Having said this, Kawakami turned over on the bed, stretched out his limbs, and looked at the ceiling blankly.
His brain was still confused and heavy, and reflected in his body, there seemed to be countless scattered things floating in front of his eyes.
[So what is the so-called "destiny"? ] The gray-haired young man murmured to himself.
【Who knows? We can only assume and guess in various ways. ] The Mad Hatter responded, [As I mentioned before... regarding the key characters and tasks, I also left you an experiment, but it's not time to put it to use yet. 】
[Although I don’t know if what you said is true or false, thank you anyway...]
Tsumugi Kawakami whispered. It must be said that the experimental object mentioned by the Mad Hatter aroused a little curiosity in him, but mentioning it at this moment feels like changing the topic.
[And...] The Mad Hatter hesitated for a moment, then said, [I suggest you take a look at the system mall now. After all, your current character points have reached 120. 】
[I know, the so-called [Past Replay] has been unlocked. 】
…………
[Past Replay] is the second product provided by the system mall after [Memory Archive]. In fact, it has been unlocked after completing the mission in Scotland.
It requires 120 character points, so at that time Kawakami could only look forward to it.
There is very little description of this product, but you can tell from the literal meaning - it is still related to Kawakami Tsumugi's memory. It may even be the archives of his previous memory cleanings.
[To be honest, I'm not sure I want to buy it right away. 】
The gray-haired young man analyzed calmly,
[If I accept too many memories at once, it might burden my thinking. But 120 character points... The price of the last [Memory Archive] should be just part of my memory. 】
Hyperamnesia will indeed affect his thinking, just like the uncleaned garbage in a computer affects the speed of thinking.
If he redeemed it directly, Kawakami estimated that the recycle bin in his "computer" would be full in an instant.
【Just know it yourself. Adjusting the current state first and then digesting the previous memories is also——]
Before the Mad Hatter finished speaking, the gray-haired young man directly clicked the [Buy] button. In an instant, the character points plummeted from 121 points to 1 point.
The mechanical sound of the deal being completed interrupted the Mad Hatter.
【how to say? It is better to choose a day than to hit it. Now I suddenly want to change. After all, if I read these memories in the future, it means that I will fall into the current state of overusing my brain. 】
Kawakami's light explanation,
[To be honest, it's quite uncomfortable...I feel a little bit conflicted when I think about having to feel this uncomfortable again. So it’s better to suffer through it once and for all. I don’t want to suffer the same sin more than once. 】
[It’s better to be hurt once than twice. Ah, I am indeed a genius. 】
The Mad Hatter fell silent for a moment. He felt that Kawakamiji's thoughts were a bit strange, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
[…Are you sure it won’t make you feel more uncomfortable? 】
[I don’t know, but my brain is now filled with all kinds of meaningless things. ] Kawakami smiled indifferently and ate a lemon candy by the way. [How about filling it up with something useful. 】
…………
He felt as if he was weightless, followed by a feeling of suffocation, which became increasingly intense.
Just when Kawakamiji began to feel uncomfortable, light came to his eyes, and then the light gradually penetrated into the darkness that merged with him.
Then Kawakami found himself standing in a corridor.
"So, is this so-called [Past Replay] an immersive experience?" Kawakami muttered to himself, "It's different from loading files during [Memory Archive]... interesting."
When Miyano Akemi triggered the keyword and restored his memory, Kashasha remembered everything in an instant, but he didn't do anything as fancy as now.
At this moment, Kawakamiji's vision moved.
He was walking, the gray-haired young man realized.
In other words, "Kawakami Tsumugi" was walking at that time, but now he is just a lonely soul living in the body of his past.
"Kawakami Tsumugi" was moving forward at a brisk pace that was slightly slower than a trot. At this time, he seemed to have not mastered the sneaking skills that had been integrated into his instincts, so every step made a neither light nor heavy sound.
Hmm...it looks like "he" has never practiced any physical skills at all. But Kawakami still felt a sense of familiarity, because he liked to walk this way - but usually when he was happy, such as when he had just finished sweeping away the lemon candies in the supermarket, or successfully won a fight with gin.
Kawakami looked at the surrounding scenery with great interest, but due to the limited viewing angle, he couldn't see much.
He is in a certain building now.
It's clean and atmospheric, with a lot of eyeliners, but it's more like silent protection than surveillance. The gray-haired young man judged, turn left, then turn right, and then go upstairs...
Wait, this terrain...
Why does it look so much like the nursing home where that gentleman is staying in Tottori Prefecture?
No, it's not like that, it should be.
Kawakami's judgment of space terrain is quite good. If the layout of the sanatorium has not changed, then "he" should be preparing to go to the training room.
So far, everything that has happened has not exceeded Kawakami's expectations, until "he" passed the last corner——
——There is a screen-style electronic clock on the wall, which displays a series of information such as the current time, year, indoor temperature and weather forecast.
Although it was just a glimpse, but...
...Kawakamiji swore that he was absolutely right. Either this memory is wrong, or the truth is so ridiculous.
——This memory is almost forty years ago.
…………
"So this is the reason why that gentleman washes me every once in a while?" Kawakami couldn't help but fell into a huge sense of absurdity, "Because I might - no, I have a childhood."
Tsumugi Kawakami immediately thought of Barolo, the wrongdoer he had hooked up with when he was a child, and the photo of the young Kawakami Tsumugi at the Miyano couple's clinic that he found from the Mad Hatter.
Then he thought of Masataka Ikeda who had leukemia but somehow recovered.
There seems to be something connecting them all.
But before Kawakamiji could figure it out, "he" had a new operation on this memory.
"He" opened a door with his ID card and walked in with brisk steps.
"Kawakamiji" entered the training room of the sanatorium.
Of course, it seems that it is not a training room at this time, but closer to a gym. It is spacious and bright, with scattered fitness equipment.
No, it's reconstruction equipment.
For example, the kind of walking training device used by one or two-year-old children who are learning to walk: a U-shaped iron frame wrapped with foam, reaching the person's chest, with handrails on the top for people to grasp, and pulleys on the bottom.
And those who are using this walking trainer...
It's that gentleman.
