The Goddess Is Obsessed With Me [Complete]

Chapter 97

"Morione, may I ask you something?" I called out to her cautiously, a sense of unfamiliar tension creeping in, perhaps in pursuit of some unknown truth.

"Uh-huh? What is it?" she asked, tilting her head curiously, her expression shifting from trust to one that now demanded caution.

As I clutched the crystal orb I received from Miru, strange memories began to surface. How did she know about Miru? Although I didn't understand why these memories were emerging...

"Could you tell me about my past?" The forgotten memories were seeping back into my consciousness, bringing with them a surreal sense of reality.

I couldn't remember specific events or people, but one thing was clear - I had been living a different life. Trying to recall more, my mind became cluttered with noise, frustratingly blocking clear memories.

"Your past?" Her expression changed drastically upon hearing my question.

"Why do you ask all of a sudden?" Her eyes narrowed with suspicion.

"Just curious... It's been quite some time since we met, right? I thought it might be nice to reminisce," I replied, subtly disguising my real intention - 'I want to probe into your intentions' - under a veil of casual curiosity.

"Curious, all of a sudden? Hmm..." Her response seemed normal, considering the unexpected turn of the conversation.

"A bit surprising, but there's no harm in telling you," she said, thankfully stopping at just a hint of suspicion.

"So, you want to know about your past?" Morione looked into the distance with a faint smile, as if recalling pleasant memories.

Could this provide me a clue to what I just experienced? Swallowing nervously with anticipation, I was unprepared for what happened next.

"There's no reason to refuse." As Morione spoke, chains materialized out of thin air, binding me unexpectedly.

"?! What the...?" I couldn't react in time as the chains restrained me, forcing me to my knees.

"Morione?!" My call, filled with disbelief, was met with her dark, settled gaze.

"I foresaw this too, the possibility of you regaining your memories, though not completely..."

"....?!" It dawned on me that Morione had known all along about the object I possessed. Her narrowed eyes when I first lied to her weren't out of simple suspicion, but a scrutinizing gaze at someone trying to distort the truth.

"Such a close call. I thought I might lose you," she said, as her cold demeanor intensified.

"Ah?!" Suddenly, she sprinkled an unknown white powder over me. Inhaling its strange scent, drowsiness overwhelmed me.

As my vision blurred, Morione's sinister smile was the last thing I saw. "I won't let you escape... Those faint memories, I'll erase them completely."

A chill ran down my spine as the futility of my situation set in. My attempts to resist were met with the clanking of chains.

"Useless. These chains are too strong for you to break," Morione taunted as sleepiness enveloped me.

"I can't... let this happen..." My resistance was futile; even my mind couldn't withstand the encroaching darkness.

"See you later, my subject. Once I've purged these unnecessary memories, you'll be exactly as I desire...♡" Her last words to me, tinged with an ambiguous allure, echoed as I plunged into an abyss of unconsciousness... "Almost caused a real disaster..." Morione murmured, clearly troubled, as the chains that bound him were released upon his fainting. She gently cradled his limp body, her voice laced with worry.