A deal with the Wish Granter.

I have made all the arrangements before meeting with him.

My wish is for him to die and in return, my memories of this world.

The problem with this, of course, is that I lose my memories.

So Ive made some arrangements.

Okay, Da-in.

One is the diary I entrusted to Seo Eun.

Its the diary Ive been keeping since I was possessed by this world and decided to see the ending.

It contains all my memories of this world.

And when I get home and read it, I will immediately remember again.

Thanks to the residual thoughts, the destruction of the creature that took my memories, and the Vine Witch Im writing this because its not really necessary, and a similar method was used in the original story, which means that my memories will return completely.

So far so good.

I offer all my memories of this world in exchange.

Normally, this would be no problem, since everyone has memories from this world but I was different, as I came from another world.

And since I read the original book in that world, I also have all the knowledge of the future.

Of course, I might panic if I suddenly lost all my memories but Ive even prepared for the amnesiac me.

My wish is your complete and utter death, right now.

And with that, I made my wish.

ha.

You Haha. I see.

The black child smiled and raised his hand to his head.

Then, with a creepy chuckle, he said.

I see. I will grant you your wish, child of the stars.

But you will realize one day how reckless it is to defy the gods

With those words, the creatures body began to glow white and crack into pieces.

The white tentacles that dangled around it turned black and expanded madly, as if they were about to burst.

At the same time.

Feeling my mind slowly fading, I reached into my pocket and pressed the button on the recorder Id prepared in advance.

Okay, its all over now.

Im sure hes going to do something before he dies, but after this, Im going to have to take care of myself since Ive lost my memory.

Honestly, thats my biggest problem. Would I be able to make it home safely, open the diary, and regain my memories?

I wasnt sure.

To be honest, I was a little scared. I wondered if everything Id done here, all my memories, would be for nothing.

But it was for the best.

Even if I lost my memory forever, I had to take down that dangerous bastard here.

I dont know. Itll work out somehow.

Everything will be fine. I have faith in my post-memory self.

.E..gostic.!

Ending those thoughts, in a crumbling prison I closed my eyes, blurring the sound of Stardus shouting at me.

And just like that I lost all the memories I had built up in this world.

***

Damn!

~Deep within Carqueas, in the dungeon~

Stardus, who had been blocked by an invisible wall, gritted her teeth as she slammed into the wall once more.

I will give you all my memories of this world in exchange.

Egostic spoke calmly.

Hearing those words, she doubted her ears for a moment.

But when she saw the conviction in his eyes, she rushed forward, only to be stopped by an invisible wall. With the unearthly shout of a monster, that the deal was sacred.

Egostic! Egostic!!!

She called out to him, pitifully, pounding on the wall.

He turned his back on her, as if he couldnt hear, and went about his business with a serious face.

Yes, perhaps she should have known. That it was always this way with Egostic. That hed always been this way, always rushing to accomplish his goals without thinking of himself.

Why hadnt she known?

She was too complacent.

She thought Egostic would have a solution. He was the one who had laughed and told her to trust him until this morning.

So when hed told her he had a way to take him down, shed assumed without thinking that he must have something on his mind. That if he did, hed think of something special.

The truth is, hes just an ordinary man on the inside, just like her.

Why didnt she realize that he was trying to make something happen, even at the expense of himself?

Thats what he meant when he said he was offering his memories in exchange.

That he fears more than anything that he will not remember himself.

Stardus realized, only now, in this moment.

And so she tried desperately to break the wall, but their bargain was faster than that.

But you will realize one day. How reckless it is to defy the gods

With those words, the Wish Granter body began to crumble. Perhaps, given the circumstances, Egostics wish was to get rid of him.

At the same time, Egostics body staggered.

He stood still and confused, holding his head.

Egostic!!!

Stardus pounded on the wall in frustration.

She finally succeeded in breaking through the wall as the prison shook and the white tentacles flailed about.

Egostic, are you okay? Egostic!

She dodged the falling walls of the crumbling prison and made her way to where he was, wondering what Wish Granter had done just before he died.

!

And then it happened.

A wall fell from above her.

Stardus, in a panic, flew down and pulled him out.

Ha, ha, ha

As she flew through the sky, she looked down to see the blackened, thick tentacles multiplying and smashing the prison.

And then Stardus looked down to Egostic in her arms, checking to see if he was okay.

.First, lets get out of here.

Huh? Uh, yeah!

Seeing him say that with a determined expression, Stardus quickly prepared to leave the prison.

Wait.

Surely, Egostic has lost his memory?

Is he okay?

With those questions in mind, she flew quickly to get out, relieved that Egostic was safe for now.

As such, she didnt notice.

Egostics eyes were fluttering open as she held him.

***

Ugh, my hair

I stood up, grasping my sticky hair.

Ha, shit. I remember lying in bed last night, but where the hell am I?

With that, I opened my eyes.

And in front of me.

?

Blackness stretched out before me.

No. I was in the middle of a crumbling building, to be precise.

What the hell is going onShit.

Why the hell am I in this place when all I did last night was go out drinking with my friends and sleep at home? Was I kidnapped?

As I stood there, confused, looking around, trying to figure things out suddenly, I heard a voice in my ear.

[Ah, ah. Can you hear me?]

?

What the hell.

I fumbled for a moment and brought my hand to my ear, where I felt the earbuds plugged in.

While I was still confused as to what the hell was going on, the voice in my ear continued.

[I am the future you. And you are the present day me, who woke up and realized that this is the way things are now. Now, if you hesitate, you will die. Dont question it, but quickly grasp the situation and follow my instructions.]

The voice speaks quickly, as if not giving me a chance to be confused.

Its urgent now, so dont think about whats going on, just follow what your future self says.

I decided to comply.

Shit. What the hell

Because Ive always been the kind of person who doesnt dwell on a crisis, but rather deals with the situation at hand.

[Okay. Youre me, youll figure it out. Look around you. Whats falling apart, whats just been fucked up? Then find the girl with the blonde hair. Her name is Stardus. Yeah, shes who you think she is. Lets get the hell out of here..

Egostic!

Just as I was hearing the voice in my earpiece, I heard a womans voice from behind me.

Suddenly, theres the sound of something crashing down from above.

-Boom.

Before I knew it, I was in her arms.

?

And just like that, I was flying through the air, sounding like I was being carried.

Shit. Ive never flown before in my life.

Once I was airborne, I looked up and saw the face of the person holding me.

Wow.

The most beautiful person Ive ever seen in my life.

She had waist-length blonde hair, and clear blue eyes that seemed to be filled with concern for me.

As I stared at her for a moment, I realized something.

Her face looked exactly like how Stardus was depicted in the comics Id seen.

And when I realized that I reflexively blurted out the words I had heard earlier.

.First, lets get out of here.

Huh? Uh, yeah!

She nodded at my words, and then looked up at the sky while carrying me.

I gave up trying to think anymore.

I dont know, shit.

[Oh, and by the way, your name is Egostic here.]

Nice name.

That was the only thing I could think of.