LightReader

Chapter 5 - ing to trial

That afternoon, the dark clouds split into crosses.

The bell of the "Echo Tower" rings, symbolizing that the court of memory reconstruction is about to open.

They were invited here-perhaps "invited" but they couldn't refuse. The protagonists Astor and Philos stand at the end of the corridor.

Coming face to face is a cold-faced female knight in a silver priesthood: Isaiah Iglesia.

"... Astor, once the most trusted guardian for this place, is going to stand in front of the judgment seat today? 」

Her eyes are like a knife, but there is no anger in her tone, only a trace of unspeakable sadness.

Astor opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

He doesn't remember her.

"I ... is your important person? 」

Isaiah was stupefied. Then the tone is as calm as ashes:

"Of course you don't remember me, Astor. That's your best ability-forget everything you want to forget. 」

Philos went up to him at this time and leaned against the column:

"Hey, hey, put your emotions in your pockets first. We're not here to write a memoir, are we? 」

"The trial? There are laws, stages and performances, so I'll be a defender. 」

"For the record: I won't lie, but I'm good at packaging the truth. 」

In the courtroom, a church examiner wearing a memory filter and a mental observer sat on the high platform.

What floats in the middle is-

Memorize images.

The protagonist once knelt in the middle of the street, his hands full of blood, and whispered:

"This is ... the necessary choice. Only by clearing the wrong memories can the world be restored to clarity. 」

He looked at himself in astonishment.

The "he" in the image, with firm and cold eyes, is totally different from him now.

"What is this ...? 」

The censor's voice sounded like a cold bell:

"Memory records come from multi-source residual consciousness zones. After verification, there is no forgery trace. 」

"At that time, you carried out' No.73: Eliminating Compassion', which led to the amnesia of an entire area and the destruction of the family. 」

Astor, bow your head. The pages of the notebook turn page after page, as if refusing to remember all this.

"But ... I don't know why I did it then. 」

Isaiah stepped forward and whispered:

"You once said to me,' If I lose control one day, let me forget myself. 』」

"You did it. 」

The whole air condenses.

Philos suddenly raised his hand and his tone was high:

"I put forward the question! 」

"You will record the past as eternal truth, but my boyfriend is nothing like that guy now, okay! 」

"You can't blame the predecessor's fault on the incumbent! This is not a trial, this is an emotional kidnapping! 」

Some of the audience burst into suppressed laughter.

Examiner coldly say:

"This is a memory consistency audit. Regardless of personality change or not, the responsibility still belongs to the individual. 」

Astor looked up and whispered:

"Then I can only choose to move on until I find the ... reason why I did all this at that time. 」

He took out his notebook and turned to the first page.

Above the first line, this time clearly:

"If it's in the name of justice, even if it's a lie, I'm willing. 」

Isaiah whispered:

"This is the oath you wrote at that time. You take' forgetting' as gentleness to the world. 」

There is a strange light in the protagonist's eyes.

"If this is the will I made in the past ... then I want to re-examine it. 」

Philos muttered:

"Now just want to trial, then what the hell were you doing ..."

"But good, role development slowly. 」

More Chapters