Vol 4 Prologue (2/2)
—Even after becos I will still love you et row up
I had apparentlyour childhood
Having forgotten such an ier the Mononobe Yuu whom Mitsuki knew
Hence, I could no longer bear it I felt intense guilt for continuing to pretend to be Mononobe Yuu, which hy I revealed everything
”Mononobe, you don't need to force yourself to deny it, because even if it's true, I'lad”
”Glad?”
Unable to understand Iris, I asked her Iris leaned herself over and rested her head on my shoulder
”Yes, only because it's the current Mononobe, I feel like doing this The current Mononobe loves ht?”
”Well, I guess you're right”
”Then it's fine I feel very happy just knowing this alone”
Iris s up shyly at me
My guilt-filled heart instantly felt slightly warmer
”Mononobe, now is not the tiether about the future”
”The future?”
”Yes, we et your memories back”
Hearing her say that, my jaw dropped in surprise
I could not understand I really could not comprehend how Iris could say this so nonchalantly
”Are you serious?”
”Eh? Yes, of course I'm serious Do you think it'll be very hard, Mononobe?”
”No, this isn't an issue of easy or hard You do realize what it ht? If by any chance, I retrieve my memories—”
There would be no harsher reality than that, so I was unable to finish my sentence
But Iris seemed to realize what I wanted to say She smiled a little sadly
”I know, then you won't be the current Mononobe anymore But it's okay, because I've decided to help you, Mononobe”
Iris washer current happiness, she would still go ahead
How could she beco?
Thinking back, she was like this already from our first encounter I was never able to understand Iris' style and behavior Whether in a good sense or a bad sense, she was always beyond my prediction
Probably because she was so impossible to understand That hy I fell in love with her
I stared at Iris' face, aze shyly
”Uh I made such a bold promise, I actually haven't come up with a specific plan, sorry”
”Don't apologize Thank you It's the thought that counts”
Although I did not think there was a way to recover my memories, I still thanked her sincerely
”Oh, but there's one thing bothering h you don't see”
”What's bothering you that much?”
”Mononobe, you lost your ht?”
”Y-Yeah, but that's the unavoidable price—”
I was just about to tell her how massive the information I was forced to download was, but Iris interrupted me With intense worry, she said:
”Is that really true? I don't think so Why aren't you wary of Yggdrasil, Mononobe? That thing is huon, you know?”