"Um, here it is."
"...... 『Crush on Cinderella! ]Oh, I see. I don't know this one. What kind of ga is it?
"Oh, yes. This is ......."
Perhaps relieved that Kanda leaned forward, Nitobe started to play "Tokikiru Cinderella! That is, "Tokirella! (Tokirella!) in an amusing and entertaining manner.
At first, Kanda thought that "Tokirella! was an Oto (maiden) ga in which the player was supposed to increase the likability of a handso young male character, Kanda twisted her head and leaned her back against the back of her chair.
"I'm sorry, but I don't think I'm going to make that out to be quicksand."
"No, no, this is a challenging ga, so I think you'll definitely enjoy it."
Oh, really?
Kanda leaned forward a little again, apparently intrigued when she heard from Nitobe that it was a "challenging" ga.
I watched their exchange in amazent, but then I had a hunch.
This is the first ti she told about "Tokirella! "
"......, and that's why it's so interesting and not just an oto's ga. I definitely recomnd it to my senpai."
"I see. If Nitobe says so, I'll give it a try."
When Kanda received the package, Nitobe looked at him and said, " .......
I'm going to spoil a few things, but the ga's capture target is 'Johann Bestia. Please make his route the last one."
"Why?"
"Johan is a forr prince of the beastn tribe and is one of the most powerful characters in the story, with the highest fighting strength. But the last boss in his route, "Elba Grandek," is so strong that it doesn't even seem like an Oto ga. It's easy to defeat him if you collect the elents to go around. But if you go in there for the first ti and don't know anything about it, you'll get stuck if you're not good."
Haha, what's that? It reminds of an old ga," Kanda gushed."
When Kanda gushed, Nitobe shook his head.
That's right .On the Internet, there are even people who are doing RTA real-ti attacks to see how fast they can beat Elba Grandek in the initial situation. I would like to challenge him, but I think it might be too much work for Kanda-senpai, who is very busy."
"I guess so. Then, can you tell your recomnded way to proceed? I'll try the difficult and ti-consuming strategies later."
Yes, ! Let's see, my recomndation is ......."
Their exchange continues, but their appearance gradually fades and disappears.
Soon, the place I am in is white and empty again.
Elba Grandek.
Did he, too, exist in the world of "Tokirella!"
But why did I rember that exchange now?
According to Nitobe's story, Elba was the last boss at the end of the "Johann Bestia" route.
Even if I did not rember Elba, it would not explain the inconsistency between the tiline of the ga and the real world.
"It's obvious, isn't it?"
'......⁉'
When I turned around, startled by the sudden voice, I saw the other .
mory appeared in the white world, smiling wryly at .
Using a phrase from your mory, I suppose you would call it the 'Butterfly Effect."
The "Butterfly ...... effect?"
I asked back, and he nodded.
"Can a disturbance of air currents as small as a butterfly flapping its wings have such an effect that it can create a hurricane in a faraway place? That's what I an. In other words, you should think of it as an action you took that brought forward ...... what was supposed to happen in the future."
"You an ......⁉?"
The mory is still smiling.
Rid, what are you surprised about after all this ti? You didn't think of that possibility, did you?"
"...... Of course I had thought about it. But I never expected that one of the last bosses in the series would show up so far ahead of ti."
Developing a dicine to restore magic power, saving Mother's life, and researching a special dicine for magic depletion in order to completely cure the disease.
These things could not have happened in the world of "Tokirella! would never have happened in the world of "Tokirella!
That is why I was considering the possibility of various aftermaths in the future.
That is why I was planning to develop the Bardia territory and to make myself stronger.
I honestly did not expect the effects to be felt so soon.
"Well, I guess it's just that no one knows what the future holds, including you."
"...... nobody can know?"
I guess it ans that the future is going to be very different from what has been known to because of what happened up to now.
This would an that the content of "Tokirella! is not a prophecy, but a simple guidepost.
However, the advantage of knowing the possibilities of what could happen in the future is still the sa.
"By the way, the mories of our current exchange are part of the mories that were restored as a result of Rid's reckless behavior."
Recovered mories?"
I shook my head.
Think about it. The mories of your previous lifetis alone are enormous, and the daily mories of this lifeti are also increasing. I am the incarnation of your mories, but I don't have a complete picture of all of them. And, as I have said before, the less impressive the mories you had in your previous life, the more difficult it is to reproduce them. But thanks to your recklessness, so of those mories have been reconstructed.
According to him, there are various types of mories in my mind, from those that can be easily retrieved through Internet searches to those that are like shredded "scraps of paper.
mories that can be easily retrieved are those that made a strong impression on in a previous life.
The papery mories are the ones that made a strong impression on in a previous life, like my daily commute to work, or the unimpressive or thinly-veiled text of a ga that I skipped over unread.
mory always complains that it takes too much ti and is inefficient because it prevents from doing other mory retrieval tasks.
"I get it. But there are other new mories that mory has figured out, right?"
There are, but ...... not much, and the less you know, the better."
"What? Why?"
mory's face clouded over, even though it would have been better to have a little bit of new information.
"Because in a previous life, I rember you as a baby, having your mother change your diaper, and drinking milk, you know?"
'Ugh ....... Well, I don't know if that's a good idea. Well, then. When you wake up, you can do the sa thing again ......."
"No. Absolutely not."
Just as he was about to say it, mory put on the words with a biting smile.
And then he was so serious.
'You wouldn't believe it,s. You've been asleep for three days, three nights, and you still can't sleep, can you?"
"What, ......?"
When I was taken aback, mory continued in a strong tone.
"Even though there was no other way to defeat Elba, the strain on your body was considerable. I was able to hold you down from the inside, but your lifespan was definitely cut down to a few years, maybe even a decade or more at worst. At the very worst, it would have taken more than ten years off your life."
I see. ......"
I nodded, but he looked straight at without saying anything.
Did I sacrifice a few years to more than a decade of my life?
When he told this fact, I was not surprised, but rather I ca to a point.
It's not easy to draw out that much power.
It was a reasonable risk.
So, I can no longer use that magic. But you know what?
I smiled, showing my white teeth.
'The cutting down of my life. I don't regret it at all. If I hadn't been able to stop Elba, Bardia would have lost, to be honest. Let's say, would he die in the condemnation that will happen in the future? Or fight with Elba for life? Those were the two choices."
Rid ......
'The only thing is, if I had risked my life earlier at that ti, Cross's sacrifice might have been prevented. I guess that's the only ...... regret I have."
Looking down, mory shook her head, "That's not true.
'That ti, Cross's death awakened the magic that lay dormant in the depths of your being. Besides, didn't Father tell you? He did his duty as a knight in the service of the House of Bardia. I understand your desire to ...... more quickly, but that's only the result."
mory moved closer and gave a gentle hug.
"What you need to do is not to regret it. What you need to do is accept Cross's death and move on. I know that's a very difficult thing to say."
"......, yes, I know. Thank you, mory."
When I thanked him, he pulled away and scratched his cheeks in embarrassnt and bead.
Don't worry about it. You are and I am you. Well, I have sothing more important to tell you."
At this, his face beca serious again.
"Very soon, you're going to wake up. But you'll have far more magic power than you did before."
'Yes, why?"
"I told you earlier that your life was cut short. Your body is a child, but your magic capacity has increased more than an adult's. That's partly why you've been sleeping for three days and three nights."
What?
I was shocked.
But if you ask , this situation is similar to the first ti I activated "Body Attribute Strengthening, Raging Fire".
The result of the continued load on the body while cutting down on life would be that the resistance to the magic load has increased and the magic power tolerance has increased significantly.
Although it was not my intention at all.
That's...that's why!"
mory, who had leaned in close to my face, thrust her index finger at the tip of my nose.
If we use magic in the way we've been using it, it could be magic on an extraordinary scale. Don't ever use magic so casually. You must treat magic as if it were your first love. Okay?"
"Okay."
I nodded several tis while flinching, but my heart was already racing a little.
He must have sensed this, because he let out a sigh with a dazed look on his face.
I've only told 'Fara' about this, by the way, okay?"
E...... yeah⁉ But, how did you tell her⁉"
When I asked him with my eyes wide open, he gushed, "Hmmm.
"Thanks to your increased magic power capacity, I can do more things. We'll talk about this later. Now, it's ti for you to wake up."
"What? Wait, wait, wait, mory.!?"
I scread desperately, but the white world was enveloped in a dazzling light.
I closed my eyes and imdiately stopped feeling the strong light.
When I slowly open my eyes, I see the familiar ceiling amidst the dim light.
"Is this my room ......?"
I slowly raised my upper body to check, and found Fara, l, and Mother sleeping next to the bed with a blanket over their shoulders.
Uh-uh. ......."
Fara felt the movent of the bed and slowly looked up, rubbing her eyes.
Her eyes widened and she hugged tightly.
Master Rid ...... Master Rid!
"I'm so sorry I made you worry again."
"It's okay. I'm not going to say anything now that I can hear your voice."
I put my hand gently on her back as she sobbed.
"I'm ho, Fara."
"Welco ho, Master Rid."
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