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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to catch a glimpse of Octavious's memories, the orphanage was the one thing

as Octavious's memories led me, but that was

we will be arriving

"Mhm."

were no towering structures, and most of the homes were on the modest

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

to them that I was able to find the orphanage this

"We have arrived."

car stopped, and the driver got out. Coming

orphanage is up

in the memories I saw. It was probably a little bit more rundown, but other than

for me to wait

"That's okay."

head.

as if this was just a

I can

and moved toward the chapel. Secretly, I started to channel my mana and demonic

saw in Octavious's memories was true, then whoever this Protector was… they weren't something

to the orphanage; how

She was a different nun than the one from Octavious's memories. She seemed rather young,

I greeted her politely.

wanted to take a look. You see, my

"Ah."

up, and she

if that isn't

led me toward

a moment. I will contact the head nun and

"Thank you."

Creak―!

a dark interior lit only by the flickering flames of a few

was heavy with the scent of

eyes adjusted to the dim lighting, I looked around to notice the pews were draped in tattering black cloth and the walls were adorned with faded

'There it is.'

the chapel stood a familiar statue. Its marble surface was

to a stop, and I stared at the statue from

'It looks normal.'

where I was, there didn't seem to be anything odd

something since I can now

didn't seem to be the

interested in the

up, I saw an elderly nun

squinted my eyes

'She seems familiar.'

about being in her presence was soothing, and

sort of impression that made me warier of

my wariness and

interested in

took a few steps forward, and curiously

to many churches in my life, and I've never seen such a statue before. I

used to." The nun smiled, caressing the statue next to her. "Our chapel doesn't belong to a religious branch. You

"Hm?"

I cocked my head.

"That's rather interesting."

place of worship. If they weren't worshipping

say that you were interested in taking a

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

wife and I are looking

"Is that so?"

For some reason, it felt as though I was being seen

and it wasn't a pleasant sensation by any stretch of the imagination. Especially

"Is there something wrong?"

Her smile was unsettling.

with someone that has no shred of mana in

her head. "It's just that we

"Hm?"

I raised my brow.

"Lie?"

"Mhm."

nun nodded her head. She then gently

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