themselves taste best when roasted and are also most beneficial to the body…”
The head mother finished her last sentence and hurriedly left.
“Remember to roast several more. There are many girls like you facing their first period in the monastery—but not everyone has the qualification to lie in bed and not do work like you, young lady of the Linde family!”
“I understand.”
“I’m just relaying the words of Vice Mother Mo En.”
The head mother smiled.
“She’ll be here soon.”
***
Mo En indeed arrived very quickly, and with a clear purpose.
She brought a basket of sewing supplies: inside were a few iron needles stuck into a small piece of wax to prevent rust. Also a small roll of green thread, a pair of copper scissors…
“For an elegant and noble woman, sewing and weaving are also required courses.”
The gold-rimmed glasses reflected a shrewd light, making Xue La too scared to speak.
Vice Mother Mo En pushed the basket in front of Xue La.
“Child, learn—you cannot waste someone’s goodwill. Use that fabric to make a hat; it will be useful to send to your family in the future or give as a gift.”
Mo En was fulfilling the intention of the patron, that is, the Linde couple—however, Xue La found it hard to think that way.
Make a green hat to give to someone?
Xue La still retained many memories from her previous life.
“Can I not learn?”
“No, this is to punish your sins of gluttony and lying!”
Mo En jabbered on, “listing one by one” Xue La’s behavior of stealing apples in the orchard.
“The evidence is ironclad!”
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