Horrible! Actually playing this kind of game!

Surprisingly——

Even though the two doctors tried their best!

But John's life trajectory did not change at all.

From beginning to end, John had no interest in aerospace at all.

Seeing this, Furukawa Hirose was almost moved to tears by John.

Cool!

Human willpower and desires should not be distorted by such evil machines.

So what if it changes the memory of childhood?

…

At this point, the two people can only give up the memory plan to change their wishes.

And Furukawa Haoze finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Ishino Mika's plot arrangement indeed has profound meaning.

He was not disappointed.

…

However, the doubts in Furukawa Haoze's heart became even deeper.

A person who has no interest in aerospace would not want to go to the moon, even if his memory has been altered to this extent.

Something I have never thought about in my life.

Why would such a person want to go to the moon before he dies?

Think about it from another perspective, what can you see if you go to the moon?

Earth?

Will there be streams on the moon?

Isn't the creek buried under the lighthouse?

Her tombstone is still placed there.

Furukawa Hirosawa was puzzled.

…

Rosalie thought there must be something stopping John from going to the moon.

Although John's obsession with going to the moon has been infinitely magnified, he is still affected by some mysterious power in his memory.

The two people discussed it and decided that the problem must lie in that unexplored memory.

"It is undeniable that Xiaoxi played an important role in the whole process. If something caused the core to change, she is definitely the number one suspect. But what was the factor? Xiaoxi, what did you do?"

At this moment, the entire memory space shook and an alarm sounded.

The doctor said to them: "John in the hospital bed can only survive, and he may leave at any time. How are you doing?"

Rosaleen: "Still no progress."

"Better hurry up we don't have much time."

Old John is dying.

Furukawa Haoze's heart also started to hang.

He frowned and always had a premonition——

There must be some important connection between going to the moon and the creek.

But what exactly is it?

…

So Dr. Neal called back to headquarters for consultation.

See if the machine is broken, or if there is any way to unlock that unexplorable area in old John's memory.

After some inquiries, they discovered that John had concealed a medical record.

When he was younger, he used to take a lot of enhanced beta-blockers.

Coincidentally, this drug has side effects on people's memory.

This should be what prevented them from accessing John's early memories.

Although Dr. Watts has obtained the corrected frequency, so that they can successfully overcome the blocker obstacles.

But to activate the new frequency we also need a trigger.

A thing that is related to that lost memory, something that really exists and has a strong sense of existence.

…

"But where are we going to find important items that are so old?"

"Yeah. So, we're back to square one. Damn, I gotta get some air."

After Watts left, Rosaleen sat in the room thinking. Unexpectedly, within a minute, Watts ran back and shouted: "It stinks outside! There are corpses! It's so disgusting!"

"I know, it's not all because you drove the car and crushed that squirrel to death." Rosaleen said impatiently.

"Wait a minute. Do you still remember? When we traveled forward in John's memory, the blank space that was finally locked was also filled with the stench of dead animals!"

"I understand. The olfactory receptors are directly connected to the limbic system of the brain! Smell is the most memory-evoking stimulus. There must be some significant connection between animals killed by cars. Perhaps we can use this as a link to synchronize His childhood memories.”

ah! ! !

Furukawa Haoze's brain was shaken, and he jumped up from the tatami with excitement!

Very good!

turn out to be! The squirrel that was killed in the first place did not die in vain!

And it seems to have no connection at all. This squirrel that Furukawa Hirosawa has long forgotten is a huge foreshadowing!

Oh my God!

Did POKENI bury it early in the morning? !

…

The mysteries in the game have become extremely complicated and interlocking up to this point.

Even before this, Furukawa Haoze once despaired that there was no hope of solving the problem.

He could no longer imagine what kind of method they would use to solve the mystery after a game rolled it to such a complicated level.

This is no longer as simple as peeling off the cocoon.

Furukawa Hirosawa was still ready to send a blade to Ishino Mika in despair.

There is no other reason——

Good on you, Mika Ishino, forget about haircuts before, at least the story is complete.

Now you just dig the hole and don't fill it, right?

And he digs harder and harder. How is this different from many comic book authors who do not recycle the foreshadowing of their works and give a satisfactory ending?

Yes, I’m talking about the old thief Yoshihiro Togashi.

And now... Furukawa Haoze has a vague hunch that the squirrel will be the first key to unlock all mysteries.

After this, all mysteries will be solved.

"Then what are you waiting for? Time is running out!"

Watts started the machine again, and Rosaleen found a vacuum tank in the car that collected the scent of the crushed squirrel.

Returning to Old John's hospital bed, Rosaleen said to the doctor: "When we reach that coordinate again, I will send out a signal. When you see the signal, please open the ventilation valve on the gas tank for 3 seconds."

"Are there any risks?" the doctor said.

"I don't know, I can only try. John's life is already in danger. This may be our last chance."

"Then good luck to you."

Putting on the helmet, a white light flashed, and Watts and Rosaleen entered John's memory again.

Jumping down layer by layer, finally relying on the football in the bedroom, I entered the world glowing with white light.

"Send the signal," said Rosaleen.

In the old man's bedroom, the instrument flashed green light. The doctor quickly opened the gas tank, pointed it at John's nose, and opened the ventilation valve.

Suddenly, the memory world where the two doctors lived shook and flashed with red light.

In the bedroom, the maid Lily shouted: "Doctor, something is wrong!"

John's heartbeat accelerated rapidly and his condition was very unstable.

"Come on, get out of his memory! Now!" Watts shouted to Rosaleen. "If the system does not regain stability, the shock could destroy everyone inside forever."

"No, if you leave now, all your previous efforts will be reset." Rosaleen also shouted.

"We're not making a movie now, and you're not a hero, you idiot!"

While the two were arguing, the world suddenly became stable.

The football under their feet shimmered, and they completed the journey again. This time they came to a small courtyard, which should have been John's childhood home. There is a boy sitting on the swing, who must be Johnny in his childhood.

"It's finally here," said Dr. Watts.

"Something's not right," Rosaleen said.

"What's wrong?"

"Did you notice that there was something strange in Little John's room?"

"what?"

"There's something weird out there. Never mind. I hope I'm wrong."

…

…

The two people successfully came to the blocked memory.

Outside the yard, a car was parked and an adult woman was talking to a man. Watts and Rosaleen had met her at their wedding, and she was John's mother.

"Oh my gosh, what time is it? I have to go first, the grocery store will close early today!"

"Okay, be careful on the road. Say hello to the kids for me."

"I know, see you later." With that said, the woman started the car.

Rosaleen said to Watts uneasily: "This is not right, this memory is too peaceful here."

On the road, little John is playing football.

No animals, no plants, no pedestrians

John's mother backed up the car.

ah! ! !

Furukawa Haoze's pupils trembled.

The air solidified like glue.

There is an unknown smell coming from somewhere far away

John was run under the car.

The sky turned pure black.

There was a screeching sound of brakes coming from the TV.

The woman in the car ran out of the car in panic.

Little John lay on the ground with his eyes closed.

"It's so puzzling," Dr. Watts said. "If he was unconscious when he was knocked down, how could we possibly see this in his memory? How did he survive the crash? of?"

"The fact is... he didn't survive," Dr. Rosaleen said.

"What? What did you say?"

"Didn't you see that strange thing in his room?"

"Stop talking nonsense! What on earth is it?" Watts was anxious.

"Bunk bed Johnny slept in a bunk bed. Also, when John said goodbye to his mother and went to school, his mother didn't call him John, but"

What? !

Furukawa Haoze opened his lips slightly, and an ominous premonition surged in his heart.

At this moment, a child shouted in the distance:

"Joy!"

Furukawa Hirosawa's pupils earthquake——

Because the kid running over while shouting was John.

"Mom, what's wrong with Joey? Why is he lying on the ground? Did you hit him? Mom? Mom?"

Joey! ? !

Furukawa Haoze's head buzzed.

ah!

Everything makes sense.

Why are there bunk beds in John's house.

Why his mother always calls him Joey.

It turns out that John has a twin brother named Joey.

But died in this accident——

Because Joey was too small and was playing football behind the car, his mother didn't see him when he was reversing the car, so she ran over him.

This also explains why the smell of a little squirrel hit by a car can trigger memories of Old John.

I see.

The truth is this.

…

After Joey passed away, it was difficult for his mother to bear such a blow, and John was also very sad about losing his twin brother. In order to make him forget this memory, his mother gave him a large amount of beta-blockers.

From then on, my mother began to become mentally unstable and often called John "Joy".

This is not calling John, but calling the child who has been gone for a long time.

After playing here, Furukawa Haoze felt extremely sad.

In addition to the accidental death of little Joey, John felt even more sad.

His mother always called him Joey, but ignored the existence of the child [John]. Even at the wedding, her mother still called him Joey.

However, what is gratifying is that——

John no longer has this memory, he only thinks Joey is his nickname.

…

Time jumps forward again.

This time, John and Joey were sitting in a room. Joey was reading on the top bunk bed, and there was a beautiful little train on the floor.

"Hey Johnny, you should really check out this series. I read three of them in one sitting!"

"What's the name?" John asked.

"'Transformers'! It's about a few children who transform into animals and fight monsters!"

"But I don't like those strange alien creatures." John said without looking back.

"Hey, you're not still angry about the train thing, are you? Stop being like this!"

John finally turned around and said to Joey: "It's not just about that thing! You know, mom has always favored you!"

"That's not it. Okay, okay, if you like, you can take my little train."

".real?"

"Listen, Johnny, what's the difference between us who owns what? Everything I own is yours too. Right?"

".right."

"That's why I said, you are my twin brother, you are like another me."

Travel forward again, further into memory. At a happy party, mother was taking John and Joey to select prizes for the whack-a-mole game.

John stamped his feet and shouted, "I don't want that ugly doll, I want that little train!"

Mom said, "That's the last little train. Can you give it to Joey? How about giving you a teddy bear as a prize?"

"No, I just like that little train..."

"Hey, John, don't make such a fuss in public. Joey won the train with dignity, didn't he?"

"I won too! He just got there before me!"

Joey said to John from the side: "It doesn't matter, we can play together."

Mom said: "Look at how generous your brother is."

"Humph!" John said a word and ran away.

"Johnny!" Mom yelled at his back, "Don't run to a place with few people!"

The two doctors followed suit.

Watching Johnny run a long way and reach the top of a deserted mountain, Watts said sarcastically: "Our little John is really obedient."

Furukawa Hirose actually had similar thoughts and was really annoyed.

Mom was really not fair to John at all.

However, thinking about the future, this mother will lose her favorite son, and what mistake did Joey make? Furukawa Haoze couldn't hate his mother anymore.

In the picture, time passes quietly, and under the beautiful night sky, it seems as if all the worries have been blown away by the wind.

There was a fallen log at the top of the mountain. Little John sat there, looking at the starry sky, thoughtfully.

"I used to do this a lot when I was little," said Rosaleen, "looking at the stars until dawn."

"I thought that was kind of stupid," Watts said.

…

Johnny sat there for a long time, as if time had frozen.

"It seems we still don't have an answer," Watts said.

And just then.

There was a sound of gentle footsteps.

A little girl walked over.

She has red hair.

Furukawa Haoze's heart suddenly rose to his throat.

Because red hair is Xiaoxi’s hair color.

"She is." Watts opened his mouth.

"Shut up," Rosaleen said.

Johnny turned around and said to the girl: "Hello! I'm Johnny, what's your name?"

"You took my place." The girl tilted her head, looked at Johnny for a long time, hesitated for a long time, and said a little timidly.

"Oh! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to have this place all to myself," Johnny said. "Well, would you like to sit with me?"

"...Are you here to see the stars?" Xiaoxi asked doubtfully.

"The same to you?"

Johnny laughed happily. Although he had had an unpleasant experience before, meeting the creek might not be so bad after all.

More likely a stroke of luck.

He invited Xiaoxi to sit down with him and watch the stars.

Xiaoxi hesitated and agreed.

The two children sat side by side on the log, with a gorgeous sea of ​​stars above their heads.

"You know, there are countless lights in the sky," Johnny said.

"Um."

"You just said, this is your place? Do you come here often?"

"I only come during Carnival."

"Don't like crowds? I don't like it either. By the way, you haven't told me your name yet?"

The girl was silent for a while and said, "I won't tell you."

"Why?"

“People at school made fun of me for it.”

"It can't be worse than John, right? Look, my name is so common. It can be found anywhere in the world."

"So what? I also want to have a common name, like ordinary people."

"But that's so boring. I don't like my name."

"Look at the stars in the sky. They all look the same from here, but it doesn't diminish their beauty."

"Yeah, I think so too."

"Is there a rabbit constellation in the sky?"

"I don't know, let's look for it? I'll count to three and we'll start." John raised his hand, ready to start counting.

"I have found it."

"Where?"

The girl looked toward the middle of the sky and said, "It's right there. It's bigger than the other stars."

"I saw it!" Johnny pointed to the sky excitedly, "Look, there are two ears and a round head!"

"That's right, is there any more?"

"And the moon! The moon is its bulging belly."

…

Ahhhhhh~

Furukawa Haoze couldn't help but shed tears when he saw this.

So that's it.

So that’s it!

That’s how it turns out…

…

At this moment, Furukawa Hirosawa had been bombarded by pokeni's tear gas and his body was completely covered.

pokeni is so disgusting! ! !

Ishino Mika is so hateful! ! !

...(End of chapter)