She said.
"3"
"2"
"1"
"Silly apprentice! Here I come!"
Then she darted out and crashed into him just as she had last time. Triumph shone on her face as she blinked away the glistening tears in her eyes, grabbed his collar, and flaunted her victory.
"Found you again! Idiot! That's so many times now! You always hide somewhere so obvious! If you're trying to go easy on this Dragon, that's just pathetic!"
"Stupid Lynn!!"
In that instant, the scene shattered.
It was as though those ancient memories had become countless fragments, pouring into his dilated pupils.
But he knew that was not him. Though they shared the same name and the same appearance, they were still two entirely different people, because their lives and experiences were entirely different. Their fates had never overlapped.
[Ding! Your Resurrection Progress has increased to 36%!]
The system notification sounded in his ears once again.
But this time, he knew.
It was no longer that numb Ouroboros whose progress was increasing, but another ancient soul.
These were his past experiences here.
He and...
The person who loved him.
Lynn clutched his throbbing head and struggled to stand, bracing himself against the wall.
Something seemed to have happened to him during that time, something that had severely affected his consciousness. It was as though he had suffered a devastating blow in his life and had not woken for a very, very long time. Yet he could still perceive the world outside. He simply could not wake up.
Perhaps it had been decades, perhaps over a hundred years. A very, very long time.
All that time, he had been cared for here.
"Ah, yes! When Nanako used to fall ill, my apprentice would push me outside to bask in the sun just like this.