The Knight of the Second Generation of Demons Re-enacts

"Actually, Yoshino and I have very different personalities from 10 years ago to now."

"differ greatly?"

Tohka turned her head to look at Shiori, and the smile on the other's face became even wider.

"I used to be a quiet person with nothing in my heart. In today's terms, I am an autistic child. Yoshino is a very introverted child, the kind of super good kid who doesn't even dare to speak loudly..."

Memories emerged, and Tohka seemed to go back 15 years to the past as Shiori narrated her story.

With an empty mind, Xiao Shizhi opened her eyes. The extremely unfamiliar environment made her feel a little uncomfortable, and a feeling of loneliness enveloped her.

Gokawa Shiori, apart from this name, little Shiori knows nothing about himself.

Later, I heard from the aunt at the welfare home that she seemed to be a survivor of a major disaster. Many people died in that area due to the sudden natural disaster at that time. Shiori might have hit his head at that time and lost his memory.

However, in the subsequent search and rescue, Shiori's parents were not found, so he was sent to this orphanage.

"That's right."

After hearing the bad news about herself, Shiori didn't react much. Because she had no memories, she had no sense of the reality of the fact that she had lost her parents.

Human beings’ sorrows and joys are not the same. Looking at other children crying for their dads and moms, little Shiori at that time only thought they were noisy and had no sense of empathy at all.

Therefore, Shiori's indifference was soon noticed by other children. Children are very sensitive to the things around them. They felt that little Shiori was just like a machine, completing her tasks step by step every day. They could not feel any sadness or joy from her at all.

So naturally, Shiori was alienated. Fortunately, all the people in this welfare home were good people. The kind children were just a little afraid of Shiori, who was like a robot, and they refused to play with her, but they did not engage in any further bad behavior.

However, Shiori, who already had a generation gap with other children due to his memory loss, has now become even more lonely. If this continues, he may not be able to truly integrate into the atmosphere of the orphanage until he grows up.

It was at this time that the girl in blue appeared. It was a rainy day. Unable to join in the children's games, Shiori, feeling bored, sneaked out of the orphanage and strolled in the rain with a small umbrella.

Before he knew it, he came to a shrine close to the orphanage, where he witnessed a little elf playing and jumping in the rain.

She stepped into the water with green rain boots, splashing water again and again. On her head was a green raincoat hood decorated with rabbit ears, with a few strands of blue hair hanging down. She was humming an unknown ballad softly.

Even Shiori, who was also a little girl, thought that Yoshino was very cute at that time. 】

Wow! So cute! She's just like an angel!

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[However, their first meeting was not smooth. Shiori, who was not good at socializing, just looked at each other silently until Yoshino also noticed the former and ran away like a frightened little rabbit.

"Ugh……"

Shiori sighed, and finally left here in disappointment, but he did not notice that Yoshino, who he thought had run away, had not left yet. She was hiding behind a pillar, watching Shiori's somewhat sad back alertly, her sapphire eyes trembling slightly.

Then, the second encounter came soon.

That day, Shizhi followed the children from the welfare home to the nearby park to play as usual. Because he didn't want to worry the teachers and aunties, Shizhi would always follow the children when they went out to play together, and then hide aside and watch the other children play.

Of course, the children also invited Shiori to join them, but Shiori's amnesia and lack of common sense often made everyone very embarrassed, and in the end it turned out to be like this.

"Um, aren't you going to play with them?"

"?"

Shiori looked back and saw Yoshino, who was holding a rabbit doll, standing quietly beside her, as if she was concerned about her.

"No, if I join in, it will always make things awkward for them in the end, so this is fine."

"why?"

"Because I don't have any memories of my past, I don't know a lot of things and I don't know how to communicate with others."

"No memory?"

Shion tilted her head. She was still too young to understand the deeper meaning of it, but the person in front of her always made her feel uneasy.

"But you want to make friends, don't you? Even though you look silly, I can sense that you want to make friends."

Yoshino sat at a distance from Shiori and seemed to be talking to the doll very seriously.

"I can teach her how to make friends..."

"But, but, I don't have many friends myself, and I'm trying to recruit friends now..."

"Oh, right, we can go talk to other kids together. If there are two of us, I should have some confidence..."

Shiori looked at Yoshino who was talking to his rabbit doll and felt that she was a real weirdo.

"No need to be so troublesome, I'm fine like this..."

"This is not okay!"

Yoshino, who had been speaking softly, suddenly raised her voice.

"Mom has already said that lying is wrong. You clearly feel very unwilling and sad. Why do you lie?"

"…It's no use even if I try to talk to him. I'm used to it."

"You'll never make friends if you don't take the first step! Let me show you how!"

Shion stood up quickly and ran towards the children with her short legs. Then, she stammered nervously and suffered a great failure. She returned to Shiori with a red face.

"See, I told you, it's no use."

"Well... tomorrow! I will definitely be able to do it tomorrow, Yoshina! Let's go for special training!"

Shion ran away again with her short legs, but Shiori didn't take it seriously, thinking it was just a child's short-lived enthusiasm that would pass quickly.

Then, the first day, the second day, the third day...

Yoshino comes to the orphanage where Shiori is every day, and even if she is a little timid, she will muster up the courage to talk to the other children and try to become friends.

The children were very innocent, and once Shion got to know them, they naturally became friends.

Seeing Yoshino proudly running towards him to take credit, Shiori felt touched.

It is not difficult to make friends with other children. As mentioned before, everyone in the welfare home is a good kid. If Shiori really wants to make friends, it is not difficult. She just isolates herself.

The lost memories are like a thick wall in her heart, which prevents her from opening up and interacting with others.

What touched him was that the child in front of him, named Yoshino, was clearly not good at communicating with others, but was able to overcome her weaknesses for the sake of a stranger like him.

Looking at the genuine smile on Yoshino's face, the robot-like Shiori also smiled from the bottom of his heart for the first time.

Even if it is to respond to the innocent kindness of this child, I should not continue to give up on myself.

The two children changed each other because of a small thing. The story of Shiori and Yoshino did not have any ups and downs. It was just that one child changed another child with his own actions.

Listening to Shiori's story, Tohka remained silent for a long time, while the former kept talking about some interesting stories about himself and Yoshino.

“Come to think of it, do you know why I became a novelist despite having lost my memory? This is actually all thanks to Yoshino!”

"Shiori-chan, if you like reading novels so much, how about becoming a novelist? I happen to want to be an editor in the future. If we work together as the black and white duo, we will surely take the literary world by storm in the future! What? We are both blue? Hehe, that's right."

Mimicking Yoshino's cheerful tone, Shiori vividly described Yoshino's excitement at that time.

Just at this moment, Tohka spoke.

"Shiori, fight with me."

"..."

Without waiting for Shiori's answer, Tohka continued.

"I am too weak now. Whether it was the time at the South Base or this time, I have always been helped by Shiori. But this won't work. If I keep failing, won't I be holding Shiori back when I return to the North Base?

From childhood to adulthood, I have lost a lot of things. I have never seen my parents. The master who treated me like a daughter passed away 15 years ago. Now even the organization that I regarded as my home has gone astray.

Because I know the pain of loss, I cannot sit idly by and watch Shiori and everyone else lose something important. Now you are everything to me.

I also want to help Shiori and help you rescue Yoshino. Your friendship should not disappear because of Megiddo.

So please, fight with me, lend me your strength, I want to figure something out."

"Well, leave it to me, Tohka."

Looking into Tohka's eyes, Shiori seemed to see the original pure water swordsman, with the Flame Sword in his hand emitting light, but this time, the Flame Sword was no longer shining alone, and the Water Sword in Tohka's hand seemed to be trembling slightly. 】

159: rescue

[“Swish! Swish!”

On the rooftop, the twin swords of fire and water responded to their master's will, dancing in beautiful red and blue trajectories in the air.

When metal and iron collide, Tohka feels the power transmitted from her hands through the water sword. Each of Shiori's swords is extremely heavy, and every strike can feel the hot emotions coming from the other party's heart.

The scenes entered Tohka's mind through the resonance between the holy swords. That was what Shiori had been carrying all along.

The regret of not being able to keep his promise and save Mio;

I can only watch the origami disappear unwillingly;

Witnessed the passing of her sworn sister Kotori;

Keep trying to become partners with the Sword of Truth again;

And her best friend Yoshino, who is now in crisis...

Yes, you are not the only one who is suffering and constantly losing. Shiori, Origami, Yoshino, and everyone else, all of them are experiencing various kinds of pain and troubles, but they still choose to keep moving forward towards the future.

So how can I be the only one standing still?

As if sensing the awakening of its master, the water from the Water Sword emitted a blue light, echoing the raging fire from the Flame Sword in Shiori's hand.

Seeing this scene, Shiori smiled happily.

"Did you find what you wanted?"

"Not even close."

Tohka shook her head but still smiled.

"But I am no longer confused. I swear by the water sword in my hand that we can rescue Yoshino together!"】

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