Slowly, the consciousness that had been sinking slowly rises to the surface. When I opened my eyes, vaguely as if waking up from a sleep, the first thing I saw was a face that looked like it was about to cry.

'Kaito-kun!　Are you okay?　Does it hurt anywhere?　Do you remember me... exactly... as you remember me?

　

'........of course, Black.
Kite?

　Along with holding Black, who was jumping up and down, I picked myself up and looked around.......there were really a lot of people there.
　

　 What a blessing... Yes, more than 80% of the people are not only bonded, but are 'completely new to me', but I'll leave it at that.
　

''Once again, it was brilliant. As promised, I will fulfill your wish. Not only that, as for the otherworldly people summoned together who you would probably want, we will allow them to come and go between worlds as well as you. The Earth God has already agreed to this.
...White.

　As soon as Shiro-san appeared in a leisurely manner, the divine race all knelt at once, and Kuro stood up in the opposite direction and gave Shiro-san a sharp look.
　It's understandable that Kuro is angry at Shiro-san without using any sensory magic. And I'm glad you're angry for me.
　But before that, I have to confirm something. It's a good thing that you're able to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

''So, Mr. White, will you tell me what's going on? Can you tell me what's going on?　After all, what happened to me if I failed the ordeal?　Are you sure Black was right and they wiped your memory?
....

　With the fourth ordeal, I only had a staggering amount of time to think. That's why I was trying to use that time to find out what White's intentions were.
　But no matter how much I thought about it, I still couldn't believe that White-san was trying to erase my memories.

　Of course there is trust in Shiro-san, but more than that... if Shiro-san's goal is to erase my memories, there are many other ways to do it.
　If his goal is to erase my memory, there's no reason for him to go to the trouble of choosing an ordeal, since he's nearly omnipotent. If White-san wanted to, he could have easily erased my memories, let alone rewritten them to suit himself.
　That's why I decided to ask Shiro-san about his true intentions here and now.

　After hearing my words, White-san fell silent for a moment and then nodded his head with a blank expression.

'If I fail the ordeal, will Kaito-san's memories disappear?　'I never said a word about that, sir?'
Huh?

　Hearing White's reply, Black's expression changes to one of stunned disbelief. No, it's not just Kuro, everyone else is also astonished.

''Wait, wait, White, what's going on?''
'Nothing of any kind I don't remember saying that I would erase Kaito-san's memories or that if I failed the ordeal, Kaito-san's memories would disappear.
What?　No, no!　Well, then, the thing is!

　Even to Kuro, who asks him hurriedly, White returns his words with his head tilted back. Then Black pointed to something that looked like a large cocoon.

'I don't remember saying that thing is the Cradle of Oblivion?
What...?　Oh... then, that thing... what?
What?　If I had to put it that way, it would be 'Cradle of Oblivion-like on the outside'.......right?
....

　Hearing White's words as he replied nonchalantly, Black froze in raptures. Then, right after, I heard Fate-san's voice from behind me.

''I didn't say...''
Mr. Fate?
'Indeed.........if you ask me, when explaining to us, Sharovanal-sama said something like 'If I try to erase Kaito-san's memories, it will inevitably lead to a big battle' or something like that. I didn't say.......erase Kai's memories.

　I wonder if the other divine clans had an idea of what those words meant, and Kronor-san and Leife-san also have some kind of upsetting expression on their faces.
　However, Shiro-san doesn't seem to care about such a reaction and turns to me and opens his mouth.

''So what would have happened if you failed the ordeal.......I know it doesn't make sense now, but I'll answer you....
Yes.

　That's right, it's not all solved yet. What is Shiro-san's hidden true intention........what is his real purpose.......


....

　The words brought silence to the space. As expected of me too, I'm stunned by the unexpected response.
　No, I mean.........

''........Try again.......were you able to do it?
I don't think I ever asked you to clear it all in one go?

　........I don't remember being told to clear the game in one go or that I would only have one chance to clear it......

By the way, when you try again, you can start from the point where you failed the last time, and as for the final trial, we had a bailout plan that halved the time needed to clear the game each time you tried again.
....

　With a convenient auto-save function and a lowered difficulty level as an added bonus... it's a nice touch.

Or rather, I spent a lot of time on it... but I'm very unhappy that it was cleared in one shot.

　You've been complaining a lot about that?　
　I mean, if it's possible to try again...............................just tell me ahead of time!