"Dive into ......?

　I explain to a puzzled Marise.

"Returning to the past is not practical at the moment. But it's not that difficult to go back into Cynthia's memories and get a hint about the lack of magic power .......
I've never heard of such a thing being possible!
Hmm?　Really?

　A thousand years ago, magic was often used to infiltrate memories.
　It was effective against those who were mentally injured and could not open their mouths .......

　However.

There's one problem with this, Cynthia has to accept me.

　To get into ...... someone's memory through magic, you need to break through the walls of their mind.
　I could force my way in and break down the walls. ...... If I did that, the worst that could happen is that the subject's mind would be broken.
　In the worst case, the subject's mind may be broken. If the subject's mind is completely broken, the subject's mind may change into a maze, and the subject may not be able to leave the mental world.
　Therefore, it is necessary to explain the situation to the subject and get his or her approval to go into his or her memory.

"Oh, really? ......
"Oh. So, it's impossible to hide in the memories of those who don't like it and extract information from them. In this case, you can use force to force them to open their mouths. ...... is that Marlies?

　Marise's body froze.
　What's the matter?

I'm sure you're not the only one.
What do you mean? You'll be able to do it with practice, Maryse.
Me?　You've been hiding in people's memories?
Yeah. You'll be able to go back in time a year or so.
You'll never be able to do something so crazy!

　Marise shushed me.
　I'll tell you about time magic and memory interference magic in the future.

　The problem right now is .......

So, Cynthia. Can you trust me and lend me your right hand?
"Uh, yeah. ......

　Cynthia, although puzzled, fearfully holds out her right hand.
　I squeezed her small hand.

All right, ......, this might be a little painful, but just be patient.

　I send my magic into Cynthia.
　At the same time, the spirit inside me will be separated from the body once and for all.

　It would be dangerous to separate all of it from the body, so only about 10% of it would be enough.
　That should be enough for you to view her memories.

　And by manipulating the magic, ...... I was able to dive into Cynthia's memories.



　A whitish world.
　Is this ...... a mansion?
　It's a very nice house and they must be very rich.

You're a real piece of work, aren't you?

　You're a real piece of work!

　The sound of someone's cheek being slapped.
　You'll be able to find a lot more than just a few of them.

"Cynthia, ......, you look like you're about five years old.

　There was a little girl who looked like a smaller version of the Cynthia of today lying on the ground holding her cheek.

　It seems that he succeeded in getting into her memory.
　I am now able to see the depths that even Cynthia can no longer remember.

　I wanted to take her hand right now.
　But when I approached and tried to touch Cynthia, she slipped away.
　This is only a spell to see Cynthia's memories.
　Of course, other people can't see me, and they can't touch me.

Stop it. ......
"Shut up!　You're a failure in the Fosind family!

　Cynthia's getting kicked.
　Cynthia is being kicked.

Is she from the Fosynd family?　You mean the memories ...... from before Cynthia was kicked out of the house?

　I wondered if Cynthia's memories had been tucked away so that she could forget these painful memories.

　As I thought about it.

"Oh, what are you doing?

　A boy came up to me.
　A boy of about five years old.

"Nard.

　The woman called out the boy's name, but I couldn't catch it completely.

"Are you picking on Cynthia again?　You know, for your own incompetence?
"Hmph!　That's none of your business!
Oh, you think you can talk to me like that?　Maybe you need a spanking, too.

　The boy raises his hand to the woman.

　Magic is released outward.
　When I saw the color of the magic, I leaned forward in surprise.



"Oh, ......!

　The woman's face scrunched up in fear.

"...... Hmph!　Don't get carried away either!　After all, you're an "error" too!

　The woman walked away with a sigh of defeat.

　Could it be that the ...... boy had helped Cynthia?
　But the answer would soon be betrayed.

"...... you're on the radar of that guy too.

　When the boy looked at Cynthia, her shoulders shook.
　The expression on her face was tinted with more fear than when she looked at the woman before her.

　The boy grabbed Cynthia's bangs and forced her to look up.

"Okay?　You and I are the missing pieces of each other, the Errors.

　The boy's face moved closer to Cynthia.

The boy's face moved closer to Cynthia's. "But you can fill in the blanks for me. But it's too early to tell. Live happily for the short time you have before your magic fills up.

　After saying that, the boy also left Cynthia.

　...... Hmmm...
　It's hard to understand because of the abstract language used.
　You need to go deeper into your memory and look at the images?

No. ...... I saw the boy's magic earlier, and ...... I know what's going on. I'm sure of it.

　I muttered, and concluded from what I had just seen.


　It seems that the part of the magic power missing from Cynthia belongs to the boy.


　I remember the boy's words.

　--We're both missing pieces, you and I.
　--But you can fill in the blanks for me.

　The same goes for the boy.

　The boy and Cynthia's magic. Together, they're one complete magic.
　That's what I realized when I saw the boy's magic. 　

　The words that came out of the boy's mouth, so to speak, only complemented the conclusion I had reached.

...... But I can't fully analyze the boy's magic power because it's in Cynthia's memory.

　I understand the cause of Cynthia's lack of magic power.
　Then I guess I need to see the boy.

　By analyzing the boy's magic, I think I can solve the problem.
　Now I'll have to go back to my memory to get the boy's name. .......

"...... big brother.

　But that was not necessary.
　But there was no need for that, because Cynthia looked at the boy as he walked away and continued.

"...... big brother Maynard.



　When Cynthia's connection to her memories was severed, the faces of Lara and Marise filled her vision.

"What did you think?
Did you really look at Cynthia's memories?
"Yes.

　I nodded in response to their questions.

And ......
Of course, I have a general idea of Cynthia's situation. Cynthia, you have a brother named Maynard, right?

　I ask.
　Cynthia looks puzzled and moves her mouth.

"Yes, I think he's ....... I've seen the name before. But I have a lot of brothers and sisters in the Fosynd family. I don't remember.
"Huh?

　From Cynthia's response, it seemed that she did not know Maynard.

　But Cynthia was sure that Maynard was a strong presence in her memory.
　Does that mean that Maynard has been erased from Cynthia's memory? Or, more correctly, his memory has been locked away deep inside.

But Maynard, ......, I never thought I'd hear his name mentioned here.

　Maynard Fosynd.
I believe he was one of the Four Wise Men.

The reason for Cynthia's lack of magic power is because her magic power is somehow separated from others.
"Kurt. What do you mean by that?

　What does that mean?" Marise asked, and I continued calmly.

I think it's innate. Cynthia and Maynard were born with their magic separated. That's why Cynthia has an original lack of magic, and I think the same is true for this Maynard guy.
So why don't you just ...... fuse those separated magical powers together?
To put it bluntly, that would solve the problem.

　But there's something that bothers me.

　Maynard's magic that Cynthia saw in her memory ...... was defective magic.
　If I'm right, why do they have different colors of magic power when they were originally the same?

　Perhaps there is a property of magic hidden there that I hadn't found even a thousand years ago.
　The thought of that made my heart flutter.

Anyway, I asked this Maynard guy, ......?
What's up, Kurt?



　Without responding to Lara, I looked up at the sky.

It's a very interesting thing you're doing.