Origami didn't want to wake up, but a force continuously impacted her, gradually restoring her depleted spirit. With the help of this force, Origami slowly opened her eyes.
The surrounding space was no longer the previous pitch black; it was as if she had arrived in a forest. Origami noticed a table not far away, where a figure with her back to her was seated.
This figure was very familiar. Connecting it to the voice she had just heard, Origami clenched her hands and slowly walked forward.
When she reached the table and saw the other person's face, her eyes widened.
This person... looked exactly like her! No! It *was* her, besides the long hair, even the demeanor was identical.
The long-haired Origami looked at Origami calmly, then beckoned. Origami felt her body uncontrollably sit down at the other side of the table.
"You..."
"This is nothing major. It's mainly because my spirit is stronger than yours. So I can control you to do some simple things. Of course, I won't make things difficult for you. After all, you are 'me,' Tobiichi Origami."
Taking a graceful sip of black tea, the long-haired Origami said indifferently.
After a brief shock, Origami quickly recovered.
Although there were many things she wanted to ask, she knew that the 'herself' in front of her would explain the reasons clearly, so she sat down quietly and, mimicking her, took a sip of the black tea in front of her.
No one understood her preferences better than herself. Origami immediately fell in love with the taste of the black tea, her eyes brightening.
Her weary spirit seemed to have eased considerably, and her mood had also improved.
"I came here this time mainly to see if my past self is still like a child, unable to move on."
When the time was right, the long-haired Origami put down her teacup and said.
"Don't ask who I am. You can learn about parallel universe theory when you wake up. You just need to know that I am you from another world."
"Of course, I know you'll probably consider all of this a dream. And you can indeed treat it as a dream. My purpose in appearing is simply to talk to my past self about my feelings."
"..."
Although she couldn't fully understand the long-haired Origami's words, Origami still saw that the other party understood her very well, recognizing her suspicious nature.
Thinking about it, it made sense. The other person was herself, just with more life experience than her, so she naturally appeared more mature.
However... the reason the other party called her a child... was probably related to her parents.
At this thought, Origami's emotions once again became low.
"Don't dwell on those things. You've already wasted five years of your life. Do you still want to waste the rest of your life because of this?"
"Waste? You... what do you know? What do you understand!?"
"What do I know? What do I understand? I know everything, I understand everything. I am perfectly clear about your desire for revenge against the Spirits, and I am very clear about your despair when you learned the truth."
Although her parents hadn't died, she knew that she had accidentally killed them.
Unlike the Tobiichi Origami of this world, she hadn't received The Crown's power from Mio Takamiya at that time. Instead, she was sent back to the past and witnessed the events that transpired that year.
Therefore, she understood Origami's feelings very clearly, which is why she said she understood Origami's despair upon realizing the truth.
Origami opened her mouth. Her anger had momentarily clouded her judgment, making her forget that the person in front of her was herself. Since the other person was herself, how could she not understand her feelings?
But... but why was she so composed? Had she accepted everything? Could time truly erase all sorrow?
The long-haired Origami quietly watched Origami's constantly changing expression, blinked, and gave Origami another memory she possessed.
That was the result of preventing her parents from dying in the Amamiya City fire; although they would survive, they would still die later due to other reasons.
In short, even if Origami's parents were truly saved, they would still die for other reasons.
Of course, this would also change Origami's life, making her no longer a cold beauty like she is now, but rather a normal girl with clear emotions.
"Why... are you showing me this?"
"Nothing, just to tell you that even if the past is changed, your father and mother will still die. And do you think your father and mother, if they were still alive, would want to see you like this?"
"...But..."
"Besides revenge, do you really have nothing else?"
"Something... else..."
Origami's first thought was of Shiori. Shiori held a very high position in her heart, but she knew that Shiori would absolutely not allow her desire for revenge, and they would eventually become adversaries.
However... Illya, who later came to the school, warmed her heart considerably. Due to Illya's boisterous personality, Origami gradually understood what a friend was.
It was false to say she didn't care about Illya. Even though their relationship developed from Illya's persistent efforts, it was enough for Origami to cherish it.
"Have you thought of it? Since you have, you should cherish this feeling. Moreover, didn't that person already tell you, when you fainted, that she would tell you certain things when you woke up?"
Yes, she would tell her certain things when she woke up, but Origami herself resisted waking up. So even though the Tianyang Festival was over, Origami still hadn't woken up.
Inaba Tsukiyo didn't dare to use violent or malicious means to wake Origami, fearing that if she did, Origami's brain would die immediately, and then she would truly be dead, and Inaba Tsukiyo had no ability to revive a brain.
She didn't dare to gamble on Kurumi shooting Origami. What if the time reversal technique didn't work? That would be a huge problem.
"...I understand."
Although she didn't know what Inaba Tsukiyo was really planning, she didn't think Inaba Tsukiyo was the type to make empty boasts. Since she said it, there must be a reason.
Long-haired Origami nodded in satisfaction, stood up from her seat under Origami's gaze, and walked in front of her.
Just as Origami thought the other person wanted to say something to her, long-haired Origami suddenly reached out and pushed her, causing her and the chair to fall backward.
Just as Origami thought she would fall to the ground, she found that the scenery in front of her was rapidly moving away, and at the same time, she felt like she was falling downwards.
"Hope to see you in the future, my other self."
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