Almost busted?

I was still confused, but I can't do anything now, If what I think is happening to me right now, then it is best if I don't do anything that will get me in trouble.

Speaking of trouble, I'm currently following the boy who I've met for the first time. According to him, it seems like we all have to gather and meet this so-called sister maria. From his reaction before, It doesn't sound like a good thing. Whatever the news is, I just hope it's not a worse thing.

Looking around, I think I'm in an orphanage located in a grassland, a suspicious-looking place to build an orphanage. If you ask me, this place is suitable to do anything suspicious without being caught.

I wonder what I look like? I get reincarnated, so there's a high chance this is another person's body with an entirely different look and identity. Wait - Now that I think of it... I'm dead. Because of something...

Ugh! my head hurt, I don't think I have the time to think about something like this. I should worry about my current situation rather than the past.

I shook my head to stop thinking about my past and focus.

I take a glance at the boy who was walking in front of me in silence. He has light brown hair, I remember seeing his big green eyes just now. And his clothes are just a basic white shirt and short black pants, with brown shoes. His eye colour is something that only appears in Western countries. Of course, there's another reason that he could be a mix.

But... Knowing that I get reincarnated into some place remotely, no, I shouldn't conclude it yet. Let's just hope that when I meet this sister maria, I can gain a hint of where I am. I could also learn my own identity, given that I didn't get any memory from the previous body like many other reincarnated ones that I read in the novel.

As I get immersed in my thoughts, I didn't realize that we had arrived at the back of the house located in the middle of the grassland. The orphanage looks well-kept, I bet the director who owns this orphanage gets a lot of money from selling these kids as guinea-pig for the scientist.

Wait-no.

Anyway, this orphanage keeps making me suspicious. Not only is it located in the grassland in a remote place, but the house is big it has 2 floors and multiple windows. The orphan that lives here could be at least 50-100 or more, I estimate the numbers when I saw a bunch of clothes being dry off.

As we approached the house, I saw a kid with black hair. I don't know what his eye colour is since his hair is messy and long, and it covers his eyes. Strangely, he was just standing beside the door facing the grounds without entering the house like the other kids.

As we get closer, I can finally see his appearance in more detail. Unlike the other kids who wear clean clothes and are more organized, his clothes look old and worn out with a few holes in his shirt. Looking at his shoes...he doesn't have a shoe he just wears sandals.

As we walk past him, I can't help but watch him standing still without even moving an inch. without realizing the boy who was in front of me saw how I watch the kid with curiosity. After we entered inside through the back door, suddenly he stopped abruptly and turned himself to face me.

"Hey, I know what you are thinking." He walks towards me and holds my shoulders with a serious face.

"Please, Nion, don't ever get near him. If you do, we gonna get in really big trouble,"

I don't understand what he means, but I just nodded, and we both continue our way to the dining place near the kitchen through a small single door.

How suspicious.

As we arrived, I saw a lot of kids between 14-3 years old. I guess there was a younger one, too, but since they are a baby, I guess they were napping at this time. Not only that, but 3 adult women are standing in front of all the kids with serious faces. They wear a dress that doesn't look too fancy or dull, but certainly a nice-looking dress. Just by that, I could guess they certainly get paid a huge amount of money working at the orphanage.

The boy announced our arrival to all the people in the dining room.

"We have arrived, sister maria," says the boy while bowing his head slightly with respect.

The woman who stands in the very center has a wrinkled face suitable for her age and deep brown eyes with her black hair with slightly grey hair tied tiddly into a bun. She nodded before opening the envelope that she was holding.

"As you guys all have arrived, I will inform you of the reason why I have asked all of you to gather." She then read out loud the words that have written on the pieces of paper.

"I Lesona of Avriet am looking for a talented young kid to be my heir who will inheritance all my wealth and property, as for that I would like to inform you Sister maria my utmost trustworthy colleague to find me a suitable kid as I seemed to be unable to be there. Worry not as I will send my trustworthy ally to escort the little one to my territory safely. "

Before she continues, she takes a glance at all the kids in the room, "Please let all the kids know about this news as to I wish them to show their potential and talent to the highest. I also like to declare those who fail to be selected will get erased from existence, and for those that get selected, I will provide the necessary funds and my support as his/her father. "

Hearing the last sentence, all the kids were shocked and scared, there was an uproar among the kids. They all have mixed feeling about the news. Some are happy to be able to show their worth, while others are scared as to what will happen to them. There are also a few who have a greedy show in their eyes and plan to do whatever they can to be selected.

As for me, I certainly knew that this was not the world I used to know. Just like all the other reincarnated ones that I've read in the novel, I have to survive. Knowing I have a second chance in life after death, I have to survive and live. Not everyone has the same chance as me, and I don't plan on wasting those chances.

"Silent"

With one word coming out of sister maria's mouth, all the kids instantly went quiet. Sister maria then spoke after the kids closed their mouths.

"As you guys have been informed, those are the mission that we received. As the top House that has been producing the most talented person for over a hundred years. We will not let the mission fail, so you kids will complete the trial that I will give unless you wish not to participate in this mission you could step forward and follow the other sister to another room to 'forget' this moment. While those who wish to participate, follow me to the arena. "

Seeing that none of the kids made their decision, sister maria give us a day to choose until tomorrow morning. After that, all the sisters exit the dining room. The moment they step out, all the kids started to speak out about their opinion and discuss with each other.

"This is rather troublesome..." the guy beside me mumbled in a soft voice, not wanting to be heard. But unfortunately for him, I heard him loud and clear.

"Hey, Ash what are you gonna do?" A girl and a boy approach us as the boy asked him.

"I don't know, as much as I want to escape this place I am also afraid that I fail " Ash has a worried expression, he then turns his head and the others also join.

They all looked at me as Ash ask me a question "Hey what do you think? "

Why would you ask me? how would I know I'm the same as everyone? But of course, I can't say it out loud.

"I don't know, it sounds tempting but also risky. I have to think more," I say while adding my opinion.

But my answer was making them shocked and they started to look at me weirdly.

"Oh no, even Nion can't choose. It gonna be our end" The previous boy says out loud, and a few kids near us looked at me with a worry eyes. Making me feel uneasy.

The girl beside him hit him on the elbow with her left hand, " Hey! keep it down will you, you don't want to make the other feel worried" she say with a serious tone.

"That right, let's keep it to ourselves for now and let's move to our gathering place, we'll discuss there, " Ash say like the leader he is, then the three of us nodded our heads and follow him using the back door.

We walk past the boy who still standing in the same position without moving an inch, strangely none of them pays any attention to the boy and keeps walking forward. I don't have any choice and just follow their's lead, remembering what Ash has told me before.

A few minutes later we arrived at the same tree where I sit just now. Then all of us sit down under the tree.

"Lina, what do you think about this sudden mission? " Ash asks with the same calm voice.

"As Nion say just now, this is indeed risky" Hearing her words the boy who sit beside Line sighed.

"Bro Nion, can't you use your foresight to help us out? " the boy pledges to me.

Hearing his words makes me more scared, I don't have any memory from the previous body yet alone the power. How would I even look at the future, if I refuse to do so what should I say??? Are they gonna find me suspicious If I lie? will they even believe me? Knowing that I have the power to see the future, then it's obvious that one of them has the power to see through lies or even read minds.

What should I do?

Ash realized my complications and ask me with a worried expression.

"Hey, are you okay? Your face is paled " He asked.

"Uh- no, I uh.."

I was hopeless, I was scared. If they know the truth will they tell sister maria? I don't have any hint of how this would work, is there a demon in this world? an evil spirit?? If they know my condition will they burn me?? imprisoned me? interrogate me?

And what if they just joking around saying I have power and what they were saying is just a metaphor because of the previous body's 100 percent success rate with his calculated move? I'm not even smart to calculate such a move. But if I choose the latter then suddenly they truly meant what they were saying I'm busted.

Oh, how I hated this situation, It reminds me of when I was asleep in class and then suddenly the teacher ask me a question and I have to pretend I understand what he was saying this entire time without making a fool of myself in front of my classmate.

' Dear god, why would you give me a second chance without any power or knowledge? ' I pray my prayer hoping any god that sends me here will answer and help me out of this situation. I know I sound ungrateful, I am grateful to god for giving me the second chance. But I also wish to be given help during times like this.

I sound shameless given that I'm not a religious person yet asking from a god when I'm only in trouble. If I was god myself I wouldn't help someone like me. But I hope that the mysterious god will help me out and forgive me for not believing it this entire time.

<Ding>

Suddenly a similar sound that I only hear from the game makes a noise inside my head.

My eyes widened seeing what appears in front of me. Making me almost jump and celebrate the miracle that have happened to me.