"Why do you think the powers in your memories are so similar to the powers used here? It's because both worlds were created by the same author, don't you think? That's why there are so many similarities between the two worlds. Or maybe she just reused the settings from her first work because she was too lazy to come up with new ones."

Aria's expression was almost mocking.

"Do you remember when we went to that wide-area extermination magic lecture at the beginning of the semester? You immediately improved the spell the moment you saw it. Why do you think the magic circle felt so familiar?"

'So that's why it felt familiar.'

It made some sense if the same author was behind both worlds, though the idea of "setting recycling" coming from her mouth was unsettling.

The similarity in the Holy Lance’s divine power might be another example. It could also explain why I could distribute divine power to people after the Goddess died.

"Isn't it unfair of her? You had to go through such a tough time because of her, but she conveniently left that part out. That means she was hiding something from you, right?"

I remembered the times when Laura seemed to be deep in thought, as if something was troubling her after hearing certain words. She often said that her memories were on the verge of resurfacing, but never quite there. It seemed that this was the missing piece she couldn’t recall.

"Just like you, I suppose?"

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Aria criticized Laura for deliberately omitting things, but I saw it differently. The memories from the previous world could have been sealed along with other memories.

Memories from nearly 1,500 cycles, ones that she hadn’t fully processed yet, might still be locked away, unable to surface because the shock would be too much to bear.

"So what exactly do you expect me to do about it?"

"Oh, aren't you even a little surprised? She deliberately kept this from you. Aren’t you angry?"

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