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Chapter 12 I Know You, You (No Longer) Don’t Know Me
"Index?"

Vivian frowned slightly, looked at someone behind her, then looked at the little silver-haired nun in front of her, and lowered her voice.

"Is it someone you know?"

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"..."

"If you say so, you are not wrong. I do know her..."

Xia Zhi stared at Index intently, nodded slightly when she heard the words, and her tone revealed an indescribable emotion, as if she was reminiscing about something: "It's just that she definitely doesn't know me."

She looks like a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old.

With long, silky silver hair, skin as white as paper, and green eyes, she looks like an exquisite doll.

Every detail fits perfectly, even though what is before my eyes is a three-dimensional, full, and vibrant real individual, rather than a flat standing image in my memory. But the feeling is hard to describe in words, and it is unusually strong.

It was as if just by seeing this silver-haired figure, he immediately understood a fact intuitively -

If the character "Index" came to reality...

If she jumped from the two-dimensional plane into the three-dimensional world...

Then it must be like this...

"You know her, but she doesn't know you..." Vivian was a little suspicious. What kind of strange relationship was this? She thought about it seriously, but couldn't find any clues from the information she currently had.

Even in the memories that her other self had entrusted to her, there was no mention of the existence of "Index". Obviously, this girl should not be a famous figure in British history.

It was precisely this person next to him who was so sure of what he said, and just now he asserted with certainty that this little girl was from the English Puritan Church...

and many more!

English Puritan? British?!

Perhaps because it was not her own memory after all, Vivian was a little slow to realize it and only suddenly reacted at this moment.

——Aren’t those the hateful barbarians who later occupied Britain? !

——Can such a background be considered to be related to Britain and be summoned?
In an instant, Vivian seemed to have thought of something, and her mood immediately became indescribably conflicted. She looked deeply at the little silver-haired nun. Was it really that she could only choose between this girl and Merlin?

What should I say...

This pool really makes people lose interest in drawing cards!

On the other hand, Xia Zhi's mood at this moment was also very delicate, and his expression was also very complicated.

After all, I really don’t know how to describe this feeling. When a fictional character that I am familiar with jumps out of the paper and appears vividly in reality, that strange feeling is really a coexistence of shock and novelty, which makes people feel mixed emotions.

Even though he himself had crossed dimensions and landed in a world that looked like something out of a fantasy novel...

However, these two...are different after all.

"Huh? You know me... Do you really know me?"

At this moment, Index on the opposite side seemed to have finally recovered from her shock. Her eyes instantly flashed with surprise, and then she ran over with a lively and brisk pace.

"That's great. I'm just looking for someone who knows me. I have a lot of things I want to ask..." As she ran over, she shouted in a cheerful and frank tone, seeming to be defenseless and unreserved.

So simple, so innocent...

Like a snowflake untouched by the troubles of this world...

However, Vivian keenly caught a glimpse of something strange, and she frowned slightly. Because in her special vision, the other person's smile was not from the heart, but was wrapped in a layer of contradictory emotions.

Just as she was about to kindly remind someone, a subtle and low voice quietly sounded in her ears, speaking before her -

"Of course I know you, and I've known you for a long time... I never thought I'd have the chance to meet you again, and under these circumstances."

Xia Zhi raised the corner of his mouth bitterly and took a few steps forward. His voice seemed to be mixed with a hint of heavy emotion, and the look he gave Index was unconsciously covered with a layer of faint sadness.

Index: “…”

Vivian: "..."

At this moment, the scene fell into a brief but delicate awkward silence, so quiet that only the flow of air could be heard.

Index was dumbfounded and naturally couldn't react; Vivian was puzzled, why did this guy start to show off his acting skills?

Vivian pursed her lips and said nothing as she looked back and forth between the little silver-haired nun and the young man. She had also seen some clues. The little silver-haired nun might not be that simple, but the young man beside her was a difficult character.

I'm afraid he is the only one who can fool the other party...

In this case, there is no need to remind yourself.

Although she couldn't understand what this was going to do for the time being, she also clearly understood how she should deal with it at the moment - just stay calm and wait and see what this guy is up to.

However, Vivian was able to remain calm, but Index was a little doubtful. She stared at the young man in front of her, her pretending to be innocent expression froze, and she did not continue to pretend to walk forward happily.

Instead, she subconsciously took a few steps back, with an unconcealable hesitation on her face: "You are...you are..."

"I knew you definitely didn't remember me..." The young man looked at her instinctive retreat, a hint of sadness and loss flashed across his eyes for a moment, but he still smiled pretending to be relaxed, but what was revealed behind that smile made people very sad.

"me……"

Index stood there in a daze, staring blankly at the young man in front of her, feeling her stomach tighten.

Could it be that...could it be said that...

Did I really know him before I lost my memory?!

"Who are you...who are you?"

Index bit her lower lip hard and asked cautiously, her expression full of hesitation and confusion.

While his tone was alert and vigilant, it also revealed a hint of hope.

She had thought that this might be a trap set by the other party, but the sincerity of the other party's expression and the natural expression of his emotions seemed to have a convincing power, especially when she retreated, the sadness that flashed across his face...

Seeing that expression, she felt inexplicably sad.

"Even if I told you my name, you definitely wouldn't remember it. After all, it was a few years ago, and your memory must have been cleared several times..."

Xia Zhi shook his head, sighed heavily, and said this half-truthfully.

"...!!"

Index's pupils suddenly contracted slightly.

My memory has been cleared several times? What does this mean?
Could it be that the loss of my previous memories was not an accident, or even a coincidence, and it happened more than once?

"You know? You really know?! Why was my memory erased?!"

She didn't care about anything else at once, and quickly stepped forward and asked in a hurry. After the other party intentionally or unintentionally raised this question that she was most concerned about, Index's attention was directly attracted to it.

"Hmm? You, you - didn't know? Didn't your current guardian and partner tell you?"

The young man opposite also frowned and looked at her with an extremely surprised look.

"I remember that your current partners should be Kanzaki Kaori and Stiyl Magnus, right? What happened to that female "saint" and the fire magician? Didn't they even explain this to you?"

"me……"

Index's mind was a little confused, and she didn't know what to say for a moment. The information that the other party revealed seemed simple, but it seemed to reveal a lot.

Guardians and partners...

The Female "Saint" and the Fire Magician...

Could it be that the two people who were chasing her were not the criminals who coveted the magic book, but Kanzaki Kaori and Stiyl Magnus, her two guardians and partners? The little nun subconsciously thought of this.

Maybe it was because after my memory was wiped, I felt unfamiliar and distrustful of the surrounding environment, so I ran away immediately...

That's why the two of them didn't have the chance to explain the situation to me, and I was running away the whole time. Not only was the misunderstanding not resolved, but it got deeper and deeper?
Index was very confused about this. She took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to look directly at the other person: "I really don't know, but after waking up, I have no memory of the past... Can you please tell me?"

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"..."

"Oh, it seems something went wrong..." The young man opposite rubbed his forehead and said in distress.

He hesitated for a moment, as if he had made up his mind, or as if he was organizing his words: "This matter starts with your identity, Index. You should know that you have a special physique with complete memory ability. Using your physique, the church turned you into a mobile magic book library..."

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Index is kind and naive, but also very smart.

Maybe she still can't figure out those very sophisticated and complicated things, but at least she can see those very obvious truths very clearly, so we can't simply regard her as ignorant and naive like children of the same age.

She has a very deep understanding and cognition of her own situation.

In the eyes of this silver-haired little nun, her current situation is actually very bad.

Not only did she inexplicably lose her previous memories, but she was also inexplicably constantly hunted by others. Naturally, it couldn't be worse... Unfortunately, she had no way and no place to complain, and no one explained to her what was going on.

The only thing she could do was to keep running away.

When I finally got rid of the tail that was chasing me, I finally had time to catch my breath.

I don't know how, but when I opened my eyes, I suddenly found myself in this unfamiliar environment. The stranger opposite me recognized my identity at a glance and told me the key information about the 103,000 magic books.

Faced with such a development, what would Index think? What else could she think?
Yes, of course she would subconsciously think that the person in front of her was just like the two people who were chasing her, both of them were people with bad intentions who coveted the 103,000 volumes of magic books, and that she had been caught.

In this situation, what can she, a little nun with no power to resist, do...

Although Index is very good at escaping, it depends on the specific situation.

Before being caught, she was able to constantly use her intelligence and take advantage of various conditions to find ways to shake off the enemy, escape danger time and time again, and move from the dangerous area to the safe zone.

However, in a situation like this, where she has come directly in front of the enemy, it is undoubtedly difficult for her to find an opportunity to exploit a loophole.

After all, she was right under the noses of the opposite side. Could she just fly away?

So it was precisely because she realized this that Index, although extremely alert, did not show it at all, nor did she even try to escape. Instead, she decisively changed her mind and pretended to be innocent.

First, try to weaken the other party's vigilance and make them really treat you as a child...

Find another chance to escape next time!

This is what the little nun thought, however... the other party knew her very well and was not going to play by the rules at all.

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In Index's brain, the knowledge of magic books sealed around the world was copied and preserved, totaling 103,000 volumes.

It was an extremely vast and precious amount of profound knowledge, but it was also the main factor that oppressed her life.

"…That's it. Once you see it, you will remember it all and will never forget it. In order to ensure your brain capacity, you must erase your memory once a year. Otherwise, you will not be able to survive."

Xia Zhi recalled the settings he had seen and narrated the whole story slowly. When he spoke to the end, his tone was calm yet contained a certain sense of heartache.

——He always pays attention to details to ensure his acting skills are on point.

"..."

Index opened her mouth but said nothing, but her eyes looked somewhat confused.

Is that right?

Is that so?

Is this the reason why my memory was erased? Because I remembered too many things, which took up too much brain capacity, so the remaining capacity is not enough to maintain a normal life, and I have to erase my memory every year?
It sounds... a little unreasonable, but there is a voice in her heart.

The voice seemed to be telling her, that's what happened! That's what happened, that's what she had experienced!

Maybe it’s a cry from deep within the subconscious?
The little nun was unsure about this and felt her mind was in a mess. She bit her lip and looked around in a daze. However, there was nothing in this desolate wilderness and naturally there was nothing that could help her out at this moment.

"Okay, okay, maybe you can't accept it right now... Let's go take a rest first, and we can talk about it tomorrow."

Just at this moment, the young man opposite also spoke.

The suggestions were made very considerately, without being forceful or demanding.

"Um...thank you, I...I may need a little time..." Index had a frustrated look on her face. She decided to take a break. No matter what, just like the initial strategy, it was always a good idea to try to gain the other party's trust and buy time.

"It's okay. What we have the most is time..."

Xia Zhi smiled, thought for a moment, and said, "By the way, you must be hungry too, do you want to eat something?"

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"..."

The little nun's movements paused noticeably.

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It's quiet at night.

All sounds are silent.

Amid the bonfire and the night breeze, everything became quiet again.

"Why... did you lie to her?" Vivian's gaze swept over the little nun who finally couldn't hold on and fell into a deep sleep, then returned to the young man. After hesitating for a moment, she still asked the question.

——Although in her vision, the little nun’s mind was indeed asleep.

——But to be safe, the girl still blocked the sound and used a little trick that could make people sleep more deeply.

"It's a temporary measure, and we have no choice. If she doesn't trust us, let alone let her stay as a teacher, you don't know how she can escape... At this time, we can't go around the world looking for her."

Xia Zhi shook his head, this is the best course of action.

Just like he said, if Index doesn't really trust him and others, then let alone invite him to join the team...

I’m afraid I won’t be able to find it in a few days.

Realizing this, he simply used his understanding of the little nun to package the emotions he revealed at the beginning - half-truthfully constructing a story of "I know you, but you (no longer) know me".

Index might not believe it right away, but it was enough to make her hesitate.

At least it's much better than completely distrusting her and thinking about running away all the time. That's enough.

"Since you have your own ideas, I won't say anything... But can she really play the role of a teacher? She looks like a little girl, not very reliable." Vivian frowned and questioned this.

"There's nothing we can do about this. She's already been summoned. Besides, don't underestimate Loli..." Xia Zhi sighed, "If I had a choice, I would also like to directly summon Oti to be my teacher, but there is no choice."

"Oti?"

"It's Othinus, another name for Odin..." Xia Zhi explained briefly.

"The great god Odin..." Vivian hesitated for a moment. Although she didn't know why the other party mentioned this nickname, if she wanted to summon Odin, it would definitely be unrealistic. She felt that it was impossible to summon him.

——She didn’t know the result of her original summoning.

“Come to think of it, this is really strange… Why was Index summoned? Could it be that we are from the same world, or is it my fault…”

Xia Zhi thought about it seriously, but he still had many puzzles, and at the same time he had many guesses and ideas.

But obviously, these questions need to be explored later.

He collected his thoughts, looked at the girl who seemed a little unhappy, and coughed lightly: "Anyway, let's see the effect first. This Heroic Spirit Summoning should not be limited to one time. If Index's knowledge is not compatible, we can try to hire other famous teachers..."

"It doesn't matter if Merlin is not suitable. Experts in this field related to Britain can always find other candidates. For example, the notorious seductress Morgan should be considered, right?"

At the end, he also laughed.

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"..."

Strange silence.

"Vivian?" Xia Zhi didn't know why the girl didn't smile and looked at him with that look.

(End of this chapter)