Kagura Hikaru stood in the room, frowning as he watched the girl named Kiryu Hina leave.
After all, he had lived through two lifetimes, and even though he had lost three years of memories, he had lived a total of twenty years when combining both lives.
While still not fully mature, he certainly couldn’t easily believe the one-sided words of a stranger.
Ayakoji Chiyoko was undoubtedly his girlfriend. How could that be fake?
He could easily recall every little moment they spent together, going to school together, dating outside, practicing in the drama club...
Hiss!
Kagura Hikaru suddenly clutched his head, suffering from a splitting headache.
"No good, are you having an attack again? Sit down quickly." Ayakoji Chiyoko had just shut the door and turned around when she saw Kagura Hikaru holding his head in agony. She hurriedly took his hand down to prevent him from pulling off the bandage and helped him sit on the bed.
"Are you thinking about the past again?"
"Mhm..." Kagura Hikaru gripped her hand tightly, managing to squeeze out a smile, "Just accidentally."
"Do you want some painkillers?"
"No need, it’ll pass if I endure it."
"Clear your mind, don’t think too much. How about watching some TV?" Ayakoji Chiyoko comforted as she patted his back.
Since waking up in the hospital, every time Kagura Hikaru tried to remember the details of his past, he would suffer a headache - the cause was unknown, and the doctors hadn’t found any symptoms either.
This also meant that Kagura Hikaru often needed something to distract his attention.
In the hospital, it was the TV in his room; at home, it was playing video games. Without these distractions, he would suffer headaches two to three times a day.
One time, he even nearly fell down the stairs.
This was why everyone believed he shouldn’t go to school, and even his stepmother indulged his daily play at home.
It was clear that he was not fit to go out.
Ayakoji Chiyoko picked up the remote control, turned up the volume on the TV, and switched to a documentary channel, which was conveniently airing scenery from Wakayama Prefecture.
Watching the high blue skies and beautiful mountain landscapes on TV, Kagura Hikaru’s headache gradually eased, and he apologetically released Ayakoji Chiyoko’s hand, "Sorry, did I hurt you just now?"
"It’s alright."
Ayakoji Chiyoko smiled at him.
Kagura Hikaru returned the smile.
But his emotions were in chaos.
Every time he tried to recall the details of the past, the pain prevented him from remembering anything.
For instance, he could remember that in middle school he and Chiyoko attended the same school and were in the same club.
But if he tried to think of the name of his own desk mate or what the other club members looked like, Kagura Hikaru’s head would start to act up.
It was as if his own body was protesting, not wanting to remember those things.
Yet this time, something different occurred.
In his memory, the face of another girl emerged.
It was none other than Kiryu Hina, whom he had just met.
...What on earth is going on?
He was sure that he didn’t know her, so why would she appear in his past memories?
Could it be due to the residual impression from before?
Or is it...
Glancing sideways at Ayakoji Chiyoko’s smiling face, doubts began to form in Kagura Hikaru’s heart.
Then, the headache struck again.
This wasn’t good; he was thinking too much again.
"Does it hurt again?"
"Sorry... could you get me some painkillers..."
"I’ll get them right now."
Ayakoji Chiyoko sprang to her feet, intending to go downstairs to fetch some medicine.
But as she turned away from Kagura Hikaru’s gaze, her face suddenly darkened.
Kagura Hikaru began to recall events more frequently.
No matter the pain, one eventually becomes accustomed to it with enough experience.
What if, after many attempts, Kagura Hikaru truly found inconsistencies in his memories?
Her identity would be exposed.
Damn it, it was all Kiryu Hina’s fault! If she hadn’t come here speaking nonsense, Kagura Hikaru wouldn’t have started questioning his own memories.
And judging by her actions today, she was unlikely to let it rest and would cause more trouble for them in the future.
Predictably, not just Kiryu Hina, but Kohinata Motoyo would surely join in too, those two had been colluding since the cultural festival.
...No, this way they were bound to be exposed eventually.
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Under the cover of her bangs, Ayakoji Chiyoko’s eyes emitted a murky light.
She opened the door and went downstairs.
In the room, Kagura Hikaru who had been pressing his forehead, heard Ayakoji Chiyoko leave, immediately stood up, swayed and nearly fell, but quickly steadied himself.
Battling the headache, he rushed to the desk, grabbed his phone that was on it, and started flipping through the photo album.
He remembered taking quite a few photos with Ayakoji Chiyoko in the past.
If he could find that one, he could prove that what Kiryu Hina said was false, and that he and Chiyoko were a real couple!
Kagura Hikaru opened the photo album on his phone and glanced through it rapidly.
There weren’t many photos in the album, a quick glance revealed a few landscape pictures, his class schedule, blackboard notes, a few incomprehensible forms... but not a single picture with people in it.
This wasn’t right, there was no reason for him to delete photos with his girlfriend.
Had he gone mad before his memory loss?
Or had someone tampered with his phone...?
With his left hand braced on the desk, Kagura Hikaru’s eyes slightly widened as he looked at his phone, a cold sweat breaking out on his back amidst the splitting headache.
"Kagura? What are you doing?"
Ayakoji Chiyoko’s puzzled voice suddenly came from behind him.
With a reaction speed that surprised even himself, Kagura Hikaru put the phone back in its place, casually picked up a game controller from the desk, turned around towards Ayakoji Chiyoko, lifted the controller, and laughed, "I thought... play some games. Watching TV doesn’t seem to work well."
"That’s fine too, but you should take your medicine first," she replied.
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Ayakoji Chiyoko wasn’t suspicious at all, she walked up to the desk with a glass of water and a pill bottle, handed Kagura Hikaru a pill, and then offered to help him drink the water.
"No need, no need, I can do it myself," Kagura Hikaru quickly took the glass from her.
"Why be so formal? I’m your girlfriend, taking care of you is what I should do."
"Thank you...," he said.
Using drinking water as cover, Kagura Hikaru stealthily observed her from the corner of his eye.
Chiyoko immediately noticed this and smiled.
Kagura Hikaru raised his eyebrows at her and looked away.
He knew he shouldn’t be doubting his girlfriend.
But with so many doubts before his eyes, he couldn’t help but be affected by them.
Once the seed of suspicion is planted, it’s destined to break through the soil.
With a concern for the future, Kagura Hikaru drank a whole glass of water mixed with the pill in one go, then, with a hearty gesture, put down the glass and smiled at Ayakoji Chiyoko, "Let’s play a game, I found a new one for two players."
"Sure," Ayakoji Chiyoko smiled.
Kagura Hikaru bent down and searched for another controller in the large drawer at his feet.
He was completely unaware that a pair of eyes was watching him intently from behind.
The reflection in those murky eyes was possession.