The next day, ĪĪ½Ī±Ī¼Ī½Ī®ĻĪµĪ¹Ļ became available again. It seems that rather than the ability being available again when the clock hits midnight, itās more like it has a 24-hour cooldown time. Thereupon, in the sense of improving my proficiency with my Heart Tool, I decided to call Alyssa again.(Note: Memories)
Alice also appeared, perhaps interested, and looked intently at Alyssa who had appeared.
[Hmmm. She certainly looks like me, but she isnāt me nor my clone. It feels strange.]
[My original, as to be expected, is a transcendental beautyā¦ā¦ but the current character coverage is terrible. I suppose Iāll change my hairdoā¦ā¦]
Indeed, their faces looked exactly alikeā¦ā¦ Well, Alyssa was originally created based on Alice, so itās inevitable that she would resemble her. The only difference is that one of them is wearing a mask, while the other is wearing sunglasses.
The two of them were also concerned about this, as after Alyssa muttered a few words, her body was enveloped in light and her hair was shortened to about semi-short length.
[Ohh, that feels rather refreshing.]
[I think Iāll go like this from now on. If Eri-chan-sensei also changes her hairdo, it will be possible to distinguish her from the original. Our original seems to be quite famous in this world, so it would be better if people can clearly see how weāre different from them.]
[ā¦ā¦Hmmm, how nostalgic.]
[Nostalgic?]
Hearing Alyssaās words as her hair became semi-short, it was indeed as she says, as Erina looks just like Kuro, and Irys-san also looks like Isis-san, so I agreed that they might need to have their hairstyles changed. At that moment, Alice muttered in a heartfelt tone, so I asked her back.(Note: I translated it before as Iris, but I hadnāt really expected they would make a reappearance again, thinking it would just be Alyssa, so I would have to distinguish her from Apocalypse Iris. Therefore, Iām now changing the name of Dream World Isis to Irys.)
[Well, my hair used to be that long. It was that length when I was traveling with Iris for a while. Iām already used to my hair being this long, but seeing myself with hair that short feels nostalgic.]
Come to think of it, I feel like I remember hearing something like that. She used to have semi-short hair for a long time, but since she tried a makeover and tried letting her hair grow longer, she thought that having long hair suits her skin so she kept it that wayā¦ā¦
[ā¦ā¦Putting that aside, how is it like with you and the othersā memories, Alyssa?]
[Hmmm, what I remember is basically what was in that world. I remember being in the same class as Kaito-san in high school, and I feel like everyone else also remembers the setting of that world. I also remember all the blunders Kaito-san made back in high school perfectly.]
[ā¦ā¦Thatās strange. A black history that shouldnāt have happened is somehow being generated in my memoryā¦ā¦]
In fact, I also have memories of living in the world Shiro-san had created. In other words, I remember being friends with Alyssa since high school.
I donāt know what the principle behind this is, but since I clearly distinguish my memories in that world from my other memories, I donāt confuse it with my original memoriesā¦ā¦ Somehow, among those memories were relatively embarrassing failures, so Iām kinda feeling like Iām being falsely accused.
[Ahaha, well, thatās basically how we feel. Currently, itās a problem that I canāt manifest for a long time like this, but if I can manifest for a longer time, Iād like to make a newspaper!]
[Youāve always been wanting to become a journalist, havenāt you?]
[Yes, my journalism is on the verge of exploding!]
[Journalism isnāt something that explodes thoughā¦ā¦]
How should I say thisā¦ā¦ Seeing Alyssa being the same as ever, I couldnāt help smiling. Although her face is similar to Aliceās, there are some differences between the two of them.
Itās something natural, but compared to Alice, Alyssaās personality seems a little younger. Well, itās inevitable that there would be such a difference between Alyssa, who is in her 20s, and Alice, who has lived a vast number of years.
[ā¦ā¦I wonder why. It feels like Iām looking at my old self who hasnāt been twisted yet, so looking at her makes me feel somewhat ticklish.]
[Since we have such a similar faceā¦ā¦ How about you become my Big Sister?]
[Unfortunately, I already have a little sister in my heartā¦ā¦]
[The heck is with that phrasing.]
Speaking of which, Alice did claim she has the cutest little sister in the worldā¦ā¦ No, should I have said āhadā there? From what Iāve heard, it sounded like she has quite a deep personalityā¦ā¦
[Come to think of it, you had a little sister huh.]
[Yes, I will introduce her to Kaito-san one of these days.]
[Unnn?]
[Ahh, I can call her up with ĪĪ½Ī±Ī¼Ī½Ī®ĻĪµĪ¹Ļ.]
[Ahh, I see.]
Itās just a guess, but up until now, she had probably refrained from using it so that I wonāt be spoiled what my Heart Tool is. After all, whenever I asked her about my Heart Tool, she always said āYouāll have to wait until it awakens to find outā.
However, now that I can use ĪĪ½Ī±Ī¼Ī½Ī®ĻĪµĪ¹Ļ, Alice no longer has to hide it from me.
[ā¦ā¦Oops, it seems like timeās almost up. Well then, Kaito-san, original me, letās meet again~~]
At that moment, it seems that ĪĪ½Ī±Ī¼Ī½Ī®ĻĪµĪ¹Ļ has already reached its limit, as waving her hand goodbye with a smile, Alyssa disappeared as particles of light.
How should I say thisā¦ā¦ Sheās just as bright and cheerful as I remember. With a light chuckle, Iām looking forward to the next opportunity to talk to her again.
[Afterword]
Serious-senpai : [Ah, that hardcore siscon imouto huhā¦ā¦ What, are the only people related to you people who wonāt shake others up in some way?]