Chapter 256: Her Recovered Memories

Our reincarnation can be said to be what made the mystery about our identity to be covered in a thick veil. Unless we remembered everything, digging up about the how and why is pretty useless.

The memories which the Principal sealed started from when she remembered her past life. Then the memories that got ripped off my mind started from meeting her.

If that's the case, could it be that I remembered my previous life much earlier than her?

Since he said that she could answer some of my questions, I asked her to tell me everything she could remember. But yeah, 10 minutes are insufficient to fit everything she remembered. So I asked the important questions first such as when and how we met during our childhood or if her previous life's memories were also unlocked by the release of the seal

Answering those, Yuko recognized what part was altered, apart from our first meeting at that park, everything after that was altered. In her altered memories, she told me how I acted like a kid of my age at that time, playful and a bit innocent.

However, that's not the case in her real memories. According to her, I acted like a mature one wherein she's always acting like a kid who wanted to be spoiled by me.

And in her memories, I always give in to her whenever she bawled her eyes out upon my continuous refusal at what she wanted to do.

Weeks after first meeting her, she started remembering her previous life. Since it was only her perspective, she doesn't know if I am the same but judging how I acted in her memories then I might've already remembered something by then.

In any case, she confirmed that our Convergence of Destinies happened when we were young. And through meeting her, it's possible that it was the spark why my memories got ripped off me. To let me forget what I remembered of my previous life and forget about Yuko.

Whatever is in that memory, it's too important that I will surely not be complete without it. Like them, I want to remember how I met them one by one during my previous life. It's not just proving that we're all destined to each other. It's also to make sure that I never missed any of them.

About her previous life's memory, she only remembered her early childhood but that's enough to give us the view of how it was back then.

She was born from a huge family, huge enough to have internal strife. She didn't know if it was on Earth but she got the same name but there's no recollection of her Foresight ability.

Either way, she was treated like a Princess in the family, being the only daughter of the Family Head.

She was a genius in her Pathway and she reached Transcendence at a young age of 10.

During all that, their world is too peaceful or it was only viewed as peaceful in her perspective. Either way, after reaching Transcendence, she was sent alone somewhere to hone and glimpse into her Transcendent Pathway.

One day, she heard an enormous disturbance enough to cause an uproar from the sky. Afterwards, an unending surge of energy fell upon the place near where she was training alone. Curious, she went to take a look amidst the heavy Energy flooding that place. When she reached the epicenter of the disturbance, she met me. Whether or not I was the cause of the disturbance, that's how she described our first meeting in her previous life.

Up to that point, that's the last scene which she remembered from her previous life. At least that answered the when and how we met. It will take another seal again to remember more.

"Before the call ends, Daisuke, I'm glad I got reincarnated and met you again for the second time. As for Sofiel, I'm sorry I still can't remember when we met."

With a bright smile hanging on her lips, Yuko looked at me lovingly.

"Me too, I'm also glad that we met again even after my memories of you were taken away from me. You can tell me everything you remembered next time. Confirming it like this is already good. Also, congratulate Zerina for me, I will not be able to see her becoming a Transcendent."

"You know how that girl acts. If she heard about you congratulating her, it will be enough to make her happy for a few days."

Right. That girl is always like that. Now I can imagine her somewhat silly smile and her flustered face when I teased her.

After that, the 10 minutes were finally used up. During the call, Sofiel only watched and listened to us. And only when Yuko will mention her will she chime in.

"You're possibly a lot more special than you think, darling. I also couldn't remember everything but seeing how we all got reincarnated even if it's on different worlds, someone or something arranged for this to happen."

"If I can't remember, what's the point of being special? I'm already quite content to live while putting all of you as my topmost priority. However, it will also put me at ease if my memory became complete."

"Even if you don't remember, you'll still be my darling. In this lifetime and maybe the next"

"I know. You already proved that to me."

I patted her head. Although she's older than me if we based on our current life's age, pampering her like this still puts a smile on her lips.

Soon enough, we went back to bed to continue our rest. Naturally, Sofiel snuggled with me.

Fleur gave us this time to be alone, savoring every second of it is better.

Err… it's me who kept on sticking close to her and not the other way around. Tomorrow I might do that again since Sofiel will have to stay here.

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BOOM!

A resounding explosion near our location and a wave of Dark Energy roused us awake.

As soon as we fixed our clothes, we left the room to see the source of the explosion.

"They're here."

Sofiel whispered.

From outside the concealed Aves, boulders of different sizes were continuously being thrown to the barrier. The throwers were Mortal Rank Noxians. Behind them, three towering figures were standing as they watched on in interest as the Concealment Formation turned useless.

Just from their appearance and the Dark Energy which kept on oozing out of them, they're Dark World Transcendents. Due to their overlapping auras from afar, I couldn't gauge their strength.

Well, we expected it to happen after placing the Aves here. But boulders? What are they trying to do? Is that their way to knock?

"Prepare the Elemental Cannons and fire towards those Noxians."

On my side, Sofiel relayed her command with the use of Communication Spell.

At this moment, among our allied Transcendents, there's only the two of us here. The two Luxian Transcendents were guarding Boris and Hikari's Door, the other one was scouting, Fleur went back to the Elemental's Forest and Arland was still in his city, standing guard in his Magus Tower.

Now that I think about it, why didn't that one Luxian report about this? Did something happen to him?

"Where is Rael? Why did he not report about this movement from them?"

"His Elemental Imprint is still intact. He's nearby. I already sent a Communication Spell to him. If he's fine, he will report back soon."

"What about the others?"

"The other two are fine and they're still standing guard on the Doors. However, Fleur is out of range of the Communication Spell, there's no way to check on her. Given this distance, it should reach her if she's in their Forest. Daisuke, something must have happened which resulted in her leaving the Forest's vicinity."

Sofiel answered and from her last sentence, she knew that I was bound to worry upon hearing that Fleur's out of range.

Fleur, nothing happened to you, right?

Wait. Let's not assume the worst yet. She's already stronger than how she was before. But yeah, I couldn't help but suspect that she was lured out of the Forest for an ambush.

After a while, the Elemental Cannon which Sofiel had her subordinates prepare fired to the Noxians who still kept picking up boulders.

When they felt the incoming attack from the cannons, some of them tried to dodge but most suffered the fate of being disintegrated by it.

According to Sofiel, though it used more Elemental Stones, the strength of those cannons was at least Rank 5 Mortal.

Due to the cannon fire, the boulder-throwing effectively stopped, however, the three Transcendents didn't move from their place. As to what they were planning, I still have no idea.

I'm more concerned about Fleur's whereabouts.

A few minutes later, a Communication Spell lit up in front of me and from it, Rael's voice rang out.

"Sir Great Protector! I'm sorry for my uselessness but the Mistress, she saved me from an ambush and was now being surrounded by four Transcendents. She told me to come and report to you that she can handle it herself and you don't need to worry… But… That's four…"

Ah. That Fleur…

Is this why these three Transcendents are here? To not let us come to her rescue?

Even if she said not to worry, that's more than enough reason for me to worry. Those are four Transcendents with diverse abilities…

"Go on, darling. I can handle it here. Even if they all attack the Aves, they will not be able to breach our defences easily."

When I turned to face Sofiel, there was a smile on her face as if telling me not to worry about her and just go on to Fleur's side.