This is not the date I wanted.

"But soon, I realized they were not joking. They really lost these memories. From what I know, only the 'Sealing Master' can do this."

Having said that, Erya paused for a moment, took a long, deep breath, then looked directly into Mengyue's eyes and asked.

"Mengyue, the person who sealed everyone's memory must be you."

"...Yeah. It's me."

Meng Yue did not deny it and nodded slightly.

"The reason why everyone was in a coma until today and didn't wake up until now was also your doing?"

"Yeah, that's right."

"So that means... everyone's memory is also..."

"Di Ya."

Suddenly, Mengyue interrupted Erya softly.

She walked slowly to Tohka and stroked the surface of the life support cabin with her fingers.

Erya saw that in the reflection in the glass, Mengyue's expression was like that of a mother, full of tenderness and love.

"As you said, even if we strip away the spirit crystal and no longer become reverse spirits, it doesn't mean that Kotori and the others' heartbreak can be healed. If there is a hole in the wood at the bottom of the barrel, then no matter how much water is poured into it, it will never be filled. So, just pretend that everything never happened."

As Meng Yue spoke, she reached out and took off the hairband on her head, and her flowing long hair instantly fell down her back.

Dazzling electric light surged in his hands, and soon, the headband decorated with stars and moons turned into black dust and dissipated.

A person has to die three times in his life.

Erya had heard such words from somewhere.

The first time, when your heart stops beating and breathing stops, then you are declared biologically dead;

The second time, when you are buried, people attend your funeral in black, remembering your life, and then you are declared dead in society;

The third death is when the last person in this world who remembers you forgets you, and then you truly die.

Just like that, Meng Yue turned around and said with a cold face.

"The existence of Ryougi Yumezuki and Gokawa Shidao - the scars left in everyone's hearts, I will erase them."

"—!"

The moment he heard this, Erya turned around without hesitation and ran out the door.

23 Oblivion

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The scenery on both sides of the corridor passed by quickly, and the wall at the corner quickly enlarged in Erya's vision.

"—!"

Without any slowdown, Erya turned around the corner and continued running.

Under normal circumstances, with Erya's weak physique due to lack of exercise, he would have collapsed to the ground due to exhaustion. But at this moment, it seemed as if adrenaline burst out, as if assisted by God, and the whole person walked briskly.

It is no exaggeration to say that at this time, the second runner-up even had the confidence to win the Olympic championship.

"Wow! That was close?"

"What's wrong Miss Nia! Why are you running so fast!?"

Seeing Erya running in the corridor, the employees on the road couldn't help but show surprised expressions.

However, Niya ignored him and continued running while recalling the structure and route of the airship.

No, to be more precise, the word "escape" would be more appropriate.

It was as if she was escaping from the invisible hand of death. Even though there was no one chasing her, she did not dare to slow down at all.

"Fraxinus! Activate the teleportation device and send me to the ground!"

Running into the transmission room of the manifestation device, Erya urged anxiously while tapping the keyboard with his fingers.

【Error! Error! The system is blocked by the administrator and the command cannot be executed! 】

(Tsk, you really can do it, Bili-chan!)

Erya couldn't help but click his tongue when he saw the alarm window pop up on the screen.

However, this situation was within Erya's expectations to a certain extent. Seeing that the transmission device failed, Erya said nothing, picked up the life parachute he had hidden in advance, and ran towards the deck.

At this moment, a shrill alarm sounded in the airship.

[Alert. A fire has been detected inside the airship. We are now preparing to isolate the designated area.]

"——!?"

——Boom! ——Boom! A low roar continued to come from behind. Erya turned around and saw isolation walls popping up from the ceiling, isolating sections of the road.

(Isn’t this too old-fashioned!?)

Erya couldn't help but whimper in his heart, urging his almost unconscious feet to speed up again.

Just when Erya was about to reach the exit, the isolation wall reacted before her, and the thick alloy wall sank rapidly.

Erya gritted his teeth and slid sideways, imitating the football animation he had seen.

“Catch up!!!!”

At a critical moment, just one second before the isolation wall closed, Erya managed to slip through the gap safely by a millimeter.

"Ha...ha...see, it seems...small breasts aren't necessarily a bad thing..."

Wiping the sweat off his face, Erya laughed breathlessly.

However, the excitement in his heart did not last long, and the cold wind blowing from the deck quickly cooled Erya's head.

(Now is not the time to rest.)

In this way, Erya came out of the airship and continued to move forward, finally stopping at the edge of the deck.

“——Gurgle.”

Swallowing involuntarily, Erya lowered his head and looked down.

The endless sea of ​​clouds stretched out within the field of vision, and one could see mountains, forests, and a town that had been shrunk countless times.

After staring for less than two seconds, Erya felt a little dizzy. It was the body's instinctive resistance to the fear. If his legs had not been numb and unconscious, Erya would probably have lost consciousness.

(but--)

"OK! Take a deep breath - calm down - Honjo Niya. You have a parachute with you, you will be fine. Don't be afraid, it's just a leap of faith, you have done it many times in the game. It's a piece of cake! Are you ready?! Ready! OK! 3! 2! 1 -"

He closed his eyes and gave himself a self-suggestion. While he was still unwilling to give in, Erya decided to go all out. He rushed over the fence and merged into the sky.

"I can flyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!"

Less than a second after such a powerful roar, Erya's body fell straight down due to the gravity of the earth.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhh! I’m dying, dying, dying, dying, dying, dying, dying, dying, dying, dying, dying, dying, dying———————————————————”

Feeling her body falling towards the ground, Erya couldn't help but burst into tears and cried.

(Parachute! Parachute!)

Erya hurriedly tried to open the life parachute, but either it was broken or she was using it incorrectly, the canopy did not pop out as she wished.

(No way…)

Erya's face instantly turned from dark blue to pale.

"My life is over. It's over. It's over. It's over. It's over. It's over. It's over."

………………

…………

……

(Ale?)

Erya slowly opened his tightly closed eyes, unable to react.

(I am not dead?)

Looking around in confusion, she found that she had somehow returned to the deck of the airship.

"Could it be that... that was just a daydream I had?"

"How is that possible, you idiot Niya?"

The familiar voice made Erya suddenly tense up. She turned around and saw the girl in the black windbreaker standing quietly behind her.

"Dream Moon..."

Erya made a bitter sound. In response, Mengyue just sighed helplessly.

"Really? You have no spiritual power at all, but you still expect to land from an altitude of 15,000 meters with a parachute. If it weren't for me, you would have died long ago."

"..."

Without paying any attention to Mengyue, Erya turned around and rushed out of the deck.

However, this time, a huge ice wall blocked her way and turned into a cage that wrapped her and Mengyue.

"Why are you running away?"

Meng Yue asked quietly.

"Why are you running away? Bili-chan, aren't you asking this even though you already know the answer?"

With his back against the indestructible ice wall, Erya said with a wry smile.

"Aren't you planning to erase your existence and that of the boy from all memories?"

"What's wrong with this? It's not like you're going to die."

"I don't want it! You want me to forget about Bili-chan and the boy! You might as well let me die!"

"I'm sorry. I won't let you do that."

Ratziel (Whispering Chapter) - Mengyue softly summoned a black leather book, picked up a pen and lightly scratched the page.

The next second, Erya felt that his body was unable to move.

(Is this... a record of the future?)

Erya thought in surprise. Mengyue used the killer move that was originally her angel.

Perhaps it was written that she could not commit suicide. Although she could still speak normally, whenever Niya tried to bite her tongue, she would be stopped by an unknown force.

Seeing that his last trump card used in negotiations was easily resolved by Mengyue, Erya couldn't help feeling frustrated and unwilling.

No, in fact, she knew very well when she left that no matter how she escaped, she could not step out of Meng Yue's palm.

"Michael (Lord of the Sealing)."

Following Mengyue's call, the Key Angel representing the power of sealing appeared in Mengyue's hands.

Just like that, Mengyue walked towards Erya with slow steps.

"Wait! Wait Meng Yue!"

Ignoring Erya's voice, Mengyue continued to move forward.

"Do you really think this is okay? Being forgotten by everyone like this, watching everyone forget the person you love the most. This is too cruel!"

"..."

"Because, this is too unreasonable. I didn't do anything, and it was Mengyue who worked hard. Why do you have to be forgotten?"

"..."

"I swear! I won't tell anyone about Shidou and you. I will keep this secret in my coffin. So please. Don't seal my memory."

— Tick.

The sound of water drops falling to the ground made Erya stunned.

"Meng Yue...are you crying?"

"..."