Dia asked, "Ash, if you build up a certain amount of memories, will your memory balance recover once, so you can sacrifice your memories again?"
Ash's eyes widened. "But wouldn't I lose my memory again?"
"If all it takes to obtain the power of Artifice Supremacy is amnesia..." Vesir shrugged. "Anyway, Ash, your memories only last seven seconds. Instead of letting them drain away naturally, why not trade them for a little power?"
"I'm a human, not a goldfish!"
"Or did you lose more than just your memories?" Sonia walked in front of Ash with her back to him, handed the hair tie into his hand, and leaned herself into his arms. "Did you pay some other price too?"
"Of course not. If you don't believe me, you and Vishy can check my Soul Body and see if there's anything abnormal with my body or soul." Ash skillfully tied Sonia's hair into a ponytail and said, "But memories can't be sacrificed multiple times. It's like filling a piece of paper with writing and then erasing it. That's fine, but if you fill that same paper with writing again and erase it again, you might end up rubbing the paper to pieces."
What Ash had truly lost was his mind; memories were only accessories to the mind. But he had never intended to say that out loud, so he could only make up excuses to explain why he couldn't sacrifice his memories multiple times. "I only have four chances in total. I've already used three, and I absolutely won't use the last one."
"Really?" Sonia said. "What if we run into a life-or-death crisis when we challenge Starry Sky?"
"Between my life and my memories, of course I'd choose my life." Ash smiled. "But if we take the initiative to challenge