Revision: Memory Dream - 1

The warm sunlight shone upon the forest, and the spring breeze, filled with warmth, gently caressed the maiden's face.

The fragrance of flowers spread from all directions. Small animals, hiding in bushes or tree hollows, were waking up one by one from their hibernation, leaping back onto the land.

Standing on the long-unseen ground, the small animals took a deep breath of fresh air and happily scurried around, playing and chattering with their companions, bringing a touch of warmth and vitality to the returning spring.

At this moment, not far from where the small animals were playing, beneath a large tree, a sleeping person was startled awake by the lively sounds of the animals.

The person lying under the large tree slowly opened their emerald green eyes, looked around with a hint of confusion, and then used their hand to support themselves against the tree trunk as they stood up.

Their brilliant golden hair cascaded down as they rose.

"Where... am I? And where did that strange person in red armor go?" the golden-haired girl softly questioned, her eyes scanning the surroundings.

Then, her gaze fell upon a tall, almost intimidatingly large tree not far away.

"...The Life Tree??" Seeing the tree that felt so familiar, the girl unconsciously took a step towards it.

Its towering trunk, nearly a hundred meters tall, and its vast canopy that could block out the sky!

It was enough to make one marvel at the artistry of nature.

If modern people saw it, they would undoubtedly fight to protect this ancient tree, so full of research value and significance for preservation.

Unlike some unaware black-haired youth who was repeatedly hacking at the giant tree with a stone axe.

"Phew~ Done!" the youth exclaimed with a sigh, wiping sweat from his forehead with a smile.

Emerging from the tree hollow with his stone axe, the youth turned back, satisfied, to look at the wooden opening he had spent half a year carving.

"Now, I just need to tidy it up a bit, and then I can... bring it over, right? Haha! If they see it, they'll definitely be very happy~ Hahaha!" Thinking of the smile of the goddess in his heart, the youth couldn't help but let out a joyful laugh.

Unbeknownst to him, a massive beast was lurking behind him, slowly and silently approaching his blind spot. Then... with a sudden leap and a ferocious pounce! It was about to tear the boy not far in front of it to shreds!

At this moment, a certain girl, who was heading this way, happened to witness this scene. Although she was slightly stunned upon seeing it, she immediately reacted! With even greater explosive power and momentum, she arrived in front of the beast first!

Her hands seemed to hold something intangible, and with a whoosh! accompanied by a strong gust of wind, she struck!

"Eh?!"

The attack, which she expected to cleave the beast in two, left no mark on it. The fierce strike passed right through the beast's body as if attacking a phantom with a physical object!

Seeing this, the girl let out a strange hum.

But the beast felt nothing unusual and, without any hindrance, instantly closed in on the youth's back. Its long fangs even brushed against the youth's dark hair.

"Be careful! Dodge quickly!!" the girl shouted a warning, but the youth seemed not to hear.

As the youth was about to be torn to shreds by the beast, the golden-haired girl could only bite her lip in frustration, her hands gripping the intangible object even tighter.

Crackling~!

Just as the beast was about to pounce on the youth, the youth suddenly bent his right arm back, accurately grabbing the beast's jaw.

Then, with a surge of strength in his right hand, he single-handedly, and with brute force, back-suplexed the massive beast to the ground!

With a thunderous crash! The entire ground trembled.

"Annihilate!!!!" A sudden roar! The youth's right hand, which firmly held the beast, exerted more force, driving the beast several centimeters deeper into the ground. Then, his left hand rapidly rose, forming a fist, and with a whistling gust of wind, struck the beast directly in the face.

Splat~!!!

As the youth stood with his back to the girl, the violently gushing blood appeared even more eerie and vibrant under the sunlight.

Looking at the scene before her, Artoria's mouth opened and closed a few times before slowly closing.

Ruthless, decisive, and unfeeling.

This was Artoria's assessment of the youth standing in the vibrant blood, a strange smile on his face.

Then, when Artoria saw the black-haired youth dragging the beast's corpse towards a lake not far from the ancient tree, she quickly hurried after him, wanting to ask him a few questions about this place, only to discover...

Her body, standing before the youth, was unable to block his path. It passed through him as if he were a phantom, just like when he dealt with the beast...

Flowers in the mirror, moon on the water.

Visible, but untouchable...

"Tsk... what is going on..." Faced with this helpless reality, Artoria let out an annoyed and helpless sound.

Then.

Rustle, rustle... A sound of clothes being taken off came from behind Artoria.

"Huh?" As Artoria turned around in surprise, looking towards the source of the sound, her previously cool and slightly distressed face instantly turned completely red! It even seemed to be emitting heat~!

What was this in front of her?!

What kind of shameless behavior was this?!

How utterly shameless!

Bathed in sunlight, the youth, completely naked, proudly raised his head and faced the clear sky head-on! He struck several poses to show off his masculinity, and after finishing, he even pinched his own muscles with his hands, nodding with satisfaction.

"Naked swimming! That's the way of a true man, OOOOOH!!" Then, under Artoria's almost ripe apple-red face, he let out a shout! He instantly leaped up and dove into the center of the lake~!

With a plop into the lake! The youth completely submerged himself, disappearing into it.

{May you drown like this! You damned, shameless brat!} Artoria cursed fiercely, her face flushed red.

Even in the previous 12 great wars, Artoria had never seen a man dare to appear before her completely naked. Today, not only did she see one, but he was also... so...!

"Xia! Are you here?" Just as Artoria was struggling with the black-haired youth's behavior, a familiar voice suddenly called out. Hearing it, Artoria looked up towards the source of the sound.

A humanoid figure, radiating white light all over, slowly emerged from the forest and appeared before her.

"???" Artoria looked strangely at the white figure before her. Why couldn't she see its face? Why couldn't she discern its form? Why could she only hear its voice...?

With her mind full of questions, Artoria irritably ran her hand through her golden hair. Ever since she arrived here, strange things had been happening one after another! First, she arrived here for no reason, then she vaguely encountered a beast about to prey on something, after which she was shocked to find that she couldn't attack anything and couldn't touch anything either. Finally, there was that shameless figure who appeared before her again!! Arghhhh!!! It was infuriating!!!

Thinking of this, Artoria's mind was filled with the image of the youth's pose and actions from just now!

His agile body standing in the sunlight, his back scarred from constant battles with beasts, his shoulders broad and reliable.

"Hmm... his physique is indeed good... Huh?!" Artoria paused slightly, suddenly realizing she was thinking in a strange direction! Clutching her head in pain, she crouched down!

"Xia! Are you here? Hurry up and answer me!" The familiar voice sounded again, but this time with a hint of anxiety and unease.

Gulp... Gulp gulp...

As the anxious words fell, the surface of the lake first began to bubble.

Then, with a thunderous roar!!~~

The splashing water curtain shimmered with specks of light under the sunlight.

A giant figure was the first to charge out of the water curtain! The figure, about 20 meters long and 3 meters wide, opened its massive maw and lunged towards the white figure on the ground.

"Damn it!" Although she knew she couldn't touch the behemoth, Artoria's knightly spirit still wouldn't let her stand by and watch the figure before her be in danger. She took a step forward, standing in front of the white figure, and her raised Holy Sword suddenly unleashed waves of fierce wind!

Just as Artoria was about to unleash the Holy Sword, she suddenly felt a blur before her eyes...

At some point, the white figure had placed its slender palm on Artoria's back.

{He is here, he will protect me, my guardian god...}

"Ngh!!!!" The voice that suddenly appeared in her mind caused Artoria's heart to contract rapidly. The intense palpitations forced Artoria to kneel and cover her chest.

{Remember it, remember it, that feeling, that longing.}

Biting her lip tightly, she resisted the feeling that was almost swallowing her reason.

That sense of familiarity, that sense of dependence, and that longing that felt like a volcano about to erupt...

"Get lost!!! Bastard!!! Dare to breathe the air from your filthy mouth and touch——even a trace, and I'll tear you to shreds!!" A furious roar exploded out of nowhere! From the water curtain where the monster had emerged, an even faster red figure also shot out.

{See, he has appeared. Remember, even if sealed, even if your memories have already vanished, that figure will still appear!}

Just like the figure that appeared when she encountered the wolf beast.

Just like the figure that appeared when she was ridiculed by the butler.

Just like the figure that appeared when she thought she couldn't fulfill her knightly aspirations and wept sadly...

"Ngh ah ah!!" The moment Artoria saw the figure that instantly charged out of the water curtain, she could no longer bear the most sincere feelings from within her heart and let out a cry of pain!

Whoosh~~~!!

The erupting white light shot up into the sky! Covering the entire Fairy Forest!

Almost instantly, the depths of Artoria's mind exploded like a screen, her entire thought space filled with memories like film clips!

{The dream of absolutely becoming a knight!}

{The anger when ridiculed by the noble butler!}

{The sudden appearance of that young man, holding a broken sword with a ferocious face, thrusting his weapon into the butler's heart!}

{Do you want to come with me, Artoria...} Warm words, as if afraid of breaking something, spoken with utmost care.

{Pursuit, four knights behind.}

{Forest, the young man running desperately, carrying her on his back.}

{Falling, the young man holding her in his arms, gritting his teeth and using his back to absorb the impact.}

{The Fairy Forest!}

{The Life Tree!}

{Oath!}

{Promise!}

{Seal!}

{Eternal reincarnation, the figure that reappears!}

"Remember..."

"Remember ah!..."

"Remember! The figure from the depths of your memory, remember! The person who will come to your side no matter what happens!"

"Call him, call out his name, as long as you call out his name, even if separated by time, he will definitely come to your side."

The call in her mind grew louder and louder, the cry in her heart becoming more and more real.

"Ngh!!" Artoria, supporting herself on one hand, released her Holy Sword for the second time, covering her head with one hand and letting out a pained whimper.

Her head, barely lifted, looked again at the boy speeding through the air.

Her hair, already soaked with sweat, drooped onto her face.

So tired,

My body feels so heavy.

I can't remember...

I can't recall!!

Who... who... who is he?!

At this moment, the film reels that had been racing through her mind suddenly paused, then instantly converged from all directions!

"My name."

"Your name..."

"Remember it well!"

"Speak! Tell me!!"

"My name is!"

If this chapter doesn't work, I'll write another.

I refuse to believe I can't get this right!

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