"..."
After Xu Yanwu fell silent for a while, he said, "In the memory deep-dive device, after truly experiencing memories of the past, is it easy to become immersed in them?"
"Of course... After all... for humans, happiness has an expiration date," Otto said. "Unfortunately... the things that leave a deep enough impression on one's memories... are either pain or happiness."
"But humans avoid pain..."
"For those who have lost their memories... deep down, more or less, don't they have thoughts of wanting to remain in the beautiful memories of the past?"
"It's just that we haven't discovered that part of their thoughts yet."
As Otto said this, he activated the next segment of memory.
Only, during this memory jump... those enemies did not seem to appear.
And within the fragmented memories, Fu Hua and Xu Yanwu were separated by some distance.
"Besides... even now, I haven't discovered your feelings toward the past..." Otto said to Xu Yanwu. "Don't you miss your past at all?"
"Of course I miss it. Back then, I wasn't yet fighting an enemy as formidable as Honkai... But if you want to see memories from my past, don't even think about it."
Xu Yanwu said, "If we really trace back to my past memories... I'll directly cut the memory deep-dive device off from the outside world. I won't let you see anything."
"Miss my past? Of course I do... but now, it's nothing more than missing it."
Xu Yanwu said, "Because I've long understood... those memories of mine cannot be returned to... They are far too distant. So distant that if I weren't maintaining them myself, I might not even remember them clearly."
"Those were my memories from before I became involved with Honkai. They were the memories that marked the birth of Xu Yanwu