This is not the date I wanted.

Meng Yue thought helplessly in her heart.

By the way, although she believed that Shidao was her family, Meng Yue was still skeptical about the method of sealing spiritual power that Shidao said. After all, if it was true, wouldn't it be the same as kissing a man? !

Since it was too scary to delve into it, Meng Yue decided to put this question aside for now and just use it as a premise to think about countermeasures. As for what the truth is... I will leave it to myself when I regain my memory.

(The question is how can Shidou convince Rokuko to restore our memories?)

That's right, this is what really worries Meng Yue. Even if Rokuko's spiritual power is sealed, everyone's memory will not be restored.

Although there is still a method of asking Nanashi to imitate Rokuko's "Sealing Master" to unlock everyone's sealed memories, if Rokuko realizes that everyone's memories have been restored and loses control of his emotions, and his spiritual power flows backwards and he uses "Sealing Master" to seal it again, then everything will be in vain and meaningless.

(Take a little risk.)

After thinking for a moment, Meng Yue pressed the call button and conveyed instructions to Shidou in front of him.

"Shidou, pretend to be lost and dazed first, and when you attract Rokuko's attention..."

……

"…Sir?"

Rokuko looked at Shidou who suddenly fell silent and couldn't help but speak out in worry.

"…Ah? What's wrong, Rokuko?"

After hearing Rokuko's voice, Shidou suddenly came back to his senses.

"Sir, why have you been silent since just now? Are you feeling depressed? Can you talk to Liu'er about it? Or is Liu'er making you unhappy?"

"That's not the case. I'm very happy, Rokuko."

Shidou smiled bitterly and waved his hand, raised his head and looked at the sky, with a hint of melancholy in his voice.

"It's just...how should I put it? I've lived in this city for quite a while. I have some feelings for Kotori, Tohka, this...the elves I know, and everyone in this city. Now seeing my existence being forgotten by them all...I feel a little..."

"Sir, you still have a crush on me?"

Rokuko asked anxiously.

“… I don’t know myself.”

Shidou gently touched her head and spoke softly.

"But maybe it's a little lonely."

"I see. Your Excellency is truly a person of delicate emotions."

Rokuko smiled slightly and said firmly.

"But you are not alone. Liu'er will spend the rest of my life with you and will not let you feel lonely at all."

"Yeah, yeah. Thank you, Rokuko."

……

"No way..."

Listening to the conversation between Rokuko and Shidou, Mengyue scratched his head in distress.

Originally, I wanted Shidou to act pitiful in order to try to seduce Rokuko's guilt or sympathy, but in fact the effect was not very good. Should I say that Shidou's acting skills are not up to par, or that there is still a certain gap between reality and ideal.

Well, if you think about it carefully, this is not surprising. Rokuko thought Shidou liked her from the beginning, but he couldn't express his feelings directly because he was concerned about other girls. Naturally, he didn't think there was anything wrong with his behavior.

【Sorry, Mengyue. 】

"It's okay. You've done well. Keep up the momentum and accompany Rokuko."

[Understood. By the way, Mengyue, can I ask you a question? ]

"what?"

[What kind of person is Rokuko in your opinion? ]

"What kind of person is Rokuko..."

Hearing Shidou's question, Mengyue fell into thought, recalling everything that Xingmiya Rokuko had said and done so far, and adding Shidou's previous description. Although it cannot be said to be comprehensive, Mengyue did gradually gain a certain understanding of this elf.

After thinking for a moment, Meng Yue replied.

"I wouldn't say Rokuko is a bad person, but I think the world she can accept is too small."

After drifting in an uninhabited universe for a long time, perhaps for Hoshimiya Rokuko, interacting with people is completely unnecessary.

Rokuko may have developed a strong sense of dependence on Gokawa Shido, who broke into her world for the first time and made her understand the beauty of love.

However, Shidou's appearance only made Rokuko's world have an extra vacant place for one more person. She had no intention of accepting anything else.

(Could it be that…)

Mengyue thought of a possibility.

"Shidou, what I'm going to say next is all my prejudice. Maybe Rokuko didn't just seal my and everyone's memories out of kindness. She might be afraid somewhere in her heart that you will leave her world one day and never come back, so she sealed the memories in an attempt to trap you in her own world."

(A child who hasn't grown up yet...)

Thinking of this, Meng Yue couldn't help but sigh helplessly.

【That's it...】

After hearing Meng Yue's answer, Shidou fell silent. After a while, he spoke.

[Meng Yue, I want to confirm your guess with Rokuko and the reason why she sealed her feelings.]

"...Okay. It's true that if we don't know the cause, it's hard to find the right remedy."

After realizing Shidao's plan, Mengyue weighed the pros and cons and nodded in agreement.

……

[Pay attention to the way you ask. I will help you keep an eye on the favorability. If there are any problems with Rokuko, I will remind you. ]

"okay, I get it."

After answering quietly, Shidou took out a bottle of juice from the vending machine and walked towards the bench where Rokuko was sitting.

"Here, Rokuko."

After taking the juice from Shidou, Rokuko asked curiously

"Thank you, sir. By the way, who were you talking to just now?"

"Ah, nothing, I was just thinking about what Rokuko likes to drink and couldn't help talking to myself."

"I see, your Excellency is very considerate."

Rokuko nodded without any suspicion.

"Um... Rokuko, can I ask you a question?"

"Oh? Sir, you can ask directly."

"Why do you like me so much? To be honest, when I saw you were so reluctant to unlock your heart, I thought you would be very angry. And although I saved you, I guess I was also responsible for putting you in danger."

"Hmm... Liu'er didn't consider such trivial matters. He just followed his feelings. If you must give a reason..."

After opening the bottle cap and taking a sip of juice, Rokuko hesitated for a moment and then explained.

"Liu'er feels that... the master and Liu'er are very similar."

"resemblance?"

Shidou asked in confusion.

"Yes. When the Master protected Liu Er when he landed on this planet, Liu Er had a dream that made Liu Er inexplicably care about the Master."

Then, as if recalling the contents of her dream, Liu'er smiled sweetly.

"A child who has been alone since he was old enough to understand things, is adopted by a family and strives to become one of them. A slightly sad, but comforting dream. Although the person in the dream is not the official, when he woke up, Liu'er felt that he had known the official for a long time and felt very close to him."

"Eh……"

Shidou opened his eyes wide in surprise. He found that the dream Rokuko described was somewhat similar to the dream he had had in the past few days.

"Itsuka-san!"

When he heard someone give his name, Shidou was stunned. Firstly, he had already confirmed that everyone had forgotten him, and secondly, this voice was inexplicably familiar.

Looking in the direction of the voice, Shidou saw Origami rushing towards here in a hurry.

"Origami? Could it be that you remember me?"

Shidou asked in confusion. After all, when they met in the morning, Origami didn't recognize Shidou like everyone else. How did she escape the range of the "Sealing Master"'s ability?

Then, Shidou suddenly noticed that the other party did not call him "Shidou" but "Itsuka-san". And the atmosphere he exuded was also calmer and gentler than usual.

"Could it be... this is the origami of 'this world'?"

"Um... I'm sorry, Itsuka-san. I'm so sorry about this morning."

Origami nodded to confirm Shidou's guess and said with a wry smile.

"How did you regain your memory?"

"Well... to put it simply, although the 'surface' me has my memories locked, the 'inner' me can still access them smoothly. It's like tuning into a radio."

"This, this is it."

Shidou replied with an embarrassed look on his face. Although he had no idea what Origami wanted to say, it was still a happy thing for Shidou to have someone who could remember him.

However, Rokuko was not in as good a mood as Shidou at this moment.

"You... the girl next to Shidao. Strange, your memory has been locked."

Looking at Origami with an unhappy expression, Rokuko sighed and stretched out his right hand towards Origami.

"Well, that's fine. I don't know why the 'Sealing Master' is ineffective, but I just need to [Close] it again."

As he spoke, a scepter shining with light appeared in Rokuko's hand.

"Wait a minute, Rokuko!"

"no!"

Just when Shidou was about to dissuade Rokuko, Origami suddenly waved her hands hurriedly, looked around, and said to Rokuko with a nervous face.

"If I show the angel, that person will find out!"

"who?"

“That person…?”

Shidou and Rokuko tilted their heads at the same time.

But at this moment.

【Lie down, Shidao! 】

"——!?"

Hearing Mengyue's voice in his ears, Shidao did not hesitate and immediately pulled Origami and Rokuko to the ground.

The next moment, a dark crescent passed through the sky above Shidao, and then Shidao felt the ground suddenly shake violently, followed by the panicked shouts of passers-by.

What happened? Shidao looked up in confusion. A large crack with a smooth surface and deep bottom appeared on the ground in front of him.

What would happen if that blow landed on me? When he thought of this, cold sweat broke out on Shidao's forehead.

"Hmph - I dodged it."

A cold voice sounded, and Shidou looked up in the direction of the voice.

He saw a girl holding a huge black sword standing on the street lamp.

The girl's long hair fluttered in the wind, her pupils were as deep as black crystal, and her black skirt seemed to be condensed from darkness. Under the reflection of the dazzling sunlight, her presence was so eye-catching.

"...Ten... Xiang?"

Shidou held his breath involuntarily and pronounced the other person's name in confusion.

PS: There was a contradiction between my idea and the original work. I deleted and wrote it again, wrote and deleted it again. In the end... I chose to succumb to reality (the original work).

PS2: When Tohka appeared, the word "miscellaneous cultivation" immediately came to my mind.

26 Stop it, don't... Sorry, I'm distracted

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