The Academy’s Weapon Replicator - Chapter 120
Academy’s Weapon Replicator Episode 120 Chapter
37 Memory (2)
“…Erased?”
Queenie unfolded her fan.
It was a posture of vigilance. At first glance, this man is not friendly. Above all, the memory has been ‘erased’. It was as if this man had erased his memory on purpose.
Regardless of whether Queenie’s own memories are truly erased, if she were to erase someone’s memories, what else could there be other than evil deeds?
“What are you talking about? “There is no problem with my memory at all.”
“Ahahaha. That’s the amazing thing about humans. Rather than solving problems, we are conditioned to think that there are no problems. I’m sure the past you would have known. “There is a serious contradiction in how you look now.”
“…Me from the past?”
When Queenie asked again, the man nodded.
Queenie didn’t know what face was on the inside of that mask.
“okay. “I mean you from 13 years ago.”
The voice obviously became lower.
Queenie felt an odd chill and closed her mouth for a moment. Those lips that opened again trembled slightly.
“…then.”
“okay. “That was the day your ‘corpse fear’ began.”
This man knows Quinier’s past weaknesses. In other words, it is highly likely that Constell’s magic script was also written by this man.
But now, I couldn’t let the man’s words go to waste.
“It’s strange. “How can you take that wild animal with you when you became so scared after the ‘incident’ of that day?”
“…a wild beast? No way, you.”
“okay. “I mean Korra.”
Korra Korra why? Why does that child’s name come out now?
What does Korra have to do with the events of that day?
“It’s strange. Queenie.”
The man said.
“You saw him commit genocide right in front of your eyes. “At the age of 6.”
“…!”
“When you saw the people around you being equally torn to death, when you saw the corpses scattered all over the floor, and when you saw the funny sight of the upper body here and the lower body there, you became scared of corpses, right?”
“…don’t talk bullshit. “The reason I developed a phobia was because of the wolves that attacked the mansion.”
The man burst out laughing at Queenie’s rebuttal.
“okay. “I remember it that way.”
It’s like that. Otherwise, what is it?
Korra kills people? Genocide?
I’m to blame for all that bullshit
!
At that time, I heard footsteps running toward Quinier’s room.
The sound of footsteps too frequent to be a person running. This.
“Oh perfect timing.”
The man spoke and Queenie looked back and shouted.
“Do not come! Korra!”
Jump up!
The door opened and Queenie looked toward the window again. Because I thought the masked guy was definitely targeting Korra.
But there was no one.
“uh?”
The man must have run away and no one was seen outside the window.
“Queenie are you okay? “Who came?”
Korra approached and asked.
Queenie nodded and Cora wrinkled her nose as she looked around.
“There was an unfamiliar smell near Queenie’s room. It’s an unpleasant smell. To cover up the stench, they created more odor. “It may be difficult to smell at first, but once you notice it, it smells really disgusting.”
Korra stuck her head out the window and looked around. But even with his special eyes, he couldn’t seem to find the man.
Queenie quietly watched the scene.
‘Korra committed massacre?’
I got a phobia because of that?
I can not believe it. Of course it’s a lie.
…However, the memory of that incident is clearly vague. It was clearly pictured in my head as a wolf attack.
The image is of a four-legged beast with lots of white fur and red eyes…
“Quinier?”
“…!”
Queenie opened her eyes in surprise at the sound of Cora’s voice. Korra was looking at her worriedly.
“Queenie, where are you hurt?”
“Oh no. are you okay.”
Queenie looked at Cora.
It happened 13 years ago. My memory is vague. Is it faint or has it really been erased like the man said?
…Not Korra. That can’t be possible.
Queenie had a headache.
* * *
“Hmm. “You don’t remember me either.”
The masked man was standing on the tip of a branch of a tall tree. I balanced with one foot on a sharp branch. It seems like it’s comfortable.
“I erased Queenie’s memories of me, but it seems that her memory of the incident also changed in the process. “Interesting.”
The man muttered as if studying.
Today, I came to reaffirm whether Queenie remembers herself from the incident 13 years ago. Even though the memory was erased, from Queenie’s perspective, it was such a strong shock that it may not have been erased yet.
But I discovered an unexpectedly interesting fact.
After completely removing her memories of that incident, Quinier’s memories were readjusted on their own, perhaps to hide the contradictions in the empty space.
“Of course, it was surprising that even Korra was erased from those memories.”
no wonder. I thought it was strange having Cora next to me. If this continues, the plan will be disrupted.
“We have to get rid of Korra first.”
It’s not that difficult.
We just have to repeat what happened 13 years ago.
“It’s time, Queenie. “It’s time to step down from the position of head of the family.”
The man was waiting for this moment.
This is the time when Quinier will revive the family again and stabilize relationships with surrounding families.
“The life of oblivion is exhausting.”
Muttering, the man jumped from the tip of the branch to the branch directly below.
Now we can get rid of Korra, if all goes as planned.
The Viet family becomes his.
“huh?”
Suddenly, the man felt eyes on him and looked to his left.
Caw –
There was a crow.
The crow looked at him, tilted its head to the left and right, then made a fuss and flew up.
After looking at it for a moment, the man looked back at the Viet family mansion and smiled.
“Then see you again at Constel. Queenie.”
* * *
[He was an unlucky guy.]
“I see.”
I heard about Quinier’s situation from a crow sitting by the window.
While teaching Selena ancient languages, an idea struck me and I quickly entrusted the task to Gregory.
The harvest could be said to be sufficient.
“…It’s a memory.”
It seems that the enemy can erase other people’s memories. I’m not sure exactly what conditions are needed.
‘It looks like my guess was correct.’
I don’t know the character ‘Kora’. Even though it is such a rare beast, I have never seen it or heard of it.
However, if that means the existence of ‘Korra’ has already been erased from the game.
What if it’s not even mentioned in the game from the beginning because it’s disappeared from everyone’s memories?
‘It is after graduation that the main character, Aster, comes into proper contact with Queenie.’
In other words, if Korra is forgotten by everyone before then, of course the player will not get any information about her.
That’s why no one knows about Korra’s existence. Even the players.
[It looks like he’s trying to kill Korra.]
“That’s right. “It seems like it is possible to just erase an individual’s memories, but to erase that entity from everyone’s memories, it seems like the condition of killing them is necessary.”
The crow nodded at my words. I couldn’t tell whether it was Gregory doing it or the crow’s reflex action.
[Just erasing memories is an incredible power, but erasing that person’s existence from everyone’s memories? Even if there is a condition called ‘murder’, is it possible?]
That’s right.
I sympathized with Gregory’s words so deeply that I sank into my chair.
And I muttered like a sigh.
“So it’s God.”
[God… does this guy have divine powers?]
I nodded.
Even if it causes an individual to lose their memories, does it erase their existence from everyone else’s memories?
That’s the only thing I know that’s possible.
“Lethe, the goddess of oblivion. “It’s probably her divine power.”
[Lete… Is this the Lete from ‘The River of Lethe’?]
“Yes. It is said that if a person drinks the water from the River of Lethe before reincarnation, he will forget all memories of his previous life.”
It’s a story that takes place in the game, in other words, in this world.
When a dead person drinks the water from the River of Lethe, it means that he or she will be forgotten, not only from the memory of the person, but from everyone else’s memory as well.
The commonly called ‘second death’. This means that the dead person disappears even from the memories of the living.
Therefore, even a dead soul needs more than a hundred years to be reincarnated. Even if we drink the water from the river of Lethe and are forgotten by everyone, we will not allow the gap between people living in this life to grow larger.
[Then the masked man kills people.]
“Yes. “Use your divine power to make them drink from the river of Lethe.”
[It’s scary divine power.]
“Still, it has a weakness. “Rather than a weakness, it’s a breaking point.”
[What is it?]
“The River of Lethe does not pass through people who are too famous.”
[famous…? Oh, I see.]
A heroic narrative that marks a milestone in the history of military service, to the point of being recorded in the literature of achievements that are passed down through folk tradition.
These do not disappear from people’s memories no matter how much time passes. As it becomes more glorified and sacred, its existence becomes more powerful.
Even if people forget their memories, the records and evidence of history do not disappear. Rather, only flashy and exaggerated records remain, making the hero more powerful.
“That’s why heroes can’t be reincarnated. “You’ve heard of things like ascending to the position of a god or becoming a constellation, right?”
[yes. You mean ‘Zodiac’?]
Zodiac, the 12 human weapons designated by the Terst Empire.
Now they simply refer to the 12 most powerful people in the empire, but originally, as the name suggests, they meant people who were destined to ascend to the constellations after death. Because they have such achievements.
“But right now, neither I nor Queenie nor Korra have any achievements worth mentioning.”
[So you can’t stop it at all.]
That’s right.
If the masked man is targeting Korra, not only Korra but Queenie will be in danger. If Korra dies, she will be forgotten from our memories, so Queenie will become the next target without realizing anything has happened.
‘But Queenie definitely exists as a character.’
If a man killed Queenie like Cora, it would be normal for me to not know about both characters. Both would have been deleted from the game.
In other words, in the original world, the man succeeded in killing Korra, but failed to kill Queenie.
…or not.
‘He didn’t intend to kill Queenie in the first place?’
[So what are you going to do with him? Even though he was wearing a mask, I remembered his body. If you know where it appears, you can guess it by eye.]
“It’s obvious where it appears. “It’s Constell.”
This guy is most likely Constel’s student. Or pretending to be a student.
He must have used Cora’s loud talk to target Quinie and spread rumors, so he must have approached Queenie like an ordinary person.
[Then you can ask Queenie tomorrow. He must be close to her.]
“I told you. He can erase memories. “Even after talking to Queenie, she may not remember it.”
[What a troublesome guy.]
I thought for a moment.
This guy is definitely a troublesome opponent. If you take one wrong step, you may forget your memories of him and go back to square one.
After making up my mind, I picked up the Sage phone.
First, let’s get insurance in place.
I sent a text to Queenie.
[senior. Please provide glasses. So that you can always check the time.]