"It seemed you had already arrived at the answer yourselves. The idea that excessive memories could overload the brain was a fallacy from the start.
And the person who made you believe that fallacy, and made you erase this child's memories, was the true culprit.
But it was understandable when you thought about it. Although I don't really know what One Hundred Thousand Grimoires means, if someone capable of fully memorizing those Grimoires were to betray the faith or develop ulterior motives, that would probably be quite troublesome."
Divine Severance and Stiyl, who had already believed most of what Yoru Machi said, both wore exceptionally ugly expressions.
Although Yoru Machi's speculation was merely one possibility, as members of Necessarius, the two of them were now almost certain that if it had been the church and that highest bishop, they truly could have done such a thing.
"Damn it, that damned old hag!"
Thinking of how they had been deceived by the church all these years, and how Index's previous companions had always tried to stop her memories from being erased, only to give up in the end for the sake of Index's safety, Stiyl felt a surge of fury.
Especially since he had already held feelings for Index. Because of those church bastards, he had become a complete stranger to her, someone with no connection to her at all. That was even harder for him to accept.
"Demanding an explanation from the church can wait. The important thing now is how we save Index.
Since Index's pain wasn't caused by an overloaded brain, then the reason she had to erase her memories to ease that pain must also be some kind of setup imposed by the church?"
As she said this, Divine Severance looked toward Yoru Machi, clearly hoping to