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Tuesday, November 11.
Light rain.
Huh, it actually rained in Zodiacal.
Although it was called rain, it was really the environmental simulation system at work. The clean rainwater also washed the rooftops, kept the air moist, watered the plants in the northern district, and so on.
Rain was necessary, and it could help put people at ease, too.
Today wasn't a scheduled day off.
I had still planned to fight and livestream at the Martial Arena, but since nobody came to fight in the rain, I ended up with nothing to do.
After we decided to take the day off, Alpha and Foehn went to rest, and Night Owl didn't come either...
Being alone was so boring!!
"You're not alone, are you?"
Terra's voice rang out in my mind.
"Can I go see the Earth Crystal again?" I asked.
"I'm afraid the result would be the same. Why not think about how to actually nurture that seed? Then you'd have a perfectly legitimate reason to visit the Earth Crystal~ Surely that isn't the extent of your love for 'her'?"
"Of course not..."
Even though I had lost all my memories of her, my love for her was an undeniable fact. But without anything underneath to support it, that love felt vague and insubstantial.
In other words, I lacked the confidence to say I loved her.
"Is there no way to release the sirius crystal?"
"Are you tired of me?"
"No, it's just that I can't leave Zodiacal like this."
Rather than saying the Central Control System had become part of me, it was more accurate to say I had become its mobile storage room. Without merging with Terra's consciousness, I had no ability to control the City School. Instead, I was bound to this place...
That also left my