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Author: Kaburagi Haruka Original Source: Syosetu Word Count: 2579 characters Translator: Aurum English Source: Re:Library Word Count: 919 words Editor(s): Deximus_Maximus

As a result, we had a feast for lunch and dinner that day .

The administration of the orphanage was sketchy, but the liveliness of the children went to show that the environment was fine .

Continuing the subsidy payments shouldn’t be a problem .

“Well… not like being so energetic is an issue . ”

I was rolling around alone in bed .

In truth, I wanted to run away before dinner but the children grabbed hold of me and threw a tantrum crying all the while .

It was so bad that even Cortina felt sorry and started crying as well .

Eventually, Cortina persuaded me to rest in bed as she spends the night in the garden .

Even so, the room we were given was pretty basic .

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But they’re the same with the priest .

It was a problem to hear that a celebrity like us were going to camp out in the garden .

Eventually, it was decided that another room would be prepared, I couldn’t help feeling sorry about the extra burden .

And then suddenly I remembered why I came on this trip in the first place .

I had come with the expectation to redo my proposal to Cortina .

However, I spend the day being dragged around by the children .

“What the h.e.l.l man, I didn’t do anything!”

Luckily there’s still time .

It’s past the kids’ bedtime but Cortina should still be up at this hour .

I got up and walked to the room where Cortina was staying .

I used the lamplight to walk down the corridor and down the stairs to the chapel .

The boy’s rooms were on the east side of the chapel while the girl’s rooms were on the west .

They took care to prevent childhood indiscretions by strictly marking off each gender’s area like this .

A shady guy sneaking into the girl’s dormitories trying to erase his presence .

If someone were to catch me in this situation, I’d be in danger of losing my t.i.tle of Hero .

Even so, I’m disregarding that danger, all for the sake of meeting her .

“Huh, if it isn’t Reid . Wh-what are you doing here at this hour?”

I spot someone acting suspiciously, though it’s the same for me .

It’s like they were sneaking into someone’s room .

“Same to you Cortina, what are you doing at the chapel at this hour?”

I’d forgotten about it earlier, but the truth is my mind’s been a mess after the rejection a few days ago .

Thanks to the children’s frankness, I was able to not think about it at all during the day but now that it’s just the two of us, it’s the only thing on my mind .

I want to make up as much as possible but for now, I just keep turning over Cortina’s question .

“I’m not that tired . ”

“Th-that so?”

We somehow lose our words when we’re together and stay silent .

A dark chapel with the starlight falling through the window .

It’s like a scene from a play .

“S, Say Reid…”

Cortina who usually gives out orders decisively started speaking bashfully .

But my ears caught something else .

A faint screaming voice .

“Hold on, something is…”

“Wha?”

I stop Cortina with my hand so it’s quiet enough I could hear a pin drop .

Just then, I picked up a m.u.f.fled scream .

“Gasp!”

“There, did you hear that Tina!?”

“Uh, Wha, but I didn’t hear anything…”

Cortina notices something’s up with me and tries to figure out what’s going on without asking for an explanation .

I looked towards where I heard the voice and saw a hidden pa.s.sage under the chapel’s rostrum .

“What’s a hidden pa.s.sage doing here?”

“We thought this orphanage was fine, but this is a pretty big problem isn’t it?”

You don’t put a hidden pa.s.sage somewhere unless you have something to hide .

Orphanages tend to be hotbeds for things like human trafficking .

They can especially become a den full of a certain type of degenerate .

“We have to investigate . ”

“Yeah, I’ll take point . ”

The request was an orphanage inspection so both of us only had the most basic of equipment .

I was only carrying civilian clothes my favorite mythril thread and some training gauntlets .

Cortina meanwhile only brought a wand to a.s.sist in her chanting .

Even so, we can’t just ignore the screams .

There are a bunch of defenseless children here .

If they’re in danger, we have to rush to help them as soon as possible .

The hidden pa.s.sage led underground, after moving forward a bit we found a torch set up .

It seems to be set up away from the entrance so the light wouldn’t leak out and the pa.s.sage wouldn’t be found out .

I advanced forward while keeping my threads at the ready and using my stealth gift to hide our presence .

I couldn’t completely remove my presence since Cortina was with me .

As long as we’re together it would be meaningless .

There was a door with light leaking through the gaps out of it at the end of the pa.s.sage .

At that point, the child’s scream rang out again .

“Reid!”

“Yeah!”

This time it was Cortina who reacted immediately to the voice .

The scream came from a girl, the same girl Cortina had spent the day with .

I could only keep thinking “What if she’s hurt?” .

I couldn’t think that there were the screams of a kid playing around during the day .

Judging there wasn’t a moment to lose, I kicked the door open and ready my threads .

There I found a gleeful priest standing over a girl’s corpse .

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