Gate Guardian - Song of the Frozen Soul

PHASE 62 - DIE A VILLAIN OR LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO BE A BEST FRIEND

PHASE 62 - DIE A VILLAIN OR LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO BE A BEST FRIEND

After that grand battle between arch-nemesis, we had Diadem undergo the Anti-curse Therapy of the Kozukata Shrine. Same as when we treated Rikkun, that therapy involves chanting prayers and dancing while the Cursed Guardian stand or sit on a magical circle. This will continue for about three weeks, which means Diadem will be living in the shrine for a while.

The Anti-Curse session for this day has ended, so Rikkun and I went to the shrine to visit him. We waited for him on the mountaintop bench, and there, my twin brother greeted us cheerfully.

“Alaric! Sis Tiara! I’m glad that you visited me here!” Diadem had this child-like smile on his face.

Unlike his eerie Cursed Guardian form, Diadem is a simple yet handsome man. He has a long black hair reaching his waist, golden brown puppy eyes, and a child-like face. If only he has blue irises and large breasts, everyone would mistake him as me.

“How’s the therapy?” I asked.

“It’s quite boring. The shrine maidens only waved twigs and spin around me like an idiot. Good thing Alaric lent me a dirty magazine to read! That kept me up for a while.” Diadem had this satisfied smile on his face.

“I think that’s not the only thing that’s ‘up’ right now,” Rikkun smirked.

“Y-Y-You, guys…” I muttered as I finally snapped.

Double bam! I made twin swift jabs straight to each of their noses! Then I sermoned the two of them.

“Diadem, stop doing that! Your inner lust would be triggered, and that makes the anti-curse useless! And you, Rikkun, stop giving him weird things! If he becomes a Cursed Guardian again, it will be your fault!”

“S-Sorry, ma’am…” Rikkun and Diadem held their noses as they answered in sync.

When they noticed that they have been doing the same thing, they made a fistbump to each other.

I made a deep sigh.

It’s hard to believe that these two people used to fight and kill each other. Now, they’re best friends. It appears that my twin is also an otaku and an inner pervert by heart, and they even have the same video game interests.

“So… did some of your memories return?” Rikkun asked.

Upon doing the anti-curse ritual, the Cursed Guardian will temporarily lose their memories. It happened to Rikkun back then, and his memories came back a few days later (Though he decided to play a prank on Necchan/Jeannette which is really really bad of him).

Diadem’s first day here made him unable to remember lots of things including his name, his experiences as a Cursed Guardian, and even the color of his underwear. Memories lost will come back after a few days, so we’re expecting some kind of progress since it’s his third day.

“I can remember some, but…” Diadem held his chin. “I’ll tell you what I know. Maybe you can fill in the blanks.”

Rikkun looked at me, silently asking if he can ask some questions. I just made a single nod.

“Let’s ask the most important one. Do you remember the name of your father?”

“Yes. He is the one who nurtured me until I became a Gate Guardian. His name is Frederick Solstice. Sadly, I have no idea about his whereabouts. He is considered a rogue Gate Guardian of the Black Cross, so I don’t have much news. We’ve fought several times already, but I don’t know where he is.”