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"A moment when I lost all my memories," huh.
There was no such moment.
Having lived through my 4th life after consuming the item of Returner of Memories of ★★★★★ rarity, I had never lost my memories.
Because I could preserve all the memories of my previous lives, I could predict most of the quests or events that would occur and resolve them in a more advantageous way.
"There was no such..."
Suddenly.
The memories of his life in South Korea flashed through Davian's mind.
Although they had become somewhat hazy with the passage of time here, he hadn't completely forgotten them.
It was only natural.
If he had lost all memories from before his possession, he wouldn't even be aware of the fact that he was possessed into the game.
'To lose memories is to have no memories.'
Davian, who was about to answer, closed his mouth and looked at Count Edward Nauane in front of him.
Davian's father.
Was this the fourth time he was seeing him?
A stranger who considered him family.
A stranger.
The father in front of him knew him exactly, but he actually didn't know that person at all.
To lose memories is to have no memories.
A whirlwind of confusion raged in Davian's mind.
'To the people here, it's as if I lost my memories before the age of 17.'
Or maybe.
'Maybe I really did lose my memories.'
He used to be an ordinary young professional in South Korea.
When he opened his eyes, he was in a carriage.
A carriage entering the city of Elton where the Elton Academy was located.
Was he possessed into that carriage, the starting point?
Did he get possessed before that but lost his memories before the starting point?
Or maybe.
Was he born and raised here, but the memories before the starting point were replaced with other memories?
He was confused.
But his contemplation was brief.
Davian quickly regained his characteristic composure.
Things that never actually happened.
And things that disappeared from memory.
To the person who has no memory, the situation is the same.
If there's no memory, what matters is whether others know about it or not.
'It's not complicated.'
Davian looked at the strawberries placed on the reception table.
'Let's say those strawberries aren't there.'
Either one of the two people sitting here ate them, or they weren't there from the moment they entered the reception room.
One of the two.
If Davian has no memory of the strawberries, the only important thing is that the strawberries are gone.
However, what changes here is.
Whether Edward Nauane in front of him has memories of the strawberries or not.
If Edward also has no memory of the strawberries, then the strawberries were never there to begin with.
If Edward has the memory of eating the strawberries, then Davian has lost his memory of the strawberries.
'What is true is not important, what is the situation is important.'
In the end, the situation is.
Count Edward Nauane has the memories of Davian before the age of 17.
And Davian doesn't have those memories.
That means.
"Actually, I lost all my memories in the carriage heading to the academy."
He no longer knew.
Whether he had no memories or lost them.
What was important was.
From the perspective of Count Edward Nauane, who was asking the question, it meant he had lost his memories.
His father, Edward Nauane, slowly nodded.
"I've been thinking that might be the case. Why didn't you say anything?"
"I didn't want to cause unnecessary worry."
"It must have been hard. You overcame it well on your own."
It was hard.
But the reason isn't what you think, Father.
"What was the method?"
"Yes?"
"The method that made you strong."
What was he talking about again?
"I told you about it the day before I sent you to the academy. I'll have to tell you again."
"The day before you sent me to the academy?"
"Yes. It must have disappeared from your memory. Everything, including the reason why you left for Elton City late."
He knew he left for Elton City late.
He'd been scolded by Mons, his attendant, in the carriage every time.
"I can clearly picture you refusing to leave the house after hearing my story."
The owner of this body before he possessed it.
He threw a fit and refused to leave the house?
Or, had he, after losing his memories.
"What was the story? How did you know I was going to lose my memories?"
"My son, Davian Nauane. This will be a long conversation."
Count Edward Nauane, who was staring intently into his eyes, slowly opened his mouth again.
"Our family has a bloodline given by the god Deus."
He had somewhat expected it.
But hearing it directly from his father's mouth was quite a shock.
"The bloodline of the god is passed down to only one person in each generation. The inherited bloodline manifests before the age of 20."
"Manifests?"
"They awaken their abilities in different ways. In my case, I accumulate inner energy just by breathing, without any special training."
Crazy.
Some people were desperately completing quests to accumulate mana points, while others accumulated inner energy just by breathing?
"So that's why you asked me earlier how I became strong."
"That's right. Everyone has a different method. But the moment the abilities manifest, they all experience the same thing."
"Memories... disappear?"
"That's right. All memories of living as an ordinary human before the bloodline of the god manifests disappear."
"You must have experienced that too, Father."
Count Edward Nauane nodded.
"Your grandfather, Davian's grandfather, gave me a lot of help. So, Davian, how did you become strong?"
Davian hesitated, about to answer.
'Should I tell him everything?'
I was possessed here from another world, and a status window appears, and I collect mana points by completing quests.
"I just... gather magic and inner energy by solving incidents and such."
Count Edward Nauane's eyebrows rose.
A surprised expression.
"Is that so? A mysterious method. So that's why you've been involved in so many incidents."
"Your method is more mysterious, Father. Accumulating inner energy just by breathing. Even now?"
Count Edward Nauane nodded.
"That's right."
"Then you must be incredibly strong, Father? Much stronger than I thought."
"Well, the person known to have accumulated the most inner energy in Alcantia right now is the headmaster of your academy, right?"
"That's right. The greatest swordsman on the continent."
"You've probably surpassed that level by now."
Davian calmly nodded.
"I'm the same. I surpassed that level a long time ago."
Edward casually said that he had surpassed the level of the greatest swordsman on the continent a long time ago.
"Even so, I can't even fathom your achievements now, Davian. I'm very proud."
"With that kind of skill, why are you leading this remote frontier county?"
Edward said in a loud voice.
"Let him in."
Who?
Creak.
The door opened.
"I greet the head of the family."
It was Mons, who had followed him when he said he would go to the family.
As Davian's attendant, it was only natural.
He had disappeared after meeting his comrades in the private soldiers after entering the territory, and suddenly appeared here.
"Mons?"
"Young master."
Count Edward Nauane asked.
"Davian, how much do you know about Mons?"
Davian turned his head and looked at Mons's expression.
Mons gave a slight nod.
"The last survivor of the Laon Dukedom."
"You know it well. Did Mons tell you?"
"I was caught by Glaçier. After seeing the swordsmanship I used to teach the young master, he said I was using the sword of the Laon Dukedom."
Count Edward Nauane nodded.
"That's possible. Then, Davian, how much do you know about the Laon Dukedom?"
"I heard that it was the only founding meritorious Dukedom. They were falsely accused of treason and purged by the king, who was not able to make a proper decision at the time."
"You know it well. But there's one thing you don't know, Davian."
"What is it?"
"The founding meritorious Dukedom isn't just the Laon family."
"Yes?"
"Haven't you heard of the legendary founding meritorious family that appears whenever the kingdom is in danger?"
The legendary founding meritorious family.
He vaguely remembered hearing about it from Lyber.
"I've heard of it. Ah? Could it be?"
"That's right. It's our Nauane family. We have the bloodline given by the god Deus and contributed the most to establishing the Alcantia Kingdom."
Wait a minute.
Then?
"So you didn't just happen to save Mons on the way?"
Count Edward Nauane nodded.
"I personally led the private soldiers to rescue Mons, or rather Mondres Laon, no matter what. No other family but me could protect the last survivor of a family branded as traitors."
"So there's another founding meritorious family that operates in secret, and that's our family?"
"That's right. I'll have to tell you the size of the private soldiers again now. I unintentionally lied to you earlier."
When Davian asked, Count Edward Nauane had replied that the size of the private soldiers was about 3,000.
"Mons, will you tell him?"
"Young master, the size of the private soldiers led by the Count is over 30,000."
A number that he couldn't help but doubt.
"30,000?"
"That's just what I know."
Count Edward Nauane gave a gentle smile.
"What Mons knows is all there is."
Davian asked back.
"You have 30,000 private soldiers? In this territory?"
"That's right."
"Then the reason you settled in this remote corner frontier is also?"
"That's right. Since the thieves of the Osid Continent occasionally invade, there was no better place to secretly raise private soldiers than here."
"Who knows this fact?"
"Even the king doesn't know."
"A family that exists to protect the kingdom in an emergency, and even the king doesn't know?"
"It's more accurate to say that we protect the Pax Continent rather than the kingdom."
"You're a founding meritorious family, though."
"Our ancestors judged that it was better for the peace of the Pax Continent."
"For Eriam Alcantia to unify the continent?"
Count Edward Nauane nodded.
"Then how do you step forward completely when a real emergency occurs? The king doesn't even know our family exists."
"I have several handwritten confirmations from the previous kings, starting with the first king. I can take them to the palace at any time."
Another question arose.
"Why didn't you step forward when the demons invaded recently?"
"I didn't think it was an incident that would endanger the continent. You solved it well, Davian. I heard that even the dragon and the ice spirit stepped forward. You have great friends."
"Why are you telling me this now?"
"You didn't come to the family. Both of your brothers didn't manifest their bloodline and passed the age of 20, so I thought you were the next generation's bloodline manifestor, Davian. There was no point in explaining everything before the manifestation because you would lose your memories at the same time as the manifestation, so I was going to tell you if you came to find your father after the manifestation."
"Do my brothers know this fact?"
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