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Now, it's my turn to ask you.

Dr. {@nickname}, do you want your memories back?

I do.;I don't.

Your answer doesn't matter. I see your hesitation.

Once your memories come back, many of your questions will be answered. However, not every answer will satisfy you.

You will know where all the emotions pouring into you come from, whether it is the hatred from me and W, the unconditional trust from Amiya, or... even further back.

Excess memories, intense emotions, will instantly flood your entire brain—

Trust me, what you will feel at that time will be far greater than exhaustion.

What you should fear even more is, when the past finally catches up to you, you must decide.

What if those memories are too strong and engulf all the hard work you've put in recently, and pull you back into the abyss that you failed to crawl out of over countless years?

Once the current you is defeated, everything you've worked so hard to build will collapse, and your will may no longer be your own.

So, let me ask you once more—

Dr. {@nickname}, are you ready?

If luck is on our side, you won't need to answer this question any time soon.

I want to thank you. Over the past month or so, you've shown me some new possibilities.

Especially today. I learned that you still remember the formula.

It turns out, you and I are not the only ones preparing for that day.

I suspected this long ago, that home-use life functions restoration device was not supposed to have the defect of deleting one's memory—

In particular, it's impossible to selectively delete the part of the brain most likely involved in decision-making, but still retaining the parts most meaningful to you.

Dr. {@nickname}......

What I think is, she trusted you even more than I could fathom in the past.

That being the case, we should continue to work hard.

Just as I've said countless times already, I will help you, as long as we continue to stand together.

7:43 P.M. \ Overcast

Rhodes Island Landship, Command Center

Professor, are you here?

Eyjafjalla? Come in.

Professor, they said you wanted to see me...

This is for you.

Is it about my application to become an operator...? Oh, it's been approved?

That's great news. Everyone said you and Miss Amiya would turn me down because of my condition.

I convinced her.

I see, you even went out of your way to get it approved? Thank you...

The briefing you submitted this morning helped Rhodes Island through a crisis.

You mean... the Catastrophe this afternoon?

Professor, did you read my analysis?

Your Originium vein expansion observations were incredibly accurate.;You were able to predict a Catastrophe through an increase in Originium activation on the surface.

It was just a hunch.

They said the density of Originium near the surface around here would be very low, but I saw the same situation in a volcano in southern Leithanien...

Even a small amount of Originium proliferates rapidly over a brief period when the conditions are right.

Two days ago, after finishing my daily treatment, I was walking around the dorms as usual when I saw the approaching phenomenon from the dust samples on the porthole.

In sandy terrain, a sudden burst in Originium energy will cause the ground temperature to rise rapidly, leading to a significant increase in the possibility of large-scale wind-Catastrophes.

Um... I'm so sorry... I can go on and on about this stuff...

Please continue.

You've already seen the report, right?

Busy as you are, I never expected you'd read our random notes.

I also read your thesis.;Your research is very interesting.;I've said before, I'm a hard worker, but some folks are thinking I can use Arts.

Professor, are you interested in my research?

Do mystical Originium Arts like that exist?

Ah... I understand, you were making a joke.

If you're not too busy, I'd love to stay over and have a nice chat with you again.

After I get some work done.;You're welcome to look around.

There are so many books on your desk...

Annals of the Great Yan Classics,' 'A Tower Without a Legend,' 'Columbia Judicial Observation Notes,' 'Conquest and Assimilation' ...Professor, are these the books you normally read?

Your interests are so diverse. It's nothing like the bookcases of the other professors I know.

I think this one will interest you the most.

These are your... Catastrophe research notes?

Just something to read over.;Just some thoughts I jotted down.;Just a rough draft.

Thank you... Thank you so much! I'll study these thoroughly!

If I have any questions, may I come to talk to you?

Any time.;You're always welcome.;As long as I can finish my other work.

The young scholar clutches the notes you handed her tightly, lifts her head, and looks at you with conviction-filled eyes.

Professor... my life has been a series of wonderful surprises since coming to Rhodes Island.

The stability of my Oripathy has given me a lot more confidence about my future, and people like you have given me the hope to keep moving forward.

If you're working so hard, then what reason do any of us have to give up?

—Professor.

Thank you so much for leading Rhodes Island forward, and on into the future.