St. Mauricia Orphanage...
At the top of a large boulder with a height of 4 meters. Holding a black book in his hands, a child wearing a white shirt and black shorts is sitting at the center.
"There are 4 types of spiritual abilities. Elemental, Special, Divine, and Demonic. The elemental and Special are inborn, while Divine and Demonic are mostly acquired."
"Elemental spiritual abilities are inborn abilities that had elemental attributes. A good example of them is the Phoenix family's Immortal flames and the Grimm family's Shadow world.
"The elemental attributes could even be classified into 2 types. Primary elements, and Unique elements. Primary elements are earth, water, air, and fire. All other elements could then be classified as Unique. The reason they are classified in such was because the 4 earlier elements are the most common, while the others are much rarer and thereby unique."
"Next is Special abilities. Special abilities are the inborn spiritual abilities without elemental attributes. A good example of them is the Acacia Clan's spirit gate and the Swordkeeper clan's sword slaves. 'Special' spiritual abilities are mostly of the summoning type and various support types with zero attack ability."
"The Divine, on the other hand, are abilities bestowed by a God towards someone. Such abilities are present towards the various churches' blessed and the royal families of various nations. Divine abilities could also be inherited through the bloodline."
"And lastly, the demonic spiritual abilities. Any other way of acquiring spiritual abilities besides receiving from a God is considered demonic. Demonic abilities are considered illegal by international law, and if one is proven guilty of acquiring one or trying to acquire one, then he/she would be wanted through all nations."
The child then closed the book in his hands.
'I see, Gods huh... Are such beings really active in this world?'
The current child is Gilbert, and it has been 7 years since he had been reincarnated in the current world.
He didn't know why and how, but he was given a new life through reincarnation while carrying bits of memory from his past life.
'If they really exist, does my reincarnation have to do with them?'
'What do they want from me?'
Gilbert had once thought that if someone could reincarnate him with his memory intact, then he/she must have been a God with almost omnipotent power.
And he was always wondering the reason why he was reincarnated.
On his past life, he was wondering what the meaning of his life is, and right now, he was thinking about the mysteries of his reincarnation.
How?
Why?
Still, even if a God would appear in front of Gilbert and tell him the reason why, it doesn't mean that Gilbert would then follow him/her blindly.
For he had made a promise to himself when he had found out he was given a new life.
'I will stay true to myself, and will only follow what I desire'
And right now, his current desire is to satisfy his curiosity...
"Gilbert! Come down!!! It's already near lunchtime! You will be reprimanded by the Sisters if you are late!" a loud voice of a girl could be heard shouting from below the boulder.
Gilbert shifted his sight towards the one calling him.
It was a golden-haired cute girl wearing a one-piece white dress.
A girl named Jeane, about the same age as the current Gilbert. Same as him, she was also an orphan here in the St. Mauricia Orphanage.
They were both comrades in having both their parents lost from a great war that happened a few years ago.
Gilbert then hid the book he was holding inside a crack found on the boulder.
After covering the crack with a large stone, Gilbert then came down using the bumps on the boulder with agile movements.
With his final jump, he had then arrived beside Jeane.
Successfully landing perfectly, Gilbert then looked at Jeane and saw her clapping.
*Clap *Clap *Clap
"Ooh... You're so cool... just like a monkey" Jeane said towards Gilbert with a look of praise.
'Is that a compliment?' Gilbert's brows were twitching.
"What time is it?" Ask Gilbert.
"It was about 11:00 when I left a while ago... Probably 11:20 already..." As Jeane said such words, she kept on staring towards Gilbert's face.
"What?"
"You know... You should stop looking at people that way... It's because you are always glaring at everyone that's why you have no other friends besides me" said Jeane in honest concern.
"I am not glaring... I was born with such eyes..."
Even when Gilbert was reincarnated, it seems that he still couldn't escape the fate of having such eyes.
Because of it, the children had been avoiding him, Jeane was the only exception.
"Really?"
"Right, these are my normal eyes, how many times did we have this conversation already..."
Gilbert started walking towards the direction of the orphanage's main building, Jeane following him in tow.
"Did we?! Ah! By the way! It seems that there would be a test later, a rich man is trying to adopt someone."
"Hmmm... Really? What else did you hear?" With his curiosity picked, Gilbert inquired. Such events could be said to be important.
"I heard something about an element or whatever- Ah! I remember something"
"What?"
"The sisters were baking chocolate cakes!"
"..."
"C'mon! Let's hurry!" Saying such words, Jeane then runs in front, completely leaving Gilbert behind.
Adoption.
Gilbert's thought lingered on the word.
It happened a few times before.
As long as someone is qualified, they could adopt a child in the orphanage.
They could even issue a test approved by the orphanage mother among the orphans, to pick the one they think more suitable from what they are looking for.
For an adoption to be completed, the one trying to adopt would need the consent of one or two people.
First, is the consent of the Mother of the Orphanage, the one in charge of everything.
And then the consent of the child they are trying to adopt if they are at the ages of 8 or 9.
Although limited, having the choice to deny and accept an adoption offer, is something worth noting.
It is a good place.
St. Mauricia Orphanage.
Gilbert had spent almost 7 years in the orphanage, and the adults in the place took great care of him.
Although there would be some bias towards cuter kids, Gilbert had received enough care to at least confidently say that he was brought with enough attention.
In these 7 years, Gilbert experienced what it felt like to be a child again.
Experiences that he didn't want to talk about or even remember.
Still, experiencing such things, Gilbert had once again grown to respect his parents in his previous life.
Children are such a bother.
Being surrounded by other children, Gilbert learned this well.
Especially babies.
They always cry loudly.
And they are delicate.
The only thing they do is cry, eat, soil themselves, and then cry again.
Still, he is not really qualified to complain about them.
For he was also guilty about such things.
Looking in front, Gilbert could then see Jeane who was already far away stop suddenly.
She turned around and then began calling Gilbert as she started waving her hands.
"Ooooi!~ Hurry!~"
Shaking his head, Gilbert then began moving faster.
Faraway, nobody could see... That there was a white cat with a tiny horn on its forehead, looking at Gilbert's back in interest.
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