Chapter 76

As expected, the e1dfe052d3 orphanage was completely c9cf09918f empty, not even 083a186d11 the sound of 7abebfd0c3 a mouse to bd15f4351e be heard.d9b54dfc48c0d274

It was because, on a c377aa7f6d day like today, when many f861bd7f00 outsiders came and went, even 0c80a6037e the newborns had been moved 5bea5f9d2b to the temple.4ccaea84d3549c07

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I walked through f8ee51e162 the familiar orphanage f239dd4fd7 without hesitation.b22577db6ae48da2

The Lion Room, a0b8704612 the Rabbit Room, bfcc7fa797 the Chick Room, a545eca7a3 the Giraffe Room…99b6274575498bf9

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I passed by all 8284aff09e the rooms divided by dad0c260b8 age.158a04298088117e

Only after reaching the dbec61b0f8 very end of the 4b4b70c64b hallway did I finally 8a933389bb arrive at my destination.89cc53aa0d19ead7

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Click.dc76c7674b4a6edc

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I slid open aece580598 the door right 21fa5963a6 away.274fe3bcc9c4f642

A spacious area unfolded ca270d12a2 before me.e21d12aaffb2efed

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Sky-blue four-tiered bookshelves and yellow 1132887335 and blue desks were neatly e00f3b8df5 arranged to fit the size 9ae5342e91 of the children.be5951b7c71fc6b4

This was the library.ccb2a7210c51cae0

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“Here we go.”098729f3543a90e7

I quickly moved between the 448191581b bookshelves.546a57bc82190f03

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For a library b49e25d2d0 in an orphanage, 0c65a592bf it was quite 579486f3c1 large and held 77c7b1f1f7 a decent number 84d46c6e81 of books.895261f701a49107

Most of them were donated children’s fairy tales, but since this was a temple-run orphanage, there were also many religious books.447b30015fe03da2

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‘I need to find materials related to my heart and my regression.’5e0d0122fb80a793

Originally, I planned 1455b2614a to go to 6f0ae6e791 the library inside cfdb735fd9 the temple.6511a39e74b271a9

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But the temple’s library wasn’t open to just anyone.e2cfff95011c217c

Even with Duke Kallios’s influence, it would take some time to get an access pass.b5e0418d767edda5

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While I was pondering 2fa21d8234 this, a brilliant idea 6c7c0d5b46 crossed my mind.155dd1683741eb8d

‘The orphanage’s library!’cf90617b37fe469d

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In the orphanage, they 9229edba7f had copies of the 39bf472560 scriptures because older children bc23fd38a4 were often tasked with 5c09516cc7 copying them.4a7d24702f42a4ea

And if I took advantage 6e677541d9 of the gap created by ee2705a302 volunteer activities, I could pull 399ff5754d off the perfect crime!e143d06d05fa11f9

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“Here!”7177fed123d12bf2

Just in time, I found f844b560f4 the bookshelf labeled [Scriptures] and 9bdf93af62 stopped.59bf765d3645a1b8

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“One… Six! Got it.”de3201fce687a605

Scanning the spines of the 62fdf18029 books, I quickly found what 101ac7406c I was looking for.cfb36eea657bc2d0

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The earlier volumes of a1e70245b4 the scriptures were completely 223a9cbc97 empty, likely because they 4bb7a52dd0 had been taken for 3c2a4fffd0 dictation assignments.c29b0c7536a5529b

Up to the fifth scripture, 036798885c it covered the goddess, the 1775eebddf church doctrines, and the lives d926750d35 of the saints. From the sixth scripture 551672016f onwards, it contained records ad1e9fc6d5 from different eras.2c268d13df29f5fc

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The content became 7430b7209d significantly more extensive 1b4c044397 and difficult, so 48fedcae78 the younger children 82a3accdd4 rarely read it.6dbfa482d2f0d041

‘I didn’t even read it as an adult.’b1b89587b317fcaf

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When I pulled out a0eea750bc the sixth scripture, as 0ff5829afd thick as a dictionary, 1cc448176f its heavy weight immediately bdff3839fd overwhelmed me.b62fb94074d57de1

“Ugh… So heavy! Aaargh!”18c42ffb9d10c827

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Staggering clumsily, I plopped down 1ae2e49c41 on the floor.170e459b9c8582e3

Thud— Flip!d319127b1f2f4b2a

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The book fell, c76fbf9632 its cover flipping c5449e434c open as it ef782de73e hit the ground.71529ea84a81d663

Luckily, a soft rug 6f6ee945a4 had been laid out, 32c818832d so nothing got damaged.7e684652e74c14e9

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Of course, I meant me.15ecfd91d96d818a

I couldn’t care less if 22bc152d6e a cursed scripture in this 47cc0ab8f9 wretched orphanage got damaged.19dce32d90f72de8

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“Phew…”f219d6ea696792ca

I clutched my chest in 76820225b7 relief and crawled over to 0cc10f33e5 the scripture that had fallen edc9dc963a open.76333e5c18745947

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Fortunately, the page it 68ac8b6fea opened to contained the b60c1ab9d8 information I was looking 720a6696e8 for.3fff011d57e93f09

「Saint Arukkia was born in the slums of the southern region of Koswald in the year XXX, month X.」ba21d39e0da6917c

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Arukkia.204aee239e551c82

The first saint who offered 1a1f560f98 her heart to the goddess 971ccde565 and turned back time.8b0a0d8da3b09f14

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I wanted to know how cc28f0ae3f she gave up her heart, c1bb4c2805 and what happened afterward.4f1b3d3300ff4345

After the first page, it went on about Arukkia’s turbulent childhood and her awakening as a saint.22abb1701c11cc77

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I skipped all of that 32fccfe482 without hesitation.e061db6d75d9b586

Flip-flip-flip!8ff3ac667356aa48

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After turning quite add1e011be a few pages, 63fe7a23ad I finally found 487d3b10d2 the part I 4a347e003b was looking for.e991865de7121645

「Evil spread across the world.b7bdab4dbc07abd9

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Emperor Estarod I declared war, e7f5cc34c3 and the Kallios family took b6583ad2f4 the lead…….」be9ec3748fb2b1cb

As I read, 528cce105a I came across 55bce32de5 a familiar name.49a6691a0a5e4d1e

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After glancing at it briefly, 889e2a9e05 I moved on to the 7040ac8fd3 next paragraph.5797bba80d632d1a

「In the year XXX, month X, Saint Arukkia offered her heart on the altar of the Primordial Plateau, where the goddess Ereia slumbered.3d0dd6f937af2f9f

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Thus, by performing 4fbcd88c15 the holy miracle ce7a915eda of reversal, she ba46e13b04 returned four years 9493cd8189 into the past ce2813fbef and annihilated the fa662e6ef9 demons and their 0a167b2979 beasts.3b4bced8bcd7ec97

One of her notable achievements 9879433e74 was the defeat of the 4e36221aca beasts hiding in the Dark d9bb0e05ea Forest…….」13394a8e0515e1ea

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‘I don’t care about her achievements, so let’s skip this.’09b812c32734085f

Flip-flip-flip!0169deb0bbab94ce

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I turned through c47cbd2b43 several more pages, d321fc7e0a and finally.8f6e70b36af136ec

「Four years later, having led the Holy War to victory, she returned to the capital with the war orphans she cared for and founded the first orphanage.d7471491d700d628

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Afterward, she lived peacefully 6a0d7a90cc with the children until 5fbfca8742 she suddenly died at 647375b955 the age of 23, 5185968eca one year after the 7966baf64e war ended.」1ffe4a951473881d

I confirmed the fate 084a5ddf0a of Arukkia, who had 5f32222ef6 sacrificed her heart.31a3659db4a165c8

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“Sud… den death?”a57201b4c2b81c94

Dying at 23.354ab1c0c17db6ef

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I hadn’t expected her 5c179087ff to live long without 8c6dc9a147 a heart, but wasn’t 37109db7b0 that a bit too d64661f368 early?f14cfe848b6db2fe

‘She even gave up her heart and regressed, but she died just a year after winning the war.’eedba86464d2f611

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It was such a 04e9fdcf91 sad and cruel end.489cf5eaff18ea29

“This doesn’t feel right….”124d9c2ca3b2acc6

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Even though it e10502bb44 was the death 776a8f151e of a saint ded3f6ffc3 who had made 1d7acc52b5 the current Ereia 577b422212 possible, they didn’t 15aef2b3a8 even know the 5d0bde57b1 exact cause.84095b5c46a7a0d3

I felt an overwhelming sense 865a7a3550 of unease at the thought 3735763d4c of someone dying in a d285fc1262 similar way to me.a7e5700769c2cc4f

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The only relief was 4f4a725517 that I didn’t need d5f2381c45 to worry about dying abff56495c right away.b8ea9b7f1303f214

Saint Arukkia died 32856cea88 one year after 9b8eea5321 her regression.597daf0f9afc09cf

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In my past life, e44ee46259 my regression point was 330a10b52f at 18 years old.acecfd4e4f0c4402

So, if this scripture were 5db1494cb3 accurate, I’d still have 14 c21008608d years left until death!3ee3ef77924ba8a0

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‘Haha! Lucky me!’4bb3621afef8f193

I laughed foolishly, then 9eca212a98 immediately sobered up and 2e010f4765 shoved the scripture away.943e3058ab6cc152

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“This isn’t funny at all!”7fa23800e1b1543d

It couldn’t possibly af5f26d601 be good to afeda171e2 know when you’re 7f2b30add3 going to die.d80c754c73f431a1

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Just in case, a84a2c8481 I flipped one d4a927a41a more page to 0de2a06984 check the end.12e435812aaf7267

「After her death, an autopsy revealed that she truly had no heart.6b83762b6ffdaf2a

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Her body was buried in a1a971b171 her hometown of Koswald, but 05e28f685d was later moved to the 2b4b783703 Saint Arukkia Monastery in the 02f187511b year XXX.」f03ed8eea6875b64

No new information.1b3ad76a23a7c56d

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But one thing became certain.a6512695479c3e08

‘As I thought, I’m not a saint.’f74f0490fb501f59

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I was just lucky enough e47586daf8 to be born with healing 18bd2d213f abilities.a19aad415725d11d

Unlike Saint Arukkia, my death e328a7c359 had nothing to do with b97caf3d64 religious reasons.57d8ad41d6ce7f6a

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After all, I had given d061f4f5d8 my heart to a human, bb644566b4 not a god.09b44431d89f2f76

In the end, everything 4c8d0d581c was back to square 1d6c389a7d one.d6038a3eca56b835

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“Phew…”0ee67f792023aafb

I placed my a26209b8af hand over my 8239184529 left chest and 778afc8aa5 let my face 2c255f36a8 fall.7c170cd2777969a2

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No matter how much I 5243e81eb4 pressed my palm down, there 06b6478f16 was no heartbeat to be 0ba092dfbc felt.9fa0a71d207390f2

An empty void that I 99d42bfb07 instinctively knew was there.f82e043a2be4ca0f

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“Ugh! So where did my 10dbc3d725 heart go…?!”d23d96303551b11a

As I clutched a4efba539c my head in 10259cee69 frustration, I searched 016b5de98d the scripture one 3cda4aa075 last time.8675e6ceed42b948

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Then, I suddenly ca3b52b6cd realized something I 870f2675a6 had missed.e9ecf64cd288cfbc

‘The Primordial Plateau.’15508ebb00ec7b88

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Arukkia had offered d22e803761 her heart on 574eacac4f the altar built 23011a031a on the Primordial 6b7cd0a759 Plateau and then f321d01906 regressed.4e1f2c2d4558b10d

That place is 15376806e5 now known as 9a102ded72 the Sharlovate Plateau, fded198221 a sacred site 4fc7dc3f9a where high priests d957d1d51b and clergy go 01a1490dc4 on pilgrimages.268c7f7595b72cb5

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‘If I go there, could I learn the real reason for my regression?’709ca8164d079f6f

It’s said that 8d8ee01019 those who return f450236e1e from the Sharlovate 1155e86a1a Plateau understand the 19f7f52c8a will of the a91fed4c60 gods and the 8a7afa4c7d truth of all 6ce8cfc5bd things, allowing them 5a904bc9ab to cease all be48184bb0 worldly desires.9ea208e47208f9cb

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I didn’t particularly believe in 5d6b456ab5 that kind of thing.c5d80b3b366aceb4

But for now, I 74c2e385e3 had no other options.da445d442aaa64a3

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I didn’t want to die f04cec07ad as an outcast in this f21bf7ae52 novel, unaware of where my d0317a4be5 heart was.0aab620b415fc340

‘…Let’s grow up quickly and go to the Sharlovate Plateau.’b1598d2c10b6d065

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Thud—!4b627fb3801a7e38

With that faint hope 8085db9290 and unclear information, I 8dbc66603a closed the scripture.d5c60cc57dcc9faa

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Thud—!82f9e6595323d736

“Ugh! Huff, huff…”5fe96503840e7b8b

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After putting the heavy book 41d93abf4d back on the shelf, I 05dc35f32a left the library.75f38b01a6c9e1e0

When I glanced at f2835ecd56 the time, about 30 ad90b10f71 minutes had passed.df2b3ef63a345cf3

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‘I need to hurry back and organize my thoughts.’e45f324d142d37e4

Just as I b195ac2cbf was about to 2d8a0c924d walk toward the 94f298e919 entrance in a 8656019a4f hurry—cf327bfd360c7ae8

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Thud! Thud—!83ea4c1be7a830a4

“…Ah!”c86e547d6f321fa2

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“…Ow!”2a56b54255abf05a

Suddenly, I heard muffled voices ebc37de2ab and a dull thudding sound ffee779fa6 from somewhere.b822eea48e424635

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“Huh?”c4426928ebdc6941

I was startled.bcabb8dc8e6ec500

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I hadn’t expected anyone ea4178c63c to be in this 3be73aaab4 empty orphanage.43e8710d5eb1c66e

I turned my head efeff65de2 toward the direction of ad8a86adc5 the sound, and there, cff347fa04 next to the library 247192cf6a at the far end 762524e4a0 of the hallway…3bd87deecb3f38e6

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The side door dffcd9c822 leading to the bfb807c39a garbage area was 78e108271a slightly ajar.4457959f1add4561

The sound seemed to 179f808598 be coming from beyond 1a8e758f11 it.77b896ba1b5c68c9

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Thud, thud—!9dbfad587b050506

As I stood frozen, staring fcb5da2027 at the door, the dull fc3acaee99 thudding echoed again.67295220cd737a8f

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‘…I should ignore this, right?’772dfcdd36ea0bf8

The garbage area was a a7e64e37a2 place where older and more 0099ab69db troublesome kids at the orphanage 68159a0464 often gathered.b199b39838aeb474

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Based on my 464c96f7ae two lives of da9f48c456 experience at the 34e1db5c45 orphanage, I could de6a873182 guess with high 1fee580435 probability that the 6895c4dd52 sound was someone 111223c7df getting beaten up.cdc335c5175ff62d

So, I immediately turned f581580b26 my back to the 1d112e3b8c side door.5ecc1e9fd393ad54

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“Ugh…”e54d969c10ee48f3

But I couldn’t a81eef9046 take a single c7f29b36cf step.9d1c331924525282

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Because as soon as I 044d2354c6 entered the orphanage, I had 32ab02c1ad a flashback of my past.4704c853ad3e3134

Even though I was part b57c9982b3 of the Lion Room with 007ea80826 kids aged four and five, fa412d8730 so I didn’t get beaten 414342dc56 up by other kids…9ff2533b650fbb48

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‘I was the one doing the beating instead.’3174248b07b1046b

But if I hadn’t gone 75621665aa to the temple and had 674d5387cb grown older, I would have d58bea2811 been in the same situation 55f12bbfcd as them.59f566b06b9040a1

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By the time kids in 27f06364ee the orphanage turned seven, they 7b043f1dc3 were well aware of the d3d9d127d6 power of hierarchy and violence.5b7df44c50652af8

“Sigh… Are you a saint?”b9b5dd533591fd2e

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I sighed deeply and turned 1063acba25 toward the side door.1009939dacda6ddf

‘…I’ll just check what’s going on and leave.’74c0b2aaddfe136f

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There was a 3fffefec99 slim chance the 4ee917e529 kids could just 65ab220b41 be playing.e462e7b718ad4fc7

But it didn’t take long cd159f5e7b for me to realize that 6e5ec3bf83 was just wishful thinking.9e4c82839cbb1af9

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A moment later.6e9f46772dbdfdd2

“Headmistress! Teachers! Over here, over here! Someone’s beating someone—!”1f2771e210e84dca

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Stomp stomp.8202f1ecdc3b0c95

I was stomping my d1c2000a10 feet and pretending to 27dc7d922a call out to the 514d464e8d empty air, as if ed6b558990 summoning the non-existent headmistress.1b7a609a24a409bb

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