The goddesses attempted to gain my salvation.

However, the contents of the above text gave Ryan a jolt.

The first painting is very simple: a house with two corpses lying on the ground.

All around were pitch-black shadows.

Despite the very childlike art style, Ryan could still feel a chill through the menacing shapes of those shadows.

In the very center of the painting stands a little girl in a pool of blood.

There was a shadow behind her.

The shadow was grinning at her, revealing its sharp, white teeth.

The content of this painting corresponds exactly to what Ryan saw in Orina's consciousness world.

Soldiers stormed into the house and killed her parents.

Olivena, meanwhile, was laughing at her from the side.

At the same time, the old priest on one side slowly spoke.

"This painting was done when Lady Olina first came to the church."

"In fact, every child who comes to An'i Church has some childhood trauma. However, Lady Olina's situation is more intense than that of the other children."

"Even now, I can still feel a sense of oppression from this painting."

Ryan nodded, agreeing with the old priest.

indeed.

The childlike writing style, combined with the bizarre content, creates a strange and eerie feeling.

After glancing at it one last time, Ryan began to look at the second painting.

The content of the second painting is more normal.

It's a picture of children playing and frolicking, surrounded by several adults who look like adults in a circle, and each of the children inside has a smiling face.

However, Orina, as the main body, has a somewhat erratic and unpredictable figure.

If you look closely, you'll notice that there seems to be something else on Orina's face.

"This painting was done a year after Lady Orina moved into the An'i Church."

"Under our care, Lady Orina's psychological trauma should have improved somewhat."

The old priest didn't notice anything unusual about the painting; from his perspective, it was a very heartwarming children's drawing.

But in Ryan's opinion, this painting was just as terrifying as the previous one.

Ryan immediately turned to the third page.

The third picture depicts the content of a class.

On the platform, clergy were giving a lecture, while the children below were studying diligently.

The illusory image was no longer visible on Olina's face.

This painting is the most normal one.

But this is only on the surface.

Ryan squinted, zooming in on the entire painting. Then, he discovered something astonishing.

All the children kept their heads slightly tilted to the side.

The children, who should have been looking at their books, all turned their eyes to the side, glancing towards the direction outside the painting.

Or......

It's Orina painting.

In an instant, Ryan felt goosebumps all over his body.

My fingers unconsciously tightened slightly.

The old priest continued to comment on the painting from the side, but Ryan didn't hear a word he said.

He took several deep breaths to calm himself down.

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After that, Ryan read through all of Orina's works.

Apart from the first three, the others are all normal paintings without any abnormalities.

Ryan couldn't imagine what Olina was going through when she painted those three pictures.

Has the psychological trauma healed?

wrong.

In Ryan's view, some kind of influence had always been on Olina and had never left.

Or rather, he has become one with Olina.

Could it be another personality of Olivena?

In order to further investigate Orina's past and what happened to her, and to ensure the evidence is secured in a timely manner.

Ryan decided to take the document.

So, after giving the old priest twenty gold coins as a donation, Ryan took all the information about Orina from the entire archives.

And tell the old priest that no matter who asks, you must deny it outright.

Orina did not live in the An'i Church.

The old priest had already realized that Ryan was no ordinary traveler when he paid him.

However, Veranika gave the children some nourishing pills, along with Ryan's gold coins.

The old priest chose not to delve into it further.

After all, Lady Orina is already the High Priestess of the Holy See.

These materials are all unimportant pieces of the past.

There's no point in staying here.

Take it, then take it.

Chapter 183 Two Women

Since transmigrating to this world, Ryan has now fully adapted to it.

In addition, there was the previous ritual of using the magic-suppressing stone and the baptism of the sacrificial ceremony.

Ryan thought he would never see anything again that could completely overturn his understanding.

But when Ryan returned to the hotel and finally took the time to carefully read the documents left by young Olena, he still felt a chill creep down his spine.

The collected materials included not only Olina's childhood drawings, but also evaluations of Olina by her classmates and clergy.

There are also some observation records about Orina.

When all the information was put together, clues about Orina's past were presented to Ryan one by one.

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Child A

The priest said a new child, a girl, came to the church today. There are many girls in the church, so I think she should adapt quickly.

We have lots of fun toys; if she comes, we can share them with her so they can play together.

I'm really looking forward to it...

[Priest]

The church took in another child today. When she first arrived, she was so thin she was just skin and bones; it was so pitiful. She didn't say a word after entering the church. We made her some hot porridge, but she didn't seem to fully trust us and broke the bowl.

However, it's alright. Fortunately, she wasn't injured.

In the days to come, please arrange for several patient girls to take care of her. Everything will be alright.

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Child B

We gave her the toys, but she broke them all and kept laughing. Why did she do that?

An older woman wanted to befriend her, but was rejected and slapped.

Doesn't she like us?

[Priest]

Today I heard some things about her from the children. It seems she still hasn't fully accepted things here.

The person who brought her here said that her parents were killed by a local nobleman. As for that nobleman, he apparently died a strange death afterward due to some bizarre circumstances.

What a pitiful child.

Despite her seemingly violent behavior, we must have ample patience to guide her. I believe the An'i Church will become her new home.

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[Child C]

I can't believe it!

She actually killed the chicken we'd been raising all this time, right in front of everyone!

She's insane!

The older sister fought with her, but she lost! We joined in, but we still lost. We complained to the priest, but he told us we must be forgiving.

But we don't want to be lenient; we hate her!

[Get her out! Get her out of here!]

We do not welcome her!

[Priest]