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    Copyright Notice

    Copyrigh 2015

    Firs Ediion

    Some righs reserved; all wrongs reserved. Tis unauhorized English digi-al publicaion o volume 7 o he novel series Unlimied Fanir may bereproduced or modified wihou atribuion, bu may no be used commer-

    cially wihou permission rom he auhor or he copyrigh holder.

    Tis novel is brough o you by sukasa (auhor) and Korie Riko (illusra-or), via Kodansha Bunko. Tis English ranslaion is being done a Baka-suki by Enropy (ranslaor) and Belakuro (edior). Te easer was done

    by jonahanasd (ranslaor).

    Conens in his publicaion were eched on 30 Nov 2015 (local ime),and are up o dae wih he revision o 06:23, 30 Nov 2015 on Baka-suki

    websie. Local changes were made as needed.

    Tis publicaion was execued(pun inended) independenly by dream-er2908 / [email protected]. Te ex ace isArno Pro, designed byRober Slimbach, issued by Adobe. Te headings are se in Nuvo Pro, de-signed by Siegried Rckel, issued by FonFon.

    Please suppor he auhor and he ligh novel indusry by purchasing au-horized copies o his ligh novel or derivaive producs when i becomesavailable o you.

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    Introduction

    is a ligh novel series writen by sukasa and illusra-ed by Korie Riko. Te series is serialized in Kodansha Bunko. Nine vol-umes have been released so ar, as o Augus 2015. Produced by Diomedia,an anime adapaion aired during he Winer 2015 anime season, coveringhe firs hree volumes o he ligh novel.

    Tis is volume 7, eniled Black Nemesis, released on 26 December 2014

    by Kodansha Bunko (ISBN: 4063814351 / 978-4063814354).

    Story Synopsis

    On he way o reurn o he academy, sudens o Brynhildr Class decidedo visi Yuu and Misukis homeown.

    Yuu conessed his secre o Misukiha he had los a lo o his pas

    memories. Wih he conrolling righs o Green Yggdrasil ia had seized,hose memories were finally reurned o him.

    However, hey soon realized ha wo calamiies were abou o come.One was he reurn o he firs dragonBlack Vrira. Te oher was henew beinghe combinaion o boh human and dragonwhich wouldhrow he world ino chaos.

    Because I need him more han anyone else. Belonging nowhere, I onlyhave meaning i he chooses me.Te obsacle o his memories had been cleared away. Emoions were

    coming back like an overflowing sream. Te firs ime he wo o hemme, a ha place

    (Back cover o volume 7)

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    Table of Contents

    Prologue ..................................................................................... 12

    Chaper 1: Ficional Nosalgia ............................................. 27

    Chaper 2: Boy Mees Girl a Dusk ..................................... 99

    Chaper 3: Newborn Predaor ........................................... 175

    Chaper 4: Black Vrira ..................................................... 241

    Epilogue ................................................................................... 291

    Aferwords ............................................................................... 305

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    Prologue

    .

    Trob Trob

    Heavy, orceul, regular beaing.Te air shook accordingly in he dark and cramped la-

    boraory.In he ourh floor underground o Asgards Far Eas

    Branchs Firs LaboraoryWih he power supply cu, he

    inerior was shrouded in darkness. Air condiioning and

    oher cooling sysems were all silen.

    However, he lab where a dragons corpse was kep wasshowing ain purple ligh.

    Te ligh source consised o a Krakens remains kep ina coffin. A silver enacle wih orn off ends, is midsecion

    bulging unnaurally, glowing wih purple ligh rom wihin.

    Saring ino he coffin was John Horensia, a cross-dressing plainum blonde wih golden eyes.

    Dressed in miliary uniorm, she was poining her gun

    a he labs direcor, Miyazawa Kenya, while gazing a hecoffins inerior.

    Trob Trob Trob

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    Accompanying he deep pulsaion sounds, he ligh in-

    side he enacle also brighened and dimmed.

    Ten she finally realized. Tis was he sound o a hear-bea.

    Te new lie residing inside he remains. Te Krakensoffspring.

    Jus as Miyazawa Kenya said earlier, his was he ligh o

    new lie.Trob Trob Trob

    Te hearbea gradually quickened and he purple ligh

    inensified progressively.

    Ominous eal movemen.I had arrived, no one could sop i anymore.

    In ron o John who had even orgoten o breahe, ainy crack appeared on he bulging enacles surace.

    A purple eye inside was revealed.

    A powerul monser originally in eernal slumberhadnow awakened.

    Furhermore Anoher calamiy had awakened simul-aneously.

    Te locaion was he ores o Fuji afer he inensebatle ended.

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    Te op porion o he ourageously giganic ree,

    reaching 5000 meers in heigh, had vanished. Near is base,

    here were wo enormous cracks.Wih is core uncionaliy solen by ia Lighning, i

    was now a husk ha had los is compuaion power, merelywaiing o ro.

    However, his was a change precipiaed by Yggdrasil.

    From Yggdrasils roos, which had eaen ino heground, somehing resembling black bubbles flowed ou

    rom is gaps.

    Tey resembled black soap suds.

    Te black bubbles gradually accumulaed and slowlyrose ino he sky.

    However, no one noiced his calamious change occur-ring he dephs o he Sea o rees.

    In his manner, wo calamiies had been released.

    Liberaed rom he resrains o he ground, aking ohe ree skies

    *

    Don worry, ia will reurn he memoriesback oYuu.

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    ia hugged me as hough comoring me, whispering in

    my ear. Feeling he same pain I suffered rom losing my

    memories, ia cried wih large eardrops allingOne was supposed o reac o such news wih joy.

    Reacing wih relie a he reurn o los memorieswould be he naural reacion.

    Bu I could no even muser a single word o hanks.

    During he ride back o he Asgard lab on he okyoshore, I looked over ias shoulder around he inerior o

    he van.

    Afer an overnigh batle agains Yggdrasil, he girls

    were looking a he crying ia in worry.Under he gazes o he girls rom Brynhildr Class, Shi-

    nomiya-sensei he homeroom eacher and Kili who hadagged along on her own, I sroked ias head.

    Tanks ia. Bu Give me some ime.

    o preven ohers rom overhearing, I whispered quie-ly in ias ear.

    Due o he suddenearin my hear, I did no ake up

    his rare opporuniy.Sure?

    Yeah, Id like o have some menal preparaion.Really? Ten ia will sleep a bi.

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    She mus have pushed hersel o he limi or my sake.

    Leaning agains me, she soon ell asleep.

    Seeing everyone saring a me, I orced a smile.Don worry. She slep again once she el reassured.

    I held ia careully in my arms and explained.Shes probably eeling a bi conused. Well, i can be

    helped. Afer all, shes aken Yggdrasils place.

    Kili explained wih an expression as hough looking aher own child.

    Srain mus be unavoidable afer doing somehing o

    ha sor. We should le her have a good res.

    Looking afer ia all he ime, Lisa spoke while gazinggenly a her.

    Afer everyone wached ias sleeping ace or a while,Ariella yawned.

    Hwah o be hones, were ired ou oo. Les res un-

    il we ge o he lab.Mm.

    Siting beside me, Ren concurred wih Ariella.

    Yeah Ill ake a nap oo. No mood o read eiherRubbing her sleepy eyes, Firill commened. Seeing eve-

    ryone in his sae, he capain o he Dragon SubjugaionSquad, Misuki, spoke up:

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    Well hen, le us all nap or a while. Shinomiya-sensei,

    is ha alrigh?

    No problem, ge some good res now. Good job, you allworked hard.

    Shinomiya-sensei praised everyone and we resed inhe van.

    Goodnigh, Mononobe.

    Iris smiled and said o me. Her silver hair was gliteringunder he rays o he morning sun.

    Goodnigh.

    Trob. Seeing her smile, my hear pounded inensely in

    response.Beween me and herTere were definiely special

    eelings.Bu once I rerieve my los memories Wha would

    happen o hese eelings?

    Tis was also he reason why I could no accep iassuggesion immediaely.

    Scared ha my curren eelings and personaliy would

    simply vanish, I hesiaed and alered.Iris ell asleep immediaely. Afer looking a her sleep-

    ing ace, I urned owards Misuki.

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    Misuki had no allen asleep. Noicing my gaze, she

    opened her eyes slighly.

    Nii-san, you should cach some sleep sooner. ime onhe way back o he lab or resing is limied.

    Yeah, I know.I smiled a Misuki and closed my eyes.

    My hear hur inensely. I was he guil rom parading

    mysel mater-o-acly as her broher. Furhermore, herewas disappoinmen ha I had orgoten all shared memo-

    ries and he promise wih her.

    Having los my memories, I migh have been huring

    Misuki uninenionally.AbsoluelyUnaccepable.

    Tis srong impulse filled my hear. I was as houghhe real me was screaming in my hear.

    My eelings or Iris and guil owards Misuki were col-

    liding chaoically in my hear.Devoured by he urbulen vorex, I gradually sank ino

    deep slumber.

    Along he way, due o congesion on he roads, i was

    already noon by he ime we reached he Asgard lab.

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    Te maluncioning in elecronic devices caused by

    Yggdrasil was he reason or he gridlock. Due o Yggdrasils

    core ranserring ino ia, cars were able o move again.However, he power ouage had caused many accidens,

    hence here were many congesed roads.However, here was somehing unexpeced when our

    deouring brough us o he back o he research lab.

    Wha happened here?Carrying he soundly sleeping ia on my back as I go

    off he van, I looked a he barricade ape surrounding he

    lab premises and exclaimed in surprise.

    I can see smoke Don ell me heres a fire?Iris looked a he smoke billowing above he lab and

    iled her head uneasily.Did an acciden happen during he power ouage?

    Lisa rowned and wached across he barricade ape.

    Saioned on guard around he aciliy were no policebu armed soldiers.

    Tey are roops. In any case, le us firs ask wha

    happened.Afer seeing he emblem worn by he soldiers, Misuki

    and Shinomiya-sensei wen ogeher o approach he sol-diers sanding near he barricade ape.

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    I eels like somehing very roublesome happened.

    Now ill be difficul o mee up wih Jeanne-channo,

    John.Looking ou hrough he van window, Kili whispered

    sofly.As a deemed disaser, Kili was currenly huned on

    s waned lis. I would be bad i she were discovered

    here.You should leave beore a crowd gahers. Righ now

    Ill preend I didn see anyhing.

    I quiely answered Kili.

    Oh my, I can?Tis ime, well Is all hanks o your help.

    Alhough Kili perorming modificaions on ia or hepurpose o deeaing Yggdrasil was definiely inhumane, i

    was rue ha we could no have reurned sae and sound

    had she no been here.Is ha so? Tanks. Goodbye, Yuu. Nex you nex ime. I

    leave ia in your care.

    Tanking in ligh one o voice, Kili swifly disem-barked.

    Nearby, Ariella noiced Kilis movemens bu did noake any acion o sop her.

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    Alhough we migh be enemies nex ime we mee

    No helping i.

    Ariella smiled wryly and wached Kili leave.OhMisuki and Sensei are back.

    Hearing Firill, I looked in he labs direcion.Nex, I saw Misuki and Shinomiya-sensei coming, ac-

    companied by Miyazawa Kenya, he labs direcor.

    Mm.Ren leaned owards me and grabbed my sleeve all a

    once. Miyazawa Kenya was Rens aher. I looked like Ren

    sill had rouble acing him afer he direc conronaion.

    Sure enough, she mus have complicaed eelings.aking a closer look, I noiced Miyazawa Kenya had a

    cas on his arm. He was injured bu i was unknown wheh-er i had anyhing o do wih he labs siuaion.

    Hi, I am relieved o see ha all o you are fine. Looks

    like he operaion succeeded and Yggdrasil has been van-quished.

    Smiling warmly, he looked like he was happy or our

    sae reurn, bu or someone like me, who had caugh adeeper glimpse ino his labs research, would know i was

    merely social pleasanries.Yeah, well I guess is a success.

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    We looked a one anoher and I answered ambiguously.

    Yggdrasil was no desroyed. Insead, is core was now

    under ias conrolWe had no inenion o reporing hissiuaion o him. Oherwise, ia would mos likely end up

    as his newes research subjec.A leas beore reurning o Midgard, we mus keep his

    a secre and no le anyone ohers know.

    We had already obained Shinomiya-senseis consenduring our rip back on he van. Prioriizing he saey and

    human righ o Ds was Midgards policy.

    Is such a shame ha all observaion equipmen could

    no be used, prevening me rom waching your batle.Please be as deailed as possible in he repor submission.

    Tanks.Miyazawa Kenya spoke o me like a researcher. Ren

    sepped orward.

    Puting ha aside, ha.Poining a he lab ha was now barred rom enry, Ren

    asked.

    Oh, righ I should explain he labs curren siuaionfirs. I mus have surprised you guys on your reurn, righ?

    Yeah, so wha exacly happened?I looked a he sricly barricaded lab and inquired.

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    When he elecrical sysem wen down, he aciliies

    wen haywire. Tere were many underground explosions

    and I go caugh up in i.He looked a his arm in he cas and replied.

    Explosion accidens huhYes, because o ha, enry o he lab is now orbidden.

    Your belongings have already been moved ou by saff, so

    jus find anoher place o say.Hearing wha he said, Lisa showed a roubled expres-

    sion on her ace.

    Even i you ask us o find a place o say, given he cur-

    ren raffic chaos, accommodaions mus be ull every-where. Shinomiya-sensei, could we no reurn o Midgard

    direcly?We can reurn immediaely because o various afer-

    mah handling. Furhermore, aircraf are absoluely orbid-

    den unil i is confirmed ha he abnormal elecromagneicinererence has vanished compleely. We will probably

    need o say wo or hree more days in Japan beore we can

    leave.Shinomiya-sensei crossed her arms and answered. Ten

    Misuki raised her hand.

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    Excuse me In ha case, how abou coming o Nii-

    sans and my home?

    Eh? Mononobe and Misuki-chans home?Iris exclaimed in surprise. Firill clapped her hands o-

    geher beore her ches.I would like o go. Im curious abou Mononobe-

    kuns home.

    I-I am ineresed ooHowever, is i really okay o im-pose so suddenly?

    Lisa asked Misuki in a fluser.

    Te original plan was o pay a visi i ime permited, so

    ha is no an issue. Shinomiya-sensei, is ha fine?Misuki answered Lisa hen inquired o Shinomiya-

    sensei.Yes I mus say in okyo o handle he afermah. All

    o you can have ree ime or now unil preparaions are

    ready o reurn o Midgard. ake a vacaion.Much appreciaed!

    Misuki happily bowed her head o express hanks.

    However, I roze a he hough o suddenly reurninghome.

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    Tis mean ha I had o reunie wih my parens whom

    I did no ge a chance o see because I ained during he

    school esival.o be hones, I was no prepared a all.

    Nii-san, his is wonderul!However, Misuki sough my opinion happily. I orced

    mysel o nod.

    Yeah, has grea.Te chance ia gave me o recover my memories and

    suddenly reurning home

    Fae seemed o be whispering o me, elling me ha i

    was now ime or me o urn back ino mysel.Neverheless

    Mononobe?Iris noiced my gaze and cocked her head.

    I can urn back ye.

    urning back ino my old sel wihou inorming her, Iabsoluely could no do ha.

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    Chapter 1: Fictional Nostalgia

    Part 1

    sealed off by roops,

    Miyazawa Kenya was walking alone.Te soldiers walking pas him all wore ense expres-

    sions as hough abou o figh a ormidable oe, speaking inquie voices.

    Amids he ense amosphere, Miyazawa Kenya walked

    over o he large hole on he side o he lab building and

    sopped.

    Te hole was very deep, exending downwards in aslan. Te deep end could no be seen a all.

    He knew ha his hole led o he ourh floor under-ground.

    Te holes walls were abnormally smooh, as hough

    sliced by a blade.Seriously, I can believe I survived under hose cir-

    cumsances. I mus be prety damn lucky.

    ouching he cas on his arm, he mutered o himsel insel-deprecaion.

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    A his momen, a man approached him rom behind

    and pated him on he shoulder.

    Are you he one in charge here?Hmm? Indeed. And you are?

    Miyazawa Kenya looked back and examined he man inron o him. A man wih a cold gaze was he firs impres-

    sion. Nex, he el a srong sense o dj vu.

    So similar o him.He recalled he meddlesome young man who was on

    good erms wih his daugher.

    A nice guy o a aul versus a cold man.

    Despie heir difference in syle or he lack o acial sim-ilariy, hese wo people overlapped in image on a cerain

    poin.I am Loki Jounheim. Rank is Major. I was sen by

    o handle his inciden.

    Now ha is ruly unorunae or you o be caugh up inhis kind o nuisance. You have my deepes sympahies. I

    am Miyazawa Kenya, he direcor o his lab. We will be see-

    ing much o each oher or he ime being and I look or-ward o working wih you.

    Miyazawa Kenya exended his hand in a business-likemanner. Major Loki shook i wih a smile.

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    His hand el as cold as his gaze.

    Im already used o hese ypes o assignmens. Howev-

    er, wha a major inciden. Te higher-ups have issued an ex-erminaion order or ha.

    I was an unexpeced acciden bu o have concealedha kind o hing in Asgard and even allowed i o escape

    I he public were o find ou, he organizaions repuaion

    would suffer irrevocably.Miyazawa Kenya sared ino he dephs o he hole and

    concurred wih Major Loki.

    Unexpeced huh. I was clearly abou o hold you re-

    sponsible, ye you can sill remain so calm. You look quierelaxed.

    ruh be old, quie. As a researcher, I sill wish or i obe capured alive i possible.

    Miyazawa Kenya made a crooked smile.

    Ta is impossible. Ta hing will be exerminaed bymy eamSleipnir.

    Will hey manage?

    Conroned wih Miyazawa Kenyas auning quesion,Major Loki smiled earlessly.

    Even i hey ail, Ill jus le himake acion.Him?

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    Seeing Miyazawa Kenya rown, Major Loki spoke calm-

    ly:

    Te sronges killer I raised. In his counryFanir isvisiing.

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    Part 2

    where Mononobe grew up!Iris leaned owards he window and exclaimed in joy

    while waching he surrounding scenery.For around our hours now, we were riding a large van

    wih a member o Asgard saff as he driver.

    Afer he long journey, he van drove ino an inlandmounain own in he cenral regionNanao Ciy.

    Tis was apparenly Misukis and my homeown.

    Afer raveling hrough a long unnel, an overarching

    view o he enire own could be seen rom he windows.Being sandwiched beween wo grea mounains could be

    considered a kind o characerisic.Alhough i was no exremely rural, Nanao could no

    be described as one o hose modernized and developed re-

    gional ciies.I was no differen rom hose owns we passed along

    he way.

    A river ran hrough he middle o own, glitering underhe rays o he seting sun.

    Compared o okyo, his place is much more quie andpeaceul!

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    Iris had goten very excied afer hearing Misuki pro-

    pose aking everyone o our homeown. However, I oally

    el nohing despie seeing my homeown righ beore myeyes.

    Having los all memories beyond hree years ago, i waslike seeing his scenery or he firs ime. I was hoping some

    nosalgia migh be evoked by he sigh, bu now i looked

    like here were no such eelings.Once again, I realized how massively losing my memo-

    ries would change me.

    o hink ha he gap beween my pas and curren

    selves would be his ar.Hey Mononobe-kun, which side is your home?

    Firill looked ou he window and asked me. O all hegirls here, only she, Misuki and Ariella did no know abou

    my memory loss.

    Well, which side, lemme seeO course I could no possibly know. My only choice

    was o avoid eye conac and answer ambiguously.

    You orgo because is been oo long?I jumped upon hearing Ariellas joke.

    Nii-san, look, i is over here. Te shopping sree wihhe arcade, around ha viciniy.

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    Misuki poined a a par o own.

    Oh, righI remember now.

    I nodded siffly while she waxed nosalgically.Fuu When we were young, we ofen looked or our

    homes locaion rom he observaion plaorm here.Yeah.

    I hal-hearedly concurred wih Misuki, escaping eye

    conac, no daring o look a her.Te guil o acing as Mononobe Yuu was making my

    hear hur immensely.

    Yuu

    Having jus woke up, ia looked a me as hough wan-ing o say somehing.

    I looked around and saw Iris, Lisa and Ren wachingme wih worry.

    Tese our knew o my memory loss. In oher words,

    hey probably realized wha I was eeling inside.I sroked ias head and smiled a he girls o ell hem

    no o worry.

    I has been wo years or me and hree or Nii-san sincewe lef. When I called home earlier Moher was so happy.

    Nii-san, you really should call more ofen.

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    Well mee immediaely so is fine. Also, is i really pos-

    sible o accommodae so many people?

    I ried as hard as I could do o respond o Misuki asusual and brough up a quesion ha concerned me.

    Tere is no problem wih space i we use my house aswell. However, here migh no be enough ingrediens or

    dinner, so Moher hurried ou o shop.

    My house?I oally did no undersand wha Misuki mean by ha

    bu I could no ask her direcly.

    o ge a grasp on my locaion, I looked seriously a he

    scenery o he homeown I could no longer remember.Afer going down a slope, he van drove along he river.

    Afer passing he arcade shopping sree, we were brougho he place where Misuki had indicaed earlier.

    Te van made a U-urn and drove off afer dropping us

    off. Shinomiya-sensei was apparenly going o pick us up orhe reurn journey.

    In ron o us was a wo-sory wooden house. Com-

    pared o he newer designs o neighboring buildings, i ela bi hisorical.

    Te amily name on he plae readMononobe.

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    A gus o wind brough floral ragrance unique o his

    own.

    For he firs ime, I finally el a sense o nosalgia.Alhough I had no memories o he owns scenery or

    impressions o he house, my body sill remembered hisdisincive air.

    Afer aking a ew deep breahs, eelings o my child-

    hood spread hrough my enire body rom he air eneringmy lungs.

    I finally eel like Ive arrived somewhere ruly Japa-

    nese.

    Looking a he house wih he iled roo, Firill re-marked wih emoion.

    Indeed Tere is a eeling o Japanese culure.Lisa looked a my house inquisiively and agreed.

    okyo was oally unlike wha I imagined Japan o be

    like. Tere were no samurai or ninjas.Seeming quie surprised, Iris walked back and orh,

    looking around.

    No, I don hink here will be samurai or ninjas here ei-her.

    Mm.

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    Having lived in Japan he whole ime hey were wih

    Miyazawa Kenya, Ariella and Ren smiled wryly while cor-

    reced Iriss misake.Hey Yuu. I smells really good.

    ia pulled my hand and commened. Speaking owhich, here was definiely a very appeizing aroma in he

    air.

    I suppose Moher is preparing dinner. Since he car isabsen, Faher is no home rom work ye. Okay, Nii-san,

    sop spacing ou over here and hurry inside.

    Misuki urged me and enered he yard wihou ringing

    he doorbell. Since i was her own home, she had no reser-vaions.

    Opening he door wih a clater, Misuki announcedloudly in he house.

    I have reurned! Moher, we are home!

    Ten wih a meow rom he dephs o he corridor, ablack ca walked ou.

    Oh, is a ca!

    Iris exclaimed happily. Smiling, Misuki approached heblack ca and sroked i. I seemed o be he Mononobe

    amily ca.Ohagi, I am so glad o see you in good healh.

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    Me~ow.

    Te black caOhagimeowed as hough respond-

    ing. Ten walking over o my ee, i rubbed isel againsme.

    Looks like i sill remembers you, Nii-san, even houghyou have no looked afer i his whole ime. So I guess he

    one who picked i up ulimaely holds a dear place in is

    hear?Misuki grumbled o me.

    I-I never looked afer i?

    roubled, I asked because I had no memories o he ca

    a all.No, i is no ha you never looked afer i, bu when

    you picked up Ohagi, HekaonkheirJus as Misuki ried o coninue, a pater o ooseps

    inerruped her.

    Welcome home, Misuki and Yuu.A volupuous middle-aged woman walked ou rom he

    dephs o he corridor.

    She was probably my moher, even hough I had noidea. However, even hough she reaed me very nicely, she

    sill el like a sranger o me.

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    Misuki, I have waied a long ime. And Yuu finally

    came home.

    Moherhe one who seemed o be hersmiled gen-ly a me.

    I has been a long ime.Due o nervousness, I used polie speech wihou

    hinking.

    Come on, wha are you geting nervous abou? Tis isyour home, righ? Don be shy, girls, come in and have a

    sea.

    Tis womanmy moherurged us wih a wry smile.

    T-Tank you or having us. Oh, I ough o remove myshoes, isn ha correc?

    Lisas voice sounded srangely siff as she ook off hershoes and enered he house. We ollowed.

    Tis way. In any case, le us all go o he living room

    firs.Leading us, Misuki and Moher walked o he living

    room. Ohagi also came along.

    Passing hrough he creaky corridor and opening a par-iion, we reached a room he size o eigh aami mas.

    Siting on sea cushions, we gahered around he ablein he middle.

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    Wow! aami, is my firs ime ouching i.

    Iris ouched he aami and remarked happily.

    Onii-chan Here, I should seiza?Siting beside me, Ren asked quiely.

    No, is fine, jus si casually.I looked around. Misuki was siting beauiully in or-

    mal seiza posure, bu wihou being oo rigid, so i was fine.

    Tank goodness. I am no good a seiza.Ren breahed a sigh o relie, relaxed and allowed her

    leg posure o collapse.

    My legs are geting numb I guess I won seiza eiher.

    Iris was imiaing Misuki. Afer hearing my conversa-ion wih Ren, she relaxed oo.

    I will endure longer.However, among he girls, Firill coninued o keep her

    back sraigh in seiza posure.

    Firill, is bes you don srain yoursel oo much,okay?

    Likewise siting in seiza, Lisa cauioned Firill.

    Te same goes or you, Lisa. Is no necessary o pre-sen yoursel in ron o Mononobe-kuns moher.

    Y-You are alking abou yoursel, righ? I am simply do-ing as he Romans do.

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    Lisa replied ranically hen hrew a sideways glance a

    Firill.

    However, hey boh showed srain on heir aces. Seizawas probably ough or hem.

    Im no responsible i you can sand up laer.Ariella looked a hem as hough hey were idios.

    Wha

    Te black ca, Ohagi, came over and jumped on my lap.Looks like i really remembers me.

    Tis eeling o nosalgia was making me very glad. A

    he same ime, I el deeply confliced ha he ca remem-

    bered me bu I had orgoten i compleely. Jus as I hadnohing o do and was sroking Ohagis back, Ren looked a

    me wih eyes o anicipaion.Onii-chan, can I ouch i?

    Oh sure.

    Tank you Is my firs ime ouching a ca.Ren happily reached ou and sroked Ohagis je black

    ur. Alhough Ohagi moved is ears in righ, i did no

    move away and curled up in my lap.

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    So cue.

    Smiling radianly, Ren coninued o sroke Ohagi.

    Moher brough drinks a his ime. Afer seting downhe ea beore each o us, she sa down nex o Misuki.

    Ten looking a everyone, she spoke:We already me a he school esival, bu allow me o

    inroduce mysel again. I am Mononobe Yoshimi, Yuu and

    Misukis moher.Moher nodded and greeed everyone.

    Mononobe YoshimiI commited his name o

    memory. I could no even recall he name o my parens.

    I was very rushed during he esival when Nii-san wasranspored o he infirmary. Everyone saring wih Lisa,

    could you inroduce yoursel again?Undersood.

    Hearing Misuki, Lisa sared he sel-inroducions.

    My name is Lisa Highwalker. Sorry or inruding onhis sudden visi. Tank you or your hospialiy.

    Afer Lisa inroduced hersel while siting in seiza, eve-

    ryone inroduced hemselves in suden number sequence.My name is Firill Cres. I am really really good riends

    wih Mononobe-kun.

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    For some reason, Firills inroducion seemed o em-

    phasize really in paricular.

    Im Ariella Lu. Nice o mee you.In conras o Lisa and Firills ormal airs, Ariella inro-

    duced hersel in a casual one o voice.Ren Miyazawa.

    Sill sroking Ohagi, Ren named hersel quiely.

    Im Iris Freyja! Im, umm really really good riendswih Mononobe, and were always helping each oher ou!

    As hough compeing wih Firill, Iris also applied grea

    emphasis in her one o voice.

    ia will become Yuus bride one day! So Yoshimi isias mama!

    However, ia reused o admi deea and made a bolddeclaraion, righening me.

    Hey ia

    Fuu, wha a cue litle fiance. I would be very happy ogain anoher daugher.

    However, Moher smiled and responded, reaing i as a

    childs joke.ia go ahead o you, Lisa.

    Firill pated Lisa on he shoulder and commened. Li-sas ace insanly urned brigh red.

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    Fi-Firill, doesn he same go or you? I am no

    Hmm

    Iris poued in rusraion. As expeced, she had calledhersel riend only ou o concern or Misuki.

    Ten I will go ge dinner ready. Please res well, every-one.

    Chuckling o hersel as she wached us, Moher sood

    up.Oh Moher, le me help you.

    Misuki insanly sood up.

    No need. Is rare enough or you wo o visi. Id like o

    show off oday. Misuki, accompany everyone and showhem around he house.

    Undersood. How is he oher house?Since have been cleaning and idying regularly, i

    shouldn be ha messy or diry. However, he elecriciy

    and waer supply is cu, so i probably can only serve as aplace o sleep.

    Ta is good enough already. Tank you, Moher.

    Moher lef he room afer ha. Ariella asked Misuki:Hey, wha does he oher house mean?

    I waned o ask he same quesion. Smiling wryly,Misuki answered:

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    Eh Acually, my parens passed away when I was

    litle. Afer ha, I was adoped ino Nii-sans amily. As a re-

    sul, he adjacen house was where I used o live wih mybirh parens.

    While looking a everyone, Misuki explained in em-barrassmen.

    Oh I see now. Sorry, I didn know

    Ariella apologized, eeling bad. Afer finding ou haMisuki and I were no blood-relaed siblings, he ohers

    looked quie shocked. Iris was he only one wihou any

    change in expression.

    In Iriss case, she already knew abou his relaionshipwhen I explained o her abou he childhood marriage

    promise beween Misuki and me.Misuki and I were childhood riends and neighbors.

    Afer Misuki explained, I el a litle relieved. However,

    his was somehing mater-o-ac or my pas sel. A hisrae, I was going o be exposed sooner or laer.

    N-No need o apologize Weird speculaion migh

    arise i i was publicized ha we had no blood relaions,which would make hings difficul o explain Umm,

    please do no mind. I did have he inenion o looking or achance o explain o everyone.

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    Seeing Misuki explain ranically, I el like my emo-

    ions were in a mess. I I asked abou he pas, everyhing

    would ge exposed.Well, Misuki-san and Mononobe Yuu have o live in

    he same dormiory, isn ha righ? Ten i canno behelped. Furhermore, despie being an adoped daugher,

    he sibling relaionship is or cerain Misuki-san, here is

    no need or you o be so sensiive abou i.Lisa soohed Misukis anxieies on everyones behal.

    No one said so youre no real siblings or coninued o

    pry.

    Te same wen or me. Alhough here were manyhings I waned o find ou, he sigh o Misukis expression

    gave me pause.Tank you, everyone.

    Afer seeing our reacions, Misuki hanked in relie.

    Ten les hurry and go idy he house. We jus walkover rom his house o ha one, righ?

    Under he slighly heavy amosphere, Ariella cheerully

    asked Misuki.Ah yes. I would be oo cramped i all eigh o us were

    o say on his side. So le us separae jus or sleeping.However, as saed earlier, here is no waer or elecriciy in

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    ha house. Hence, you will need o ake bahs and use he

    washroom on his side.

    Ill be a bi inconvenien going o he oile a nigh. Idon really mind, bu hose who are araid o he dark

    should sleep on his side.Ariella commened and looked a ia, he younges

    presen.

    i-ia can go o he oile alone!ia reored wih her ace all red.

    Okay, hen le us divide up based on he houses size

    and he usual rooming arrangemens. Te maser bedroom

    on ha side is he mos spacious, so Lisa-san, Firill-san andia-san will go over ogeher. Ariella-san and Ren-san can

    have my ormer room. Iris will say on his side wih me inmy presen room.

    Afer assigning rooms decisively, Misuki looked a us.

    Wha abou me?Misuki sared a me in exasperaion when I raised he

    quesion.

    Nii-san, you will sleep alone in your own room. Or areyou elling me You would like o room wih someone?

    N-No, nohing like ha. Jus kidding.

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    Under Misukis gaze, I explained in panic. On urher

    hough, i was only logical or me o have my own room

    here. Due o a lack o memories, I accidenally asked hequesion.

    Good grie Anyone else have objecions? In hacase, beore dinner is ready, le us ge he rooms ready. I

    will be pich black in he oher house once he sun ses.

    Looking a he seting sun ouside he window, Misukispoke.

    Everyone nodded in agreemen and go up rom heir

    sea cushions. Lying on my lap, Ohagi jumped down and

    walked over o he window o bask in he sun.Misuki wen o he kichen o find Moher and re-

    urned wih a key. I was probably he key o Misukishouse.

    We exied he enrance, ollowing Misuki and made

    our way o he neighboring house.Te mailbox was suffed wih all sors o leters. I was

    clearly a vacan home a a glance.

    However, when Misuki opened he main door and en-ered, I could see ha he enrance hall was occupied wih

    cardboard boxes. Te house was probably being used orsorage.

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    Despie looking quie old ouside, he inside was rela-

    ively new. Te ground floor rooms had wesern designs

    wihou anyhing like sliding screens.Misuki lived here when she was young.

    I mus have come here o play in he pas, bu I oallycould no recall memories rom ha ime.

    Te bedroom is on he second floor. Te rooms on he

    ground floor are quie clutered and a bi dangerous, so dono wander around afer dark.

    Misuki reminded everyone o ake care hen walked up

    he sairs o he second floor. Te banisers were no very

    worn. In oher words, he house had no been lived in orvery long.

    Tis was my parens bedroom. Tis side was mine.Afer reaching he second floor, Misuki indicaed he

    wo rooms o us.

    Tere was nohing lef in Misukis room apar rom abed. Everyhing had probably been moved when Misuki

    moved ino my home. Ten I looked ino Misukis parens

    bedroom on he opposie side where he urniure was un-ouched. Tere was a very large wo-person bed, enough or

    hree people o sleep on.

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    Ten hurry and ge he rooms ready. Tere are no

    enough blankes on his side, so could you carry some u-

    ons over laer?Poining a her ormer room, Misuki said o me.

    Go i. Ill do he manual labor.As he only boy, his could no be helped. Smiling wry-

    ly, I acceped he job.

    Hence, we sared o perorm simple cleaning while hesun was seting and he inerior was a bi dark. Ten open-

    ing he windows or some resh air, I looked a my house

    nex door.

    Beore we became siblings, we used o alk o eachoher like his.

    Walking up beside me, Misuki commened nosalgical-ly.

    Te room on he oher side wih he drawn curains

    was probably my bedroom.Yeah

    Unable o recall anyhing, I could only imagine painul-

    ly and concur.Chating ill lae a nigh, I even made my parens mad.

    Yeahha oo.Tese ake responses pained my hear immensely.

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    I am he only one who inheried his house I would

    be beter o sell he house i I am no living in iBu here

    are oo many memories here. I canno le go. AlsoA his poin, Misuki looked up a me.

    Also?I have a dream. Ta being said, i is a very disan

    dream, impossible o achieve.

    Blushing, Misuki spoke in sligh embarrassmen.Wha kind o dream is i?

    I have o keep i a secre rom you, Nii-san. Okay,

    ime o move he uons over. Te bed shees also need o

    be changed. I am couning on you, Nii-san.Ending he conversaion one-sidedly, Misuki pated

    me on he shoulder.I obeyed Misuki even hough I sill had quesions. I

    she coninued o reminisce like his, my hear would no be

    able o endure.Afer I exied he room on my own, Iris poked her head

    ou o look a me.

    Oh Mononobe, are you reurning o he oher house?Yeah, o ge uons and bed shees.

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    Ten could you ask o see i heres somehing like a

    ligh? Is quie inconvenien i here are no lighs a nigh

    afer all.Go i.

    I nodded in agreemen, hen in he middle o leaving, Isopped.

    Iris, could you mee me laer? I need o ell you

    somehing.I looked back and said o her in a serious one o voice.

    You can do i now?

    Is very imporan and only or he wo o us o know.

    I undersand.Iris nodded seriously oo.

    Ten onigh, find a chance o go ou.Afer saying ha, I wen down he sairs. Naurally,

    wha I waned o ell her was ias suggesion.

    Bu i we were o discuss, I did no know how Iriswould answer.

    Hence, I mus firm my own will beore he discussion.

    o preven Iris rom having o agonize over he deci-sion.

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    Part 3

    . Tank you or aking careo Yuu and Misuki. Please coninue o be good riends

    wih hem.While we were geting he house ready, my aher

    Mononobe Kaicame over o gree everyone. A kind and

    houghul man.Dinner was already se ou on he living room able.

    Te lovely aroma was simulaing our appeies. A his

    momen, someones somach rumbled. All he girls made a

    no me look and avoided eye conac. Ohagi he black cawas he firs o begin eaing is ca ood, no caring abou us

    a all.Oh sorry, you mus be amished. Come, don be shy.

    Les ea, everyone.

    Smiling wryly, Faher picked up his chopsicks and an-nounced he beginning o he meal.

    Everyone sared o ea. During he meal, hey inro-

    duced hemselves o my aher.I lisened while eaing silenly.

    Te ase was grea.

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    Mea and poao sew, boiled vegeables, miso soup

    All nosalgic flavors. Despie losing my memories, my body

    sill remembered he flavors hemselves.Nii-san, Mohers cooking is really wonderul.

    Yeah.For he firs ime, I answered Misuki while acing her

    or real.

    Is differen rom wha I undersood as he ase o Jap-anese cooking. No o say i is no delicious, bu here is his

    modes eeling

    Eaing he mea, Lisa offered her commens in surprise.

    Lisa, his is how i should be. Is wha hey call moh-ers ase.

    Drinking a sip o miso soup, Firill offered praise.Indeed, in hose manga and novels ha you brough,

    upon reurning o heir homeown o ea heir mohers

    cooking, people are always brough o ears in emoion.Saying ha, Lisa looked a me while I was eaing.

    No, Im no gonna cry.

    I answered enaively firs.Mononobe, you don have o hold i in.

    I you wanna cry, ia will lend bosom o you!

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    However, Iris and ia hough I was holding back and

    looked a me in worry.

    No, like I saidMononobe-kun, we won laugh a you even i you cry.

    Mm.Ariella and Ren joined in he un. I sighed in resigna-

    ion.

    You are all such good girls.Waching hem, Moher chuckled o hersel.

    Te dinner amosphere was very lively. By he ime I

    noiced, he meal was over in an insan.

    Te ho waer is ready. You should all ake bahs in se-quence.

    Afer clearing up, Moher reminded us o bahe.Ten you go firs, Nii-san.

    Eh, I can?

    I was hinking he girls would be resisan o he idea oenering he bah afer a guy. However, Misuki nodded se-

    riously.

    No problem. Wih so many girls, i will probably ake along ime. You should go wash up firs and go o bed. You

    mus be ired wih only he brie nap on he van.

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    Misuki urged me wih a smile. I el srongly ha she

    really was myamily.

    Since no one objeced, I ook he owel Moher hadhanded o me and wen o he bahroom. Alhough I had

    no memories o he bahrooms direcion, I had pretymuch figured ou his houses layou.

    Afer removing my clohes in he changing area, I en-

    ered he bahroom. I was roughly a size larger han mybahrooms a Midgard and he research lab, a amily bah-

    room ha was no especially huge. Tere were signs o re-

    decoraion in he bahroom and looked a bi newer han he

    one back home.Lisa and Firill were probably going o be disappoined

    ha his was no a ho spring-syle bah. I broke ou in coldswea a he hough.

    I exhaled deeply afer soaking mysel in he ub. As

    Misuki said, I was ruly exhaused.I sreched and spaced ou, looking a he ceiling. While

    I was reminiscing over my experiences, I suddenly noiced

    someones presence in he changing area.A peie figure behind he rosed glass. I could guess

    who i was based on her ouline and he color o her hair.H-Hey

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    No way. I broke ou in cold swea. Te sound o un-

    dressing in he changing area sopped. Te door gradually

    opened.Yuu, ia will join in he bah.

    Looking a me shyly, ia wen brigh red.J-Join in!?

    I cried ou in surprise. ia immediaely showed panic

    on her ace.Shhh! No so loud! Or else Lisa and ohers will noice.

    ia placed her finger on her lip and shushed. Ten ully

    naked, she enered he bahroom.

    Despie a pubescen body, her ches was showing mi-nor signs o growh. Wihou any flab a her wais, ias ele-

    gan curves were emphasizing ias eminine charms.Furhermore, ia seemed quie shy oday, covering up

    her privaes wih her hands. Previously a he ho spring,

    she was sill so innocen, no hiding hersel a all.Her shyness made he sigh even more racy. I ranically

    looked away.

    Wh-Wha are you doing?Because you are worried abou ia. Also, you looked

    brokenheared he whole ime oday.

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    Hearing her, I looked back a her. ias skin had gone

    red rom embarrassmen, bu she looked a me seriously.

    Looks likeIve been like ha all day.Hearing my whispers, ia nodded and quiely enered

    he ub, soaking hersel, leaving only her head above hesurace.

    Siting in he space in ron o me wih her knees drawn

    up o her ches, ia sared a me inenly.Yuu, are you okay?

    Im fine Alhough many hings are definiely rou-

    bling me, I hink Ill manage. No need o worry.

    I pulled mysel ogeher slighly and smiled a ia.Raher, Im more worried abou you. Afer devouring

    Yggdrasils core, do you eel unwell anywhere?Afer a nap in he van, she looked recovered. Bu was

    ha acually he case? I asked ia in reurn.

    No problem anymore. Ive used my own will o sup-press he inormaion rom he Akashic Record.

    Akashic Record?

    Suddenly hearing his unamiliar erm, I rowned.I is Yggdrasils uncion, he power o amass inor-

    maion and process i Conrolling elecriciy is jus a side

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    effec. Te Akashic Record is he circui o omniscience

    ha chronicles all inormaion observed by Yggdrasil.

    ia spoke fluenly using erms ha she normally didno use.

    Ten Teres nohing you don know anymore,ia?

    Hmm, I migh ge devoured i Igo oo deeplyino he

    Akashic Record, so is bes o conrol mysel no o knowoo much.

    ia shook her head and said wih her ace red.

    Because ia only needs o be ia. o keep loving

    Yuu o be Yuus bride.Saying ha, ia shyly immersed hal o her ace ino he

    waer.Tese acions and words made my hear rae accelerae.

    Furhermore, I undersood oo wha kind o resolve she

    had commited hersel during he batle agains Yggdrasil.For my sake, ia, you really worked hard. ruly

    Tank you.

    o express graiude ha words could no convey, Isroked ias head. ia grabbed my hand, raised her head

    rom he waer and leaned in owards me.

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    Mm-hmm Bu ia is no confiden abou keeping

    he old ia. Because, las ime in a bah wih Misuki, he

    hree o us, or a he ho spring ias hear did no bea soas.

    ia pulled my hand and pressed i agains her lefbreas. I could eel a sligh bulge even hough i was no big.

    Wha

    My houghs suddenly haled. Feeling he hearbearansmited o my hand, my mind wen blank.

    Yuu, can you eel ias hearbea?

    Y-Yeah

    I nodded parially ou o reflex, hen moved my handslighly. ias body suddenly shuddered.

    Mm I eels so srange, ouched by Yuu. Alhough abi scary Is very comorable.

    Flushed red in he ace, ia covered my hand wih her

    hands.Ya Ah Mm

    Te sofly bulging elasiciy and he flower bud ha

    srongly emphasized is exisence were paralyzing myhoughs.

    Hey Yuu Is ia very weird righ now?

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    Blushing inensely, ia asked me uneasily.

    No, I hink Youre no weird a all. A leas, probably,

    is due o Yggdrasil.No knowing how o answer, I replied ambiguously.

    Bu ia was reassured and her expression relaxed.Tank goodness Ten, i is no weird, ia doesn

    need o keep holding back wha ia wans o do.

    Saying ha, ia hugged me rom he ron.H-Hey

    I panicked rom he direc skin conac. Unconcerned,

    ia pressed hersel ighly agains my body.

    Yuu, ell ia whenever you are ready.Huh?

    I hesiaed or a momen, only o realize she was reer-ring o my memories.

    Any ime, no mater when, ia will suppor Yuu. So, he

    precious memories mus reurn.ia hugged me ighly and looked up a me. I could eel

    ias sincere eelings, bu was oo moved o say anyhing.

    Te orce ias body exered. Te rereshing ragranceha cleansed ones soul. Te sensaion o smooh and sof

    skin.

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    All his was depriving me o he abiliy o hink when I

    heard a noise rom he changing area.

    I insanly regained my senses and ia separaed romme wih her ace red.

    Te person in he changing area removed her clohinglike ia and quiely opened he bahroom door.

    Ah ia is here as expeced. She sole ahead again

    Wrapped in a owel, Firill enered.Seeing me in he ub wih ia, she sighed.

    Wh-Why are you coming in oo, Firill!?

    I asked ranically. Firill iled her head slighly.

    Because bahing ogeher is more efficien wih somany o us.

    Wha efficiencyAlso Mononobe, I wan o make you as happy as ha

    ime a he ho spring.

    Firill smiled wih blushing cheeks hen sepped ino heub, submerging hersel. Wih hree people in he ub, he

    waer overflowed and spilled ou.

    Te bahub was no ha big. Hence, afer Firillsqueezed in, ia and I were pressed ighly ogeher again.

    AhLeaning her head agains my ches, ia curled up shyly.

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    Mononobe-kun, sorry or making he ub so crowded.

    Leaning agains my shoulder, Firill spoke quiely. See-

    ing her large breass floaing on he waer, I could no denyha my hear rae was gradually acceleraing.

    Bu a his momen, someone else seemed o ener hechanging area.

    Mononobe Yuu, are you here?

    I heard Lisas voice coming rom he door. ia ranical-ly covered her mouh and Firill held her breah.

    Y-Yeah, Im here.

    I eigned calmness and answered. I was already bracing

    mysel or his kind o siuaion. She was absoluely no go-ing o le me off so easily.

    I can find ia-san and Firill-san Tey are no o-geher wih you, are hey?

    However, I sill broke ou in cold swea wih righ

    when I heard ha quesion. Lisa looked like she was here insearch o hem. Since she had no discovered heir clohing

    in he changing area, Firill had mos likely hidden ias

    clohing and hers.H-How could ha be possible Tose wo won

    come here, righ?

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    Wih he deerminaion o flee he bahroom immedi-

    aely as soon as Lisa lef, I lied.

    rue. Sorry or disurbing you.Saying ha, Lisa moved away rom he door. I sighed in

    relie bu Lisa did no exi he changing area.Nex, I heard he rusling o clohing. I suddenly had a

    bad premoniion.

    U-Umm As a special reward or how hard youveworked, only or oday, allow me o scrub your back. Also, i

    is more efficien or wo people o bahe ogeher

    Saying he same hing as Firill, Lisa enered he bah-

    room wih a blush. Te owel covering her body seemed abi small, exposing everyhing below her ches and abdo-

    men.Well aware o ha hersel, she sreched he owel, ry-

    ing her hardes o cover he majoriy o her body.

    However, she paused as soon as she saw ia and Firillogeher wih me in he bah, swallowing he res o her

    senence.

    Finally, as shame urned ino anger, Lisas ace alsoflushed red.

    Wha is his!? Aren ia-san and Firill-san righ here!?No, is because

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    Having lied, all explanaions were rendered weak and

    ineffecual. However, Firill sared a Lisa and said:

    Bu Lisa, you waned o ake a bah wih Mononobe-kun oo, so you can scold us or ha, righ?

    W-Well No, I was simply concernedSop looking or excuses, Lisa, and come on in. We can

    probably fi anoher person.

    Firill waved and eniced Lisa wih he bahub.Ta way, ill be more efficien!

    Smiling, ia repeaed wha Lisa said jus now.

    B-Bu

    Lisas gaze wandered in hesiaion. Firill hugged myshoulders a once.

    I you don come, Lisa, Ill have Mononobe-kun all omysel.

    Muguu Enough, Firill, his is a bi uncomorable.

    Sandwiched beween me and Firill, ia complainedwih a smile. Atacked by he sofness o he wo girls, my

    saniy was slipping away. No, perhaps I had simply soaked

    oo long in he bah.H-Hold on, Firill, know some shame! Arghhh, good-

    ness gracious, ge away rom him righ his insan!

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    Lisa was already blushing o her ears. She immediaely

    walked over and sepped ino he ub, rying o pull us

    apar.I could no ear my gaze rom Lisas high.

    Mo-Mononobe Yuu, wha are you saring a!?Lisa ranically ugged a a corner o her owel, bu his

    brough down he op end, displaying her deep cleavage be-

    ore my eyes.S-Sorry

    I ranically urned my head away bu was me wih he

    sigh o he blushing Firill and ia, making me unsure

    where o look. Since my legs were pinned down, I could nosand up eiher.

    Jus as I was in a dilemma and he siuaion was goingou o conrol, I heard ranic ooseps.

    Wha is he meaning o his!?

    Someone rushed ino he changing area direcly andpulled he bahroom door open in one go.

    Showing up ully clohed, Misukis expression was

    grim.A dark smile suraced on her ace while she looked al-

    ernaely beween ia, Firill, me, and Lisa who had one ooin he ub.

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    Mi-Misuki-san, umm, his is a misundersandingI

    came o cauion hem agains

    Lisa explained in panic bu conroned wih Misukiscold sare, she los he power o argue.

    Misuki, come in and join us?Firill asked weakly bu Misuki glared a her and shu

    her up.

    Misuki So scary.Inimidaed by Misukis aura, ia submerged hal her

    ace.

    Wondering why i was so noisy, I came o have a

    look Bu never did I expec even LisaMisuki sighed wih her hand agains her orehead.

    Misuki, whas wrong?Ten Ariella and he ohers appeared as well.

    Wawa Mononobe, wha are you doing!?

    Leaning ou rom behind Misuki, Iris wen red in heace and asked.

    Hwah Onii-chan?

    Going red, Ren hid behind Ariella.Seeing everyones reacions, Misuki glared sharply a

    me.

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    So Nii-san, here is a mounain o hings I wish o

    say, bu beore ha

    Wh-Wha is i?I gulped and asked. Misuki roared in anger:

    How much longer do you inend o expose your nakedbody o everyone!?

    S-Sorry! Ill ge dressed immediaely!

    I insanly lifed ia and sood up, rying o leave heub.

    Bu wihou considering he consequences o his ac-

    ion, I ully exposed my lower body ha had been hidden

    underwaer.Ah.

    I was oo lae or regres.All eyes were ocused on one poin. Nex, seven peo-

    ples worh o screaming ensued.

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    Part 4

    o he Mononobe home, my roomwas adjacen o Misukis.

    Tere was a lo o shounen manga on he bookshelves.A sachel wih back sraps was sill hanging on an elemen-

    ary schoolers desk. Te school calendar on he desk sill

    showed March rom hree years ago. I looked like hadaken me beore my elemenary school graduaion. I el

    like I was recalling someone elses memories.

    o me, having los all memories beyond hree years

    ago, his room el like i belonged o someone else.I apparenly liked soccer a he ime. Te posers on he

    walls were all soccer players.Resing agains he uon, I looked a he posers, sigh-

    ing deeply.

    I was no simply sighing due o he loss o my memo-ries. I also el exremely exhaused because o he long lec-

    ure Misuki delivered afer he bahroom crisis.

    Moreover, Iris had winessed he scene. Judging romhow she screamed and ran away, onighs conversaion

    migh be very difficul.

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    Iris was in Misukis room while our rooms were adja-

    cen and very close ogeher. However, afer ha lecuring, I

    really did no have he courage o visi Misukis roomagain.

    Unable o calm my eelings, I sood up and walked ohe window. Pulling he curains open, I could see a bi o

    ligh in he opposie house.

    Over here was where Misuki lived beore becomingmy siser. I was currenly Ariella and Rens bedroom. Te

    ligh I could currenly see was probably used or illumina-

    ion.

    A his disance, i was definiely possible o conversewih he windows opened.

    As soon as I hough abou how Misuki and I used ohave happy conversaions like his, my hear began o ache

    inensely.

    A his momen, he rooms sliding door shook hencame slighly ajar.

    Mononobe Can I come in?

    I could see Iriss ace rom he gap in he door.I walked over in surprise and opened he door. Dressed

    in a negligee, Iris fidgeed shyly. She looked like she was sillbohered by wha had happened in he bahroom.

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    You came, Iris. Bu won Misuki ge mad?

    o preven us rom violaing public morals in he

    house, Misuki had warned ahead o ime. I she discoveredIris came o my room, Misuki would probably ge angry

    again.However, Iris smiled wryly wihou panicking.

    Don worry, Misuki-chan ired hersel ou scolding all

    o you. She is already asleep.Really Ten les alk now.

    Feeling guily or exhausing Misuki, I invied Iris ino

    he room.

    Wow Is like a kids bedroom.Iris looked around in ineres hen sa down on he u-

    on.I acually was a kid when I lived here. By he way, why

    are you siting here?

    Eh, I can?Iris iled her head in puzzlemen. Dressed in a negli-

    gee, siting on he uon, here seemed o be an elemen o

    seducion. However, Iris had no sel-awareness o ha sor.Is no ha you can Whaever, les proceed.

    I calmed down and aced Iris who was siting on he u-on.

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    Is his a very imporan opic?

    Iris confirmed wih a serious look on her ace.

    Yes.I nodded and ook a deep breah. Alhough i was de-

    cided abruply, I already prepared mysel. Alhough i wasvery roubling, I already ully undersood he exisence o

    mysel.

    Acually, ia old me, shell reurn my memories o me.Eh?

    Iris was sunned or a momen hen spoke in surprise:

    S-So youre saying ia-chan can reurn your memories

    o he way hey were, Mononobe!?Wai, no so loud.

    I ranically covered Iriss lips. I careully observed hepresence nex door. I looked like he noise had no woken

    Misuki.

    S-Sorry. Bu Tas wonderul, Mononobe. Tasruly wonderul

    Large eardrops ell rom Iriss eyes while she gave me

    her blessing in a rembling voice.I looked like in her consideraion or me. She had no

    realized she migh lose her number one posiion in myhear.

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    Tus, even i I old her wha roubled me, she would

    surely ask me o rerieve my memories.

    Trough jus now, I had already confirmed his ac.Hence, I needed o seel my own deerminaion even

    more.Tank you or being happy or me, Iris. Bu o be rank,

    Im very araid.

    Araid?How my curren sel will change, how my eelings or

    you, Iris, will change I migh ge overwriten by my pas

    sel, i makes me very araid.

    Iris was insanly sunned by wha I said.Tas rue I know how you eel, Mononobe. Sill

    BuIris placed her hand on her ches and looked a me wih

    a pained expression.

    I know. Even so, I mus rerieve my memories.Mm-hmm I hink has bes. Because you look like

    youve been suffering he whole ime, Mononobe Poor

    Misuki-chan, kep in he dark all along.For he second ime, Iris showed relie or ohers wih-

    ou being concerned or hersel.

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    Is no an issue beween Misuki and me. In my curren

    sae, I can ace you, Iris So, I have o move orward and

    rerieve my pas sel.Iris had always worried abou Misuki. Influenced by

    he real Mononobe Yuu, I also el guily, unable o growcloser wih Iris. Due o his indecisive sae, I could only

    mainain a relaionship o ambiguous affecion wih ia and

    he ohers.As a resul, no one was going o obain happiness i he

    saus quo coninued.

    Mononobe

    I will definiely become differen rom my currenselneiher will I orge anyhing, including you, Iris I

    won orge my curren eelings or you.Yeah

    Iris brushed he corner o her eye wih a finger hen re-

    plied in a sobbing voice.Hey Mononobe, will you promise me a willul reques,

    jus one?

    Wha is i?Enduring he pain in my hear, I asked. No mater wha

    i was, I would do everyhing I could o acualize i.

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    In he end Id like o have a dae wih he curren

    Mononobe, jus he wo o us.

    Smiling earully, Iris old me her wish.Is a promise.

    I insanly replied. Iris smiled happily.Tank you. Is already lae onigh, so how abou o-

    morrow morning?

    No problem.Ten les wake up earlier omorrow morning.

    Saying ha, Iris sood up hen lef my room lighly.

    Leaving only races o ears

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    Part 5

    ,Iris and I were walking side by sidein own wih morning mis hanging in he air.

    Te sun had jus risen and he air was sill a bi chilly.I was very quie in he surroundings. Sounds o car en-

    gines and birds singing could be heard clearly.

    Looks like we ran away successully wihou anyonediscovering.

    By he way, I can believe you managed o ge up so

    early. Misuki would have woken i you used an alarm

    clockRoused by Iris beore 5am, I rubbed my sleepy eyes and

    commened.I never expeced Iris, who ofen overslep a school, o

    ge up his early.

    Oh, umm, wellYeahIris answered vaguely. On closer examinaion, her eyes

    were a bi red.

    Hmm? No wayYou didn sleep?Raher han didn sleep, is more like I couldn

    sleep B-Bu don worry, I already slep in he van yeser-day!!

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    Seeing Iris smile bravely, I could no say anyhing. I

    would be insensiive o say I was ired despie sleeping so

    soundly.Oh, Mononobe! Is really fine, don worry. Come on,

    gimme a smile. Is a rare dae afer all.Seeing my expression, Iris spoke cheerully and held

    my hand. I was sarled by he srengh coming rom her

    delicae fingers and smiled back a her. Yeah, Iris would besad i I made a gloomy ace.

    Youre righ. We should enjoy our dae righ now.

    I gripped Iriss hand in reurn and looked around.

    Slighly arher away rom he residenial neighborhoodwas he enrance o he arcade shopping sree.

    We naurally walked over here.Te shops were no open a his ime wih only one de-

    livery vehicle sopped here and no one could be seen be-

    hind i.Bu is his kind o dae okay? Tere are no shops open

    righ now

    Would Iris be happy like his? I asked her.Don worry, Im happy wih jus aking a walk, because

    Im wih you, Mononobe. Do you eel bored ogeher wihme?

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    No, o course no.

    Ten has enough. Tis is our dae, Mononobe.

    Iris smiled happily and we walked arm in arm.Alhough his made i harder o walk, compared o be-

    ore, i gave me a sronger sense o Iriss presence.Indeed, nohing else would be needed.

    Arm in arm, Iris and I walked along he sree. Wihou

    any memories, I could no inroduce hings o her. I evenhad o ake care no o ge los.

    Hence, we made one round hen reurned o he vicini-

    y o my house.

    Te dae would be over i we wen home jus like ha.We sopped in ron o a park on he side o he road and

    looked a each oher.We waned o say ogeher longer.

    Afer confirming hese eelings, we enered he park.

    Tis was a small park wih leisure aciliies or smallchildren. A his hour, i was compleely desered.

    Mainaining his posure, arm in arm, we sa down on a

    bench, looking a his park we had all o ourselves.We have o ge back beore he ohers wake up.

    Iris said sadly.

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    No really, is fine even i his dae coninued or he

    enire day. Since were on vacaion, is fine even i we don

    say in ouch. Oh well, alhough well ace all kinds o ques-ioning aferwards.

    I squined a he morning sun and answered.Despie making such a suggesion, I sill el very

    scared. Perhaps I sill waned o remain wih Iris like his

    indefiniely.I possible, I waned ime o sop a his momen. I was

    very spineless, bu hese were my rue eelings.

    Tank you, Mononobe, bu No. We can worry

    Misuki-chan.Iris shook her head resoluely. Insead o choosing o

    escape, she was going o, wih deerminaionIris

    She was very resilien indeed, always guiding me on he

    imporan poins.Also, no mater how much ime we have, he final are-

    well will always be painul.

    Iris smiled dreamily and looked ino my eyes.She was like me No, she was even more araid han

    me, bu she did no escape.

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    Tas why, hereLes end i here. Is fine o end i

    like his

    Saying ha, she closed her eyes and lifed her ace.Such rusraion.

    Why was I so weak?As leas righ now, I needed o become as srong as her.

    Go i

    Answering briefly, I drew near Iriss ace.Musering my maximum courage, I slowly approached

    he end.

    My disance beween Iris shorened bi by bi. Finally,

    all I could see was her.Ten we made conac.

    Sof, warm, slighly moisened lips.Tis was he hird and perhaps our las kiss.

    In order no o orge his momen, Iris and I kissed or

    a long ime.Bu ulimaely, he end had o come. Iris slowly drew

    away and ended he kiss quie calmly.

    While I was sill in a dazeTen les go back, Iris used a cheerul voice o remind

    me.

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    Wih blushing cheeks, she orlornly released my arm

    and sood up.

    I waned o pull her back and embrace her ighly buha would wase her resolve.

    Clenching my fis, I resised he urge and sood up romhe bench.

    A his momen, I noiced.

    Misuki was sanding a he park enrance, saring a Irisand me in a shocked expression.

    Wha

    I exclaimed in surprise. Why was Misuki here No,

    his park was near he house.Probably noicing Iris and I had gone ou afer she

    woke up, Misuki mus have gone searching or us.Bu his really was he wors iming.

    Ah

    Meeing my gaze, Misuki cried ou and ook a sepback.

    Bu or a momen, I could no move, unable o even call

    her.Ten Iris ran over.

    Misuki-chan!!She simply hugged Misuki who was rying o flee.

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    U-Unhand me! Sorryor inruding upon you. I had

    no inenion o peeking

    No! Tis is he end! Mononobe has always waned ourn back ino he Mononobe who loves you mos! So

    Don run away!Iris spoke o Misuki in a srong one o voice.

    Afer hearing his, Misuki sopped sruggling as hard.

    Te end? urn back Wha on earh is his abouWih a roubled expression, Misuki asked Iris.

    Everyhing, all o i will be explained. Sorry, Misuki-

    chan. Wha happened jus now was my willulness.

    Iris hugged Misuki ighly, her shoulders kep shaking.Misuki gradually calmed down and looked in my di-

    recion.Nii-san

    Afer aking a deep breah o calm mysel, I walked over

    o Misukis side.By his poin, here was no way o hide hings. Bu he

    siuaion had changed. Tanks o ia, I was now able o re-

    cover my memories.Furhermore, I had already resolved mysel o urn back

    ino Mononobe Yuu. Even i he ruh was brough o ligh,Misuki would no despair.

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    Misuki, you probably noiced Ive been hiding some

    hings rom you.

    I ried my hardes o say calm and confirmed wihMisuki.

    When I revealed ha Yggdrasil was aking over mymind, Misuki had asked wheher I was sill hiding more

    hings.

    Indeed, Nii-san, las ime you said ha you would ellme once you have rerieved everyhing.

    roubled, Misuki nodded and looked a me.

    Yeah Alhough is a bi early, Ill ell you now.

    Resolving mysel ha here was no urning back, I ex-plained everyhing o Misuki.

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    Part 6

    . Ill go call ia-chan.Iris lef Misuki and I in ron o he enrance and wen

    ino Misukis old home.ia was probably sleeping on he second floor wih Li-

    sa. Iris was eching her o recover my memories.

    Having lisened o he whole sory a he park, Misukinow sared in shock a he sky.

    Seriously, I never would have hough.

    Misuki whispered.

    Somehing like losing your memories in exchange odownload new daa o ani-dragon armamens Unable o

    recall living in his own Ta kind o hing, even i youell me

    Saying ha, Misuki gnashed her eeh and glared a me

    sharply.Also, even saying immediaely ha here was no prob-

    lem because you were going o rerieve your memories im-

    mediaelyHow am I supposed o reac? Be sad? Be hap-py? I do no even know wha expression o use o ace

    he mater.

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    Smiling in sel-mockery, Misuki kicked a pebble by her

    oo. Te rolling pebbled sopped afer hiting my shoe.

    I am sorry, Misuki.Wha in paricular are you apologizing or?

    For lying o you, Misuki Preending o be yourbroher as Mononobe Yuu when I clearly have no memo-

    ries.

    Hearing ha, Misuki sighed deeply.Lyingis definiely no good, bu here is no need o

    eel bohered abou preending o be my broher.

    Huh?

    Do you hink I would ail o noice i someone were opreend o be my broher? Even having los your memories,

    Nii-san, you are sill yoursel. I sill know ha, a leas.Misuki sared a me wih orceul eyes. Ten her ex-

    pression grew genler.

    So Wheher he memories will come back so i is fi-ne or Nii-san will urn back ino his original sel Even i

    you ell me somehing like ha, none o ha would excie

    me. Moreover, I somehow ge he eeling ha somehinglarger is brewing Bu here is no elling wha i migh

    be Wha should I do? My houghs are all knoted o-geher.

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    In our dialogue, Misuki voiced how los she el. I did

    no know how o answer eiher, hence silence descended

    upon us again.Evidenly, even afer conessing my secre and sharing

    inormaion, I sill could no reach an undersanding wihMisuki.

    I was unsure wha exacly Misuki waned o express.

    Nii-san You and Iris-san were kissing, righ?Y-Yeah.

    Surprised, I nodded.

    Iris-san said i was he end and ha once your memo-

    ries recovered, you would urn back ino he Nii-san wholoves me mos. However Wha grounds is ha belie

    ounded upon?Well

    All I could hink o was he childhood promise Misuki

    had menioned afer he Basilisk batle.Geting married afer reaching adulhood. Ta was

    wha you and I promised, righ?

    Misuki asked as hough reading my mind.Tas righ.

    I was poinless o deny iI had no choice bu o ad-mi.

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    Iris-san is nice o a aul.

    Misuki smiled wryly and spoke sofly.

    AhhhI sill do no ge i. Should I be happy? Should Ibe sad? Or should I be angry? Everyhing is incom-

    prehensible Everyhing isSaying ha, Misuki looked down.

    Te amosphere grew heavy again. Tus, afer ime

    passed wihou us saying a word, he main door openedwih a clater.

    As hough rying o escape he awkward amosphere,

    Misuki and I boh looked a he door. We happened o

    make conac wih Iris who was peering ou. We all smiledwryly.

    Mo-Mononobe Sorry, he ohers ound ou.In addiion o he apologeic Iris and ia, our more

    people came ou ogeher. Lisa, Firill, Ariella and Ren.

    AhhhI resed my orehead agains my palm in despair. On

    urher hough, asking Iris o bring jus ia ou alone was

    oo all a ask. I was unavoidable ha he ohers would dis-cover her.

    So, wha are you rying o do? Please explain properly.

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    Arm crossed, Lisa quesioned. Once again, Iris and I

    explained he siuaion o everyone.

    More secres. Give me a break. Even Im geting mad

    now, you know?Im already mad, and i seems like were he only ones

    kep ou o he loop.

    Afer learning he whole sory, Ariella and Firill sareda me.

    o preven he commoion rom atracing my parens

    atenion, we wen over o he earlier park.

    Choosing a park over indoors was due o ias reques.A park where rees grew would apparenly allow Yggdrasil

    o manage he plan nework.Well, you wo should calm down firs. Since he memo-

    ries can be recovered, we should hurry and atemp i. I

    would no be oo lae o save he complains or laer.Yes, Onii-chans memories are he mos imporan.

    Already in he know, Lisa and Ren began o appease Ar-

    iella and Firill.Tas righ, we mus no delay any longer. ia-chan,

    please. Reurn Mononobes memories.Iris urged ia seriously.

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    Go i

    Sill looking a litle sleepy, ia rubbed her eyes and

    shook her head o wake hersel up.Nii-san, is his really or he bes?

    Misuki asked me sorrowully.Yeah.

    I nodded and Misuki looked a Iris.

    Misuki-chan, Ive always been waiing or his momeno arrive.

    Iris noiced Misukis gaze and responded wih a cheer-

    ul smile. I was a smile o resilience wihou a shred o hy-

    pocrisy.Misuki looked like she waned o say somehing bu

    her lips moved wihou making a sound.Okay, Yuu, ia will ry hard oo.

    Under everyones wach, ia sood beore me.

    Wha do I need o do?Umm Basically, ia will access Yuus brain nex, ra-

    her han skin lips would be beter.

    For some reason, ias ace urned brigh red while shespoke quiely.

    Sorry, I didn quie cach ha. Wha kind o conac?Umm W-Well A-AnywayGe down firs!

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    Saying ha, ia pulled my hand. I had no choice bu o

    lisen o her and soop.

    U-Uh Tis isn a wedding vow kiss ye, okay?Huh?

    iny cherry lips drew near and pressed agains my lips.Wha

    Due o his sudden atack, my houghs haled. Wih

    shocked aces, he ohers wached ia kissing me like his.Mmm

    ia kissed more orceully and suck her ongue inside

    my mouh. Te insan he ip o ias ho ongue made

    conac wih my ongue, here was a pop in my mind ashough sparks had exploded.

    Presumably, elecrical access o he brain was esab-lished hrough a passage via oral mucous membranes.

    By he ime I became aware o he significance o wha

    she had said earlier, ia had already separaed rom me.Yuu, how do you eel?

    Blushing, ia asked genly.

    Eh? How should I say his? Umm, my brain eels ligh-er

    I answered in conusion. I i was over like his, hawould be ar oo simple a process.

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    No, perhaps sarled by ias kiss, I had ailed o noice

    grea changes.

    I originally expeced mysel o be replaced by he realMononobe Yuu bu here was no special eeling.

    ia has cleared away he bad suff Yggdrasil sen inoyour body. Now you should become able o recall pas

    memories.

    Become able o recall, pas memories? No reurn ohe way I was?

    No, Yuus memories were blocked. Afer clearing hem,

    youll naurally be able o remember bi by bi.

    In oher words, I would no eel a dramaic change inmemory righ now. I looked a everyone else, sunned as

    hey were, my gaze setling on Misuki.Ah

    Pas experiences flashed in my mind, bu hose memo-

    ries were oo vague. I could no even ell when hey had oc-curred. However, he image o Misukis ace, rom when we

    were playing in his park, overlapped wih her curren ace.

    Ni-Nii-san?Misuki called my name in concern.

    By he ime I noiced, my cheeks were burning and asingle ear was sliding down rom my eye.

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    Sorry, alhough Im no recalling everyhing, here are

    vague impressions, he memories are sill here, hey sill

    remain A he hough o his, II ranically wiped he corner o my eye and smiled a

    he worried Misuki.Seeing me like ha, Misuki wep wih joy.

    Really? Im so glad, Mononobe, honesly, Im so

    glad.Seeing Iris crying wih a smile, he ohers seemed o re-

    cover heir rom he shock.

    Bu Mononobe-kun canno recall clearly Is ha a

    problem?Firill asked wih worry.

    No, i isn, Firill-san. I believe i is very normal ormemories o be difficul o recall clearly. Memories are very

    ambiguous o begin wih, especially hose ha have no

    been recalled or a long ime. Tey probably enered a saeha is relaively harder o recall.

    Arms crossed, Lisa conemplaed while offering her in-

    sigh.Ten les ake a walk all over own and check ou he

    scenery, hows ha? I migh jog his memory. Afer all, hisis his homeown.

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    Ren nodded o agree wih Ariellas suggesion.

    Tas a grea idea.

    Ten oday, les all have a our o Mononobeshomeown.

    Iris concurred happily. I looked like she was happy orreal. However, as soon as I hough o Iriss las kiss wih

    me, I knew she was pushing hersel.

    My hear was aching. My eelings or Iris had no dis-appeared. Bu while my memories slowly reurned, hese

    eelings migh no longer remain number one.

    When my houghs reached his poin, I noiced ha

    like me, Misuki was paying atenion o Iris.Misuki

    Seeing he sligh expression o suffering rom he sideo her ace, I spoke o her hesianly. Ten Misuki smiled

    wryly a me and said:

    As expeced, I sill have no idea how o reac. Nii-sanAre you happy?

    Well

    I was a a loss or words. Seeing me like ha, Misukisighed.

    Well, no mater wha, you ough o hank ia-san. Nii-san, or your sake, she even kissed you.

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    Misuki urged me wih complicaed expression ha

    seemed a litle angry and slighly appalled.

    Yuuia looked a me wih sligh worry. She probably el

    worried afer seeing I was unable o answer Misukis ques-ion immediaely. Seeing as I was he one who hoped or

    his oucome, i would be bad i I did nohing o ease he

    worry on ias ace.ia, hank you or reurning my memories o me.

    Placing my hand on her head wih he litle horns, I

    sroked along her hairs direcion.

    Yeah Bu speak up i you eel anyhing weird. ia sillisn amiliar wih using Yggdrasils power

    A his momen, ia sopped mid-senence and wid-ened her eyes, saring over my shoulder.

    ia?

    Jus as I inquired, he surrounding suddenly darkened.Te rees in he park were shaking. A srong gus o

    wind swirled.

    Wha is going on!?I ollowed ias gaze o look a he sky oo.

    Floaing in he sky was a giganic monser.

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    Large enough o blo he sky, is wings eaured hard

    je-black scales. iny black paricles were flying around i.

    I had seen i beore.I was he gian dragon ha I had seen many imes dur-

    ing lecures a Midgard, capable o creaing dark mater andhe perperaor o he firs dragon disaser.

    Black Vrira

    By my side, Misuki spoke is name in surprise.Occupying Nanao Ciys airspace, he black dragon

    was ruling he sky wih overwhelming presence.

    A majesic sigh ruly befiting he ile o dragon. o

    believe ha having deeaed Yggdrasil and rerieved mymemories, all problems were resolved Ta was an illu-

    sion.Nohing was over.

    Te dragon possessing he same power as Ds was

    waching us rom high in he sky

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    Part 1

    Black Vrira appeared a Nanao

    Ciy, a flash o blinding ligh a he mounains a he preec-ure o ochigi blased away all darkness prior o dawn.

    I was a huge explosion capable o blowing a mounainaway and flatening a ores.

    In search o Jeanne Horensias whereabous, Kili wi-

    nessed he explosion while hovering in he air en-odd kil-

    omeers away.

    Kili had ound Johns clues while racking down herail o desrucion originaing rom he Asgard lab. Tis

    explosion had also occurred along ha rail i one exrapo-laed orwards.

    Alhough heres no elling wheher is relaed o

    Jeanne-chan I guess I have o ake a look. By he wayWhy am I rying so hard o find her?

    Kili grumbled while flying owards he blas origin.

    Using ransmuaion o creae flames or propulsion,Kili easily arrived on scene.

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    Inside a hole resembling a giganic craer ha had been

    blased ou rom he mounains and ores, a srange objec

    was moving.Wha is ha?

    I resembled a wriggling mass o flowing silver.I was difficul o ariculae is appearance. Also, i

    seemed o be sliding on he ground insead o walking.

    Roughly he size o a human. Relaively elongaed in shape,i was dragging is lower body on he ground like an even-

    ing gown.

    In addiion, wha appeared o be silver hreads were ex-

    ending rom he edge o he body. Te silver body wasprobably composed rom a mass o such silver hreads.

    Furhermore, he silver hreads were suspending a re-srained girl in midair.

    Ta girl, how did hings urn ou like his?

    Kili remarked sardonically.Te girl capured by he silver hreads was precisely

    whom Kili was looking orJeanne Horensia. Probably

    unconscious, she did no appear o be moving. I was alsopossible she had died. Afer exchanging glances wih he

    unidenified monser, Kili sighed deeply.

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    She had no obligaion o rescue Jeanne. Tey simply

    had aligned ineress.

    Argh, jeez!However, or some reason, here seemed o be an inse-

    verable bond beween hem.Deploying he invisible Muspelheim around hersel,

    Kili descended.

    Alhough she posed he quesion o hersel, he answerwas known long ago.

    Because she had nohing.

    Born ou o nohingness, her lie had been very hollow.

    Hence, she reasured her bonds wih ohers even more. Sheseemed o recall his eeling in he pas.

    Somehow i eels like he ime when I me Yuu hreeyears ago.

    Walking sraigh o Jeanne, Kili smiled wryly.

    Te insan he monser noiced Kili, i wised