Unspeakable bubbles

“Reiko, don’t look so gloomy. It’s such a beautiful day, and I, Petty Grant, am walking with you. You should be grateful.”

"..."

Reiko seemed a little distracted. Before Patty could get angry, she suddenly asked, "Grant, do you remember the trip we took before?"

"Mahara? I remember, it was only a few days ago."

Have we ever been to the underworld?

"The underground world... it should be an underground lair, right?"

Petty looked reluctant to recall the experience: "Those sandworms were disgusting. Although it was a rare adventure, I don't really want to remember it."

Do you still remember Chisato?

Ignoring Patty's reluctant expression, Reiko continued to ask.

"Of course, if she hadn't suddenly come to the rescue, those bugs would have been difficult to deal with."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Reiko Hatta asked hesitantly, "Grant, do you remember how Chisuna dealt with those insects?"

"What else can we do but use her magic eye?"

Petty looked at Reiko strangely: "What exactly do you want to ask? Stop beating around the bush."

"Last night, I suddenly recalled the scene of Chisa killing the sandworm."

"Swarms of sandworms fell from the sky. Qian Sha's demonic eyes swept over them, and swarms of sandworms exploded and died."

"...Reiko, there are some problems with your description."

Petty frowned: "How could sandworms fall from the sky? You must be mistaken."

"I remembered it wrong..."

Reiko stared at Petty: "In your memory, where exactly did the sandworms come from?"

"We had already fallen into a sandworm nest, which was full of worms."

"I don't recall the sandworms falling from the sky that you described."

"Sure?"

“OK.” Petty nodded.

"..."

Reiko looked somewhat melancholy, and she didn't say anything more.

Why does she say she has no recollection of Patty when she was right next to her during that period of memory?

'As expected, the problem lies with me...'

"Reiko, you look terrible."

Petty stopped in her tracks: "Something serious must have happened. Can you tell me about it?"

"Ah, it's nothing. It's probably because I've been in a bad mental state lately, so that's why..."

"Pity!"

Patty interrupted her: "How can I help you if you don't say anything?"

"Perhaps there's not much I can do, but at least I can be a listener."

"So, Reiko, what exactly are you anxious about?"

"..."

"Grant, I never expected you to become so kind-hearted."

"Tch, if Bubble hadn't entrusted you to me before she left, who would care about you?"

Patty said impatiently, "Stop dawdling and just tell me already."

“…Grant, it seems like there’s something wrong with my memory.” Reiko lowered her voice.

Patty was startled. She looked around and, finding no one else nearby, moved a little closer to Reiko.

What specific symptoms?

“I have two memories of traveling in the Mahara.”

"First, we fell into a sandworm's nest; second, these past few days have brought back vague memories of our entry into the underground world."

"The underground world?"

"Yes, in that memory, we met Chisa a long time ago. We fell into the underground world together with Chisa."

"There we met an archaeological team, and then, led by Bubble, we explored together."

"Stone houses, snake people, and sand worms that fell from the sky."

Reiko covered her head: "Later, we did go, we went to a certain place."

"But I can't remember exactly where it was!"

"Calm down, take a deep breath."

"Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale..."

After Reiko calmed down a bit, Petty said, "I just thought about it, and I have no recollection of that 'underworld' you mentioned."

"Hmm, it really is me..."

"But! I only vaguely remember the adventure in the sandworm nest."

Petty's expression turned serious: "All I know is that we encountered an archaeological team, and then Chisa appeared and eliminated the sandworms."

"What did I do during that time? It seems like I was constantly running away from the bubbles."

"Here's the question: why would I run away if there were bubbles around me?"

"Even if I hadn't followed Bubble, I'm not the type to run away at the sight of a bunch of sandworms."

Petty frowned: "Disgusting as it may be, I'll definitely try to kill a few bugs to gauge their strength."

"But as far as I can remember, I didn't do that!"

“Reiko, perhaps, perhaps your memories of the underworld are the truth.”

"what?"

“Nakazawa Chisato has a criminal record,” Petty reminded her.

"You're saying she altered our memories?!"

Reiko's eyes widened: "Why would she do that?"

"Who knows? Just like when she ran away from the academy, her motives were completely unknown."

Patty was a little troubled. If the little girl were still here, she would definitely go and ask her right away.

Although Nakazawa Chisato is strong, Bubble is also a super strong fighter, so she shouldn't be so easily defeated.

Unfortunately, Bubble is currently on vacation and has gone back to his territory.

That being said...

"If Chisuna really tampered with our memories, why were you able to detect something was wrong, Reiko?"

Patty looked at her in confusion: "Without your reminder, I didn't realize at all that the self in my memory was so out of place."

"..."

Reiko subconsciously reached out and touched the black feathers on her head, a habit she had recently developed.

"Black feathers? So that wasn't a headdress, but some kind of powerful item?"

"No, it's just a headdress. I just did it unconsciously, it didn't have any special meaning," Reiko denied directly.

"is it?"

"kindness"

"..."

"Alright, alright, in short, I think we should report this to Dean Harris."

Petty offered his advice: "We are students, and we should seek help from the college when we encounter problems."

That's right.

Reiko nodded; she thought Patty made a lot of sense.

Section 567, Chapter 566: Dark Thoughts

"Dean!"

"This is terrible, absolutely terrible!!!"

Petty banged on the office door: "Open the door!"

"Grant? Come in."

Harris, who was dozing off, was startled awake. He looked at the two people who rushed into the office, somewhat puzzled: "What's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Also, Reiko, please stay behind with us for a while."

Harris planned to take this opportunity to have a good talk with Reiko. It was a good thing that her strength had improved, but the speed at which she was improving was too unbelievable. Something abnormal must be going on!

"Dean, something terrible has happened!"

Petty said seriously, "We suspect we've been brainwashed by Nakazawa Chisa!"

"Uh"

Harris was stunned for a moment, and it took him a while to react.

"Grant, you two have been brainwashed by Chisa... Why is she targeting you two?"

Did you have any disagreements with her during your trip?