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"She's not responding, is she?"
The group exchanged glances. This was the first time a member hadn't responded to a call from the chat room.
"What should we do?"
Emilia asked worriedly, to which Yuki shook his head in response.
"Nothing. We can't know what's happening in her world. Besides, we don't even know the power level of her world. It's best to wait..."
There was nothing they could do anyway. They didn't even know the new member's personality—perhaps she had more loose screws than the girls.
With everything said, the group spent the day worry-free and rested. Saving the world had left them exhausted, so they decided to enjoy the atmosphere of Orario a bit more, while Yuki took the opportunity to visit Loki and collect a debt.
"It's impossible, huh?"
"I'm sorry, but there are parts of your soul missing. I can't repair it..."
Loki felt helpless. She had promised to heal Yuki, but unfortunately, she couldn't.
Yuki's soul was incomplete, which was also why the crown still took too long to heal him. After all, the Crown was reconstructing his soul. Loki thought that injecting her divine energy could speed up the process, but she couldn't do it...
Maybe if Yuki's soul were just broken or fragmented, it wouldn't be a problem. The difficult part was creating new soul parts.
This was beyond her capabilities. Moreover, the Crown also had cracks, so its power wasn't enough.
"It's okay, I expected as much."
Even Eggy hadn't found a solution to his soul problem, which was connected by the contract, let alone Loki.
However, Yuki wanted an answer, which is why he came to this place.
"By the way, Loki-sama, is there a Goddess named 'Holy Trinity'?"
This title of the Goddess from the Shitty Game—Yuki wanted to know if that Goddess was in Orario. Unfortunately, Rasiel couldn't help him since its knowledge was tied to the world of the Gods, not the world of the Shitty Game. Hence, Rasiel hadn't obtained anything.
Loki was silent for a few seconds and then shook her head.
"No, there's no Goddess with that title..."
"I understand..."
The Overlord had said before dying that he had his Goddess in his hands and that he would consume her. If possible, Yuki wanted to help her. Unfortunately, he had no leads, and the only one who could help him now was Artemis. However, it's a shame that Artemis hadn't descended into this world, so his efforts to find her were in vain...
Little did Yuki know, Artemis was in that world. She was hidden, and thanks to her divine power, she altered the Akashic records of the world. Rasiel was blocked, and her location was unknown. Artemis, who knew Yuki's powers well, knew how to counter them, especially the Omniscient Book...
It seemed that this Goddess was unwilling to meet her Hero who saved her world. After all, her heart couldn't bear to see him...
Not in the sorry state he was in now...
(TN: So it's not Artemis who's in danger..hmm)
"Danna-sama..."
At night, Kurumi accompanied Yuki on a date through the streets of Orario. The city was still quite festive after Yuki's return. The occasional stalls were still open, so the couple strolled through the streets holding hands...
"What is it?"
"Danna-sama... Do you still remember when we first met?"
Kurumi's words left Yuki a little surprised. He didn't know why his soulmate asked such a question, but he responded calmly.
"Of course, it was in this very city... Haha, we wanted to devour each other that day."
It was a battle between clones in the heights and quite hectic that day. Yuki still smiled when he remembered how crazy they were when they first met...
"Hihihi, it was a lot of fun..."
Kurumi also agreed, clinging to his arm and hugging him tenderly.
"Danna-sama, do you still remember when you first traveled to another world? Do you still remember your promises? Do you still remember your family?..."
"Where are you going with this?"
Yuki still didn't understand what Kurumi was trying to express. However, she trembled and hugged him tighter.
"Danna-sama, I know very well... I know you've lost something important... I know you've lost your past... Danna-sama... What past have you exactly lost?"
"..."
This time, Yuki understood. During the world's salvation, Yuki created a clone of his past, which he used as cannon fodder to kill the other fragment of the Overlord.
Kurumi was aware of this clone that sacrificed itself. Unlike other clones that can revive through Zafkiel, this clone self-destructed using Order's energy, so it was unable to revive and was erased through the timelines...
Consequently, the Original lost part of his past, some memories...
Kurumi wanted to know what memory Yuki lost, how precious his lost past was.
Yuki didn't speak for a few minutes and thought. As Kurumi predicted, Yuki lost part of his past and didn't know exactly what memory he chose to sacrifice. The only thing he knew was that this clone was an extreme version of himself, a painful memory, a cruel memory, and therefore, a ruthless clone...
"I don't know. I've forgotten..."
"...."
Kurumi didn't speak but bit her lips. Saving the world had its losses...
"But does it matter? The past is behind us, and every day I create new memories, so don't worry, I'll never forget you and the girls..."
Caressing Kurumi tenderly, Yuki smiled at her.
"No matter how many memories I lose, I will remain myself, just moving forward, leaving my past behind..."
That's right, even if he loses part of himself, he will still be Yuki Uchiha. Even if the past tells you who you are in the present, the present is what you live, and the future is what you look forward to...
Therefore, Yuki had no regrets because that past was surely something he wanted to forget, whatever it was...
"Mm! I love you, Danna-sama..."
These were the words Kurumi wanted to hear because even though it was painful, knowing that her husband would never leave her even if he lost his memories made her heart leap, and her face blushed...
A beautiful sight of his soulmate that left Yuki stunned when he saw her and couldn't help but kiss her lips, enjoying this night together in Orario before heading to another world...
The next day, Yuki and the girls gathered again. This time it was to say goodbye and return to their respective worlds. Although they wanted to stay, there were too many Misaka sisters, so La Folia had to return with half of them. Similarly, Jasmine wanted to test her new strength and returned directly. Emilia also wanted to take him to her world, but Yuki had already promised Kurumi before, so he had to postpone it until he returned...
Each of them had something to do, so they didn't stay long. Likewise, Yuki couldn't either, as he still had a promise to keep...
"Danna-sama, are you sure?"
"I promised, right? I'll help you with your goal in your world..."
A while ago, when they were in the Toaru world, Kurumi said she wanted to return to her world, and Yuki agreed to accompany her. Unfortunately, due to the emergency mission, this trip had to be postponed.
But it didn't matter, as time was what they had the most in Kurumi's world.
"Besides, I also have my own goal..."
The Overlord's words were still fresh in his memory.
'Requiem,' the primary weapon of his avatar, was composed of several secondary weapons. If he really lost it, maybe Kurumi's world had information about it, and if possible, he wanted to rebuild the Requiem...
His avatar was too strong using that weapon. Moreover, it was thanks to the Requiem that the Void Hero broke the world's limits and faced the Overlord...
"Well, I leave everything in Danna-sama's hands..."
Kurumi was sweeter than usual, and Yuki felt the urge to kiss her again.
"Shall we go then?"
"Mm!"
"Come back safely, my Champion..."
"Take care, Yuki, Kurumi..."
Nodding, the couple began to fade into particles of light. A new world awaited them, and the group bid them farewell with a smile...
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TN: I uploaded this volume in less than 2 days hmph.. I keep my promises until I have the urge to go to the shadow realm and vanish for 3 months again....
Next volume is Date a live btw are you excited??
I might take a short break tho