Chapter 76

As expected, the orphanage was 00ba6d9e3a completely empty, not even the c13691af62 sound of a mouse to 61ae870625 be heard.73727802b9d58e20

It was because, 800ca9822c on a day bd1f9d5017 like today, when 5a1534fafa many outsiders came f564da18bc and went, even 9891e7f1a2 the newborns had 65969f9475 been moved to d76253700c the temple.50517194264e6b7c

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I walked through e2556d5470 the familiar orphanage 65d2f34c1a without hesitation.c735aa9fead0347c

The Lion Room, f889ea219d the Rabbit Room, 93a2770eb0 the Chick Room, bd5ea2ae31 the Giraffe Room…1856776f382c340b

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I passed by 83cb8c6eb2 all the rooms cee6e5a301 divided by age.a60b203513a4c574

Only after reaching 5bfd9d099f the very end d6a893f98e of the hallway 2a98ae25b2 did I finally 70dc8ab642 arrive at my 106833d979 destination.c4d92ceb0926c1c5

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[Book Dock]78c7ebfdfe48d7eb

Click.c6e21bad297b7a7b

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I slid open the 098310312a door right away.e09b5b21a590b051

A spacious area unfolded before e0ae70ab62 me.af3d8a97a46993f6

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Sky-blue four-tiered bookshelves 3ba972c065 and yellow and 293ed7e16c blue desks were 64485be0a6 neatly arranged to cc2f45beac fit the size 8e0cb55a27 of the children.5535f5b98cc67dce

This was the library.baaf3b385e35fbfe

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“Here we go.”be5b95e9548d9c98

I quickly moved between 5eae4b2061 the bookshelves.7cd7d511d5971b85

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For a library in b322b5f4b0 an orphanage, it was 53e5953883 quite large and held 379a4b08cf a decent number of 51b9e6fe3b books.001899089ecce05c

Most of them were donated children’s fairy tales, but since this was a temple-run orphanage, there were also many religious books.6bea678098ece140

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‘I need to find materials related to my heart and my regression.’137991381e85e430

Originally, I planned to b68c25284b go to the library 161427890e inside the temple.7e6dc120e1619fc7

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But the temple’s library wasn’t open to just anyone.0fd04cbeed64390e

Even with Duke Kallios’s influence, it would take some time to get an access pass.2609614ba921fa7d

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While I was pondering 7f3325d6da this, a brilliant idea eedb3c3e0e crossed my mind.50a4e85d0c6f3093

‘The orphanage’s library!’a7720aaa0e57c7f4

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In the orphanage, c060232405 they had copies d43f37d9b0 of the scriptures 6b3d393bc3 because older children aa041c01ec were often tasked da6a5ef71e with copying them.97b823371221bd91

And if I c79be345ef took advantage of c8696c5cdd the gap created 589f14b786 by volunteer activities, 53fa6db01e I could pull fb6b0823c9 off the perfect e371100802 crime!39e062a3eedc3d73

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“Here!”813c0e2d2f46e754

Just in time, I 32a917f89d found the bookshelf labeled 9a2ebca929 [Scriptures] and stopped.1f8d06da6b828a54

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“One… Six! Got it.”38fa65a4c4606833

Scanning the spines of f63dc7bfb8 the books, I quickly 0453074943 found what I was 4c452494de looking for.1717de7be8937eb6

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The earlier volumes f2cbf35cd4 of the scriptures ce32e175ea were completely empty, 9177ce2b21 likely because they 9451d63cc2 had been taken bbd6a5acea for dictation assignments.a1789f3283ccd843

Up to the 31a6b60798 fifth scripture, it 059109a1bf covered the goddess, 0cf23ee88c the church doctrines, 6daf6e36a3 and the lives 791ffe1841 of the saints. From the sixth scripture onwards, b4360af09c it contained records from different 7da72529ab eras.52d303895a48a42b

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The content became f50f895daa significantly more extensive e5f8a0983e and difficult, so 1dc4e02bbd the younger children 30b83be1c3 rarely read it.461619c05540e4d4

‘I didn’t even read it as an adult.’f6105b497068c6dc

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When I pulled out f02b59c015 the sixth scripture, as e8d528010f thick as a dictionary, c8ca5b3a18 its heavy weight immediately 95e0124707 overwhelmed me.9cbe3ce21847ce3b

“Ugh… So heavy! Aaargh!”7c1bd477d1c222f9

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Staggering clumsily, I 52422c258f plopped down on e02b5537bd the floor.c1ff3431672c4b14

Thud— Flip!5f9a47b3eada368d

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The book fell, its cover c8ca544be5 flipping open as it hit b12ceee7bd the ground.f81df233279c2075

Luckily, a soft rug b4a208779a had been laid out, b962c98a28 so nothing got damaged.e1b1033fdc02a7ef

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Of course, I meant me.a7fc6c5630c228e6

I couldn’t care less cec87dab97 if a cursed scripture dc71753350 in this wretched orphanage 0c605ccd64 got damaged.a484125a1dc81e82

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“Phew…”63f0b939bff50f85

I clutched my chest 20dfb1c174 in relief and crawled 28be6c927d over to the scripture 5c2272dbb7 that had fallen open.afef6a3e3fd57326

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Fortunately, the page it bfddc8313e opened to contained the b91f0f9d1e information I was looking 82b5e52f72 for.b1eee753e8289fb4

「Saint Arukkia was born in the slums of the southern region of Koswald in the year XXX, month X.」7ff89a46aa12dd00

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Arukkia.c6600a98b7d2ebac

The first saint who offered 49fa19b834 her heart to the goddess c681e9770e and turned back time.66f65ed261aa1f23

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I wanted to know how a2d247c433 she gave up her heart, 318c9c0ba7 and what happened afterward.731ee363714fa47d

After the first page, it went on about Arukkia’s turbulent childhood and her awakening as a saint.aa9de57bd5d112ca

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I skipped all of c74a0dec19 that without hesitation.456583f6814b74ad

Flip-flip-flip!f4191b360f2adbd3

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After turning quite a few 98854688f3 pages, I finally found the e76bc2de58 part I was looking for.c7e92c39eb75ad23

「Evil spread across the world.c5063c30f4e80a5b

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Emperor Estarod I declared 4858ea04e8 war, and the Kallios 42aec27183 family took the lead…….」f5e993349ab4aff9

As I read, I came 14d920a39f across a familiar name.0efdcc9f22b39879

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After glancing at it briefly, 5943428357 I moved on to the 6ab55cf4ae next paragraph.b25bf7177eccb579

「In the year XXX, month X, Saint Arukkia offered her heart on the altar of the Primordial Plateau, where the goddess Ereia slumbered.01da70818c7e7396

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Thus, by performing the holy e7807d87d4 miracle of reversal, she returned 5e220f4a63 four years into the past 2682420b9b and annihilated the demons and c225bb3b6a their beasts.446b1f71164b0185

One of her notable 8e0007ca28 achievements was the defeat 5842fe50c8 of the beasts hiding 4f41866dea in the Dark Forest…….」5a98d9aa58723b6d

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‘I don’t care about her achievements, so let’s skip this.’c8e2dd6d43ca4a9c

Flip-flip-flip!a9299881fb5f9979

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I turned through several more 13997599f5 pages, and finally.ce96b3c962e80caf

「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.804020be9a56f12e

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Afterward, she lived peacefully 20c4d372ad with the children until b443cee4f8 she suddenly died at 2f360f94b2 the age of 23, a6b9808785 one year after the d3a7e9171e war ended.」b821cee9afef9ae1

I confirmed the fate bf34002951 of Arukkia, who had 2a1314bb47 sacrificed her heart.58ef7843b8dd22dc

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“Sud… den death?”30dbb4f346aedfde

Dying at 23.1c1bacf8bd802ca1

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I hadn’t expected 0a387d059c her to live 783b6c4ff9 long without a ef3dce8cec heart, but wasn’t 51c9487b19 that a bit e0bd08d727 too early?d8e30adea0c13b42

‘She even gave up her heart and regressed, but she died just a year after winning the war.’829f3c97b717f829

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It was such a sad f60bdd49ae and cruel end.452f2c93fea7bc33

“This doesn’t feel right….”010275e8548b3ac2

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Even though it was the 4fe674fd81 death of a saint who b0f92ef4f2 had made the current Ereia 5b7d4e2426 possible, they didn’t even know e8fc31626a the exact cause.1aa094ee2e164204

I felt an overwhelming 9d3f605082 sense of unease at b8a2e10335 the thought of someone daec07f8c2 dying in a similar 109d4bd546 way to me.ec95b7d5aff3496c

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The only relief was that 0c08a02782 I didn’t need to worry ae55ac6f6f about dying right away.3b376f10802fc023

Saint Arukkia died one d6d4598143 year after her regression.2c69c67e54f9ecb6

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In my past life, my 9e2d6dbb1b regression point was at 18 acd7868eb0 years old.9d73d450f40f182a

So, if this scripture were 97dcc534ce accurate, I’d still have 14 57368d2773 years left until death!249bfa2ef03529e2

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‘Haha! Lucky me!’dd0c30a45daaf7d1

I laughed foolishly, then immediately 321d8479a9 sobered up and shoved the 19e76d3c2a scripture away.b71ab98226cf3794

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“This isn’t funny at all!”7a8a44e37d5eb5af

It couldn’t possibly 1474110466 be good to 23a71047c2 know when you’re dd1835b37f going to die.06b663e4323fdec2

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Just in case, 9db97967c6 I flipped one 94f2b027a9 more page to 60ea29a98b check the end.142e7d1f163abae1

「After her death, an autopsy revealed that she truly had no heart.0d01f743371fae1e

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Her body was buried in 82fe375280 her hometown of Koswald, but 5416115394 was later moved to the c77c3b9d01 Saint Arukkia Monastery in the 29d48e82ca year XXX.」f62f17794524ba19

No new information.01b5e989fced1e32

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But one thing became certain.d24bafe3b5a453d2

‘As I thought, I’m not a saint.’8bf23282986aafbf

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I was just 068ebc6c20 lucky enough to ff1cc80809 be born with d85588a6c0 healing abilities.c220638d64216dbb

Unlike Saint Arukkia, cfc9d1b2d6 my death had c15a87f9b4 nothing to do 09a7da1418 with religious reasons.4975a515c2ed0284

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After all, I had d271effa81 given my heart to 85aa43068e a human, not a 07e7701d53 god.bb090ac5ee0b49d5

In the end, everything was a2c4aa4ac8 back to square one.f76a7c479cca5b58

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“Phew…”8887f6504e8ff151

I placed my da2fb9c219 hand over my 04181d56a1 left chest and 48f0301832 let my face 145e30b8c8 fall.45ec7c90aff45733

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No matter how 63ee96896e much I pressed 31e44efcbf my palm down, a25a36cff3 there was no aabb2216f0 heartbeat to be e1aa8f9c7b felt.44b8268878b028c7

An empty void ddcea405c1 that I instinctively 586685fb97 knew was there.98e1109459def4db

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“Ugh! So where did my 1073a5fb18 heart go…?!”7fe3cba966cdff77

As I clutched my 167f8f4ab7 head in frustration, I 7b63814aa2 searched the scripture one f943a765a2 last time.667e6a05e55bcd31

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Then, I suddenly realized ee14a8604d something I had missed.8fff8a275dbf20f6

‘The Primordial Plateau.’0bb60aff1357e5d6

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Arukkia had offered her 74332b86cc heart on the altar 7a6fd732c6 built on the Primordial b2168e1b65 Plateau and then regressed.16b5966eaaf01961

That place is now 96310fd20b known as the Sharlovate 5254c4d342 Plateau, a sacred site 507887dae1 where high priests and d51db726f5 clergy go on pilgrimages.839f762d2a190c4b

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‘If I go there, could I learn the real reason for my regression?’816d70cf53a08a88

It’s said that those aa9370f2df who return from the 8469decbd3 Sharlovate Plateau understand the 3d7ac2535d will of the gods 27f7a5af73 and the truth of b20b8ff801 all things, allowing them af3abc37c1 to cease all worldly 9992f261ca desires.6581a8fe3f996120

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I didn’t particularly believe b7914efab1 in that kind of e04e8b37b5 thing.d27d8d756a681380

But for now, 358c6e9b6b I had no 0f2ce53405 other options.cd2e128cd18199b1

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I didn’t want to b4ab237c56 die as an outcast 808c724963 in this novel, unaware d33e6bc870 of where my heart f77afb8ba2 was.26328a66e781ff16

‘…Let’s grow up quickly and go to the Sharlovate Plateau.’b64353ae92c74994

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Thud—!3d9130caa4d531fe

With that faint be5fc533b4 hope and unclear 782c82319f information, I closed 958eef47b1 the scripture.2833063cd60893ed

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Thud—!c667e4ea81fefeda

“Ugh! Huff, huff…”b6f2af892587c640

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After putting the heavy book ecd63cb522 back on the shelf, I 021fe024da left the library.1873a34da96f5a8b

When I glanced at the 18b4b097ed time, about 30 minutes had 9edeee5736 passed.1f12d3fffea41c36

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‘I need to hurry back and organize my thoughts.’960cc612b8eab3e1

Just as I was about 0bca3926d3 to walk toward the entrance 250cfc468d in a hurry—1fb19f85f4ced79f

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Thud! Thud—!1ac9bc39169da980

“…Ah!”a30a075ab5164139

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“…Ow!”22bf5710131d723d

Suddenly, I heard 69425c8a95 muffled voices and 30a724fa55 a dull thudding ad57923b62 sound from somewhere.ca270ac1311f5c56

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“Huh?”e0fb718ddabc0016

I was startled.6597cc573a994357

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I hadn’t expected anyone to ac1a337058 be in this empty orphanage.456df385daabec73

I turned my be55a27f81 head toward the e26ba6ec6a direction of the 18b9dd692c sound, and there, 25722814fc next to the 9615a6d6d7 library at the 820e97e639 far end of 537d458aea the hallway…e1f01a7065ec23f3

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The side door leading 3c5ed961f4 to the garbage area 69e745d6ac was slightly ajar.8930972050cc1a15

The sound seemed to be 08f2454412 coming from beyond it.f65f59f65bdc9645

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Thud, thud—!1bf8cfea64169f12

As I stood frozen, staring dac7b80ef9 at the door, the dull c6066b163b thudding echoed again.bbb2c6c8ee220edc

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‘…I should ignore this, right?’4cfb09f4e71de04a

The garbage area was 0899f3e991 a place where older f426d3b9a0 and more troublesome kids 33fdc7b10a at the orphanage often 890f449154 gathered.e9499a508e5b7d7c

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Based on my two lives 20eee40b3c of experience at the orphanage, bb0957f0ff I could guess with high ae862d64ce probability that the sound was 00889103a5 someone getting beaten up.69d667d7bd7df0b9

So, I immediately turned my 04fc159b0e back to the side door.7b9908078c0ccf8e

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“Ugh…”d530adcb4660358f

But I couldn’t 3438134a81 take a single 968a42ef9b step.9b1482f6635f4f28

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Because as soon as 8b09f6e1e3 I entered the orphanage, 473dd38d03 I had a flashback 2714358d34 of my past.35c7d4f090dc2c23

Even though I was part f3960a85a7 of the Lion Room with e6b436b9f2 kids aged four and five, 9e5b9dd7d3 so I didn’t get beaten 35fc6837fa up by other kids…4b1f41743b691f77

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‘I was the one doing the beating instead.’3b4445272d977d19

But if I edfe1db268 hadn’t gone to 742c611199 the temple and 66601ed9aa had grown older, bfde68dd6e I would have f32ae838c1 been in the 133171bd95 same situation as 158cdfefb3 them.f68fd455231a9a21

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By the time 97432e05d8 kids in the b90924bb96 orphanage turned seven, 41198bfdab they were well f25d58da8b aware of the 1f70303f3a power of hierarchy bd49c77ba9 and violence.32672c9127310a48

“Sigh… Are you a saint?”b6d42a2c7144a192

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I sighed deeply 099a336d7b and turned toward 513d4e8da9 the side door.046eb28cdd562922

‘…I’ll just check what’s going on and leave.’bb8a53324d106a33

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There was a 15403ce134 slim chance the 5989cf1587 kids could just 625e7aea6e be playing.11d203024c7e0ada

But it didn’t 2f3b62efb1 take long for 9b3e765790 me to realize 711ac57025 that was just b6e41f0b0b wishful thinking.2616450c58d1362d

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A moment later.388363afdd65c12b

“Headmistress! Teachers! Over here, over here! Someone’s beating someone—!”caaa67bc45a54d55

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Stomp stomp.62c45167ad0fc621

I was stomping my feet a2d6678ca6 and pretending to call out 189501a4a5 to the empty air, as a03fb27bbf if summoning the non-existent headmistress.72c8e59a8cbb4152

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