The Author's POV

'I'm sure I heard Oliver… Did I hear wrongly?'

I didn't think so.

"Eh, my dad's been kind of busy lately. I haven't even seen him around these past few days."

"Is that so?"

"Yeah, but it's not like it rarely happens. It's been like this since I last remember… I'm sure you understand me."

"Yeah."

"Ehm…"

I interrupted the conversation between the two. Scratching the side of my cheek, I altered my gaze between Amanda and Emma before finally settling on Emma.

"What did you say that your father's name was?"

Emma looked at me strangely.

"You don't know who my father is… ?" She paused and furrowed her brows. "No, never mind. It's not like he's some sort of big shot celebrity. Why should I expect everyone to know his name?"

"His name is Oliver."

Amanda answered for her, and I found myself blinking several times again.

"Oliver?"

"Yes."

Only after Amanda confirmed it once more was I finally convinced that I didn't hear incorrectly.

'Oliver? Why is his name different?'

This wasn't the name that I knew of.

I looked at Emma.

"By chance, do you know of anyone that goes by the name Waylan?"

Perhaps he was still called Waylan, but went by a different name in front of people? It wasn't impossible.

…Or so I thought.

"Waylan? No, I've never heard of him before."

Emma looked at Amanda.

"Do you know what he's talking about?"

"No."

"I see."

I had no choice but to give up when I saw that neither of the two knew who Waylan was.

'I guess it makes sense in some way.'

Even though everyone I interacted with in this world had the same name as the ones in my world, it wasn't impossible for some others to have names that were different.

After all, this was a different world, and its history was completely different. The fact that their names were the same was the odd part.

'Well, whatever.'

I shrugged the thought off. It didn't seem like a big deal.

Ding―!

Right then, I received a notification on my watch. I smiled when I looked at it.

'They're faster than I expected.'

[Ashton City Community Orphanage―Middlestone Street 56.

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the time that I was able to catch a glimpse of Octavious's memories, the orphanage was the one thing that stood

as far as Octavious's memories

will be arriving

"Mhm."

neighborhood. There were no towering structures, and

Green Paw Guild, I felt as if my life suddenly became simpler. In addition to having an excellent

thanks to them that I was able to find the orphanage

"We have arrived."

the driver got out. Coming around, he opened the door for

is up

the way it appeared in the memories I saw. It was

me to wait for you

"That's okay."

observing the distant chapel, I shook my head. From the exterior, nothing

if this was just a

can leave; I can go back on

moved toward the chapel. Secretly,

true, then whoever this Protector was…

the orphanage; how may I

from Octavious's memories.

I greeted her politely.

to take a look. You see, my wife and I have been thinking of

"Ah."

lit up,

if that isn't great

led me

for a moment. I will contact the head nun and

"Thank you."

Creak―!

revealing a dark interior lit only by the flickering

the scent

and the walls were adorned with faded paintings that were no

'There it is.'

the chapel stood a familiar statue. Its marble surface was chipped

to a stop, and I stared at the statue from

'It looks normal.'

statue. Observing it from where I was, there didn't

I can now control a bit of

didn't seem to be

interested

looked up, I saw an elderly

my eyes

'She seems familiar.'

in her presence was soothing, and it made me want to

that sort of impression that

outwardly display my wariness and merely smiled at

indeed interested in the

took a few steps forward, and curiously

life, and I've never seen such a statue before. I was just wondering who the statue

chapel doesn't belong to

"Hm?"

I cocked my head.

"That's rather interesting."

If they weren't

that you were interested in

momentarily thrown off by the nun's unexpected question, but recalling what I had said to the other nun at the entrance,

I are looking

"Is that so?"

reason, it

experienced anything like it in a very long time, and it wasn't a pleasant sensation by any stretch of the imagination. Especially ever since I reached the strength that I

"Is there something wrong?"

Her smile was unsettling.

creeped out with someone that has no

"It's just that we don't appreciate it

"Hm?"

I raised my brow.

"Lie?"

"Mhm."

head. She

revealed everything to me. You're not here for the children. You're here for him,