The Broken Possessors of the Infinite Regression Academy - Chapter 157



Chapter 157 – Witness – 3

‘There’s a way to escape from here.’

Did Laura of the past even plan something like that?

Well, since the regression was repeated four times, it was abnormal for him not to want to escape somehow. It seems that he failed in the end, whether he failed to complete the plan or lacked the ability to carry it out.

If I had succeeded, I wouldn’t be living as Laura, sealing my memories. I would have escaped this world long ago.

Actually, I did think about the method. I just couldn’t come up with a specific method. All I could think about was whether I could catch the demon or get help from the goddess to return to my original world.

Or I could fight those two and win. Either way, I was prepared for it from the moment I started talking to Priscilla about the ending.

The way I returned from the first world is out of the question. Why bother thinking about a method that I don’t want to think about and that is not feasible?

“What’s wrong, Mira? What’s the matter that makes you look like that?”

When my expression became serious, Rosaria and Elisier stopped teasing Laura and started reading the diary, then made similar expressions as I did. Priscilla, who was in my arms, was the same.

Laura took advantage of the gap to calm her face, which was red as if it was going to burst, and returned to her original position. However, the blush still remained on her cheeks.

“It certainly makes sense to make that kind of expression. It seems that you were more capable than I thought before you lost your memories, Laura. You even thought of this method.”

“I agree with you. Unfortunately, I don’t know the exact method.”

“You don’t know how? I said I was here?”

“Read on, and you’ll see what I’m talking about.”

I opened the next page in bewilderment. As I passed the two sentences that took up two pages each, a powerful mana suddenly flowed out.

Priscilla, Rosaria, and Elisier flinched at the sight of them as if they were refusing to look inside. Laura looked at me as if she had known that the three of them would do that.

“How is it, my dear? Can you read it?”

“Um… so-so?”

Although the distraction spell persistently distracted my gaze, it was not to the extent that I could not read the written content. If I concentrated properly, I could still see the content.

“I’m glad you’re here. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to confirm the contents either. I think it’s the same for you, too.”

The red eyes scanned the three people next to me one by one. Priscilla and Rosaria looked slightly sullen, and Elisier bit her lips in resentment.

“You couldn’t read it either? Why?”

“How could I guess what I did before I lost my memory? Anyway, it seems like you’re the only one who can read it, so keep reading.”

I nodded and read the diary with some concentration. Breaking through the distracting spell that was persistently blocking my vision, the words on the notebook began to slowly come into view.

[Sorry. You were surprised that I covered up the most important part even though you said you were qualified to read it, right? I couldn’t help it. Whatever was trapping me here, I had to reduce the chances of it finding out. I had to hide my existence as much as possible. Leave a clone outside, and block the magic I used here from leaking out. If they find out that I knew this much, I don’t know what they’ll do.]

Even before reading her memories, Laura still seemed unaware of the being that had put her in that situation.

[Now that I’ve confirmed that you can read this, I have to keep talking. This is important, so I’ll press hard and write. The way to escape this world is to kill the being that trapped me here. I think it’s either the goddess or the demon. That’s my guess for now.]

Either a drinker or a goddess.

‘You think exactly like me.’

My guess was right, seeing as Laura was also suspicious of the two. Masin was obviously being a mastermind, and it was obvious that the goddess was hiding something.

[The problem is that I have never met them. Not once in the hundreds of times I have regressed. The demon was supposed to be a character who would appear in the second part, but since the first part ended, her very existence disappeared. Even so, I don’t understand why the goddess won’t meet me. She can talk to the warrior with the holy sword, and she even gave me the power when she was chosen as a saint, so why is she keeping her mouth shut to me? Are they both really non-existent?]

‘You’ve never met them before?’

Something was strange.

Not to mention the Demon God who said that he would appear soon because the Demon Sword was directly interested in me, and although the Goddess is avoiding me now, we had talked in the past through the Holy Sword.

But I wondered how Laura, who had repeated the regression hundreds of times, had never met the two.

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[So I analyzed this world in my own way, wondering if there was anything different in the setting than what I wrote. It’s definitely not something to brag about, but the power built up by going back hundreds of times isn’t something that just exists for show. I analyzed the world by turning it upside down while writing an entire episode, and I came to the conclusion that this world is supported by a single specific medium. That means that if I were to remove that medium, this world would collapse as well. I would be able to return to my original world.]

‘It’s a medium.’

If so, then what that is would be the key.

[But I don’t know what that is.]

“… … .”

[When my body was still moving properly, I tried to search the world and search through every book in the world, but I couldn’t find anything. It’s the same even now, as I write this diary to seal my memories.]

So they gave up in the end too?

[So I think that one of the two, the demon or the goddess, is the cause. First of all, it is questionable whether they even exist, but in the end, those are the only two I haven’t met. Oh, of course, I won’t be swept up in the world collapsing, so don’t worry. In theory, yes. If not, I feel bad… … But that doesn’t mean I won’t try, right? That’s all I have to say.]

I thought it was over when it said this, but there were a few more short sentences scribbled at the very bottom.

[Lastly, if anyone reading this is not me who is regaining my memories, but someone else, I have a favor to ask. Could you seriously consider not regaining my memories at all? Honestly, I don’t think there’s any benefit to regaining memories like this. I also doubt that I can endure it. It would be unfair if I ended up losing my mind and becoming a wreck after finally finding a way to go back.]

-I beg you. Please consider this payment as payment.

Next to the sentences written in a handwriting that was twice as thick as other diaries, there was a lip print that looked like it had been made with thick lipstick on purpose. It was as if a spell had been cast so that it would be revealed when the entire sentence was read.

The next page was still sealed. It would be about memories from the previous episode, so there was no point in forcing myself to open it. I closed the diary. Everyone’s eyes were focused on me.

“What did it say?”

“I think I’ll have to drink it or kill the goddess.”

He told me that there was a medium that supported this world, and that the demon and the goddess were strong candidates. And the reason why Laura, before losing her memories, thought that way.

Everyone seemed to have the same question as I did about the fact that Laura had never met the two of them.

“You have already spoken with the Goddess, and the Demon God also said that the Demon Sword itself showed interest in you… … I wonder why it was like that to my past self.”

Laura, the person involved, was no exception.

“Well, maybe it’s because they’re both women?”

“What does it have to do with the goddess and the demon being women and only appearing to me?”

“… …Because this is the world of yuri romance novels?”

“If you’re going to be that picky, shouldn’t it only appear to Laura? It’s a yuri romance world, just like you said.”

“Uh… … A man barged in?”

“Do you know that it doesn’t make sense even if you think about it?”

Rosaria laughed awkwardly, perhaps because she thought it was a bit odd even after saying it herself. Elisier and Laura were looking at Rosaria like she was looking at some kind of bug.

Rosaria protested with a look of resentment that she was just joking because the atmosphere was so tense, but the two of them had no idea.

“I don’t think she would have hidden herself for such a shallow reason, but it is certain that there is something about those two beings. Otherwise, the Laura of the past, who was able to use such powerful magic, would not have met them.”

“I guess so.”

In this case, it seemed that the only way left was to meet the goddess with Leona’s help, or to go to the demon himself and wait for him to come to him.

“That’s right. Laura, do you have any idea of ​​how to find Masin? I can’t just wait for him to come leisurely, plan everything out, and get ready.”

“… … There’s nothing in particular. Since he was going to appear in Part 2 anyway and I was planning on ending it in Part 1, I didn’t think there was any need for any more settings for the demon god.”

Laura, who had been hesitating, opened her mouth while observing my expression.

“And if you write a part 2, it means that it wasn’t us who was going to find it, but the demon who was going to descend upon this world.”

There’s nothing I can do. I have no choice but to wait for Masin to come to me. If I try to meet the goddess first and she gets upset, it’ll be a big problem.

You might think that a goddess would do something like that, but you never know what will happen in this world.

“That’s right. I’ll give you back the key. I don’t know why you needed it, though.”

He remembered the key he had put in his pocket and handed it back to Laura. Laura accepted it and smiled meaningfully.

“Have you used it?”

“Isn’t that what you gave me? It fits perfectly into the front door and the gate of the villa. Why? What’s wrong with it?”

“It’s nothing.”

The meaningful smile grew deeper.