Aeria felt that it was excruciatingly painful to forget the person she had held dear in her heart. So, she believed that it was better for her to die than to experience that pain. If that wasn't possible, then at least leave a trace on her so her body would remember him.

Davey couldn't bear to watch Aeria screaming in such desperation. She had not been like this when she was suffering from her illness. He couldn't fully grasp the despair she felt when her hope was ignited and extinguished simultaneously. No, he didn't understand it at all.

Frowning, Davey grabbed Aeria’s hands and sat up. He held her back, as she continued to cry and cling desperately to his chest, and said firmly, “Keep it together.”

Aeria flinched when she heard Davey speak informally to her. “I don’t want to…! I don’t like this! I hate this! We finally met! I finally gathered the courage to come and meet you! But what did I find on my way to Heins!”

However, she experienced another bout of panic attack.

“I will remember. Even if the Imperial Princess loses all her memories, I will make sure to remember you…”

“I don’t want that!!!” Aeria shouted furiously as she fell from Davey’s lap.

Her anger, something that was rare for her,...