The man who knew everything there was to know about this world has now forgotten everything.

-Iris

The man’s daily routine was quite simple. He moved around for four hours a day, and spent the rest of his time asleep. He felt that his head would split open if he did not sleep for that much time each day.

‘It’s morning…’ the man thought as he got up.

He had forgotten his name. He had forgotten his past deeds. He had even forgotten his companions. He could not remember any of those things.

However, he had a set schedule for himself, and he lived by it every day.

“Are you going out for a walk?” a red-haired woman, who was lying on the bed, asked.

The man nodded in response as the woman got up, rubbing her eyes. She was a very beautiful woman, but she had a small burn mark on her face. However, the man had never thought that the mark was a problem at all.

“Shall I go with you?” the woman asked.

The man shook his head in response.

Creak…

He opened the door and left the house. Outside, the weather was so cold that he could see his own breath. He turned around and looked at the house, which was a decent-sized mansion; it was neither big nor small, neither new nor old.

‘Where should I go today?’ the man asked himself as he continued walking.

The man spent most of his four waking hours walking, as he felt that he would somehow remember things if he continued to do so. This time, he wandered aimlessly for a while and eventually found himself at the marketplace.

“Hey there, young man. Come and have a juicy pomegranate,” a vendor said, calling out to him to attract his attention. The vendor continued, “These red seeds look like jewels, right? Hehe, this is a rare variety that only grows during winter. You wouldn’t be able to buy this anywhere else even if you had the money to.”

The man suddenly remembered the woman with the burn mark back...