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Chapter 263 Memories That Are Both Strange and Familiar

Inside the cafeteria, the operators sat at two separate tables, one for boys and one for girls. Ling Er sat alone at a table, with a plate of meat in front of him drizzled with honey. He picked it up with his hands and ate it with relish.

"Why isn't that guy leaving yet?" a girl asked.

"What a strange person," another girl said.

A girl with gray hair asked, "Does she like sweets?"

The girl with reddish-brown hair leaned closer to the girl and whispered, "She's not human, look..." As she spoke, the girl made a gesture to indicate that Zero Two had horns on her head.

"Stop talking," Berry said. The girl who had been sitting earlier sat back down. Berry said, "She's our savior." Berry ate her food gracefully.

Upon hearing Berry's words, the girl with reddish-brown hair puffed out her cheeks, seemingly somewhat displeased.

A girl wearing glasses and holding a loaf of bread asked, "Is it true that I inherited the blood of a Klaxosaur? Besides... shouldn't zero-starting code not exist?"

"Code starting from zero? But isn't zero just code starting from zero? Besides, the code for zero is just a single number," Ichigo said.

Ling Er licked the remaining honey from her hands, while a chubby boy at the next table, holding a loaf of bread, remarked, "It's so different from what I heard, isn't it?"

"Haha, what a waste of such a beautiful girl." said the boy who told Zero that Zero Two had arrived.

Zero didn't look at Zero Two, but instead stared at the bracelet on her right wrist. Zero had absolutely no recollection of this bracelet before piloting the Strelitzia.

She tried to take it off, but no matter what Zero did, she couldn't remove the bracelet. Yet, all these years, Zero had never understood what this bracelet was.

However, since piloting the Strelitzia, Zero has gained some fragments of memories. These fragments are about the bracelet.

Those fragments of memory are about how to use this bracelet. The only thing those fragments tell Zero is that the bracelet is actually a weapon, and specifically a pistol.

Zero was actually quite eager to try it out; he wanted to see just how amazing this bracelet called Starry Sky really was.

A boy walked up to Zero Two, put one hand on the table, and said to Zero Two, "I have already witnessed your skills. If you are willing, I can accompany you in controlling it." His words were full of pride.

"Compared to that person who can't even find a partner, I'm confident I can do better. Let's do it together next time..."

Listening to what the boy said, Zero slowly raised her head, looked at the boy who was speaking to Zero Two, said nothing, picked up a piece of bread from the table, and took a bite.

"Ah!!! Look what you've done..." the boy screamed, his body involuntarily straightening up.

Zero turned his head and looked over. It turned out that Zero Two had used his clothes as a rag to wipe his hands, and his hands, which were covered in honey, were rubbing directly on the boy's clothes.

"Waaaah... This is my only decent outfit!"

Zero completely ignored the boy's screams. If only Zero-Two were that easy to get along with... Unfortunately, Zero-Two isn't so easy to get along with.

"Hey, how are you going to compensate me?!"

The boy was still raging incoherently, but Zero-Two completely ignored him and walked straight towards the table where Zero was. Ichigo, who was still eating, looked up and watched Zero-Two walk towards the table where Zero was.

Zero Two squeezed into a chair with Zero, picked up the honey on the table, and tilted his head to look at Zero.

Zero was still eating when he looked up and suddenly saw Zero Two right next to his face, which startled him.

"This is sweet and delicious, let's eat it together," Zero said, holding up a jar of honey to Zero.

After saying that, Zero poured honey into the plate. Zero looked at Zero's profile and asked, "Back then... was it really me..."

Zero Two put his honey-covered index finger in his mouth and licked it, looking at Zero's face. After licking it clean, he smiled, lifted Zero's chin with his index finger, and said, "Hmm, yes, that's great control." Zero Two leaned closer to Zero's face and said, "Very cool, Darling."

Hearing Zero address Zero as "Zero," Berry Slicer's grip on the fairy fruit tightened dramatically, and the others exclaimed in surprise, "Dar...Darling?"

"What is that?" asked the girl with reddish-brown hair.

"Do you know?"

"I don't know either."

"Hey! Don't ignore me!"

Zero ignored the whispers of his companions, looked at Zero-Two's face, slowly clenched his left hand together, and gently raised the corners of his mouth.

At that moment, a woman walked into the cafeteria, clapped her hands, and said, "Okay, that's enough."

"Seventh Sister!"

Seventh Sister coughed twice, cleared her throat, and said, "Ahem, well, you will continue to be cared for by the incubation center. As instructed by APE headquarters, I am Seventh Sister, who has been transferred to the Thirteenth Urban Unit. Please take care of me."

Everyone except Zero was delighted to hear Seventh Sister say that.

Ichigo called out "Seventh Sister," then looked at Zero Two and asked, "Will she stay here?"

"Regarding Zero Two, we will wait for instructions from headquarters. Basically, we will operate separately from you."

Hearing Seventh Sister say this, Ichigo's brows suddenly furrowed, while Zero was shocked. Seventh Sister said to Zero, "Come, you should come over here."

"What? It's much more comfortable here." Zero Two said with a hint of disinterest, taking her legs off Zero's legs and walking back to where she had been sitting.

"Wait a minute, Zero Two. I want to pilot your FRANXX one more time. There's something I need to confirm," Zero said, standing up and looking at Zero Two's back.

"This isn't something you can decide. Your fathers will give you instructions later. Until then, just stay put." Seventh Sister opened the cafeteria door and looked back at Zero.

Ling Er was the first to leave the cafeteria. The boy who had chatted up Ling Er earlier looked at Seven Sister in surprise, "Dads? Why are you so nice to this guy...?"

Ling turned her face away, not wanting to see the person in front of her.

Not long after Seventh Sister and Zero Two left, Zero also left the cafeteria, returned to his room, locked the door, and stared into thought as he looked at the bracelet on his right hand.

For some reason, Zero had a feeling that if he used this bracelet, his fate might change.

However, Zero no longer wanted to maintain the current situation. Now, Zero was of no use except for being able to drive the Strelitzia, which he had no driving privileges for.

Zero closed his eyes, took a deep breath, stood up, recalled those fragments of memory, then suddenly opened his eyes, flicked his right hand, and a pistol appeared in Zero's hand!

Looking at the pistol in his hand, Zero felt a flood of memories, but for some reason, he couldn't recall them. It was as if something was preventing him from remembering them.

"The starry sky...? Starry sky, please take care of me from now on."

(End of this chapter)