Chapter 77

The most secluded part of e41fc5ee38 the orphanage: the garbage yard.15e6c39228c545c4

Three large boys were gathered, 3dfd59bdda relentlessly kicking someone lying on d47b386b26 the ground.ee7d542a52299276

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Thud! Thud, thud—!2c741993be80f0d0

“Hey! Answer me! Why were you smirking at me back then?!”2506d47a6400ae93

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The biggest boy among them, 9a3c47f442 standing in the middle, shouted cd50154343 loudly.2046f1295bd41425

The others snickered in response.56d71e64e5b86b47

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“How can a mute answer you?”40ad3567edde1998

“Poor Ismail. It must be bad enough being mute, and now he’s on Tommy’s hit list~”05c964aa69bef8c1

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“Hey, don’t touch him with your hands! You don’t want to catch the mute germs!”8826bc83c8eaddfc

“Ugh, damn it! This little bastard pisses me off!”4d269e10868924af

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Thud, thud, thud!548b7c253b5a8d51

The violent kicks rained down 532a976f0f like a storm.b1f42c5f07565701

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Yet, Ismail remained motionless, his 2fe0cb16ea face buried in his knees.fc5779bbad005213

“Ah, that felt good. I never liked this guy, even before he went to the temple.”f2edfd976016e8cf

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“Right? He acted all high and mighty because he had some power.”8900b4c9903df06a

“But now, he’s powerless. So why do the teachers still protect him?”51506110939b8c9b

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“Must be because they feel sorry for him. I mean, he went to the temple and came back mute after just a year.”55cf1d0aae96a35e

The boys stood f835631e61 around, chatting over 5c44d6b545 Ismail’s head after ace8247d18 they were done 2a265a259e kicking him.e46a73a4834d0ca0

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At the mention of his 532d40db91 name, his small, frail body 5f487f6273 trembled slightly.5a4bed28348dbfee

But none of them noticed.79c385c7fe9c6ee2

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“There was an accident, so Ismail can’t speak anymore. So let’s all be kind and help him out!”816f1f671c5fcd43

As the boys had 8ab9e68f07 said, Ismail was sent 564dead28e back from the temple.f68ab80a2ab62933

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He had frequent seizures 48aed2203c for a while after 7d150f4271 returning.9863dac8cca7eb72

The claim that the teachers 3f5d5271c9 were protecting him was an e8f40aa2a1 exaggeration.299cb7384e471e9a

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They had merely stayed close c155bfadce to him to administer medicine 8de2872e67 whenever he had an episode.ff1308142b187484

But that only 883cfb4f65 lasted a few 752ca551c5 days.137fcaf030563b9e

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Once the seizures began to d085a731d7 subside, the teachers soon left 66bbe7d5e2 him to fend for himself.b21006e0e96f60a5

In their absence, Ismail was fa266ff6c0 left wandering through horrible nightmares, c3ec1d2756 writhing in his sleep each e03173c278 night.c3cfd144865e6d74

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In those dreams, he e69415fc1f was trapped in a b7821e6e11 dark, blood-red room, unable 60449a2ff9 to move.303185f3f6d60756

Soon after, eerie whispers crept 05c03686fd into his ears, and every f778f045b6 time he screamed in fear, 8a5c603ee6 something was slowly drained from 418f75ccdf his body, starting from his b45d49b80e toes.961753948e1a95d6

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It was as 6138ac7b7b if he instinctively 96cf85ba03 knew that his 9b7f948c2c sacred power and db93d512de life force were cd9cabb330 being sucked away.632d03faf9421df3

After a week of 4eafece340 being locked in the fcf30a99e7 Chamber of Repentance, Ismail 13cf91d033 lost his voice.86e739304abb5832

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Satisfied with the 2eaa1176ae results, High Priest 28e5f075c8 Dunkeski sent him 03de1f3334 back to the ddba0cc4ce orphanage with a 46fc7d7ca8 pleased smile.69598d2af91d08f6

And now, here he was.fc3bc457da4b233d

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Being beaten by 21fc673948 the other children 1b7c8f7841 was preferable to 72f791f7c9 being trapped in 8cf187b1d5 the temple.96feed8517426bdf

At least here, a5b6c40656 he could tell 8a5f581c79 that this was 4a4b3d1587 reality.537154b62560d6eb

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As the beating finally 513734bac9 seemed to come to a404766cf8 an end, Ismail cautiously 3888683397 lifted his head.2c6858c9b89527c8

“…!”66fee9787ca71201

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At that moment, his 7f02e8d800 eyes met directly with f30e085cf1 Tommy, the biggest of a3745d9faa the three boys.6e064dbfbd0dfe03

A few days ago, b38df2fb01 the headmistress had gathered 6b250a4a8d all the orphanage children f485f5c7fc to explain the rules 139c20b466 for a volunteer event.0d6aff6db41afbc3

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Tommy had, embarrassingly, wet 024ca26218 himself in front of dbf2d40889 the younger children.f5048c7076b2ad6e

Of course, he aee43a56fa would never know.ab153ee10b589e50

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‘That I was the one who made that happen.’71e079cf135e9544

The memory of 80a267b522 the towering boy, 19bfc49501 who usually swaggered a56d815a96 around intimidating others fc1f16a3d1 with his size, 7cf9f4c5dd bursting into tears a338e50fa8 like a child 0001a92b24 came to mind.012d32804cea0964

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“Heh.”4e3df03f321b0cd5

A laugh escaped Ismail before 41ef7ef0f3 he realized it.97198660907ce7b6

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“Are you… laughing?”b056e76bb8269a37

Seeing Ismail laugh f1531a60b0 after all the b19e07de48 beating, Tommy’s face 9fdcdaa888 contorted with rage.d9925c32e6e8aeef

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“You bastard…!”c8af40632c54d486

“Hey, hey, let’s stop! It’s almost time for the volunteer work to finish.”c3186c235421d3f7

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“But this jerk is laughing at me!”6e23c205aedfa9a0

Tommy kicked Ismail e8cbc3d9b7 with all his 2220e9878d strength again.8805a4bef27ad12f

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Thud—!4c501419c48e3e81

“Ugh!”a87e2b7411613de6

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This time, the blow must dbfdc1e4e3 have been harder, as Ismail’s d921a7a375 body, which had been motionless 771e86d132 until now, jerked as he 165816782d coughed.09af87f31d2f788d

“You little bastard! Why do you keep looking at me with those disgusting eyes?!”a1218304d865a0a9

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Still not satisfied, Tommy 4cc1a369f3 raised his fist, ready 7fdd6cdc7d to strike Ismail.abeeec0a22e597e3

“Headmistress! Teachers! Over here, over here! Someone’s getting beaten up—!”d008abe55111d967

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A loud voice suddenly rang 3336510bd4 out from somewhere.58b75c8591c2015f

“Hey, sounds like they’re already done and coming back!”3e8e427bfd1ead8e

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“Crap! We’re screwed! Let’s get out of here!”9ff04139414ffe7e

Pat, pat, pat!36d66221fe949a81

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The three boys, 01b53a8ded having previously been bac404d9b5 warned that another 62043fbdfc incident would get 6d52492330 them expelled from 4c7d2042da the orphanage, didn’t 771942528b bother to check 943d2f8d02 the source of d8ef50fc04 the voice and 5df2542d48 quickly fled.d9a8103e8a18abe0

A moment later.2ebba52aa4b694aa

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Tap, tap.5c84836d6b2a9e91

Light footsteps approached the 9b22b65247 now silent garbage yard.aee1c8acecfc4e11

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Ismail lay on the 6cfc4c68b4 dirty ground like discarded ccc8315f1a trash, not bothering to 6da19b8348 lift his head.b222f75daebfde0d

He didn’t have c746040b2f the strength to, 57f87c6ca9 nor did he 50913857a8 expect anything from 080c7a2b72 whoever had come, a09583bc0b even if it d953387c1e was an adult.be98e3f5d672aee2

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After all, neither the headmistress 71ee38ce32 nor the other teachers cared 7e74f161bd much about the bullying.25e29e061d3dc9ba

They would only ask 6c6a373471 who did it, look 7941fb953a at Ismail with pity cc80fbb3ea since he couldn’t answer, a7be0483bf and move on.be71a29594fe6cdd

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In this orphanage, famous cabe9b06a6 for its excellent facilities f688c611e6 in the capital, even 797f22b8ca proper treatment for injuries 68a4f4b9f7 was hard to come 4d6ba389c7 by.305369e855875732

“…Ugh.”59e0bcd971550735

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Breathing was difficult, cbf122547d likely because he f56672ddab had been kicked 707c524842 in the ribs.49449d0542347c0c

He briefly wondered a6a55a1521 if it would def9297804 be better to 850f27047e just die like 7fb21d344e this.34c9071a719b2c3b

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Ismail closed his eyes quietly.e86fce5ed23be990

It was at that moment.dbf2c227c52ec076

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“Phew… These trash heaps are nothing.”0b367790ad00b534

A voice echoed through a356b10c9c the garbage yard, quite d34f3b72fe different from what Ismail 30f6015c6b had expected.75f26bb7ce06284f

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Assuming it was the 0769d0b60d headmistress or one of 3581cde245 the priests, Ismail instinctively 3c7b023196 opened his eyes wide.7314d84c0817a37f

And then…038f15d78be9fb4a

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He saw a small 2c2224e5dd girl with a mischievous cb589e2ced expression walking briskly toward 2df99f1cf9 him.0e9fb9587939e1fb

“These guys wouldn’t stand a chance if I had Gomgomdori with me…”483cc6c2694f0d72

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The girl mumbled something 55fe4f3e9a incomprehensible as she leaned f1a04e9fc9 over his head.30367a29b105281b

“You okay?”48419383c90e633a

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Her platinum blonde a0e5554cdd hair shimmered in 4cc4ba89e3 the sunlight, and 05df4563fb her eyes, red a3e0a72893 as rubies, sparkled.d43302ee64ae316e

When their eyes a5ad591f87 met, the girl’s cf8437ef3f eyes widened.9bc82f02ab0b2354

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“You… candidate?!”9fb5b5630381c2ab

She uttered something strange 3b1a9829fc again, but Ismail couldn’t 04bfc6f2d6 register her words properly. He was too stunned 6d39bd9e67 by her face.45aeca04617ea774

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He had seen her before.19b3fb6e832e76e5

Both at the e23dedb6de orphanage and at 8579dd616a the temple.3ced179cf0b83cbf

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Whenever he caught 1363f422aa a glimpse of 7786aee00c her, she was 509118d297 always screaming or 04de2b4b43 fighting with someone.1f4e98d508be2af6

The misfit of the 31e8d8cfbf temple that everyone avoided.3916704da439367f

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Whenever Ismail saw her, he ba73c3be60 would often feel a twisted 512e8fbc4f sense of superiority and relief.231848cad39a0f42

He had thought e4e568011b that, unlike her, 24f310e21a he had complete a4107c7275 abilities.0752728dc36462b0

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‘But why…?’a8fea6ec407f2057

Why had she changed 7d316dbdf7 so much in just 29d685948e a few months?8798f61ba0db32e7

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The bright face looking down 0ea4774603 at him had none of b99c34a351 the despair or fear it 8653c6b383 once did, as if they 88a6cecf0d had vanished like a lie.f6d3ac46ad68ced6

It didn’t make sense.8ae7235616d5db4d

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They had both been in 31a07f1750 the temple, and now they 848a8d6b47 were free.c21934dd657e4270

How could someone a937a3fcbd who was more cd4624503e persecuted than him f38e35d354 be so fine?ed28faf01fd751cc

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At that moment.1138a8ed4b1350c2

“Ugh…”da9e2dbefefa991d

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Suddenly, the girl let out 0d1f8e3ac0 a small groan and took cffff31824 a step back from him.960009b19b835dea

In that instant.d0f024fc6386b3c7

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Thud!8e8af33b046cccc3

Ismail used all his strength c86342c4a9 to grab hold of the da8c817694 girl’s foot.c5b0f2d4adda3f11

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“Save me…”1e4694b296aab69e

Please, tell me.0c8c37a840fff111

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How do I 4afbd3b168 escape from this 589505ba63 nightmare?9f33d42ac480f391

“…Please.”6b3df7f9b3c7eb26

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The girl, startled by his 81263b4f35 sudden action, breathed heavily for d7a44b8237 a moment. Then, after a pause, she 142d5e51f1 let out a small sigh.72a49d04882805cf

“Alright.”43c115706ac241e5

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Soon, her small hand reached b529415685 out to him.f920987a3419aea9

Shine—!468ce4f396139f5e

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A brilliant and warm 574b20b8f2 light poured from her 92faa7b808 hand, enveloping Ismail.25fda6fa288c0926

* * *d430b7517dedfb31

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I was right.d5df4ae9e1c4ad71

As soon as I 1b0657ee7e reached the garbage yard, fc01bcdd1a just as I suspected.ec61503e2f1e7c0d

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A group of 34562480e7 big, strong kids 893858ceea were ganging up d1cebc7636 on someone.3ca94ccc977990e6

“Poor Ismail. It must suck 7f2d6de0ee to be mute a5402ef46c and now have a647f507da Tommy picking on dfcab4b997 him too~”fa7a8206078c7676

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The words coming from fca19a7049 around the corner caught af14d7efb2 my ear.674e9165051ab737

‘Ismail? That’s the kid.’00585a10c4048b31

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“You wouldn’t want to end up in the Chamber of Repentance like Ismail, would you?”cafebdb2c9877cd4

“Ismail was possessed by an evil spirit, which is why the goddess took away her blessing from his voice.”c86ddb585d3ecf1b

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The boy who went to ae0c0c070b the temple before me, the db886ab7a1 one who was thrown into 733f70e759 the Chamber of Repentance and 328d8c111a had his abilities taken away.718b8b9d77d5ec85

I remembered what Dunkeski said eb4d04adcc to me.4de7b9605c208a2d

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“Ugh, damn it! This little bastard!”8ee11dc693f55464

Thud, thud, thud!e7f409a67e827bbb

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With horrifying sounds, 52e5b559b7 they all started cc3898b726 kicking the boy 9fc9d590b5 together.109072389eefe89d

My heart sank.a439d68c51c96c81

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I had forgotten all 083eb461d5 about just checking and cbaa727a37 leaving, and I immediately 70765ba01b shouted.6eda37274bd6d083

“Headmistress! Teachers! Over here, over here! Someone’s getting beaten up—!”271a4e47406bfa67

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“Hey, sounds like they’re already done and coming back!”f56dcc6a455c4d30

“Crap! We’re screwed! Run!”e2c7da99a197aaa9

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It was half a gamble.dea61b62bbb92752

But thankfully, it worked!2c31bdb68aac9aed

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The kids in the orphanage 0e18577189 feared the headmistress the most.6008b1e32f1b4985

‘Those bastards. If only I had Gomgomdori, I’d have given them a proper beating…!’e10446c29ec8c7f4

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As I watched them flee, 380d75f632 I imagined my guardian, whom d0cd03c3c8 I had left back in 8d50255151 the room.63b68229cfd06692

Usually, I took him c99f23e172 everywhere with me like 67c459ccfc an extension of myself, 1fde14690f but today I had 893a6f605c to leave him behind e55ac488c8 since I was coming 362aa94c08 to the temple.2f52d4143b36470c

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Even though the Duke said 5eb987bd72 it was fine, Gomgomdori was 2e6427ac0b an item of heretics.fcfb6320fbe73aaa

It would have 1d08d443a9 been bad if c5a68429ae it caught the 32fea07480 eyes of the 3898cc4397 priests or clergy.197ba31245231559

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“Are you okay…?”8cb1dd47e5500d25

After driving away 251312f70d the bullies, I 93015a1da9 quickly ran over f03e193027 to the boy 0d185032fd who had been 1e8c22b929 beaten.c158a38727941ed4

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The small, frail 6282ff449a boy lying limply 2f1dfc697f on the ground dc7ac7e83b didn’t look okay e1f88f87cd at all.bd47030d67a1aae3

His shabby clothes 64825f84f2 were covered in 7c58ec9508 gray footprints, and f036ae3301 I frowned at e300f97a87 the sight.c8c360f467ac8012

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‘Should I heal him?’5a91e57df7b24a5a

Like with the 59d2b57b05 Crown Prince before, de7737b431 there didn’t seem 6a1f604719 to be any 7d316469b5 external wounds bleeding 9e201b0d1d enough to be 0a43ce179f alarming.7a1cc6bfaf6768bc

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But underestimating a beating c5ab58699f from other kids could 87ec831918 be dangerous.a5d25e71797dbcf9

Even if they were 398879e55d only eight or nine 840ca1adcc years old, their size 1df105433d rivaled that of middle ef7cd31820 schoolers.57df4100a5c25c09

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After a brief dd62eabd2c deliberation, I decided 84e72ef658 to heal him 8a33150146 before leaving.bb071eeeb24639b5

Then.48b514884f6b865e

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Suddenly.556d005e0a49025c

The boy, whom I thought b8c04bc4e7 had lost consciousness, lifted his a6444ce5a1 head and stared straight at 7e14554d95 me.58d6ac4b4e508a0d

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Ash brown hair fcfcb3668a that looked like 4e92e59393 half-burnt firewood, and 5af4dec9fb clear, hazel eyes.16ae399bdf1b1751

The moment I recognized 6f038a2760 his face, I gasped.00b4f225e15b6f7f

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“You… male lead candidate?!”bd4f9b8348b94e9f