"It seemed this trip would ultimately be fruitless!"
Kitahara Kaede sighed and prepared to return.
Then, a voice suddenly rang out in his mind.
"Something I've never seen before! Kid, how did you end up in a place like this?"
The inexplicable voice in his head terrified Kitahara Kaede.
"What is that?!"
The Devious Little Black!
Anyone would think they had encountered something supernatural if an unfamiliar voice suddenly appeared in their mind.
Kitahara Kaede was no exception.
His reaction was even absurdly exaggerated.
Kitahara Kaede clutched his head and spun around wildly.
"What is this? What are you doing in my head?"
The thing in his mind let out a startled cry.
"You don't even recognize me?"
Then came a voice of sudden realization.
"Look at me, getting so impatient. I forgot that I was the one who made you lose your memories back then. I'm really sorry about that!"
"You?"
Kitahara Kaede froze for a moment.
But the voice continued echoing in his mind.
"Let me introduce myself again. My name is Little Black, and I am the teacher of your entire life."
Little Black?
For a moment, Kitahara Kaede felt that name was somewhat difficult to say aloud.
"Rather than introducing yourself like that, I think it would be better if you gave me back the memories I lost."
"Uh..."
Little Black fell silent.
Kitahara Kaede waited for Little Black's response.
Although Little Black's appearance was abrupt,
he did not think it was impossible.
Because he remembered that, back on the Ancestral Planet, he had lost a portion of his memories.
Although a long time had passed,
whenever Kitahara Kaede recalled his experiences on the Ancestral Planet,
he always felt as though something was missing.
Perhaps it was that portion of his memories.
After a long while,