Chapter 62: Memory

When they meet again ten years later, how should they describe the expression on their faces?

It was as if it were about to cry, and it was like joy. With a strange look that wasn't right, Mina wanted to stretch out her hand, but suddenly lowered her hand as if she had been stopped. Then slowly lift your face up.

"-Long time no see, Vampire Beast."

In everyone's eyes, Mina seemed to have known the Night Lord for a long time, and a soft smile appeared on her.

"Ten years should be a long wait for mankind."

The vampire beast greeted her in a cold tone, but the eyes in the mask had a certain nostalgic glow in them, staring at the other person's face.

"Mina. Albarrea, you should understand what my presence means, right? Are you ready to be enlightened? ”

"Accept the guidance of the Digital Elves and meet you again at this moment, I am ready to face the unknown future."

As she spoke, she smiled slightly. Her pupils, which were several times more mature than they looked on the outside, stared at him.

"Aren't you also ready to come to the human world with enlightenment? Because I know you're going to make up your mind for something important."

"Well, I'm not interested in that hopeless world of repeating mistakes and hate. But I don't want that ridiculous 'enlightenment' to go to waste—"

The vampire beast's eyes showed a smile. As if he was contemptuous of himself, the corners of his mouth twisted comically.

"Because of this 'enlightenment,' your purpose has also been achieved."

She smiled. The smile seemed to be the embodiment of the existence of a woman, and it was immaculate.

“”

It was the first time the Holy Angel had seen Mina smile like that. In the past ten years, when he gradually evolved from a plankton to a full body, he also got along with Mina for the longest time. As her family and friend, the Holy Angel considers herself to know Mina. But this time, he began to be confused, and he began to wonder if he really knew her. Or is she better at hiding her heart than anyone else?

However, at least this time I got the answer. Because the Holy Angel Beast knows who Mina's partner is. For ten years, Mina has been secretly hiding D-ark, only sharing this little secret with herself, but never telling herself who her partner is.

(Why do I think he is so familiar, as if I have met before)

The Divine Angel Beast felt that it had met him in the past, and it felt very bad, and there was an inexplicable disgust in its heart.

Just when the Divine Angel Beast was so entangled that it shifted its gaze to the group again.

The eyes of the vampire beast were staring at him. In the next moment, the Night Lord smiled softly, and the corners of his mouth slowly moved at the same time-

- You don't know her, hypocritical angel -

There was no sound, and the vampire beast only twitched his lips slightly, but the holy angel beast clearly heard his mockery.

"Abominable"

The Holy Angel Beast was annoyed by the underestimation, but he kept a calm expression, ignoring the vampire's ridicule.

"Ryder, Mr. Lee. I think it's important for you to go back to Headquarters with me and explain the situation, because you're probably in a lot of trouble right now. ”

The Divine Angel Beast looked at them with a serious expression.

"I remember half a month ago, you passed on information about the Digimon coming to the human world and the reason for the increase in numbers to your father. I wonder if it's a fact that the digital world is facing destruction? ”

For Digimon, the Digital World is where Digimon truly belongs.

"If the Digital World is still in balance, there will be no destruction, we just came back from the Digital World, and it is still stable. So, there's no need to worry. ”

Understanding the other party's concerns, Ryder gave a better answer.

"However, we have more important things to solve, and if the human world and the digital world are in conflict over someone's hatred, the situation is very bad."

(Triggering conflicts)

Ryder's words reminded Mina of Yundimon's words.

--Attacking us for no reason, just humans, turned into Digimon, and slaughtered us.

- It's all your human fault!! Neither the invasion five years ago nor the present is unforgivable! ――

"Ryder, Mr. Lee. Is it because of this that you have some kind of connection with the Vampire Beast and then come to the human world with him? ”

"Or will the conflict between the human world and the digital world lead to the 'destruction' of the digital world? Maybe even the human world will be affected. ”

As expected, the vampire beast will never meet with it easily, and sure enough, it is because of the major events that it will face in the future.

"It's really worthy of being the eldest lady, and I realized it all at once."

Ryder looked at Mina with a smile.

"The incident was not as bad as it had been imagined, but it was necessary to inform them. My parents might object to me meddling if they knew the truth. But I don't want to miss out on that kind of exciting 'adventure', and it's a good choice to follow the future. ”

"And my juniors and the young ladies who adore me need to be rescued by me. Mina, I need your help too. I guess if you know that information, you won't tolerate the actions of those behind it. ”

"yes, I have a lot of questions for you."

Mina nodded slowly, smiling.

"I'm sure you and Mr. Lee will convince Mr. Arnoor and my father."

"Haha, my sense of existence is really weak."

Mr. Li smiled awkwardly.

"But I'll try to convince them. If the persuasion is successful, you must be well prepared. ”

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A week later-

At the beginning of December, Japan-

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A studio with advanced technology, a group of people with special identities gathered there, and the scene was chaotic.

The black-haired girl was suppressed by a strong man in black, and no matter how hard she tried to break free, her thin body could not get rid of the strong man's hand.

He shouted loudly, but no one wanted to believe it, but was angrily reprimanded by the other party. Next to the others were two strange creatures tied up and unconscious. Both creatures felt familiar to themselves, especially the little fluffy purple dragon.

In the crowd, a middle-aged man in a white lab coat said something to the person next to him. Looking at the man, his heart was filled with anger and sadness, and he questioned him loudly.

The man simply ignored his angry questioning, and at the suggestion of the short man next to him, a man in black pointed a small white device at him.

Seeing this scene, the black-haired girl exclaimed loudly, she was worried about herself. But I can't do anything.

In fact, the girl's heart should be more painful than herself.

When the tiny white device glows white, consciousness is interrupted.

Things that no one believes in will become illusory things and fade away, and eventually they will be forgotten.

I'll forget it myself.

Don't want to forget.

Can't forget.

It's bad if the memory is erased!

No, my head hurts, and I can't remember anything

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For a short time after waking up, my head was in a mess and I didn't know where I was.

Consciousness seems to be in the gap between dream and reality, and my head hurts.

Staring at the wood grain on the ceiling for a short time, my consciousness was completely awake.

Although I realized that this was my own home, it still took a few minutes.

The remnants of the memories before waking up echoed in the mind.

Realize that I had a dream.

But in a few minutes, I forgot all about the dream.

There was still an itching sensation that my hands couldn't reach, but the memory of the dream disappeared from my mind.

What kind of dreams did I have?

However, the memories cannot be returned.

Memories that have disappeared are as inaccessible as records that cannot be retrieved.

Not again. It's always like this this week.

I want to think of things but I can't always think of them.

Can't do anything, which makes Kaye Kaye very anxious, and his brain seems to have become strange.

The mood was heavy again. Although Kaye is still cheerful and cheerful on the surface, he continues to hide the inexplicable uneasiness and emptiness in his heart.

Today's class meeting and teaching, I was all confused. Even the teacher, who had been listening carefully, couldn't concentrate on the class, and just looked at the empty seat in the middle of the second row with a blank look in his eyes.

That's Osawa Yakita's seat. However, a week ago, she suddenly took a break from school due to physical discomfort. Then he never saw Yabei again.

What is worrying is that in Kaye's impression, Yabei has always been an introverted girl, afraid of life, and afraid to communicate too much with others. But sometimes,It's a little hysterical.,It's completely the opposite of the usual image.,A strange girl with a multifaceted personality.。

And this aspect of the character is always aimed at Kaye, Kaye himself doesn't understand why he knows Yabei, he should often communicate with Yabei, but he can't think of anything. I just think that Yabei must not be unwell enough to suspend school, but for other reasons. As for the reason, Kaye himself didn't know, but he felt very bad

Before I knew it, the morning class was over.

"Kaye, I heard you're dating Osawa-san, is that true?"

As soon as the bell rang for the lunch break, Mukai Imori, who was sitting in front of Kaye, turned around and asked suddenly. Hearing such a question, Kaye almost squirted the juice out of his mouth.

Look around while coughing. Fortunately, the classroom during the lunch break was very noisy, and no one seemed to notice Sen's astonishing words.

"I didn't, why did you ask this question all of a sudden?"

Kaye's eyes widened in surprise.

"Because since the new semester, many people have seen you together a lot. What's more, she has been an introvert since she entered school, and she is a girl who is afraid to communicate with others. After she switched seats to the front row, everyone actually remembered her existence, and although they also wanted to communicate with her and become friends, she was always so nervous. So I had to give up. But Osawa-san is not nervous at all every time he is with you, but is full of energy. ”

Kaye was embarrassed by Sen's mischievous expression.

"Only girls in love can grow. It's obviously a cute girl.,It's a pity if you're afraid to communicate with others because of your introverted personality.。 Kaye, you're so happy. ”

"It's a complete misunderstanding. Yabei and I are just ordinary classmates. There is no further relationship. ”

"Isn't that all named? Ordinary classmates don't just call them by their first names. ”

Sen made a teasing face, and Kaye quickly explained.

"Actually, I once called her Osawa-san, and she seemed to hate other people's names, and she didn't even like to call her Yabei-san. Anyway, she emphasized that it would be okay to just call Yabei."

(It's weird, why do I know this?) I don't remember spending too much time with her.)

It was as if something had been forgotten, and Kaye himself thought it strange. In other words, when did you know Yabei? I can't even remember how I met Yabei.

"Did you only know about Yabei's existence during this semester?"

Kaye asked suddenly.

"I guess so, before changing seats, Osawa-san was sitting in your current position. Because she rarely communicates with people, everyone almost forgets that she exists. But fortunately, I was able to get to know her by changing seats. ”

Sen laughed.

"Yes?"

On the topic of swapping seats, Kaye seems to have an impression of Yabei. I remember that in the new semester, after Yabei and his seats were swapped, there was a lot of trouble that day, and Kaye was hated by Yabei, it was a bad day anyway.

"Speaking of which, Kaye. Aren't you going to visit Yabei? ”

Sen asked at this time.

"Why do you suddenly ask such a question?"

Kaye looked dazed.

"People also thought about visiting her, after all, too many people are not good for patients. What's more, Osawa is also afraid of life. Therefore, you who are closest to her are the most suitable. ”

"Also, during the week she took a break from school, Kaye, didn't you always stare at her seat in a daze, you don't usually do this."

"Is that really good? Yabei seems to hate the way I look."

Kaye didn't understand what Sen was expecting.

"And why did Sen tell me about Yabei?"

"Because one of my distant cousins said something very excessive to her a year ago, she was affected. If it's a good old man like Kaye, you must be able to help her, and this can be regarded as a little compensation for Osawa-san. ”

"I don't understand what you're talking about at all"

"Don't worry, Kaye should visit Osawa on behalf of everyone."

Mori smiled and didn't say anything more.

"Well, if it's a word of concern, I'll definitely help."

Kaye nodded and agreed.

After School -

Relying on the note he asked for from the teacher, Kaye arrived at the apartment where Yabei lived.

It was a bit old, very ordinary apartment. Kaye, who came to the apartment for the first time, found the name "Osawa" on the mailbox in the lobby.

"I guess it's here."

Since Osawa's name is written on the mailbox, it means that the address on the note is correct.

"Hope it won't be misunderstood"

Looking at the glass jar filled with colorful paper cranes in his hand, Kaye prayed to himself, hoping that Yabei would not be cranky.

The thousand paper cranes in the glass jar were actually folded by the classmates themselves, and there was also a card on it, which said that it was given by Class C in the third year.

In fact, everyone is very concerned about Yabei, knowing that after Yabei took a leave of absence due to physical discomfort, everyone hopes that she can recover her health as soon as possible. And the thousand paper cranes in the glass jar represent everyone's mind.

(Actually, Yabei is not lonely at all, but he always ignores the people around him)

With that in mind, Kaye stepped into the elevator. Then, I pressed the fifth floor where Yakita Osawa was located.

I got out of the elevator, walked down the hallway, and stood in front of the room. Underneath the word "501" is a house number with the word "Daze" written on it. After a moment's hesitation, he rang the doorbell next to the door.

After about twenty seconds, footsteps sounded in the room, and soon the door opened. On the other side of the door was a slightly taller black-haired boy who looked at Kaye with unfriendly eyes.

"Hey, what's the matter?"

"Are you Yabei-san's family?"

Under the boy's unfriendly gaze, Kaye asked nervously, his eyes sneaking a glance at the door number to make sure he was not mistaken.

"I'm her brother, are you his classmate?"

"Yes, because everyone is worried about Yabei's suspension of school because of physical discomfort, so let me give this to her"

As he spoke, Kaye handed the boy a glass jar filled with a thousand paper cranes and a card.

"That's right."

The boy's expression softened a lot.

"It's a pity that my sister went back to her hometown to recuperate after dropping out of school, and she is not here now. I just came over to help with my luggage. ”

"However, I will convey your wishes to my sister, so please go back."

"Okay, thanks."

There was no point in staying any longer, and after sending the glass jar out, Kaye left silently.

"That ugly girl really doesn't understand the happiness around her."

Watching Kaye leave, looking at the glass jar in his hand, Masahiro Osawa sighed with emotion.