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"Please, Lord Yuuki!"

Zongwu High School, Principal's Office.

An elderly man, over fifty years old with thinning hair, prostrated himself before Yuki Risa.

However, Yuuki Osamu showed no appreciation whatsoever. Instead, he sat saunter on the principal's desk, impatiently picking his ear: "Hey old man, I remember I told you before, didn't I?"

“I will not erase your memory, but you are responsible for bringing me into the school.”

"I'm already being lenient by putting me in a regular class instead of an honors class, so how thick-skinned do you have to be to ask me for help?"

Upon hearing this, the principal immediately pounded the ground in protest: "No, Lord Yuki, you're here to experience life, so you should do whatever makes you comfortable. If you go to the international education class, the teachers won't know about it and it might spoil your fun."

As the principal, he understood the meaning of the so-called elite class and regular class almost instantly and responded immediately.

She even felt wronged.

Yuuki Risa sneered, "Do you really think I don't know what kind of person you are?"

"Isn't it just that they're afraid their college entrance exam pass rate will be surpassed by Toyonosaki's from the next class?"

The principal forced a smile and said, "No, Lord Yuki, you misunderstand. With your skills, I'm sure your grades can improve if you want to. I have no doubt about that!"

He spoke the last four words with such conviction that Yuki felt a momentary daze, as if some song was playing in his ears.

You came from Dandong, and in return, I was dressed in snow-white...

Quickly shake your head and shake all those irrelevant thoughts out of your mind.

"Tell me, we've known each other for a long time. I remember my place is yours now, right? I've always been curious about where you'll sleep since I took your place. You won't be sleeping under a bridge, will you?"

Yuki stroked his chin and asked with great interest.

The old headmaster wiped his sweat, a forced smile on his face: "No, I'm quite wealthy..."

"Alright, I can tell you're a seasoned embezzler just by looking at you. Confess and you'll be treated leniently. Quickly tell me where you got your money. How could a school principal possibly buy two houses in Tokyo? You must have embezzled!"

The old principal accepted Yuki's slander with a look of utter despair.

There was nothing he could do; this person in front of him was a legendary figure. He had already offended him, but if he angered him and it escalated to the point of affecting the entire world, then he would truly be a sinner against the world…

"Lord Yuki, I didn't expect you to be so...lively."

Noticing Yuki Rina's murderous gaze, the old headmaster quickly changed his tune, feeling utterly utterly pissed off.

He really didn't know how Yuuki Ryou's personality was formed; it was just too unpredictable.

Yuki nodded in satisfaction at the old principal's sensible manner. One cannot be too kind all the time; giving someone a little discipline is the right thing to do. Being too kind will only make them look down on you.

Seeing Yuki nod, the old headmaster cautiously began, "Then, Lord Yuki, about my matter..."

"Tell me about it!"

Yuki waved his hand dismissively, deciding to listen to his nonsense.

"It's like this, I have a close friend who's much older than me, and recently his daughter has been experiencing strange things..."

P.S.: I'm really tired these past few days; I've gotten three pairs of shoes wet already!

A bizarre and fantastical city: Chapter Fifteen - Non-existent Memories

"Eri, it's her again?"

Listening to the old principal's description, Yuuki felt speechless. If he remembered correctly, Yui Yuigahama had come to see him a couple of days ago, saying that she had a problem with her memory and that it was related to a person named Eriri. Eriri was the blonde little girl he met at the mall that day.

However, speaking of which, she did vaguely remember this girl named Eriri; if she wasn't mistaken, it must have been a long time ago...

"Oh?" The old headmaster's eyes lit up: "Has anyone else mentioned this name to Yuuki-kun?"

Yuki nodded, but did not reveal any further details.

Although he now believed that the old man definitely knew something, such as Yui Yuigahama and the others, knowing was one thing, but if he revealed it to the old man, the nature of the situation would be completely different.

Yui and the others are still too inexperienced and not used to facing darkness. Since he was going to leave anyway, he wouldn't hesitate to help them out for a while.

As expected, seeing that Yukiri remained silent, the old headmaster wisely refrained from pressing her for an answer.

"About my little niece..."

"It's okay, she'll be alright."

........................

"Is this a summer camp?"

"But why don't I remember?"

Once the throbbing pain in her head subsided, Eriri looked around.

When she saw herself and little Ren playing happily together, she couldn't help but smile, but then a deep sadness would creep over her.

"How wonderful, that's me when I was little..."

She sighed, "It's a pity that Renya and I can never go back to the way things were..."

She and Aki Tomoya could be considered childhood sweethearts. They attended the same schools from elementary school through middle school and even high school, but a certain incident caused a rift between them.

Aki Tomoya is a hardcore otaku, and Eriri, influenced by her parents, is also interested in this area. As a result, the two get along quite well. However, when they were in elementary school, a horrific murder occurred, and the murderer claimed to be a fan of anime and manga. This led to an extremely unfriendly social atmosphere towards anime and manga fans at the time.

Eriri chose to draw a line with Tomoya Aki, who was very high-profile at the time, because she was afraid of being pointed at and gossiped about.

There's really nothing wrong with this behavior. Considering the extremely unfriendly attitude of society towards anime and manga fans at the time, it's understandable that she should restrain herself a bit. It's not like she's being asked to completely give up on anime and manga; she can just continue to enjoy it as she always has in private.

However, Eriri's childhood friend, Tomoya Aki, is a very stubborn and earnest person. Therefore, Eriri's actions are seen as a betrayal by him, which leads to a nearly ten-year-long cold war between the two since elementary school...

Eriri: "...This is outrageous. I didn't think so before, but now I feel that it's ridiculous to have a cold war for so long over such a small thing!"

Many things are beyond the comprehension of those involved, and Eriri is a perfect example of this. Her personality dictates that she will always be on the side of confusion. At this moment, looking at her younger self and Aki Tomoya, she felt inexplicably calm. After thinking about what happened back then, she felt that there was no need to dwell on it; it was too complicated.

Of course, that's what she was thinking at the time. What she'll think after she leaves this strange dream is anyone's guess...

"Assemble!"

A girl who looked like a teacher held up a small megaphone and shouted. Instantly, all the children, like a flock of lambs who had found their leader, rushed towards that direction.

Human cubs are notoriously unreasonable and noisy. One or two are fine, but when a hundred or two human cubs are crammed together, don't expect them to stay quiet.

The teacher in charge used a megaphone to shout for about half a minute before the group of human cubs quieted down. Eriri, who was standing nearby, was so annoyed by the noise that she didn't pay attention to what the teacher was saying and went to Eriri's side on her own.

At this moment, Eriri is talking to a blue-haired child.

"What's your name?"

Little Eriri stared wide-eyed, asking the child she had never seen before a question.

Blue hair is very rare; if she had seen it before, she couldn't possibly not remember it.

The blue-haired child had his eyes closed, seemingly resting, but his furrowed brows made Eriri, who was watching from the side, think that he must be thinking about something.

The blue-haired child, suddenly called out, opened his eyes and gave Eriri a cold look: "I'm your father, don't bother me!"

Eriri, who was watching from the sidelines: "..."

Is this something a ten-year-old child could say?

And your aggression is a bit too much. Could I have tolerated this kind of aggression when I was a child?

Indeed, the one who understands you best is always yourself, especially the grown-up version of yourself.

Xiao Yingli was stunned for a moment, then her eyes quickly reddened, and finally she burst into tears.

Her crying quickly attracted her childhood sweetheart, who was chatting with her classmates nearby.

Aki Tomoya rushed over and asked, "What's wrong, Eriri?"

Little Eriri cried so hard she could barely breathe. From birth, she had been treated like a star, and with her cute appearance, she was always the most popular child. In addition, because of her family background, every adult who met her praised her for being cute and sensible. When had she ever suffered such treatment?

She immediately pointed at the blue-haired boy next to her and said, "He...he bullied me!"

Tomoya Aki frowned, looking angrily at the blue-haired child shaking his leg impatiently beside him: "Who are you?"

"I am your father!"

Eriri, who was watching from the sidelines: "..."

No, is that all you know?

She was just feeling happy that little Aki Tomoya had stood up for her, but she was instantly speechless at the sight of this blue-haired boy.

Hearing the blue-haired child's answer, Aki Tomoya was stunned, but unlike Eriri, he became even angrier: "You're wrong. You have to apologize to me, no, you have to apologize to Eriri too!"

Eriri was very gratified. No matter what the future holds, at least in this scene she had no memory of, Aki Tomoya's performance was beyond reproach.

"Sorry, okay? Go away and don't touch me."

The blue-haired child seemed to be getting impatient with the pestering him, apologizing while gesturing for him to leave.

Regardless of whether he actually apologized or not, Eriri, who was standing nearby, was furious.

Aki Tomoya was the same; his face turned bright red, but he couldn't utter a single word. After all, what could he do when someone apologized?

After all, he is still young and doesn't understand the difference between a sincere apology and a sarcastic apology.

Finally, he could only angrily say to Eriri, "Let's go, Eriri, we're not playing with him anymore."

Little Eriri nodded, tears still in her eyes, and angrily said to the blue-haired child, "I'm not playing with you anymore!"

How naive!

Eriri's lips twitched as she watched. No, was she really that naive back then?

However, this blue-haired child did catch her attention.

Too mature.

A bunch of children were playing and laughing around him, but he was the only one standing there with his eyes closed, resting.

And the way he speaks doesn't sound like a child at all...

"It's coming..."

Suddenly, Eriri heard the blue-haired child say something like that.

What's coming?

She was stunned, and then she saw the most unbelievable scene.

The bright sky darkened instantly, in just a moment, not even a second.

"Ah, it's getting dark!"

"What's going on? Is it a solar eclipse?"

"W-what is this?!"

"Ahhhh!"

……

The sudden darkening of the sky shattered the previously orderly scene, with children screaming, adults exclaiming, and... screams of agony!

Eriri's expression changed, and her head started to ache again. Scenes flashed through her mind again, but this time the images truly frightened her.

In the dim sky, a gigantic monster resembling a centipede was tearing apart a mangled corpse, and that corpse...

She suddenly looked up at the spot where the teacher had been standing.

A blurry black shadow silently appeared behind the astonished teacher, and something seemed to be gleaming coldly in the shadows.

"careful!"

She instinctively gasped in surprise.

However, her voice couldn't keep up with the speed of the dark figure at all, or rather, no one in this space could hear her voice.

Click!

A teeth-grinding biting sound rang out, followed by a chilling chewing sound, and instantly, the entire scene fell silent.

Everyone stared blankly in that direction. Although the light was not very bright, people's eyesight is quite adaptable. More than a minute had passed since it got dark, and most people had already adapted to the dimness.

But sometimes, seeing is worse than not seeing.

For example, Eriri and Tomoya Aki ran to the front of the group as it got dark, only to bump into their teacher who had been bitten in half by a monster.

Blood splattered on her face, and she was immediately terrified.

She was surrounded by kindness and love as a child, and had never seen such a bloody scene before. Her mind went blank, and she stood there motionless.