Grace Field House

Lore & Background

Grace Field House is a special breeding program under the guise of an orphanage, overseen by a human "Mother" who ensures the children grow up as intelligent as possible. The house is separated from the outside world by a perimeter wall and gate. The children, including the bright and cheerful 11-year-old Emma and her best friends Norman and Ray, excel in regular exams and lead a carefree life. The truth is discovered one night when Emma and Norman follow a girl named Conny, who is sent away for "adoption," and find her dead at the gate, revealing the children are raised as meat for demons. After this discovery, Emma and Norman plan with Ray to escape with the children, but Norman is taken off to be "adopted." Emma and Ray then decide to escape with some of their other siblings, leaving half of the younger children behind. The escapees later become determined to return to free their remaining siblings, along with children from the other Farms.

In Their Own Story

In 2045, 1,000 years after the formation of "The Promise," the bright and cheerful Emma is an 11-year-old orphan living in Grace Field House, a self-contained orphanage housing her and 37 other orphans. They lead an idyllic life, with plentiful food, plush beds, clean clothes, games and the love of their "Mom," Isabella. Their education is seen as an important part of their development, and Emma, with her two best friends Norman and Ray, always excels in the regular exams. The orphans are allowed complete freedom, except to venture beyond the perimeter wall or gate which separate the house from the outside world. One night, a girl named Conny is sent away to be "adopted," but Emma and Norman follow with her favorite stuffed animal toy. At the gate, they find Conny dead and discover the truth about their existence in this idyllic orphanage—to be raised as meat for demons. Emma and Norman plan with Ray to escape from Grace Field House with the children, but Norman is taken off to be "adopted." Emma and Ray then decide to escape with some of their other siblings, leaving half of the younger children behind.

Reader's Guide

Grace Field House operates as a farm where children are bred for demon consumption. The children are raised with no knowledge of the outside world, believing they are orphans. They have identifying numbers tattooed on them. The house is run by a human "Mother" (Isabella) who oversees the children to ensure they grow up as intelligent as possible. The children are allowed complete freedom except to venture beyond the perimeter wall or gate. When children reach a certain age or intelligence, they are taken out for "adoption," but are actually fed to high-ranking demons. The escape plan devised by Emma, Norman, and Ray involves leaving half of the younger children behind initially. After escaping, the children encounter demons of all descriptions, including Mujika and Sonju, who aid them. Emma and Ray later meet up again with Norman, and together with their allies, they fight a battle for freedom against the demon queen Legravalima and the human Peter Ratri, who manages the Farms. Eventually, Emma secures the freedom of all the children and re-forges "The Promise," bringing all of them to the human world, but at the cost of her own memory.

Did You Know?

• The children at Grace Field House have identifying numbers tattooed on them and have no knowledge of the outside world.
• The story is set in 2045, 1,000 years after the formation of 'The Promise' that ended a war between humans and demons.
• Emma, Norman, and Ray always excel in the regular exams at the orphanage.
• The children are allowed complete freedom except to venture beyond the perimeter wall or gate.
• After escaping, Emma eventually secures the freedom of all the children and re-forges 'The Promise,' bringing them to the human world at the cost of her own memory.