Orphanages, a term Ethan was more than familiar with, after all, both he and the original Imperion were orphans
Flying through the sky, he remembered in his past life those days when he and the other orphans would sit by a long wooden table and drink their soups with smiles on their faces
The smiling caregivers and nuns who would teach them how to pray, read, and write
The sadness he would feel as he watched his peers being adopted one by one while he was left alone,
As the years passed and he turned eighteen, he was ultimately forced to leave the orphanage and go into the workforce
A place where he was ultimately exploited till his body was riddled with holes and he died alone
An ending that made him realise the nuns were wrong, and there was no God
"However, I shouldn’t complain too much, Imperion here had it worse"
"Not only was his own orphanage abusing and harming the children daily"
"But had he and Lilith not had each other and escaped that hell hole together, perhaps he would have long since been trafficked or died before he could even become a hero"
Muttering under his lips, Ethan sighed as he thought back to the original story
’Someone who had gone through such an experience, I wonder what kind of orphanage runs would be like’
’Perhaps it can also explain to me what most of Lilith’s text meant’
Taking a glance at the huge building with a giant I in the middle of its roof, Ethan with a hint of curiosity in his eyes smiled as he slowly descended
.......
[New Geneva, South Civilian District]
Descending from the sky, the full building slowly came into Ethan’s view
At five stories tall stood an absolute engineering and design marvel.
Coated in all white with giant highlights, just its color scheme alone seemed to scream regality and class
In front, two statues of him stood. Poised in positions seemingly ready to fly with one arm of his stretched toward the sky
At the bottom, the words
’In dedication to the hero who flew when no one else dared fly’
"Hmm, why does that quote seem so familiar? I feel like I’ve heard it before?"
Unfortunately, despite saying this, he couldn’t figure out where it was from
Shaking his head, he decided to think much about it as he slowly made his way to the orphanage entrance
Standing in front of him stood an automatic door, much at the head of which lay a placard titled ’Imperial Orphanage! You too can be the next Imperion!’
"Wait a minute, didn’t I just say this not long ago when I spoke to those reporters?"
"Could the director of this orphanage have watched it and quickly posted this?"
"If that’s the case, that’s quite impressive!"
Saying this, he once again realised just what the word and person called Imperion meant to the people of this world
And as if to confirm his words, while he was still admiring the director’s speed of action
The door in front of him suddenly opened
In front of him, an extremely beautiful woman stepped out
With short blond hair, a white gown that seemed whiter than the fairest snowflake
And skin so smooth that it could be called Jade
As she walked towards him, trails of ice appeared and disappeared everywhere her footsteps landed
The air around her chilled, and her lips released a slightly cold blue mist as she puffed out a gust of cold air
"Ra~ Lord Imperion, Miss Lilith just informed me that you were on your way, so I came to meet you ra~"
"However, I didn’t know you would come here so early ra~"
"I apologize for wasting your time, my lord ra~"
Bowing towards him with extreme poise and elegance, the woman, not giving him a chance, began to apologize
A scene which left Ethan not only stiffened but also with a lot of questions
’Ra~? What is that? And why does she end every sentence with it?’
’And this level of cold, although I can’t feel it with my current strength, but from the level of frost she’s enjoying, she’s probably at least level 3 or almost level 4?’
Looking at her with scrutiny, he instantly activated his datafication ability
[Name: Emilia Heart
Nickname: the frost queen
Age: 25
Job: imperial orphanage director
Rank: A-rank
Level: level 3
Ability: ice creation and control]
Reading through her attributes, though he still couldn’t tell what ra~ meant, but at least he was sure she was the orphanage director
’Also A rank and level 3? Should I say as expected of Nexus? This level of power they could easily set up their own superhero groups and become stars’
’Yet this person is here bowing at the slightest thought of failing to greet me as soon as I arrived’
Muttering in his mind, Ethan wondered more and more just what kind of place the orphanage was
"It’s alright, Emilia, raise your head."
"I don’t have that much time on my hands today, so take me around, show me the children, and explain all developments"
"Don’t leave out anything"
"And I mean anything!"
Staring deep at her, Ethan had decided he would use this opportunity to find out as much as he could about the original Imperion
And the key to doing this would be none other than the director in front of him as she would probably know what was going on
The only issue was that in order not to arouse suspicion of his condition, he had to get her to tell him without showing he couldn’t remember it
"Alright, my Lord, let’s go, since you want to see everything, the first thing I want to show you is the children’s training Ra~"
"This time quite a few of them are on the verge of awakening, after which I’ll send them to the training camp Ra~"
"Don’t worry my lord! In a few years our army will be complete and we will cleanse this filthy world! Ra~"
With fanaticism in her eyes, she gracefully stepped back into the orphanage leading a stunned Ethan
"Wait? Did she just say what I think she did?"
Whispering under his breath, Ethan realised this orphanage and perhaps the original orphanage plan wasn’t quite what he thought
Unknowingly, his feelings turned somewhat complex as he slowly followed behind Emilia
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