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Extra Story Chapter 314.19 Ending
Ijuin Ayano was alone in the distance, lying on the ground crying very miserably, like a child who saw his most beloved pet chicken being cooked.

"Ayano...are you okay?" Yumiko Tamaki asked worriedly, watching from a distance, "What's wrong with her?"

Yukinoshita Saya also glanced at it from a distance, "It's just that she unlocked herself. In other words, she remembered everything."

Yumiko continued to look at Ayano who started to roll on the ground while crying, and was a little worried: "...In other words, unlike me, Ayano's past experience was quite... quite sad for her?"

"It's okay." Yukinoshita Saya said calmly, "Every time she comes here, she will cry like this."

This sentence made Tamaki Yumiko sigh again.

"So, we have really done this kind of thing...I don't know how many times? It's incredible..."

The effect of the Heavenly Lock lasted only a moment, and those truths sank back into the dark bottom of her mind. Tamaki Yumiko also forgot the specific scenes she had seen.

But she would never forget that feeling, and she was very sure that she had personally verified this statement.

"You should get used to it." Sha Ye said lightly.

"Ah? Why do you say that?"

"Because the power of the cycle comes from you, Tamaki."

"...Huh?" Tamaki Yumiko was surprised again.

"Just like the power to control memory comes from Ayano Ijuin." Saya glanced at Ayano from a distance again, "The lock of the sky can be unlocked or locked."

"You forget the loop precisely because the 'self' that holds that part of the memory is locked away."

Tamaki Yumiko was stunned for a moment and quickly understood.

"It's too coincidental that Ayano's witch power can just unlock my blocked memory... No, it's not a coincidence at all." She muttered to herself, "There are two ways to solve the puzzle,'violent ' and 'key'."

"In my case, Ayano's ability took effect too easily, so it was not violence, but a key."

"But if Ijuin Ayano's ability happens to be the key... then it can only prove that the lock was made of the same thing from the beginning."

Yukinoshita Saya took over and said: "Then, using the same logic to deduce, it is your ability that creates the loop. Think about how you escaped from the Endless Tower and jumped into my past."

"We're stuck somewhere surreal."

"However, in order for us who are trapped inside not to notice the abnormality, or even not know that we are repeatedly trapped in a loop, we need a variety of...'abilities'."

"Constructing the cycle itself, misleading the senses, manipulating memories, building an environment that is no different from reality, and creating interactions between people out of thin air that can be interfered with... Only in this way can we create a 'field' that transcends reality. .”

"Obviously, you and Ijuin Ayano's abilities can meet several of the key requirements."

"So, the person who may exist behind the scenes... used our abilities to create a field that trapped us."

"——'A gun hanging on the wall will definitely go off'."

"——'Similarly, if a person in power is imprisoned, there must be some use for her.'"

"Then don't waste it before using it. Use the power of the witch to imprison the witch. Let the witch imprison themselves."

"...This is the 'Witch's Ark', a very reasonable existence."

Tamaki Yumiko thought over and over again, finally raised her brows, and admitted: "Yes, Saya, you are right—"

But Yukinoshita Saya said: "No, Tamaki, this is not what I thought of. The one who wants to understand all this is you... the you in the past few weeks."

"I just re-convey to you every time what you told me before according to your request."

Yumiko Tamaki was a little surprised by this information, and also felt weird—it seemed like she had been educated by her past self...

But soon, she focused on the matter in front of her.

Yumiko asked eagerly: "Then I - what other conclusions did I draw in the past?"

"Again, didn't I tell you, 'why'? The guy behind it, why did he do that?"

"It's not 'that', but 'two'." Then Yukinoshita Saya really calmly threw out the conclusion that Yumiko Yumiko was taken aback, "——the man behind the scenes, there are two indivual."

"Because there are actually two areas that trap us, and their characteristics are completely opposite."

"The first area is the campus, or we can simply call it - 'Witch's Ark'. In it, we forget some important things and repeat the daily routine over and over again."

"The torii of the old Rose Hall is another realm. In that realm, we will return to the 'stages' where we became leaders, and in the process, we will recall important forgotten memories. That is, Said that the old Rose Pavilion, the Endless Tower, and this place are all just 'transformations' of that realm."

"Because it is bounded by the torii gate, we can call it 'Fushimi'."

Yukinoshita Saya glanced at her: "Tamaki, the following is your own reminder: 'Think about it, comparing the two divine realms, what is the most critical difference? - Based on my own experience, The most important difference to me.'"

Tamaki Yumiko began to think carefully.

Then she took a deep breath and came to the conclusion: "——It's Haibara-kun."

"When I was in 'Ark', I didn't remember anything related to Haihara-kun at all, and I didn't even realize that I had lost this memory. But these memories, in Fushimi, I gradually I remembered."

"——Correct." Yukinoshita Saya said calmly, "Me too."

Then the two of them looked at Ijuin Ayano.

"Ayano...it seems to be different."

"She hasn't forgotten Mr. Huihara, but—" Yumiko shuddered, "her memory has changed, and it has become 'Master Hui is dead, stay with Aoi'."

"It doesn't matter, it's the same thing." But Yukinoshita Saya had already concluded, "It's all done by Ark."

In other words, Yumiko Tamaki did it before and came to a conclusion: "—'Ark' is desperately denying the existence of that person. The existence of that person absolutely cannot exist in the 'Ark'. Even if it is just a fictitious illusion, Neither."

"But in 'Fushimi', it's obviously okay." Yukinoshita Saya finally looked at Tamaki Yumiko and said, "This is your conclusion, Tamaki."

"'Ark' and 'Fushimi' are two divine domains with diametrically opposite characteristics, representing different purposes of different owners. But the opposition between them is the best verification of 'why'."

"That's the 'why' - that person, is at the heart of the fight."

"One side wants us to forget that person; the other side wants us to remember that person."

——The seductive smile and deep eyes of the black-haired fox flashed in Yumiko's mind.

It was a memory that escaped from being locked in the depths of memory, just as cunning as the main body.

But even without this memory, Yumiko had already come to the conclusion before: Fushimi Raimu was always there.

In each subsequent week, Sandy Night is absent, and Ayano is sometimes present and sometimes absent.

But Fushimi Raimu would appear in front of her and Ayano every time, leading them until they somehow... passed through a certain torii gate.

Then, at some point it disappears. ——So, although I don't know who is the person who wants her to forget Hui Yuanyuan.But at least wanting her to think of Hui Yuanyuan, can you be sure it's Laimeng?

But why did this strange Miss Laimeng do this?

After the "why", there is another "why"...

"Huihara-kun, who are you? Are you important to many people..." Tamaki Yumiko couldn't help but muttered to herself.

Yukinoshita Saya said lightly: "It's very important to me, isn't it important to Yuzhi?"

"Ah, no, that's what I mean..." Yumiko Tamaki's face flushed with anger, and she gritted her teeth after a while, "Haihara-kun, of course it's also the most important thing to me!"

"It's just -" the mystery novel said stubbornly, "but logically speaking, this is unreasonable!"

"He's important to us, but he's not necessarily important to the world."

"So it is more reasonable to speculate that the memory with Mr. Huiyuan is just a manifestation of the weakness of this God's Domain."

"He is the effect, not the cause. It is reasonable to think so." Yumiko thought for a while, and then couldn't wait to seek approval, "What does Sha Ye think?"

"I don't know." Yukinoshita Saya replied calmly, "I didn't think about it, I don't care."

"Saya..." Tamaki Yumiko couldn't help but lamented.

Then Yukinoshita Saya lowered her head again and looked at her sword with a calm face: "Anyway, I only need to know one thing - that is, no matter what happens, I will never forget that person."

Yumiko Tamaki looked at her, wanted to say something, but held back.

But in the end, she couldn't help but ask: "Then Saya, why did you want to kill yourself when you were with Haibara-kun?"

"Tamaki, your memory is confused again." Yukinoshita Saya glanced at her again, "The scene you saw of me killing myself was already a few weeks ago."

Tamaki Yumiko felt a little relieved: "So, you don't do that kind of thing anymore?"

"Well, because everyone who should be killed has been killed." Yukinoshita Saya said lightly, and then pointed to herself, "There is only this last one left. Now this me, I still remember that person is what we want to do." The ultimate purpose of the matter, but I have forgotten any connection between that person and me."

Tamaki Yumiko was stunned: "Saya——"

"That's what we discussed, have you forgotten?" Yukinoshita Saya glanced at her again, "This is the part of the work I need to be responsible for."

"Because even if we understand everything, we still can't find a way to escape from the Ark. You can't stay in this shelter for long. In order to avoid being noticed by the Ark, you need to wake up as soon as possible."

"Once you leave here, the power of God's Domain will make you forget everything again... After all, 'Witch's Ark' means 'all the witches'. Even if Ijuin Ayano is the source of one of the powers, she can't resist all of them. "

"We thought we had no hope at all. But—" Yukinoshita Saya was silent for a moment, and said: "Later, that mysterious 'coming dream' told us one thing through you, that is—" The image of that person is powerful'."

"His image is also a part of him. So the more real and rich it is, the closer it is to his true body... In the end, memory is no longer an illusion, but will come true."

"At that time, even if we just pray to the virtual image of memory... He will still really hear and respond."

"——So, the mastermind behind the Ark may be afraid of this, so they try their best to suppress our memories so that we can't think of that person."

"That is to say, he has become our hope again. If Laimeng is right, if we can succeed, then... maybe, he will really come to this place to save us."

After a pause, Saya murmured to herself: "...again."

"So, a long time ago, after we discussed it, we decided to gather the strength of the three of us to do this...with the help of the mysterious 'Laimeng'."

"Laimeng created this shelter and avoided the surveillance of the Ark, guiding you to enter again and again."

"On Fushimi's fictional stage, you will experience everything before again, remember the truth, and remember that person."

"Eventually, you'll reach the end. And that's right here."

"After arriving here and before waking up, you must complete one thing -" Yukinoshita Saya stood up and turned to point at the huge evil spirit behind her, "that is to transfer your memory of that person to Anything I can think of is carved into my body.”

"Lai Meng said, even if we do this, we don't know when we will succeed."

"Because compared with that person himself, our memory of him is too small... Therefore, Laimeng can't guarantee that we can reach his real body with our recollection of him."

"So, we need to go through our 'stage' repeatedly and think of him as much as possible. Every expression and every movement of him, the more subtle the better...the more materials, the more likely it is to get close to him."

"...In this way, precious memories like gold sand were sifted out over and over again. But I don't know when we will be able to gather enough gold sand to make statues of gods."

"That's your job. To think of that person over and over again."

Yukinoshita Saya paused for a moment, then continued,
"And I also have my task - I can't think of that person, I have to completely forget that person."

"Because the materials you collect need to be kept by one person, and one person needs to put them together in the end."

"Even if this person stays in the refuge, we must not miss him while doing these things... Otherwise, if we attract the attention of Ark, everything we have accumulated will be lost in an instant."

"So, this task will be done by me."

"Your work, I don't know how long it will take...but my work is at least half done."

Then, Yukinoshita Saya handed over the sword again: "It's almost done. Finish your two jobs."

"Engrave your memory of that person on my body."

"Then...kill the last me who still remembers that person."

Tamaki Yumiko did not take the sword.

She just murmured to herself: "But this method sounds very sad... Because the Haibara-kun who was created in this way only lacks the memory from Saya... Doesn't it mean that only Don’t you remember Saya?”

"It doesn't matter." Yukinoshita Saya said calmly, "If we have the chance to meet again, I will introduce myself and say that my only wish is to be his sword, and I have nothing else. He should Will not refuse."

"But -" Tamaki Yumiko remembered what the man said to Saya on the stage she saw.

She gritted her teeth and persuaded: "Saya, you may have forgotten. But Haibara-kun said that he wants you to be a person, not a sword!"

"He will like you who can feel joy, anger, sorrow, and joy. He will not like a cold knife!"

Yukinoshita Saya tapped her forehead thoughtfully: "Really? Is there such a thing? I don't remember, this part seems to have been killed..."

After standing there quietly and thinking for a moment, she suddenly said: "It doesn't matter."

"I seem to remember one thing. That is that I can only stay by his side by being a knife."

"So I choose—even if he doesn't like it, I will only be a knife in front of him."

Yukinoshita Saya looked up at the empty starry sky, and said softly to herself, "It was decided a long time ago."

(End of this chapter)