Chapter 3: The Disappearance of the "Former Protagonist".
The girl froze in place, as if she had been struck by lightning.
[What's wrong?] Xiaowei woke up from her sleep in a daze.
[Hey, she's been saying weird things since she just started.] Linna complained.
……
Calm down!
The girl said to herself.
Don't panic. Use your reason!
Goethe is the original protagonist of this world, and the first important character of the original work she sees after coming to this world.
The male protagonist Goth, who was completely forgotten by Lin Na, one of the heroines?
No...... That's impossible. Something must have happened.
Compared to the rough-fed Lin Na, Xiaowei, who is a mage, is a better person to ask questions.
[Xiaowei. Can I ask you a few questions? 】
[Ah...... Of course. Although Xiaowei was confused, she still agreed.
[I ask serious questions as a spellcaster and researcher.] I hope you will give an equally rigorous answer. 】
[Okay.] Xiaowei couldn't understand why the girl looked like a great enemy.
[First of all. Please let me know today's date. 】
[March 9th.] To be exact, the new calendar on the clouds, March 9 of the year 999. 】
The time was right. Next year is the thousandth year of the new calendar, and some of the new calendars have added a zero before the first number of the year for alignment. Xiaowei also adopted this practice.
[What day was my competition with Dimi? 】
[March 1, the beginning of spring.] Hey, you're ......]
Xiaowei's answer matched her own memory. So, then comes the most important question.
[Xiaowei. Do you know, or have you heard of in any way, a man named John? Goth's male human? 】
If someone secretly casts a memory spell on Linna, it is possible that she will forget about Goth's existence. So, what about Vicky?
Xiaowei was silent. The girl's heart gradually sank.
[I'm sorry. I don't remember the name,] Xiaowei said, "About this John?? Goth, do you have any more information? 】
[The name is nothing special,] Lin Na also interjected, ["Goth" is like an imperial surname......]
[He is a male human arcane spellcaster, and sometimes he also conceals his identity as a mage and acts as a businessman,] the girl said in a deep voice, [The appearance is between eighteen and twenty years old, and he should be a genius mage whose casting talent is not below Xiao Wei. 】
I'm sure," Xiaowei said, "There is no such person in my memory. 】
The girl muttered to herself.......
Xiaowei has no reason to deceive herself. Almost certainly she didn't remember Goth, either.
[Xiaowei. Conduct a self-examination to make sure that you are not affected by unknown spells, especially those of the Confusion Control system. Linna ......】
[Huh? Lin Na was still thinking about why the girl was suddenly so abnormal, and she was taken aback.
[Dimi and I went to Okad in January. Right? If you're asking Xiaowei, you should use the strict question of "do you remember the fact that you went to Okad in January?", but it's better to keep it simple for Linna.
[Hmm.] Lin Na answered.
[So, I'm sorry for bringing it up again.] You lost your body in the battle against the "Eternal Blood" on the battlefield of Eusta Manor in the Yolanta region, right? 】
[Next time we meet, I'll chop off his head.] Lin Na said angrily.
Who rescued you from the battlefield? I mean, there should have been someone who took your soul into the "palm of the world." You probably didn't keep any memories of that time, but then someone told you-]
[The user of the "Underworld in the Palm of Your Hand",] Xiao Wei replied to Lina, [Is it "Pale Moon" Levi?? Fedorovich. During our operation, he lurked in the shadows to support us. At the same time as the destruction of Her Royal Highness Linna's body, Lévy introduced her soul to the "Underworld in the Palm of Your Hand". Also, my self-examination has been completed and I haven't found any signs of being affected by the Confusion Control spell...... Not to mention that memories have been tampered with. 】
Xiao Wei is a powerful spellcaster, and she has guessed from the clues in the girl's words that her concern is related to "memory". I'm afraid it's the memories I hold that are different from those of Linna.
[Levy? Is that guy? The girl seemed to be talking to herself, "I'll ask one more question, Xiaowei. When we first met, we went to the Black Floating City. Who took us there? 】
[uh...... It's also Mr. Fedorovich," Xiaowei said in confusion, "We were attacked by the Federation lawbreakers in Mr. Fedorovich's territory, and although you repelled them, you were injured yourself. At this time, Mr. Fedorovich appeared......]
Really. The Goth in Xiaowei and Linna's memories was replaced by someone else who was "similar". The girl guessed that if it was the occasion of Goth's appearance in memory, Lin Na and Xiaowei would think that someone else had done it. Like Levy and Cliff.
[We should check.] Lévy is still in the imperial capital. The girl immediately made a decision.
If it was just Vigil and Lin Na who were attacked by the memory tampering spell, it would be fine. The reason why his memories have not changed is because almost all of the spells that tamper with his memories are ineffective against his soulless self.
But if the attackers only target Lin Na and Xiaowei, the two will soon find out that their memories do not match those of others. This attack is pointless.
Could it be that Fran or Melia had to eliminate a rival in love to manipulate Linna's memory? That's too absurd, not to mention whether they have the ability to perfectly modify Lin Na and Xiaowei's memories without being discovered, and the girl doesn't believe that they will do this.
Excluding this situation, the maximum likelihood is that there is only one left......
……
Moment.
in a room in the Royal Palace.
The Fourth Black Apostle, Levi?? Fedorovich sat in a sofa chair. After listening to the girl's description, he raised his head in surprise.
The girl first pretended to mention John Goth's name inadvertently, and then, seeing that Lévy did not respond, as if she did not know Goth, she turned the subject to her memory, until she was sure that Lévi had not falsified, and began to tell her own memory. Of course, some questions were deliberately omitted.
"I'm sorry," said Levy, "I've never heard of a man called John?? Goth's man. I have the same memory as Her Royal Highness and Miss Douglas – yes, I know that I have done these things. I still remember when Her Royal Highness 'threatened' me to take her to you and Dimi. ”
"That's the case......" confirmed her guess, and the girl was a little relieved.
"The three of you, there is a situation where your memories do not match each other?" Lévy suddenly had a strange expression. The necromancer closed his eyes.
A little silence.
"The examination is over," Lévi said, "I think my sanity is functioning normally, my memory is not deteriorating, and with the best probing techniques I know, I have found no signs of being affected by the Confuse Spell. Let's make sure, among the three of you, the one whose memory is different from the others' is you, my lovely visitor from the other world? ”
That's what arcane spellcasters do. is much more conscious than Xiaowei, who needs to be reminded by others to start self-examination!
"That's right." The girl said calmly.
"What ......a surprise to me," Levi touched his chin.
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