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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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“Jun? What are you doing here? Is someone you know hurt?”
A beautiful stranger was acting like she knew me. Silver hair, sharp eyes.
I racked my brain, but I couldn’t place her.
“Did something happen? Why aren’t you saying anything, Jun?”
“…”
“Luna. Do you know why Jun is so quiet?”
“I don’t know!”
Luna declared.
‘She seems to know Luna… so she must be an acquaintance…’
I whispered to Luna,
“Who is she? Why is she acting like she knows me?”
“Huh? What are you talking about! You know her better than I do!”
“I do? Know her?”
“Yes! You’ve known each other for so long! Of course you know her better than I do!”
I’ve known her for a long time? And I know her well? No. I didn’t even know her name.
I had no information about her whatsoever.
“I don’t know her, Luna. What are you talking about?”
“Huh…? Do you have amnesia?”
“Amnesia? Do you want to skip dinner?”
“N-No! I don’t want that! I don’t understand what’s going on! Um…”
Luna suddenly froze, lost in thought.
“Is this… the strange thing I’ve been feeling… is it because of this…?”
“What’s strange?”
“You don’t need to know, Mister!”
“…”
If you’re going to talk to yourself, do it in your head.
Don’t say it out loud and make me curious.
Luna seemed to be grappling with something she couldn’t quite grasp.
‘And… her gaze is a bit intense.’
Had we been talking amongst ourselves for too long?
The silver-haired woman glared at me.
“Hey, Jun. Stop whispering and look at me when you’re talking. Are you avoiding me?”
“No, it’s just… I have a lot of questions…”
“Questions? What questions? I’ll answer them all.”
“All of them?”
“Yes.”
Then…
“Who are you? I’ve never met you before. Why are you acting like you know me?”
“You idiot.”
“What?”
“I said, you idiot. Jun, is that really all you have to say after all this time?”
Slap!
A sharp pain shot through my cheek.
A slap to the face, exploiting my blind spot.
“What was that for-“
“…Just leave. I don’t want to talk to you when you’re acting like this.”
The silver-haired woman turned and walked away, her gait stiff with anger.
…Shouldn’t I be the angry one?
“What was that…? What’s going on…?”
“Brother, your cheek is red. Should I heal it?”
“…I don’t want to receive too much of your divine power, so I’ll pass.”
I didn’t want to end up laughing uncontrollably.
Estia, seemingly offended by my refusal, shouted,
“Fine! But you deserved it! After all this time! You shouldn’t have treated Sister Knight like that!”
“Wait, Estia. Do you know who she is?”
“Of course!”
If Estia knew her, maybe she could explain her strange behavior.
“I’m Saintess Estia! I know everything! Brother and Sister Knight are-“
“Wait! Estia!”
“Mmm…! Mmm…!”
“…Luna?”
Luna suddenly appeared and covered Estia’s mouth.
Estia struggled, but she couldn’t break free.
Luna began to explain.
“Mmm…! Mmm…!!”
“Mister! That lady and Mister are… not really close!”
“She seemed to know me quite well…”
“Sh-She’s a one-sided acquaintance! A-A stalker! That’s what she is!”
Luna stammered, her explanation unconvincing.
“…Since you’re not going to tell me, I’ll find out myself.”
“Y-Yes! Mister! If you’re curious, ask me, Luna! Okay!?”
“I don’t think I will.”
The people’s treatment was more important than the silver-haired woman’s identity.
“Estia.”
“Yes!”
“Try healing them one by one.”
There might be side effects, but… it was better than lying there unconscious forever.
It was better to laugh than to be lifeless.
‘Choose the lesser of two evils.’
I watched as Estia healed the people one by one. They began to regain consciousness.
‘It’s good that they’re alive, but…’
…the silver-haired woman’s last expression bothered me.
She had been angry, but… she had also looked sad…
But I had no memory of her, and that frustrated me.
I felt guilty, even though I didn’t remember doing anything wrong.
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After using all her divine power and returning home, Luna pulled Estia aside before she could go to her room.
“Estia.”
“Yeah?”
“Follow me.”
Luna’s serious expression made Estia uneasy, but she followed.
‘She wouldn’t dare do anything to me, the Saintess!’
Confident in her position, Estia followed Luna into a room.
“What? Hare! Saten! Why are you here?”
“I called them. We need to talk.”
“Talk?”
What about?
Estia was puzzled. But she wasn’t the only one.
“…Why did you call us here, Luna?”
“Yeah, I’m busy. Can I go back?”
“No, wait! This is important.”
Luna opened the door and looked around.
“Mister isn’t here! He must be in the kitchen!”
This is our chance!
Luna closed the door and stood in the center of the room.
She looked at the others with a serious expression.
“Do you know that Mister has changed?”
“M-Mister has changed…? T-That’s impossible… Mister is still Mister… right…?”
“That’s right! Brother is the same!”
Hare and Estia vehemently denied it, certain of their answer. But Saten threw cold water on their certainty.
“He hasn’t changed, he’s lost something.”
“Lost something…?”
“A part of his soul hasn’t recovered. It must be because Estia’s divine power wasn’t enough.”
She transferred her divine power through her mouth… And then used all her magic power to transfer it to his body…
But his injured soul didn’t fully recover, and as a result…
“Amnesia. Mister has amnesia! He seems to have forgotten his past memories!”
“I knew he was missing something, but I didn’t know it was amnesia.”
“I’ll explain! Today…”
Mister met Irina, but he didn’t remember her. And he had been acting differently lately.
“He forgot all the bad things that happened in the past! That’s why he’s so gentle now!”
Luna enthusiastically explained, attributing Mister’s change in behavior to amnesia.
Estia, puzzled, asked,
“Wait! So Brother hasn’t fully recovered yet!”
“Right.”
“Then I can heal him! With my Saintess powers! My holy powers!”
I might not be able to do it today, but… I’ll heal him later.
Estia thought it was a good solution. But her suggestion was rejected.
“…Should we really… bring back his bad memories…?”
“Huh? What are you talking about! Of course we have to restore his lost memories! His soul is injured!”
“N-No… but… it’s not good to bring back painful memories… right…?”
Not for Mister…
And not for us…
“…If that woman comes back into Mister’s heart… we won’t get another chance…”
“S-Satan! Hare is possessed by Satan! She’s being selfish! Luna! We need to purify Hare!”
Purify her!
Estia grabbed Luna’s arm, appealing for her support. But Luna gently removed Estia’s hand.
“W-What?!”
“I agree with Hare. Mister needs to forget his past! He’s happier now!”
Happier for us.
And happier for himself.
It was clear that the current Mister was better.
“So even if Sister Knight comes back! We can’t tell Mister the truth! It’s for his own good! Mister needs to forget his past to be happy!”
“Luna has a point!”
Luna’s argument was sound. Hare wholeheartedly agreed.
Estia, however, still believed they needed to heal Mister.
She wanted to heal everyone, fueled by her confidence in her divine power.
She turned to Saten.
“The final decision is yours, Saten! Will you heal Mister? What will you do?”
“I decided the moment I heard this.”
“What did you decide?”
“To get what you want, it’s better to hide the truth. Whether it brings happiness or pain, it doesn’t matter.”
Saten, even though she didn’t understand happiness, knew what was best.
“For our Hero’s party to succeed, we need Mister.”
Or rather, I need Mister.
Saten and Lee Jun-woo were bound by necessity.
“I can’t miss this opportunity.”
This moment, when Mister has lost his memories…
This is my chance.
But at that moment…
Knock, knock-
-Jun, are you there? I’m sorry about slapping you earlier. My hand slipped. I apologize…
The silver-haired knight was knocking on the door.
‘We can’t let her meet Mister!’
The Hero’s party’s minds raced.
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fucking traitors