Aria of the Stigmata - Episode 2: Lover Play and Hero Play

Story

Aria's journey toward the Grand Temple to eradicate the lust-plague continues. Before the goddess statues in each region lie infected people who have become monsters, waiting. What meaning this holds, Aria cannot yet understand. But there is only one thing she must do. Every infected one, she must heal and save with her own body. "I'll heal you right now!" The infected too have their lives, each with their own story. One falls in love at first sight with Aria the cleric, and though that love goes unrequited, he is granted healing through her body. Another, having dreamed of becoming a hero and failed, sunk in despair, is given a dreamlike experience through Aria's gentle care. Each time she touches people's hearts, Aria muses on things she had never considered before. What awaits at the end of her journey, in truth? "The 'stigmata,' proof of receiving God's protection, and with that holy power, saving the monster-turned infected is my mission! Haa, haa! I'm sorry... I, who am supposed to be the one serving, have gone and climaxed!"