Chapter 52 Firm Resolve
Lily’s stunned reaction shook my heart.
Impossible!
How could something like this happen!
There were no signs, no indications whatsoever. She just vanished!
She could even be erased from others’ memories. Lily didn’t remember her.
Just now, Nana was clearly about to tell me something when this happened. This means she said something she “couldn’t say out loud” or “couldn’t tell me,” and was thus “silenced.”
In other words, did Lan disappear because she knew something she shouldn’t have? Perhaps Zihua told her something important, and it’s the same thing Nana suddenly realized a moment ago.
What exactly is it…
Is it related to my destiny? Nana initially didn’t know that I possessed nine destinies from the start. Instead, she said I would still face “Four Calamities” and “Two Calamities.” I know about the “Four Calamities.” One of Zihua’s goals in returning to the past was to revive me, and the reason for my revival was to prevent the completion of “Sacrificing Oneself” among the “Four Calamities.”
Then, what about “Two Calamities”? It’s probably some kind of destiny too, but I don’t know the details. Nana said that if it’s completed, something very bad will happen. So, to prevent this, the organization prepared Lou Ling and Ji Zhibai for me. Their destinies are “Three Lack” and “Two Extremes” respectively. The numbers, three and two, when added to the four calamities, make nine in total. And this is meant to prevent the “Four Calamities and Two Calamities.” This seems to be the information Nana had.
But after learning about my other two destinies, she completely denied everything… Why? What did she know?
No, the most crucial information is missing. Something key has been taken away!
Nana must have thought of that key information! That’s why she was erased!
To make someone disappear out of thin air, to completely obliterate them, who could do such a thing? Another Master of Destiny like me? Or someone from the organization? Or some kind of abnormal item?
There are too many possibilities… and no clues at all. It’s impossible to even start searching.
It’s like a dictator button from Doraemon, able to make anyone disappear and even alter memories to make the disappearance seem seamless…
Wait, I still remember! I am the breakthrough!
Xuan’er still remembers Lan. That means she might also remember Nana!
Realizing this, I quickly asked Xuan’er beside me.
“Xuan’er! Do you remember!”
“Remember what?”
“Who was living with you!”
“Nana, of course. What’s wrong?”
“What about Xueqing? Does she still remember Nana?”
Xueqing nodded obediently and replied.
“Yes.”
They both still remember… This means… No.
Wait, something feels off.
Xuan’er’s attitude is a bit strange. She just asked me what’s wrong?
After witnessing such a shocking scene, she’s asking me what’s wrong?
“Xuan’er… was Nana here just now?”
“Why are you suddenly talking about Nana? She should have gone home by now.”
…What? Home?
Nana just disappeared right in front of me. Didn’t Xuan’er see it?
No, it’s not that she didn’t see it. In her perception, “Nana was never in the hospital room.”
The reason they still remember Nana is because they remember “Nana from this world.”
Nana and everything related to her in this world have been erased, and no one but me senses anything wrong!
So I was affected after all… Then why weren’t they affected…
“Who are you talking about? I don’t understand at all…”
Looking at Lily’s bewildered face, a wave of sadness washed over me.
Her mother just disappeared like this… She can’t even feel grief or anger, she doesn’t even know what she’s lost. How tragic.
With a sliver of faint hope, I asked Lily again.
“Let me ask you first, Lily, who is your mother?”
“You’re very strange today, asking such weird questions. Don’t you know I don’t have a mother?”
“No…”
Hearing this, Xuan’er frowned displeasedly and lectured Lily with an elder’s demeanor.
“What are you saying! That joke went too far! Do you know how much Nana cares…”
I reached out and stopped Xuan’er, not letting her say more. After all, saying more to the current Lily would be useless.
Xuan’er looked at me with some confusion, but for my sake, she didn’t say anything further, just snorted and turned her head away. I continued to ask the innocent-looking Lily.
“Then who is the leader of the organization?”
“Juncheng, have you not recovered your amnesia yet?”
“Don’t worry about me, just answer my question first.”
“The leader of the organization… isn’t it Aunt Akiko?”
She was replaced by Miss Akiko… Then who replaced the chief of our Investigation Department, Class 6?
No, it’s pointless to ask. It must have been replaced by someone anyway. How else?
By filling Nana’s void in this way, no one would notice Nana’s disappearance.
“What’s wrong, Juncheng? Are you feeling unwell?”
“Yes, and you keep mentioning Nana. What happened to Nana? Juncheng, did you have a premonition about something…”
I shook my head silently, saying nothing. Even if I said it, it wouldn’t help and would only increase their anxiety.
The crucial thing is, I can’t let the next victim appear.
It seems that if a certain important piece of information is touched upon, that person will be forcibly made to disappear. So I can’t say any more.
“It’s very late now. Xueqing, you should stay at the hospital and rest well tonight. I’ll visit you again tomorrow.”
“Okay.”
“Xuan’er, let’s go back. Lily, what about you?”
“Ah, I still have something to do at the General Affairs Department. You guys go back first.”
“Alright, see you at school then.”
After saying goodbye, I held Xuan’er’s hand and left the ward first.
After walking out of Black Street, I let go of Xuan’er’s hand. She looked at me doubtfully and asked.
“What’s wrong? Just now, Juncheng, you suddenly spaced out, and then you said strange things… Like Lily said, Juncheng, you’re very strange today. Yes, Lily is also strange, saying she has no mother. Nana would cry to death if she heard that.
“Listen to me, Xuan’er, Nana has disappeared.
“Just now, she was with us, but suddenly she vanished, and then you all don’t remember.”
“What are you talking about? Don’t I remember Nana?”
“That’s the memory from the previous world. Let’s go back first. Going to your place might help figure it out.”
Xuan’er hesitated to speak but finally nodded in agreement, leading me back home.
We opened the door and entered. The lights were off, and the house was dark.
Nana and Xuan’er live together. We came in, but no one came to greet us.
I turned on the light and looked at the entrance. On the shoe cabinet were only a few small, delicate shoes. At this point, I had already guessed the outcome.
“Nana! We’re back! Nana? How strange, she’s not back yet.”
Xuan’er took off her shoes and walked into the living room. She froze, looking at the living room.
“Huh? The house is so clean.”
“As expected…”
“What do you mean ‘as expected’! Juncheng, are you saying Nana really disappeared! There’s no way that’s true!”
Xuan’er stamped her foot in anger, then ran to other rooms to search for Nana. But of course, she wouldn’t be there. So, as if determined, she started rummaging through everything, looking for proof of Nana’s existence.
“I don’t believe it!”
I didn’t follow her. Instead, I sat on the living room sofa and pondered. The result was already clear.
After a while, Xuan’er returned to the living room, despair written on her face.
“Her clothes and her belongings are gone… How… can…”
There was no trace of Nana having lived in the house.
Xuan’er trembled and walked towards me, grabbing my clothes with her small hands and burying her head in my chest. I felt moisture near my heart.
“Jun… Nana she…”
“Don’t be sad, don’t be upset…”
I stroked Xuan’er’s hair, comforting her.
“I will retrieve everything.”
I once again strengthened my resolve to restore the world to its original state.
