Mu You frowned at the blank line on the cardboard, trying hard to find some trace that writing had once existed there.
But there was nothing. Unlike certain magic tricks where writing faded because the ink evaporated, these words had truly been erased on the level of rules, without even leaving the impressions of the pen strokes.
Before he could work out why, Mu You soon discovered something even more terrifying: the registration information he had memorized was rapidly disappearing from his mind too!
From the phone number to the temperature, then the visiting time, then the name... they were being erased from his mind one after another.
Moreover, this process was utterly silent, happening entirely without Mu You being aware of it.
By the time he noticed, only a name remained in his mind, and he could no longer even remember the full name.
"Her name was Lu, Lu what..."
Mu You searched his memory carefully, but no matter what, he could not recall the other character. Shock rocked him. This power was terrifying; it could actually erase people's memories without their noticing.
There was no time to think. Seeing that he was about to forget even that final surname, Mu You hurriedly pressed the Pocket Watch in his pocket.
Time rewound, and everything returned to five seconds earlier.
The memory in Mu You's mind became clear again. Though he still could not remember the other information, at least the name remained: Lu Yao!
Those brief five seconds flew by, and his memory began to blur again.
Mu You hurriedly snatched up a pen and began writing the name on the cardboard. Lu Yao, Lu Yao, Lu Yao... over and over, without stopping.
Then he watched with his own eyes as the names he had just written disappeared one