TWENTY SIX.

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"Brother!" Angelina rushes towards him, a large, cosmic smile tugging on her lips, "is it true? Is it really true? That your memories—your memories have returned? Oh, I'm so happy!"

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"Brother!" Angelina rushes towards him, a large, cosmic smile tugging on her lips, "is it true? Is it really true? That your memories—your memories have returned? Oh, I'm so happy!"

Y/n leans in her embrace, hugging her back. Then he observes her.

A little pale, and obviously shaken. Something has happened...

What did Iris say again? That there was still one more event? He is slowly getting used to regaining his memories, bit by bit. But if it happened already...Y/n frowns. Do characters having fourth-wall sentience affect his plan? He doubts so. All he has to do—is push through the very last event, and then he will be free. He will be able..to free all the characters. Everyone. And himself.

And besides, Y/n needs to tell her about this whole..otome thing. The fact she is a character, and not an actual, actual person. But also in a way, perhaps Y/n himself wouldn't really be regarded as a person but an anomaly. It is all wayward and confusing. Y/n doesn't really know what to do in these kinds of situations.

"Oh, right," Y/n says awkwardly, "I do need to tell you something. But..it'll make for awkward conversation. If—"

"You're not feeling unwell, right?" Angelina interrupts, "any repercussions? Any side-effects?"

"Oh, I'm fine," Y/n winces, "it's more of a matter regarding you, Angelina. It's.."

To his surprise, she stiffens.

"...You heard about it?"

What?

"Huh? I mean..." Y/n coughs, "I believe I did." Is she talking about their father visiting?

A pained expression crosses her face and she chews on her lip. Y/n is a little stunned by how perplexed she looks. Surely, she didn't get into a fight with Count Aragon, right? Why does she look so dismal? So stunned? So..

"Elliot betrayed me," she blurts, wringing her hands, "it's like you were right. You always warned me about him, but he...on that day, when you lost your memories—" She swallows, "I kind of rushed off in a hurry. I abandoned him. Kind of. So now he's been spreading rumors about me, about how I'm so horrible, about how I have no loyalty, no trust—but I mean, of course one would choose their brother over some random person they've just met, right? I'm more angry than anything."

Words pop in his mind. The bad ending for Elliot is betrayal.

So it has been triggered, it seems. And gosh, is Elliot really such a douchebag? Since technically, Elliot saved them during the bandit incident, Y/n automatically assumes it means he is still a decent guy at heart, though still annoying and naive—but this?

It really takes the cake.

Y/n does not say I told you so, or reprimand her. Instead, he lets the words slip from his mouth: "He's such an asshole."

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