“I don’t understand… well, never mind. It’s not like I realized it right away either. It’s just troublesome to be suddenly asked about it. In that case, let me change the question. Let’s try to remember how those with memories lost their lives.”
Upon hearing that, I felt a little down and tried to regain my composure by recalling the faces of the people I had met and talked to here. Some were happy to talk, while others finally told me after being spoken to every day. There were also those who still wouldn’t even talk to me. There weren’t many memory holders gathered here.
When Cassini mentioned how they died in their past lives, there was a part that suddenly caught my attention.
“Come to think of it, everyone became the same face and then couldn’t do anything in their past lives…”
“What about you? Wasn’t that not the ending for you?”
“I… died from an illness.”
Muttering that, I thought maybe… I looked at Cassini as if asking a question, but he remained silent as if waiting for an answer. I cleared my throat and said,
“Everyone died tragically or suddenly.”
“That’s right. I also died in an accident… in other words, every human with memories hasn’t fulfilled their life properly.”
When I learned that, I became convinced. There is a meaning for us memory holders to be here.
“What do you mean?”
“We were born here to start over. To accomplish what we couldn’t in our past lives. That’s why we have knowledge and memories.
But if we continue like this, it will just repeat itself. Just because we were born in this country, will we end up unfulfilled again?
I can’t allow that. Don’t you think so too?”
Cassini’s eyes glimmered with madness as he spoke. I involuntarily pursed my lips and stared back at his eyes without answering.
However, he continued speaking without caring about that.
“It’s not just me. Everyone gathered here agrees with my thoughts. There are even those who have far superior knowledge, skills, and talents than me but can’t act on them. It’s a waste. Why is there so little freedom in this country… why can’t we even choose our way of life?
To me, it seems like the class system is getting in the way.”
I also thought that was certainly true.
I had been touching on their frustrating thoughts for a while now. There was no way I didn’t understand.
“The people in this country don’t know. They don’t know that human superiority or inferiority can’t be divided by class. If that’s the case, we should teach them.”
“So, you did that kind of thing…?”
“That’s right. They should understand it now too. Just by showing a little bit of our seriousness, we can easily cause this level of chaos. With just a few people, we can expose the incompetence of those above us in this country.”
Cassini let out a chuckling laugh. It must have been enjoyable for him to see the rulers in a panic.
Even I could sense the chaos of those who govern this country through the newspapers.
“Finally, they had no choice but to recognize the power we possess. It was truly exhilarating.”
Cassini spoke with delight.
I looked at the faces of his comrades sitting at the table. Some had the same expression as Cassini, while others seemed to disagree.
Paolo seemed to be one of them.
Seeing that, I understood that this group was not united. If that was the case, could it not be used to our advantage? I thought so, but nothing came to mind.
More than that, I felt annoyed by Cassini’s enjoyment.
“That’s great… but isn’t it meaningless to make them recognize your power with something like that?”
“What do you mean?”
Cassini asked back with a grin on his face. It was clear that he only thought of it as a minor setback. Although it was true, I still wanted to say it.
“You may have conveyed that you possess knowledge and technology that the people of this country do not yet know about, but don’t you think fear and distrust were also conveyed?”
It’s not easy for many people to accept something so unknown.
In fact, their actions may have pushed other memory holders into a corner. Despite my frustration, Cassini snapped his fingers and pointed at me.
“That’s right. That’s where you come in.”
“Huh?”
I asked back with a puzzled look on my face.
“A young and reasonably beautiful girl from a noble family who died tragically and was born into this world. That alone changes the impression. Moreover, if you add the story of falling in love with a man born in the same country in your past life, but being hindered by social status and running away like this, how about that?”
We protected her and took action for her.”
As he spoke of a tragic story mixed with facts and lies, I momentarily wondered who he was talking about.
However, there was no doubt that it was me.
“Even if you get caught, how do you think many people will feel after hearing this story? At the very least, the negative image will be diluted.”
“…Is that why you brought me here?”
“Yeah. Well, to be honest, it would have been better if it were true, but there’s nothing we can do about it.”
Cassini glanced at Paolo and shrugged his shoulders. Paolo was facing the opposite direction to avoid the gaze of those around him, but I could tell he was probably frowning.
“Who would believe such a lie?”
“I don’t know. Only those close to you would know that it’s a lie.”
I was unable to speak up firmly after being told that.
I could easily imagine Cassini’s situation.
I lost the will to glare and let out a sigh.
“I don’t understand… well, never mind. It’s not like I realized it right away either. It’s just troublesome to be suddenly asked about it. In that case, let me change the question. Let’s try to remember how those with memories lost their lives.”
Upon hearing that, I felt a little down and tried to regain my composure by recalling the faces of the people I had met and talked to here. Some were happy to talk, while others finally told me after being spoken to every day. There were also those who still wouldn’t even talk to me. There weren’t many memory holders gathered here.
When Cassini mentioned how they died in their past lives, there was a part that suddenly caught my attention.
“Come to think of it, everyone became the same face and then couldn’t do anything in their past lives…”
“What about you? Wasn’t that not the ending for you?”
“I… died from an illness.”
Muttering that, I thought maybe… I looked at Cassini as if asking a question, but he remained silent as if waiting for an answer. I cleared my throat and said,
“Everyone died tragically or suddenly.”
“That’s right. I also died in an accident… in other words, every human with memories hasn’t fulfilled their life properly.”
When I learned that, I became convinced. There is a meaning for us memory holders to be here.
“What do you mean?”
“We were born here to start over. To accomplish what we couldn’t in our past lives. That’s why we have knowledge and memories.
But if we continue like this, it will just repeat itself. Just because we were born in this country, will we end up unfulfilled again?
I can’t allow that. Don’t you think so too?”
Cassini’s eyes glimmered with madness as he spoke. I involuntarily pursed my lips and stared back at his eyes without answering.
However, he continued speaking without caring about that.
“It’s not just me. Everyone gathered here agrees with my thoughts. There are even those who have far superior knowledge, skills, and talents than me but can’t act on them. It’s a waste. Why is there so little freedom in this country… why can’t we even choose our way of life?
To me, it seems like the class system is getting in the way.”
I also thought that was certainly true.
I had been touching on their frustrating thoughts for a while now. There was no way I didn’t understand.
“The people in this country don’t know. They don’t know that human superiority or inferiority can’t be divided by class. If that’s the case, we should teach them.”
“So, you did that kind of thing…?”
“That’s right. They should understand it now too. Just by showing a little bit of our seriousness, we can easily cause this level of chaos. With just a few people, we can expose the incompetence of those above us in this country.”
Cassini let out a chuckling laugh. It must have been enjoyable for him to see the rulers in a panic.
Even I could sense the chaos of those who govern this country through the newspapers.
“Finally, they had no choice but to recognize the power we possess. It was truly exhilarating.”
Cassini spoke with delight.
I looked at the faces of his comrades sitting at the table. Some had the same expression as Cassini, while others seemed to disagree.
Paolo seemed to be one of them.
Seeing that, I understood that this group was not united. If that was the case, could it not be used to our advantage? I thought so, but nothing came to mind.
More than that, I felt annoyed by Cassini’s enjoyment.
“That’s great… but isn’t it meaningless to make them recognize your power with something like that?”
“What do you mean?”
Cassini asked back with a grin on his face. It was clear that he only thought of it as a minor setback. Although it was true, I still wanted to say it.
“You may have conveyed that you possess knowledge and technology that the people of this country do not yet know about, but don’t you think fear and distrust were also conveyed?”
It’s not easy for many people to accept something so unknown.
In fact, their actions may have pushed other memory holders into a corner. Despite my frustration, Cassini snapped his fingers and pointed at me.
“That’s right. That’s where you come in.”
“Huh?”
I asked back with a puzzled look on my face.
“A young and reasonably beautiful girl from a noble family who died tragically and was born into this world. That alone changes the impression. Moreover, if you add the story of falling in love with a man born in the same country in your past life, but being hindered by social status and running away like this, how about that?”
We protected her and took action for her.”
As he spoke of a tragic story mixed with facts and lies, I momentarily wondered who he was talking about.
However, there was no doubt that it was me.
“Even if you get caught, how do you think many people will feel after hearing this story? At the very least, the negative image will be diluted.”
“…Is that why you brought me here?”
“Yeah. Well, to be honest, it would have been better if it were true, but there’s nothing we can do about it.”
Cassini glanced at Paolo and shrugged his shoulders. Paolo was facing the opposite direction to avoid the gaze of those around him, but I could tell he was probably frowning.
“Who would believe such a lie?”
“I don’t know. Only those close to you would know that it’s a lie.”
I was unable to speak up firmly after being told that.
I could easily imagine Cassini’s situation.
I lost the will to glare and let out a sigh.
