The Executioner and Her Way of Life, Vol. 5: The Promised Land

Akari had lost most of her memories, but there was one thing she still recalled.

When she was in Japan, her friend had suddenly disappeared.

Akari had been very close with that girl. That was all she remembered now. One day, the girl abruptly went missing without a trace. Had she run away? Been in an accident? Kidnapped? People had speculated with enthusiasm.

A week passed, then a month.

Akari had begged for the girl’s seat to remain in the classroom.

Occasionally, someone placed flowers on the desk. It wasn’t usually meant as an insult, although periodically, someone did it to harass Akari for being so hung up on keeping the seat in the classroom.

Akari couldn’t stand it.

She grew isolated, for she was the only person in school who clung to the memory of her friend. Forgetting that friendship was unacceptable, even if it meant being left with no other friends at all.

When Akari was summoned to the other world and used her Pure Concept repeatedly, she consumed most of her memories in the process.

By now, Akari could no longer envision her friend’s face or name.

When she first came to this world and saw Menou’s face, a name surfaced in her mind, convincing her that it was fate that had brought her and Menou together.

Akari had long since forgotten that name, though. Her Pure Concept had melted it away.