Honkai, they all became my stigmata

The two stared at each other for a while, but Sakura gave up first.

——He probably did lose his memory, what happened?

The girl who was confused by this did not return to the room, but sat down near Chen Yu.

She is not a person who is good at words, what's more, she really doesn't know much about what Chen Yu went through in Dusk Street.

But she is very good at waiting, this is what she is best at as a killer. The two conversations just now may have made Chen Yu realize that something is wrong——

The moonlight fell in the quiet courtyard, and the night breeze was gentle, bringing a little coolness.

"Well, is that so..."

Chen Yu broke the silent silence, and spoke first.

"...?"

The cherry-colored girl doesn't know why.

"I did forget something."

Chen Yu said calmly.

He has sorted out his memory, and what he can confirm is that what he forgot is the knowledge about a certain disaster, and everything related to it has become blurred and cannot be remembered.

The things he can still remember, including Sakura as the killer of the poisonous chrysalis, Aponia as the nun with the ability to prophesy and guide, Qianjie... er, the cranky alien brother?

Xi'er is an ordinary girl living in this orphanage.

If he hadn't been aware of the confrontation with Sakura, I'm afraid he would have forgotten it forever.

It was precisely because of Sakura's few questions that he woke up a little bit, making him feel that his thinking was abnormal.

—Someone tampered with his thinking.

Inject hints, guide thinking... Of course, there is only one person in Twilight Street who can do this kind of thing, Aponia.

Chen Yu vaguely remembered that he and Xi'er went to Twilight Street to seek some kind of prophecy from her, but now the result of that prophecy has been forgotten by him, or it has been hidden by Aponia.

Alponia is not a villain, at least subjectively, she would do this, perhaps because she thinks it is the best for herself.

"...to count on her prophecy ability, but forget her own subjective will in the end?"

Chen Yu helplessly touched her head.

Of course, judging from the current state, because he forgot something, he is indeed very calm.

Sakura was quietly listening to Chen Yu talking to herself.

"Ah, I'm sorry, so... I guess, I asked you to help protect this orphanage before I left. Did I tell you that I would let you go back after I came back?"

The killer of the poisonous chrysalis was abducted here, needless to say, it must have been done by himself a few days ago.

"……Um."

Sakura nodded.

"I'm sorry, although I feel a little bit like breaking the appointment, but if possible - I hope you can stay here for a little longer, um... I think about two days will be enough."

"……why?"

the girl asked puzzled.

Keeping yourself shows that the boss thinks he is still useful to him.

But as a killer, she has already been completely crushed by Chen Yu in terms of combat power. If so, why did she stay here? She didn't think she could be of any help in the battle.

"Well...it's complicated, let me think about it, there are two main reasons."

Chen Yu said slowly.

"The first one, on the way back here today, I received a few tickets for the art exhibition from Pa Duo...uh, a friend on Twilight Street. The time is the day after tomorrow. Come here, let's go shopping together."

"I don't like those art paintings."

Sakura said honestly.

If I have to say, she likes to listen to music, but no one else seems to like the style she loves, and even Ling is... er, surprised by the music she listens to.

"...This is just a superficial reason, why can't you cooperate with me?"

Chen Yu said helplessly.

"The real reason is... I think if you stay for two more days, maybe you can help me recall what I forgot."

"...?"

Sakura didn't understand, how could she play such a big role?

She was just a passing killer, if she hadn't been entrusted by a mysterious employer, she would never have anything to do with Chen Yu and this orphanage.

"Don't worry, um... I have a very exaggerated hypothesis next."

Chen Yu said unhurriedly.

"Maybe, I mean maybe—I've been through this more than once."

It's not a bad thing that some memories were concealed by Alponia. It was because she washed away the confusion in his heart that he was able to use this to examine his memories calmly and discovered an astonishing fact.

His past memories were divided into many parts in units of five days.

Two days ago, I appeared here, and the things before that... were not continuous, but belonged to another memory.

It's like separate picture scrolls that are enclosed one by one, not continuous with each other.

Although he can't open those scrolls for the time being and savor the past in them, he can vaguely feel that the memories of those pasts all happened here, in this city and Twilight Street.

Repeat and repeat.

Since each copy is for five days, something will probably happen two days later in the world he is in now.

"..."

The girl was silent for a while before thinking about saying a word.

"You mean... [Reincarnation]?"

"Yes."

Dust Feather shrugged.

"..."

This is simply a fantasy. If Sakura hadn't known that he did have some kind of special ability, she might think it was just his imagination, no, it must be imagination.

"But what does all this have to do with me?"

She still doesn't understand.

"...Because maybe I haven't met you before."

Dust Feather said.

It was precisely because of the variable Sakura this time that he realized the fact that he was in reincarnation.

If Sakura didn't ask him questions here, I'm afraid he would continue to reincarnate without noticing.

In other words, Sakura is a singularity that can help him detect abnormalities in memory.Following this way of thinking, Chen Yu felt that if Sakura stayed here for two more days, she might be able to remind herself of more things.

"……I promise you."

After all, she doesn't really hate life here, so it's not impossible to stay for two more days.

"Speaking of which...is it quite fragrant?"

After finishing the business, Chen Yu sniffed her nose and said casually.

He was referring, of course, to the fragrance left after the girl took a bath.

"..."

The girl stared at Chen Yu speechlessly, and then quickly slashed at him with a knife in her hand. Of course, he caught it at a close distance.

Although there is something missing in memory, his strength is still much stronger than himself.

"I'm going back to sleep."

The girl withdrew her hand, got up and walked into the house.

"Good night then?"

"Good night."

Chapter 25

when the clock strikes midnight

The time soon came two days later.

Because Xier still has to go out to do odd jobs, it was already evening when the three of them came to the art exhibition—after all, you can’t just let Sakura talk about money all the time, although Sakura herself said that it doesn’t matter, it can be regarded as Xier received her "reward" for taking her in, but Xier obviously felt bad about it.

"That... I'm sorry to ask you to come to accompany me at this time... Am I a little self-willed?"

At night, the three came to the center of the city.

"It's okay. After all, there are tickets. If you don't come, you can't come. Fortunately, there is a night show in this art exhibition."

Chen Yu shook the tickets in his hand, these were the tickets that Pa Duo would give him desperately, no more, no less, exactly three.

"...I don't care."

Sakura has long been used to moving at night, so naturally it doesn't matter.

However, she always felt that she was a little bit out of place here.

It's just that she doesn't like to talk very much, and it's not that she can't read the air.

As the saying goes... threesomes, there must be a light bulb.

………………

"The little girl with blue hair just now is so cute, um~ is her name Gracie?"

Xier held Sakura's hand, sat down somewhere in the venue to rest, chatting about the family she met just now who also came to the art exhibition.

Chen Yu volunteered to buy drinks for the two of them, and the time at this moment only belonged to the two girls.

"Well, cute baby...reminds me of my sister."

Sakura nodded.

That child showed a strong interest in painting at a young age, and he must be able to become a great painter in the future.

Of course, Sakura was more concerned that she felt the aura of warriors on the parents, but she didn't say it out loud.

"Miss Sakura's younger sister must be very cute too."

"...Well, she is very lively and well-behaved."

Thinking of Suzu, Sakura unconsciously showed a smile.

Because of the similarity between each other's past circumstances, Sakura and Xier can chat quite well.

After a while, the topic naturally came to Chen Yu.

"Miss Sakura, that, you said..."

Xier lowered her eyelids, feeling a little embarrassed, as if she wanted to ask Sakura, who was also a girl, something.

But the words went back to her lips, and after holding back for a long time, the girl still didn't ask.

"...Miss Xier, do you want to ask me something?"

"Well, um... what kind of person does Miss Ying think Chen Yu is?"

"He's strong."

Sakura blurted out the answer.

However, she immediately realized that Xier was obviously not asking about this aspect.

"I mean... nice people."

"Yeah, I think so too, that..."