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Although Xiao En found the question somewhat strange, she still answered straightforwardly:
"Hmm... I don't think I felt anything in July."
"For a long time after Grace's death, I did feel very sad."
"But even now, I can't tell whether it was sadness and grief, or a problem with the splitter. Or perhaps both?... "
"However, back then I didn't really want you to help me solve the problem as much as I did yesterday and today..."
"But at the time, I really did want you to be by my side... I can't tell if the diverging mechanism was involved..."
Although Xiao En herself didn't know what had happened to her body, as long as it could be proven that severe mental trauma would affect the splitter, that was enough.
Then Payne turned to Ella and asked, "Did your divergence malfunction at the training base?"
Ella tilted her head: "'Divergent'?"
Ah, I almost forgot that Ella didn't learn anything at the training base; she was just busy getting beaten up.
When Payne explained to her what a splitter was, the innocent little beast girl immediately blushed.
"Um! ...Does Master want to know about...this kind of thing...?"
Payne immediately replied, "Yes."
Just kidding, Payne knows exactly what kind of person he is, and he believes the beast girls know it too, so there's absolutely no need to hide it.
In other words, he wanted to know about Ella's situation both publicly and privately, and his reasons were quite valid, which is why he didn't hesitate or feel embarrassed at all.
However, somewhat unexpectedly, Ella hesitated for only a few seconds before nodding firmly, "If Master wants to know, I will tell you!"
"Um...you don't have to be so insistent..."
This child is so obedient it breaks my heart.
But Ella quickly deflated: "Even if Master asks that, I don't know if I ever came to the splitter while I was at the training base..."
"I don't know the dates of entering and leaving the training base, but it feels like I stayed there for a long time, from when the weather was still cool until it became unbearably hot."
"As for the branching device... sigh, when I was there, I was either getting beaten up or running laps around the track. I felt terrible every day, and I would just fall asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow at night, so I don't even know if I ever went to the branching device..."
"I'm considered lucky. Of the orcs who trained with me, I know of several who have died... Sigh..."
Listening to Ella's story, Payne felt particularly bad. He patted her head and said, "Don't worry, I will include your current situation in the report and fight for better treatment for you."
"Well then, thank you, Master." At this moment, Ella found it hard to be happy and simply thanked him in a flat tone.
"Also, don't say the word 'death' anymore. Use other expressions instead. For example, 'clench your buttocks' or something like that..."
"Ah... okay, okay?" Ella didn't quite understand, but she still subconsciously agreed.
While rubbing the dog's head, Payne pondered for a moment before asking:
"In other words, Ella, you spent almost half a year at the training base, from early spring to late summer, which coincides with your split device's activation from March to June, but you didn't realize it... Can I put it that way?"
Hmm... I guess so?
"Okay, then the report will be written like this."
As he spoke, Payne gave the chair leg one last tap with the hammer, fixing it completely.
Whether they are politicians, generals, or training officers, they certainly wouldn't care about the beast girls' splitters.
But if even something as crucial to a living being as a branching device is disrupted by the anti-orc training methods, it's not hard to imagine the terrible treatment the orcs have endured.
No matter how you look at it, this shouldn't happen during normal military training—otherwise, they'd better study how to command a bunch of cripples in battle.
Payne knew his report would go nowhere, but as long as he kept writing and offering suggestions in different ways, when the day came that Germany had to pay attention to the beast girls, someone would always dig out his several-pound report.
Whoever discovers this report will be deeply moved by his dedication to the Emperor, his homeland, and the cause of the armed orcs. The ensuing scenario will involve questioning why the Imperial bureaucracy would bury such a talent, elevate him to the status of an armed orc expert, and swiftly promote him, while also imposing a comprehensive improvement on the treatment of orcs...
Note: Payne himself was well aware that the above content was all wishful thinking. He knew that he was not a genius, but only that his IQ was barely enough to get into college thanks to the knowledge he had gained in his previous life.
However, you should still have dreams, what if they come true?
Chapter 156 CLV. Ella's Rehabilitation Training
Payne thought he could leave after fixing the tables and chairs and cleaning up the place for the officers.
But unexpectedly, Stephen and Ruby returned from the rear with a large bag of documents and a new task—to distribute a document to every company at the front.
Naturally, this task was assigned to the fast-running beast girls.
Because the front line was so vast, even with the help of three fast dogs and an incredibly fast horse, it was already dinnertime by the time they finished their task.
Payne was not at all averse to this kind of war-related mission, and he also managed to complete the training mission along the way.
Messenger was one of the first positions to be replaced by beast girls, and it is also one of the few areas where beast girls do better than humans (mainly because they are faster).
Therefore, even though Payne's side is a combat capability verification unit, delivering intelligence is a training program that his beast girls must undergo.
Even after running all day, Stephen did not give up her regular training plan. After dark, when there were fewer people in the trenches, she started running along the circle formed by the first trench, the second trench, and the two communication trenches.
If the road conditions inside the trenches hadn't been so poor, she would have at least run several kilometers, instead of returning dejectedly after only a few laps—in a physically embarrassing sense.
Because it hadn't rained for days, the ground was quite dry, and the dust kicked up while she was running covered her up completely.
However, she clearly didn't care much about it, and as soon as she returned to the bunker, she happily jumped onto the bed. "Ah~ it feels so good to be all sweaty after running~~ It would be even better if I could take a shower~~"
“Water is too precious on the front lines, bear with it. Unless someone’s willing to drink your bathwater,” Pine said.
At this moment, he did not stay with Xiao En on the second and last day of the divergence device. Firstly, it was still early before bedtime, so he could take the opportunity to let Xiao En cool off. Secondly, he still needed to help Ella with her rehabilitation training.
He was now sitting on the golden retriever's bed, holding her ankle with one hand and slowly rotating her foot with the other, asking, "How is it? Can you still feel anything?"
Ella was no longer reacting to intimate contact with Payne, but whenever Payne examined her sprained leg and massaged it at night, her face would still turn slightly red.
"Ugh...no...it doesn't hurt."
"If it doesn't hurt, why are you stuttering?"
"...It really doesn't hurt."
“How about this?” Payne said, increasing the range of rotation.
"...It doesn't hurt."
"it is good."
He then gently squeezed each of Ella's toes, asking, "Are they numb?"
"It's not numb."
Then he bent his index finger and poked the sole of his foot, "Does it feel numb?"
The golden retriever suddenly shuddered, "...numb!"
"Yes, that's right, numbness is correct."
"?"
"It gets numb when I poke it."
As he said this, Payne sighed with some regret, "From any perspective, your sprain has fully recovered."
"However, I don't know if you've noticed, you still walk with a slight limp."
"Ah... really..." Ella was disappointed for only a second, then happily said, "But it's okay! I don't think it affected my running! I'm definitely fully recovered!"
"Hmm, congratulations on your recovery." Payne smiled faintly, then examined her leg more closely. "So, the limp must be a side effect? This is the first time I've ever seen anything like it..."
"You must have continued strenuous exercise after spraining your ankle, which is why you ended up like this. It seems that even a beast girl's regenerative abilities aren't omnipotent..."
As he muttered to himself, Payne felt the dog leg in his hand gradually retracting, so he immediately squeezed it tightly, preventing her from escaping.
“Eee!…” Ella immediately let out a strange cry.
"Does it hurt you?"
"No...no...really no! I'm really completely healed!" Ella quickly said.
“I also believe you are fully recovered, but I would like to do a few more days of rehabilitation training for you to see if we can completely cure your limp.”
"Well……"
"What, you're not satisfied?"
"No, no! Absolutely not! Aha, ahahahaha..." Ella waved her hands and laughed dryly.
Anyway, there's no harm in it. If it heals in the end, it'll be a huge win, and I can also enjoy Ella's reaction. Why not do it?
So Payne put his index finger between Ella's big toe and second toe, and said, "Pinch."
"Eek!..." Ella let out another strange cry, her toes twitching almost imperceptibly.
This isn't entirely him being malicious; it's legitimate rehabilitation training for regaining foot strength.
Therefore, Payne continued to command with complete composure: "I told you to clamp it, what are you doing?"
"I'm so sorry..." Ella apologized while pressing her foot down.
"Put more effort into it, have you not eaten?"
"Should we...go even harder?...Hmm..."
"I told you to use your strength! Use all your might! But I still feel like you're not fully recovered."
Hearing this, Ella finally panicked and let out a loud "Ouch!" before gripping her toes tightly.
"Hey, hey, okay, okay, okay—let go, let go, let go of my feet, let go of my feet..."
"Ahhh, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry! Did I...did I hurt you?..."
Startled by Payne's increased volume, Ella quickly released her toes. Payne immediately pulled his fingers out and shook them, saying, "It's okay, it's okay, no need to apologize. I asked you to do it."
"However... it does hurt a little... it seems you have truly recovered completely."
The beast girl's strength was indeed great, and it was great in every way; even her toes had such great strength.
Payne couldn't even imagine how (sore) it would have been if he hadn't used his fingers.
Then he grabbed Ella's feet, unbuttoned her clothes, and stuffed them into his arms. "You don't need to use hot towels anymore. I'll warm them up for you."
"This...this won't do?!" Ella's face immediately turned bright red. "It's one thing to have the trainer treat me and do rehabilitation exercises, but now they want to warm...warm my feet?!"
Ruby, who was resting with her eyes closed, finally couldn't help but say, "Ella, you don't need to feel pressured. Payne is just that kind of person. He likes this kind of thing."