But she could not remember where she had seen her before.
" Sakura, have you forgotten me?"
The nun's expression became somewhat dejected.
"No, I haven't!"
Yae Sakura instinctively tried to explain.
"Then... do you still remember my name?"
The nun looked at her expectantly.
"..."
Who was she?
She clearly should have known her name!
Yet she simply could not recall it.
"...Sakura, you lied. You forgot my name."
The nun lowered her head.
"But that's all right. After all, you are the Sakura I love."
When she raised her head again, she wore a sweet smile.
"Sakura, once the ritual is complete, you can stay with me forever."
A pink-and-white-haired girl was dragged out.
"Do you remember her, Sakura?"
The girl whimpered in terror.
She wanted to step back.
But her legs had no feeling at all.
"Who... is she?"
Yae Sakura looked at the fox-eared girl.
"She is Himeko, Sakura."
The nun moved with delicate steps.
"Do you remember her?"
Leaning close to the shrine maiden's ear, she whispered.
"Your sister... died because of her. It was also because of her that I was separated from you."
A blade was gently placed in her hand.
"Mmgh, mmgh!"
The pink-haired fox girl shook her head in terror.
The light gradually vanished from the shrine maiden's eyes.
She slowly tightened her grip on the blade.
The nun held her hand and slowly raised her arm.
As though she were a puppet being controlled.
"She is the culprit behind your tragic life, Sakura."
The nun's smile deepened.
"As long as you kill her... you can be with me forever..."
A dark whisper sounded by her ear.
"Mmgh, mmgh!"
The fox girl stared despairingly at the raised blade.
Her hands and feet were all tied up.
She did not remember anything.