The three friends arrived at the shell that was once the Kronos. The silence was heavy, especially for Sepide, who suddenly realized the dire situation her two friends were in. She looked around the main hall they were in, the lack of light contrasting with the fake ship she was in a few minutes ago. Seeing her wander around, Neige approached her, trying to see how she felt through her empty face.

"Sepide, how do you feel? Do you remember anything?"

Sepide shook her head, leading Neige to let out a disappointed sigh.

"It will probably take more time than that..."

~Is it even possible?~ Asked Ada ~I don't really understand what's this book you talked about, but it seemed like your friend wouldn't be able to get her memories back.~

"She will. Maybe her memories are burned, but I know her heart remembers. It will take some time but it's possible, I'm sure. Also, Polyetta didn't burn the old universe, it's possible to bring it back... I think."

Sepide looked at Neige with concern on her face before turning toward Silva.

"Is it the real Neige? He's dressed like a nun and talks to himself."

"Don't worry about that, he's not crazy... Yet." Silva walked toward Neige and hit his shoulder to get his attention.

"Ouch, you could have been softer..."

"Next time maybe, anyway, what's next? We should go save the others now, but what about Sepide?"

Neige glanced at Sepide, who continued looking around the ship.

"Maybe she should stay here, it could bring her memories." Neige waved at Sepide and managed to get the attention of the girl "Sepide, we're going. You should look around, maybe you'll remember something."

Sepide nodded at Neige's words. The two friends prepared to leave for the next world while Sepide decided to walk away from them, hoping to find something interesting.

The girl walked around, the ship was exactly the same as the one she had seen before, just less lively. She doubted that something would be different, the fake Kronos was exactly like the real one. Exhausted, she decided to go into her room to rest on her bed. However, something quickly caught her attention when she entered. A pirate hat could be seen under her bed, Sepide took it with curiosity and put it on her head. She felt like this wasn't the first time she had worn it before but couldn't remember the details. The hat was hiding a small box. Sepide took a medal in it with curiosity, 'Amateur Boxing's Champion' was written on it. Silva fought hard to earn it against Neige's other self. She couldn't remember why they did it, but Sepide was surprised to remember something. It probably meant that her two friends were right, a lot must have happened, and she could barely remember anything. The girl took the box, 'memories' was written on it. When she looked inside it, Sepide was surprised by the amount of things inside. She randomly took one and pulled out a card. It was their first encounter with Silv, Neige managed to beat her at poker. Sepide chuckled when she remembered it, Neige barely understood the rules. It was also the time when Neige resented Sepide for taking Kairo's place. The world Polyetta created for her wasn't like that, everyone was so nice and kind, there weren't any problems, any struggles. Searching a bit more, Sepide found an eggshell in the box. This was when Silva and she fought a dragon. They met Ada's Neige at the time, his death created a parallel universe and created the anomaly. Everything felt so strange, Sepide was shaking at the idea of all of her life being robbed from her and put the box down before closing her eyes for a few minutes.

"Silv... The anomaly... Do they really exist?"

Neige and Silva ended up in a soft forest, with huts and cottages serving as houses. The two friends looked around, not an ounce of advanced technology was there. This was particularly strange since they went here in the hope of finding Emely, the engineer. Silva paused for a moment, concerned for her little inventor.

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"Emely said she wanted a world without technology since it's what ruined her world... I thought she managed to get over her hate for it."

"Polyetta said she created those worlds long ago, she didn't take your growth into account. Your world wouldn't have been like that if it was the case."

"You're right... Let's find Emely, I don't want her to let me worry while she's having fun."

Neige smiled softly at Silva before following her. The pair walked around the town to see everyone being peaceful and happy, but they knew that this was barely more than a facade made by their former leader. It didn't take long before they found Emely, cooking something in front of what they assumed to be her house. When she noticed them, the girl with ginger hair approached them and analyzed Silva with curiosity.

"What are those clothes? It looks like you come straight up from a novel."

"Don't you remember, you're the one that made them." Silva said with a smile on her face. She was about to continue but another girl suddenly arrived and took Emely in her arms while staring at the two friends with distrust.

"Who are you? What do you want from my dear?"

"Your dear?" Silva asked, offended "Who are you supposed to be, her lover?"

"Yeah, got a problem with that?"

Silva froze when she heard those words. Neige remembered Emely talking about an old crush, but this was the first time Silva heard about it. The blind girl stepped back and held her hand on her chest, trying her best to get rid of the cold feeling deep in her heart.

"N-No... It's fine. Can we talk to Emely for a moment? It's important."

"I'm not letting two strangers like you talk to her, you're very sketchy."

Emely got away from the girl's arms and stepped toward Silva with concern on her face.

"Is everything alright? You seem in pain."

Silva knew this was before, Emely loved her now, she just was brainwashed. And yet, Silva still couldn't brush off this horrible feeling in her body, she felt betrayed but knew it wasn't Emely's fault.

"It's your perfect world... I thought I'd have my place there." Silva turned toward Neige, visibly heartbroken "Can you take care of it? I need to take a walk."

Silva left without waiting for an answer. Neige looked at his friend going and decided that bringing Emely back was the best this he could do for her. The ginger girl looked at Silva going away and seemed saddened for some reason.

"This girl, where is she going? Will I see her again?"

"Why do you want to see her again?" Asked her girlfriend "I'm here, you don't need anyone else. Especially not a weird ass nun."

"Mind your language." Emely scolded gently the girl before looking at Neige "Why are you here? You have something to say, right?"

"You're not going to listen to this girl? She's probably a stupid-"

"Yuko, just go away. I can't deal with you when you're like that!"

The girl looked at Emely and Neige before leaving, clearly annoyed. Once he made sure she was away, Neige decided to explain everything to Emely.

"So... I'm a guy, not a girl. And I know, I'm dressed like a nun, but there's something more important. We used to all work together, you were an engineer and-"

"What about the girl with red hair?" Asked Emely "Who is she?"

"She was... I know it will be hard to believe, but you were lovers. You still are actually, it's just that this world was artificially made to make you happy."

"Happy? I'm not happy." Emely looked at the ground with a gloomy expression on her face "It could be worse, but I really don't feel fulfilled. I feel like I'm missing something, a lot of things actually." Emely looked at the watch on her wrist with melancholy "Like this, I want to see how it is inside, but I don't have tools for that. I used to have friends and a lover apparently... I can't remember in detail, but I can feel something is missing."

"We should go see Silva, she'll be glad to hear that I'm sure."

"Can I... See her alone? I want to talk to her without anyone around."

"I guess you can, she-"

"Thanks!"

Emely ran toward the direction Silva left. Neige stood there, a bit confused, but was glad to know that the engineer still kept the memories in her heart. Neige was about to leave but instead was stopped by the figure of his old friend, standing right in front of him.

"Neige! How's everything going?"

"Good, we're halfway there I guess."

"H-Halfway?" Polyetta said with concern "I'm not even a fourth of the world done! You need to slow down!"

Neige ignored the woman's words and instead looked at her straight in the eyes without hesitation.

"Emely is clearly unhappy, I thought you made a perfect world for everyone."

"Well, I didn't know her much at the time. I just knew she had a crush and was traumatized by technology. And come on, I'm making the mother of all omelets here, can't fret over every egg!"

"Polyetta, it's not too late to stop now."

"It's the same for you Neige, it's not too late to join me."

The two friends stood there, unable to speak another word. Both had so much to say and yet stayed speechless. Neige walked away to join Silva and Emely while his friend looked at him from far away.