Listening to such a pleasant announcement, I will ask Civila about my plans for the future.

"What happens next?

"That's the hard part, isn't it? After all, I can't imagine the moment Vince becomes alone."

"If we tear Vince off from them, what can we do?

According to Janet, Vince must have been deprived of his memory.

Just pulling him out doesn't mean we can do anything.

In response to my question, Civila nodded with some thoughts.

"I don't know what the odds are... but it's kind of hard to take away memories. It's easy to remember, but you can't forget."

"... isn't that the opposite of normal thinking?

Don't make us human beings with fast spinning goddesses like you who remember everything.

It would be suspicious if Janet told me if I could remember all the contents of the book that Janet taught me so easily.

"Oh, no, no. It's not about studying or remembering... for example," dinner two days ago "is something you can't remember right away.

"That's... that's right."

What was that? I think it was soup or steak, but I'm not sure. It was soup yesterday.

Frederica... I feel bad about Janet even though she's always eating me.

"Oh, you look like that right away. I don't really care, it's hard for everyone to remember two days ago, anyway. That's not the point."

Really?

"Yeah, I'll ask you one more question. Forget the Walking Way?

What, are you kidding me?

"How do you run? What's the color of the sky? Can you forget?"

Don't be ridiculous.

"That's what makes me angry."

Civila gave it back to me... with a serious face.

"Well, I won't forget. At first, Russell would have scraped off his knees many times, but he could walk. I won't forget what I remember once. Just because I haven't walked for a long time, I'll never forget how to walk."

"... of course. What are you trying to say?"

"I think it's hard to take away a specific memory like that, anyway." I just forgot how to walk, but I can run. "If you sneak away memories, I think it's easier not to do both."

I can't imagine... but I do think it's hard to forget how to walk.

Stealing my memory is so close to impossible.

Civila raises her finger to hold the caution.

"So... it must be hard for Vince to say, 'Forget Russell and remember Janet.' But now Vince, if Janet's story is correct, she's making sequential fine-tuning and losing her memory one by one. It's more natural to think of this as a seal one after the other."

"... I'll see you later"

"Yeah, maybe the memory is' cloned and sealed '. Perhaps by blocking Russell's memory, he made her unconscious. That's why it's reasonable to assume you've hired a healer."

I see.

After Vince banished me, Janet was entrusted with the magic of recovery.

Still, the [priest] was more likely to need it. Still, his pride won't allow him to hire a healer even after he kicked me out.

But what if I didn't remember myself?

Even if Janet had been there, if Katie had told me that she needed a priest, Vince would have made the decision to hire him. But I couldn't lose Janet's memory.

That's why Civila analyzed it as sealing my memory.

Well, if there's any healing magics--

"-- maybe you can cure it?

Civila nodded with her arms around me.

"Yes. Of course, I don't know the magic of replicating memories, and I'm not sure I can match your expectations. But..."

"You can predict as many possibilities as you want, right?

I take away Civila's enduring words.

For a moment, I smiled like a cat with a pure expression.

"That's what it is. Now you're telling me."

We've known each other for a long time. No, it won't be that long if it's time.

When you talk to this guy, it feels like you've been getting used to him for years.

"Well, with all that in mind, there's only one thing we can do."

Civila smiled joyfully and opened the window curtains vigorously.

The still bright daytime sun relentlessly pours dazzling light into a room with only a few lights.

Suffering from the instant pain in her eyes, she looks like a fun goddess in a hat.

"Collect the information and confirm Janet's story!

The goddess of darkness, reflecting her backlit appearance, pointed her thumb outside the window with a smile like the unknown sun.