It was a question not found in the original story.
His face was expressionless, emotions frozen cold. Yet his eyes, brimming with uncontainable heat, silently streamed tears down his cheeks.
“—I… I’m here, Ailette. But you, where on earth are you…?”
The Bible, being an entity that pursues truth, answered without a shred of falsehood.
“—It does not exist in your world.”
Like the last lantern being extinguished, the image faded to black.
[<system> The cinematic video ‘Fragments of Memory (3) — Q&A of the 94th Round (Memory Synchronization: Low)’ has ended.]
“…”
The title of the video struck me.
Q&A of the 94th Round.
He was Thesilid Argent of the 94th round in the world twisted by my tutorial. Only then did I understand what Reed had said to me earlier in the day.
“—It was around the 94th round, I think. It would have been nice if you had appeared back then.”
Beneath that calm voice, how much despair was hidden?
“Ailette.”
He didn’t…