"Although I'm not sure what exactly happened, countless memories are now being forcefully implanted into this girl's mind. However, the strange thing is that they are completely incompatible. If I were to make an analogy, it's like a situation with countless possibilities and outcomes, but all the information is being injected into her memory at once, like..."
"Like she has experienced countless parallel timelines, right?"
"...That analogy works, I like it."
He paused for a moment, then continued to ask.
"Now you have two choices: either erase all those parallel memories and leave only the original ones, or delete all memories entirely. The former option would delete unnecessary memories but still have some impact on her psyche, while the latter won't. What do you think?"
"I..."
What's with this strange branching option? Can I save and then choose? Neither deleting all memories nor causing mental damage are good choices.
It's really difficult to decide, this is just...
"Brother..."
Suddenly, Oyado opened her mouth.
"Can you hear us now, Oyado?"
"A little... but... please don't delete..."
After saying that, Oyado directly touched the back of her neck and collapsed.
This...
"Oh, she's quite determined. In that case, I have a good method."
"What method?"
"Let me directly enter her memories and modify the data inside."
"What?"
Enter memories? What kind of magical setting is this?
"Could it be that you also know memory magic? And you can let me enter?"
"Hmph~ I once modified the memories of the High Bishop, turning him into a murderer. However, it would take a long time to carefully rearrange it. If you are willing to directly enter her memories and guide out the correct memories, I can then delete the rest."
"..."
"Don't worry, only your spirit will enter, your physical body will remain outside, and I can assure you that there won't be anyone interfering within hundreds of miles. You can relax."
"No, I'm worried about what you will do with my memories."
"...Hahaha, that's true. However, you also understand that I'm the only one who can help you now, right?"
"..."
Letting out a sigh, I can only pray that the world won't easily discover the memory of me being an outlander.
"So, tell me, what should we do?"
"Based on the basic information, what needs to be modified is the experience from her parents' death a week ago to the present. Are you ready?"
"Of course!"
"3, 2, 1, good luck~"
After saying that, the other person snapped their fingers, and everything suddenly became blurry in front of me, and then I fell down...
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"Brother, wake up!"
"Huh?"
I woke up abruptly, realizing that I was sitting on the bed, drenched in cold sweat.
Looking around, I found myself in a very simple wooden house, and by my bedside was a panicking Oyado.
"Brother... what happened to you?"
Seeing her panicked expression, I was about to say something when Gabriel's voice suddenly sounded.
"Attention, this memory is different from your previous situation because the original memories have been heavily interfered with. I can only use this as a side intervention. You are now her brother, and the remaining memories, you have to create them. But remember, you are just an ordinary person now. If you die, this memory will be completely destroyed, with no chance of starting over. Do you understand?"
"What will happen to Oyado if I fail?"
"I will try to delete memories other than the original, but it will cause damage to her psyche."
"Alright, I'll do my best."
After speaking with Gabriel, I looked at Oyado.
"I, I just had a nightmare."
"Really? Geez, why did you startle me like that? I rarely ever come to wake you up."
"Sorry, sorry, it's just too terrifying. Oh, by the way, why did you wake me up?"
"To work! Mom and dad went to pay those bad people, if you don't work, who will?"
"I see..."
As I scratch my head and laugh foolishly, I ask in my heart.
"Hey, hey, why is this memory at this particular point in time? Can't I save her parents?"
"According to the data in the memory, her parents never existed. The so-called death of her mom and dad is a predetermined memory, and everything that follows is based on this memory."
"Is that so? It completely avoids the preferred ending, doesn't it? So, what was the original story supposed to be?"
"The path on this memory is... after her parents are killed, the robbers attack the village again. Oyado, hiding under the eaves, is eventually discovered by the robbers. Just at the critical moment, a warrior appears and kills all the robbers, saving her. And then..."
"And then the girl joins his organization, right? Damn, that's such a typical ending. Who is the author? I'd love to have a chat with him about life."
"Maybe someday you'll have the chance."
Helplessly, I can only nod along.
"Okay, okay, just stay at home."
"Do you know what to do, big brother?"
"Huh?"
I really don't know. I have no idea about this memory...
"See, big brother is always unreliable! Hurry up and go to the forest to chop firewood!"
"Fine, fine!"
After saying that, I rush out of the house, grabbing the axe next to the door and heading straight into the forest.
"Gabriel, why does my body feel strange? What's with this strange heaviness?"
"Oh, that's normal. In this memory, you're just an ordinary person."
"An ordinary person? That's quite a standard protagonist setting. But with this setting, won't I die when the robbers invade? Like, being killed."
"That's right. So, in order to make the memory complete and perfect, there are two things you need to do: save your own life and rescue Oyado."
It sounds simple, but for someone like me with absolutely no combat abilities, it's like asking for death.
It's like someone telling you that the boss has a lot of experience, so you rush in with your level one account, only to be instantly killed and turned to ash.
There's no chance of winning. That's my situation right now.
If only I could use some kind of skill, but right now, besides the axe in my hand, there's nothing else I can use. "Can't I turn myself into a high-level mage or warrior in this memory?"
"Tell that to the person who designed this memory. Besides you, there's no one else who can interfere with this memory. But your spirit can't interfere with this world, so that's why you're in this situation, right?"
"Huh? Is it my fault? My fault?"
"Well, you figure it out yourself!"
Even if you say that...
I can't just use my willpower to turn myself into a superhuman!
"Ice Arrow!"
I reach my hand out towards a tree, but nothing comes out.
That's to be expected, after all, I don't even have a menu right now. How could I use magic? That's right, I can't see anything like a skill menu at all, just like before I came to this world.
I'm just a normal person, a very normal person. So normal that it's like grabbing a student from a school, there's no chance that he has superpowers, very normal.
Normal to the point of being abnormal.
...
"Let me think, what was it again? That spell... short... concealed in the icy abyss, I, as your loyal follower, request that you bestow upon me! Arm my heart, my body, my desires! Summon! Ice Armor!"
Huh!
Incredibly, something seems to have been summoned... it's a wrist guard!
Huh? Does that mean the student I picked has become a magical girl?
"Huh? Can I still use magic? Even though I can only summon a wrist guard... Let me try again!"
But this time, I'm not as lucky as before. Even though I recite it more than a dozen times, I only get this one wrist guard.
Although I don't know why, as someone who can feel the flow of magic, I understand that it's definitely not because of a lack of magic power. This world is completely constructed by magic, so there won't be a shortage of magic here.
"By leveraging my own strength, I transform fierceness into courage and strengthen myself!"
Suddenly, I felt a surge of power rushing up! It was simply incredible!
I picked up the axe at my feet and swung it towards the tree beside me... to my astonishment, a tree with a diameter of half a meter was chopped down in one swing!
Oh, oh, oh, suddenly I felt that I had the feeling of turning into a berserker and howling to the sky!
Well, that would be a bit too chuunibyou.
"I didn't expect it, but you really surprised me. By relying on that little bit of spiritual power, you projected your own combat power into this world!"
Gabriel's voice suddenly sounded, it seems that he knows my current situation very well.
"Well, after all, I'm not an ordinary person."
"Since that's the case, you need to hurry. After all, the bandits have already entered the village."
"They were in the village from the beginning, they just became bandits now, right?"
"That's right~"
But at this moment, I remembered a very serious problem, a very, very serious problem.
What is the spell other than enhancement and ice armor?