Aurri of Eimterra. He was seven years old and had lived within the Passing Wind Valley since birth. As far as he could remember, he had been an orphan in the valley’s church all his life, not even knowing the names of his parents.
This Aurri was a problem child since the start. Not because he was mischievous or his hobby was to flip ladies’ skirts in the valley. Instead, he’s weak.
Not only physically but also mentally. Aurri was so timid that even those who tried to befriend him eventually began to hate him. Because of this, he was the frequent target of bullying.
At first, the nuns and caretakers were angry at the bullies, but eventually, they began to despise him for always requiring care. Taking care of him is like taking care of five children simultaneously.
If only he knew how to speak up or even befriend someone so that the bullies wouldn’t always target him, then the caretakers wouldn’t be so bothered all the time taking care of his wounds.
When the memories of this body’s original owner flashed by Aurri, one from Earth, even he wanted to give the original owner a slap.
How are you so weak!? You only know how to cry loudly and get hurt!
It got worse and worse without anyone stopping the bullying until seeing the original Aurri cry was a daily occurrence. This time, though, the bullies went over the line.
While the bully’s group chants, “Go higher! Go higher!” the original Aurri was forced to climb the tree behind the Aurri now. With the blood on his head, everyone can figure out what happened after that.
Upon seeing the original Aurri not responding, the bullies ran away, fearing that others would blame them for this. But are there other people to blame other than the bullies?
When the original Aurri died, the Aurri from Earth took over the body. By mystical power, not even a single wound could be found.
So, it was not a dream. Aurri thought while feeling a little dizzy. He then tried to stand up to hardship. He was not used to a kid’s body now. It was a bit too light and full of energy. Was it because of the mystical power that healed it, or do kids have unlimited energy just like what they show?
Although Aurri was only seventeen and unable to watch porn legally, the decade gap was still very significant.
“Oh, so this kid isn’t really that physically weak, pathetic!” he couldn’t help but spout.
However, even after all that’s said and done, the original Aurri is still seven years old. He doesn’t deserve any of this, no matter how weak he is.
Since I’m the owner of this body now, I must return what they gave me. Aurri sneered.
Looking over the vast fields, he turned to his left and saw mountain ranges extending far into the horizon. It was almost night as the sun set behind the mountain.
How long was I lying down here?
Aurri then hurriedly went back to the orphanage. The orphanage was beside the valley church, and the valley church stood at the very end of the valley. Although Aurri was far from the valley’s central district, his location was not that far from the orphanage.
For some reason, Aurri felt fear of seeing the sky darken. Upon questioning it, he suddenly remembered something. Not from his memory but from the original body.
Monsters are more active at night.
For that reason, children are forbidden to wander at night. Although monsters are a rare sight in this area for the lack of Natural Qi—
Wait, Natural Qi? Monsters?
“What the hell is that?”
Aurri hasn’t recalled all memories of the original owner. He could only retrieve them when he tried to. As for the feeling of fear, it seemed he had also inherited the original owner’s instincts.
“So I started out as a weak kid?”
Aurri didn’t know what to feel about it. If it’s only a weak physique, he could get by it. However, if he inherited the original owner’s timidness as well, wouldn’t that spell trouble for him?
Meh…
Aurri wasn’t too worried about it. As of now, he was itching for revenge!
Going back to the Natural Qi. With a little effort, Aurri could remember what Natural Qi is.
Based on the original body’s memories, Natural Qi is qi found in nature…
Yeah, no shit, Einstein! Aurri inwardly cursed. However, he has to give the original owner some space. After all, the original owner is just seven years old. Aurri doubts a seven-year-old kid would understand much in the world.
As for the monsters, they were a scary existence. Aurri knew that even without seeing one.
That’s why once nighttime sets, all children should be within the walls of their homes. If not, they would receive relentless scolding and punishment, which were already a nightmare for them.
So that’s why I felt fear and anxiety.
Aurri sighed once he found the source. Although monsters are scary, the head caretaker was much, much scarier…
After half an hour or so on foot, Aurri finally arrived near the orphanage when he saw a figure dashing towards him.
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For a moment, Aurri’s heartbeat stopped upon seeing this.
A monster! Will my second life end after not even an hour has passed!?
“You little brat! What time do you think it is right now!??” a roar echoed.
When Aurri heard this, he wiped his sweat away. With a closer look, a lady with a barrel figure came running at him like a rhino stampeding. Her eyes bloodshot from anger, Aurri couldn’t be blamed for thinking she was a monster. She’s a nun at the church and the head caretaker of the orphanage, Nun Juji. She wore a long white robe with a headpiece covering her hair as her habit (clothing of a nun).
However, upon clearer inspection, isn’t Nun Juji too fast for her shape and age?? If she was picked as a competitor in the Earth’s Olympics, she would no doubt be able to keep up with the famous athletes.
Heck! With the smoke of dust she’s producing as her trail and the speed of clacking when her sandals hit the ground, she may even defeat Usain Bolt!
Aurri’s eyes widened when he made the comparison, almost forgetting that he was the target of this fierce lady.
With approximately twenty meters of distance between them, Nun Juji abruptly stopped running, making the soles of her sandals slide with the ground.
As if everything was within her calculations, her momentum died when she was an arm’s reach from Aurri.
Even though soil had gotten within Aurri’s mouth, he couldn’t pull his jaw up.
“You–!” Nun Juji was about to start her roughest scolding of the month. However, upon seeing Aurri’s head smeared with blood, it is as if a cold bucket of water was dropped onto her fuming rage.
“What happened!?” her eyes widened with anxiety. Although they were accustomed to Aurri always having injuries, they were all small.
However, seeing from the blood covering half of his face, it wouldn’t be surprising if Aurri fainted right here.
“I…” Aurri removed the soil from his tongue first before continuing, “tripped.” he lied with honest puppy eyes.
“T-tripped?” Nun Juji was full of doubt. Unless Aurri tripped and had his head fall onto a pool of other’s blood, he wouldn’t look like this.
As for lying, why would Aurri let the caretakers punish the bullies? That’s his job from now on. Hehe.
Snapping back to his senses, Aurri noticed Nun Juji’s confused expression. It doesn’t seem like she’s confused about the blood.
Aurri was famous for being a crybaby. But right now, the kid in front of her wasn’t even shedding the slightest tear.
What’s happening? Nun Juji didn’t know how to pinpoint the source of the stranger feelings she was having. Not only was Aurri not crying, but he was exuding the sense of someone much older…
But that’s for her to think about later. For now, carried Aurri back to the orphanage with gentle care, afraid of worsening his condition.
Aurri couldn’t fight back against this lady, so he could only escape his fate. At the orphanage, the other caretakers had just finished preparing the dinner table for the orphans to eat. After which, they all waited near the door, not daring to take a single step.
Unlike Nun Juji, who had already stepped into the 4th Stage of the Physique Establishment Realm, they are not even at the 3rd Stage.
What Aurri didn’t know is that the valley’s church exudes a holy aura that repels monsters. Since the monsters here are already much weaker than in other areas because of the Natural Qi scarcity, the holy aura was much more effective.
However, opportunistic monsters may pounce at them if they go out of the holy aura’s range. That’s why they are a bit tense right now. They aren’t scared of Nun Juji defending herself. The monsters here should be scared of her instead. However, what they are afraid of is Aurri’s safety.
They despise him for being weak, but at the end of the day, he is one of the poor children who had lost their parents. They had given lots of effort to raise and feed them. How could they stomach the thought of one of the children having an unfortunate end?
But a moment later, all of them were finally able to relax as they saw Nun Juji running back with a kid in her arms. It seemed that Aurri was able to come back in one piece.
Before, they were both worried and angry. Now that their worries dissipated, there was only anger. For sure, this time, all of them will take turns in scolding that brat Aurri!
However, when Nun Juji came, she gave them no chance as she immediately ordered, “Prepare the bandages and clean water!”
The next moment, they panicked when they saw Aurri’s head covered in blood. Even they had not seen this much blood in their life.
Meanwhile, the orphans in the dining area have a ruckus. Since none of the caretakers were present right now, this was the only time they could be noisy. They act like students who had their teacher out of the classroom for a short moment.
However, after some time, the children felt something was amiss. Eventually, they figured out the reason. In the corner of the dining area, groups of six children were strangely quiet.
“Hey, isn’t Flip too quiet?”
“They might’ve gotten too much scolding from Nun Juji, hahaha!”
“Yeah, the crybaby isn’t still home, so Nun Juji naturally asked them.”
After a short exchange on the topic, they continue their laughter and play. The ages of children here varied, ranging from five to ten. They didn’t care much about what happened. They are still not at the age where they would love to gossip.
Meanwhile, Flip, the leader of the bullies, had paled face. He is nine years old. However, even the ten-year-old kids couldn’t mess with him. At the next moment, he slammed the table.
“That crybaby!! It’s because he fell from the branch! Now, Nun Juji will find out, and we’re all dead!”
“Shhh! Flip, don’t be so loud!” Giel, Flip’s closest friend among the group, shushed him.
That was when the dining area door slammed open, and the caretaker who opened it wore a cold expression.
The previously noisy room has plunged into silence. The caretaker scolded everyone and gave those who participated in the food fight a warning. Afterward, everyone ate properly under the caretaker’s gaze while Flip and his group felt like they were being glared at.
Did they find out?
But after everyone finished their meal, they were sent to brush their teeth. Unlike on Earth, they didn’t use a toothbrush but a teeth-cleaning twig called ‘chew sticks,’ which they rub against their teeth. After spitting gargled water out the window, everyone was tucked into bed but not going to sleep before completing their nightly prayer.
Meanwhile, the rest of the caretakers were struggling to find Aurri’s wound, only to find nothing. They just can’t believe one can get this much blood from tripping. There was even not even the slightest scratch on Aurri’s body right now.
Everyone was stunned!
Aurri is frequently bullied, so how does he not have his old scratches on him?
At this moment, one of the caretakers muttered something to entertain a thought, but it immediately grabbed everyone’s attention.
“It is as if Aurri stepped into the First Stage of Physique Establishment Realm.”