I'll kill you after I finish this game!

The only food that could make Reiji feel meaningful was the cake that Yuu fed him herself. Ah... little Yuu is so cute, it melts my heart.

I really want to trigger the Eternal Return and experience the days I spent with Little Yu-chan a few more times. If that's what I know, I think I can do it!

Despite the mercury-level perverted thoughts swirling in his mind, Lei Zhe's smile remained unchanged. At this moment, Nini, who had temporarily finished eating, began to take out the gifts she had carefully prepared.

"Come on, it's time to give gifts."

Yu-chan was delighted to see the large gift box that Nini handed her. This was the first time she had received a gift from anyone other than Rai-che, and it was also from her first friend. Whatever it was, it was meaningful.

As soon as the gift box was opened, Lei Zhe and Xiao You curiously crowded around, and after seeing the items inside, they both showed strange expressions.

Inside the gift box was a suit of armor that resembled a mask, the purpose of which was unknown.

Yu was puzzled as to why Nini would give her this, and she was also curious about its significance.

The strange expression on Lei Zhe's face was because he was extremely familiar with this thing.

This thing that looks like a Western helmet and face shield—isn't it just the headdress that my future wife wears?

It seems to be part of the same set as the armor that suppressed his magic.

Lei Zhe thought that the thing his wife was wearing on her head no longer had any meaning in suppressing headaches or magic, and was just something she wore as a headdress. After all, Xiao You was still incredibly cute wearing such a strange headdress.

"Nini?"

Xiaoyou's curiosity was written all over her face as she looked at Nini, who was so proud she was about to lean backward, with a puzzled expression.

"My mom taught me how to make this. She was worried I'd run into bad people. Wearing it can help regulate my mental energy and create a sensory radar. Most importantly, it can also sense other people's emotions and read their minds!"

Nini's face clearly said, "I'm so awesome, do you like it or not?" Lei Zhe and Xiao You looked at her strangely.

In the future, Xiaoyou will be able to read minds, even without this helmet, but that's just in the future.

It was probably around this time that Xiaoyou, with Nini's help, gained that ability.

"Thank you, Nini, I really like it."

Xiaoyou smiled upon hearing this, indicating that she really liked the gift.

"Next up is mine."

Reiji smiled as he held up a large box, which was larger than the two little ones combined, and its height and size were comparable to Reiji's.

Xiaoyou and Nini were both quite curious about what kind of gift was inside such a big box.

After unwrapping the exquisite packaging and opening the gift box, a huge scythe, longer than Xiaoyou's height and with a beautiful yet violent appearance, came into their view.

Xiaoyou fell in love with this sickle at first sight.

"Wow, this sickle is so beautiful."

"Well......"

Amidst Nini's exclamations of surprise, Xiaoyou happily picked up the sickle, holding it with effortless ease in her palm.

At the same time, the methods for using the sickle stored in the sickle were also passed on to Xiaoyou, along with the sickle technique created by Raiji himself.

After a moment of realization, Xiaoyou transformed the giant scythe in her hand into a pen or something else that was easy to carry.

Finally, after transforming it back into a scythe, he hugged it tightly to his chest, looking at Razer with obvious affection and joy in his eyes.

With eyes full of tenderness and affection, Lei Zhe stroked Xiao You's head and whispered:

"This is a giant scythe for you, for your future self-defense and combat. I've explained its usage and characteristics to you. Besides this gift, Yu-chan's surname will be Helsingborg from now on, Yu-Cleewood Helsingborg."

The name "Helseidz" in Xiaoyou's name means "Hell's Scythe," and from today onwards, she will use the Hell's Scythe in her hand as her surname.

Lei Zhe knew that this giant hell scythe would be used as a nighttime pillow by the girl when she was alone, and that it would keep her company and protect her if he were no longer around.

“Hael...Saz…” Xiaoyou looked down at the scythe in her hand and murmured the surname given to her by Reiji. In the language of the underworld, Hael Saz means the giant scythe of hell.

Hearing such a name and surname in her heart, she felt that she was complete in some way. Xiaoyou really liked the surname Hersez, and she also liked the Hellish Scythe that it represented.

However, I always feel that the sickle I'm holding... seems to indicate that something is coming to an end.

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The next day, after having the best birthday ever, Xiaoyou woke up to the noisy alarm clock.

After getting dressed, Xiaoyou touched her head and looked at the familiar room layout, but something felt off.

She seemed to have forgotten something, something extremely important, and felt empty and anxious after waking up that morning.

Upon opening the bedroom door and entering the living room, I saw a clean and tidy space, where a healthy and hearty breakfast had already been prepared.

"Breakfast...who made it? I clearly...live alone...no!!"

Xiaoyou frowned as she looked at the prepared breakfast. In her memory, she lived alone, so who made this breakfast?

Am I alone? Am I really alone?

Her heart was frantically rejecting this reality and the truth in her memory. Xiaoyou frowned and shook her head back and forth, holding her forehead.

There should be... there should be someone else, someone... someone who should take care of me... a family member!!

Xiaoyou frantically searched her home, which was empty except for herself, going upstairs and downstairs, even the attic and basement.

She was searching for something, searching for a phantom that wasn't in her memory, and the emptiness in her heart made her extremely uncomfortable.

Looking at the pile of photos and albums on the ground in front of her, Xiaoyou flipped through them, but the photos only showed her best friend Nini and herself.

In the photos taken at school, where my parents should be standing, there was no one behind me.

"Woo..."

Tears streamed down You's cheeks as she lowered her head. The strangeness and unease in her memory, along with the emptiness in her heart, made her feel terrible.

Even without making a sound or changing her expression, she simply let the tears slide down her cheeks.

I just had a very happy birthday yesterday, a very joyful birthday, and my good friend even gave me a gift.

Oh, and a gift!

Xiaoyou immediately took out the birthday gifts she received yesterday: one was an armor headdress given to her by Nini, and the other was... a huge scythe.

But who gave me the sickle?

The feeling that her mind was blank, lacking a crucial piece of the puzzle, caused Xiaoyou's magical energy to boil like water.

"Yu-chan~~, time to go to school!"

A cheerful, childlike voice came from outside the door, followed by a knock.

It's Nini!

Xiao You immediately grabbed the sickle and armor and ran downstairs. After opening the door, she saw Nini carrying a small schoolbag.

"Wow! Yu-chan, why are you suddenly carrying such a big scythe?! Uh... why are you crying?! Who bullied you?!"

Nini was startled when Xiaoyou suddenly opened the door with a huge scythe, but when she saw the tear stains and teardrops still on Xiaoyou's face, her expression immediately became serious and angry.

She believes someone bullied her best friend and confidante, and she'll definitely teach them a lesson if she finds out who it is. Yu-chan is so cute and adorable, how could they bully her? It's simply unforgivable!

"..."

Xiaoyou didn't speak for a moment, staring blankly at her surroundings. Outside the door, the streets of a residential area in the underworld city had transformed. In her memory, Nini was her neighbor.

But... is that really the case? My heart is denying something; something feels off.

"Nini, yesterday was my birthday, and besides you, there was... someone else there." Xiaoyou pursed her lips, which were gradually losing color, and asked Nini softly as if grasping at a straw.

She longed to hear from her best friend that her feelings and discomfort were not a figment of her imagination, and that... no, there must be someone by her side.

Even if it doesn't exist in her memory, she trusts her feelings more.

"There's another person? Wasn't it your birthday celebration yesterday?"

Nini said with a strange expression, "Yesterday, I was the only one celebrating Xiaoyou's birthday. Where did the third person come from?"

What's wrong with Xiaoyou today? She woke up crying early this morning, which worries me. Is she confused because she has a cold, or did she secretly eat an orange?

Worried, Nini immediately reached out and touched Xiaoyou's forehead. She didn't have a fever or feel unwell. Looking at her, Nini felt sad and as if she had lost something very important and couldn't find it.

Xiaoyou ignored Nini's actions, simply raised the giant scythe in her hand, and said softly, "This giant scythe was given to me by someone I can't quite remember..."

"What nonsense are you talking about, Yu? This giant scythe is a thing that bears your surname, Hersez. It was originally yours. You had it when I first met you."

Nini's expression became even stranger. The Hellish Scythe with the surname of Biao You-chan had been with her ever since she met Xiao You, and someone had given it to her for her birthday yesterday.

Is that so? It was originally hers, in her memory... that's certainly true, but... she doesn't want to accept it!!!

Tears flowed again as if they had lost their hold, and with tears in her eyes, Xiaoyou looked back at her home with a heartbroken gaze.

Is this really my home? I don't feel any sense of security or warmth. There's no one else here except me. It feels more like a cold, temporary dwelling.

"Hey, Yu-chan, what's wrong? Don't cry... Tell me what's wrong, I'll listen to you and trust you."

Nini was bewildered by Xiaoyou's silent crying, and her own mood also plummeted. But no matter what, she had to stop Xiaoyou from crying.

She decided to listen carefully to what was wrong with her best friend, even if she was talking nonsense, she would still help her.

Xiaoyou pursed her lips and looked at Nini. After hesitating for a long time, she finally told Nini about the emptiness and discomfort she felt in her heart.

When Nini heard this, she almost thought Xiaoyou was sick, but as she listened, her expression became serious. Although what Xiaoyou said was outrageous, she was willing to believe her.

This sounds like her memory has been altered or erased, but if what Xiaoyou said is true, then even her memory should have been altered.

She immediately pulled Xiaoyou and ran towards her home to find her mother, who was very good at inventing things related to magic. She herself had inherited this talent from her mother.

Negrilia Nebilos's mother, though surprised to hear her child and the neighbor's child talking, still believed her child and Yu.

Then they sat them up to examine them, but after examining them dozens of times, the conclusion was still that there was nothing abnormal and their memories had not been altered or erased.

However, Xiaoyou cried and told Nini's mother that she did have someone taking care of her, even if she didn't remember them, but her body subconsciously felt that way.

Nini's mother felt a pang of sympathy looking at the crying little one, then suddenly thought of the increasingly outrageous amount of magic power within Xiaoyou's body, and a possibility occurred to her. She said:

"Yu-chan, if it's not that your memories have been altered, then it must be that the laws and rules of the world itself have been altered or distorted."

"You're a necromancer, aren't you? I remember that people in the underworld aspire to the legendary realm of necromancers, whose words can change the world and create rules and laws..."

Nini's mother didn't continue, but her meaning was clear: since the memory itself wasn't the problem, and you felt something was wrong with your living environment and that there should be someone taking care of you, then the problem must be external.

Although Nini's mother felt that Xiaoyou was living alone and perhaps fantasized about having a family member to take care of her, that's why she acted this way.

But in order not to upset the little one, she could only tell her the truth about her opinion on this strange situation.

"Necromancer..."