Chapter 76 Amnesiac Alliance
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"Hello, I am Azik Eggers, are you here to see me?"
"I have indeed come to visit you specifically, Mr. Azik. Let me introduce myself, I am Lin Ruo, you can call me by my name directly." The corners of Lin Ruo's mouth raised into his usual gentle smile, and his temperament also became calm and steady. As he spoke, he generously sized up Mr. Azik in front of him.
Funnily enough, among the three people present, Lin Ruo was the only one meeting Mr. Azik for the first time. Yet, compared to the other two, Lin Ruo was now the person present who understood Mr. Azik the most.
He knew that the person in front of him was named Azik Eggers, currently a history teacher at Khoy University, and also one of Klein's former teachers.
Mr. Azik can be said to be a very special existence in the original work. He is one of the few people who refers to Klein as Klein from beginning to end. He also consistently provides help to Klein in the original work, a mentor and friend to Klein, with a very deep bond, so he is jokingly called Azik Dad by book fans.
Azik's own identity is also very special. He, or rather He, is actually the "Death Consul" of the Balam Empire in the Southern Continent more than 1,300 years ago, a true Sequence 2 boss, and also a tool for the God of Death to resurrect himself. Because his soul was divided into two halves by the God of Death, he had to start one reincarnation after another, always on the road of amnesia and searching for memories.
He should now be in the stage of just discovering that he possesses incredible Beyonder abilities, and forgetting most of his memories, thus beginning to explore the past and explore his own background.
Azik's self-awareness is at its lowest during this period, and it is also the stage where he is least troubled, still enjoying the happiness that belongs to ordinary people.
He is troubled by past memories, but not that deeply troubled.
Unfortunately, this kind of happiness is just a fleeting illusion. Even without mentioning the God of Death's plan, just the fact that Mr. Azik is living in Tingen in this reincarnation with his real name and real appearance, under the noses of the Nighthawks, Lin Ruo doesn't believe that there is no trickery involved.
In the original work, Azik became a tool for the Evernight Goddess to obtain the uniqueness of Death…
Tsk! Can't think about it, thinking about it might get me erased.
While suppressing the various thoughts in his heart, Lin Ruo's thoughts returned, only to find that Mr. Azik's expression showed a hint of daze.
"Lin Ruo…" Mr. Azik's expression was a little confused and a little dazed, and he said, "Your name gives me a familiar feeling, but I can't remember… Have we met before?"
Could it be that Lin Ruo and Mr. Azik really knew each other before?
Klein, who was next to him, couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this, and inexplicably felt a sense of course. He first looked at Mr. Azik, then looked at Lin Ruo, and suddenly froze.
Because Lin Ruo's expression was also surprised, with a solemnity and eagerness that he couldn't understand.
"You've heard my name… Do you have any other impressions of my name?" Lin Ruo asked eagerly.
He really wanted to get the answer, after all, Lin Ruo had already suspected that there was something wrong with his memory as early as when he first transmigrated.
He may be missing a piece of memory… Even, Lin Ruo suspected that he had already come to this world, but had forgotten that memory.
"Sorry, I don't remember." Mr. Azik shook his head, with an apologetic expression, "I can only feel that your name is a little familiar… Perhaps I can give you an answer when I recall more memories in the future."
Then he looked at Lin Ruo with a gentle gaze, as if looking at a kindred spirit, and asked, "Have you also forgotten the past?"
Lin Ruo was silent, not giving an answer immediately.
He was actually thinking, thinking about whether to awaken Mr. Azik's memory in advance, after all, Azik might know clues about the memory he might have lost.
But in the end, Lin Ruo dismissed the idea, because he knew that if Mr. Azik really became the Death Consul now, then perhaps he could really recall something, but he would never be able to give him an answer, and would even bring danger to him and Klein.
The Death Consul is not someone to be trifled with. In the original book, Mr. Azik was able to maintain his humanity in the end, which was inextricably linked to his various experiences in this life, especially his bond with Klein—Lin Ruo could see that Azik really transferred his feelings and guilt towards his children to Klein, who was both a disciple and a friend.
Even so, when Mr. Azik was only one step away from restoring all his memories, his attitude towards Klein was not as gentle as before. For people other than Klein, such as the poor Hell General, he directly and ruthlessly made the other party Klein's secret puppet.
Can't court death…
Thinking of this, Lin Ruo exhaled and looked at Mr. Azik. The other party's gaze was still gentle, which made Lin Ruo relax a bit invisibly.
He organized his words, his expression a little confused and a little bitter, "To be honest, I'm not sure if I've forgotten something."
"My current memory seems to be fine overall, but… but I always have a feeling that I've forgotten something. And some details also suggest that I really seem to have forgotten something." Lin Ruo sighed as he spoke, "But I don't remember what I forgot."
"I can understand you, I often have this feeling too. As for my past, I also don't remember what I've forgotten, I only know that I should have forgotten a lot of things…" Perhaps because Lin Ruo's words resonated with him, Azik's expression became a little gentler, and he said:
"Perhaps we can look for past memories together. Since I feel familiar with your name, it means that we probably had some intersection before…"
That's exactly what I was waiting for you to say!
Although it was a true expression of emotion, Lin Ruo, who deliberately said the above, had a bit of confusion fade from his face when he heard this, and said, "It can only be like this…"
Klein, who was next to him, was so surprised at this time that he didn't know what to say. He never expected that Lin Ruo and Azik would reach an agreement to look for memories together in a few words.
What is this, an alliance of amnesiacs?
No, the focus is still on the fact that Lin Ruo has lost part of his memory… Mr. Azik has forgotten the past, and what has Lin Ruo forgotten?
Klein couldn't help but think, only to see the two people in front of him who could both be called his teachers exchanged a few words, and then looked at him together.
Mr. Azik said gently: "Klein, have you found any clues about my past memories?"
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