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Kamijou seemed to be frozen all over, and could only look at Stiyl's face.

"Look at her in pain, do you have the courage to take the 'magic' away from her eyes? If you really believe in your own power so much, go touch it, you heretic who wants to be the protagonist!"

Kamijou looked ahead.

He looked at the cross shaking in front of his eyes.A terrible cross capable of stealing the memory of others.

If Stiyl is right, as long as this thing is destroyed, Index's memory will not be erased.

It's not difficult at all, just stretch out your right hand and touch it lightly with your fingertips.

It's that simple.

Kamijou held his trembling right hand as hard as a rock.

However, he can't.

Magic is "currently" the only sure and safe way to save Index.

Seeing such a painful girl who can only bear it all the time, who can take away the "magic" from her eyes?

"Combining with the preparations in advance, at the shortest... [-]:[-] midnight, we will use the power of Leo's zi palace to erase her memory."

Stiyl looked at Kamijou and said in a dull tone.

It's 10:[-] midnight... probably less than [-] minutes left.

"...!"

I really want to yell to stop.Would love to yell just give me some more time.However, as a result of doing so, Kamijou would not be the one suffering.Kamijou's willful retribution will all be imposed on Index.He just admits it.

——"My name is Index!"

So far, it has only been admitted.

— "I would be very grateful if you could keep me well fed."

Admitting that he has no power to save Index.

Kamijou couldn't howl, couldn't roar.

Kamijou could only look at the ceiling, gritted his teeth... unbearable tears flowed out.

"...magician...let me ask you..."

Kamijou leaned against the bookshelf, looked at the ceiling, and asked with a blank expression:

"This last moment... what should I say to her... how should I say goodbye to her?"

"There's no time for you to do that kind of nonsense."

Kamijou still had a bewildered expression, and let out an "oh".

For Kamijou who seemed to be frozen there forever, Stiyl continued to throw stones at him.

"You still don't want me to disappear from this place, monster!" The magician looked at Kamijou and said, "...your right hand once extinguished my flame, although I still can't understand how you did it...but I don't want your right hand to interfere with the ceremony that has been waiting for a while."

Kamijou still had a bewildered expression, and let out an "oh".

He smiled softly as if his whole body had turned into a corpse.

"──It was the same when she was cut on the back...why I can't do anything..."

Stiyl didn't answer, just said "None of my business" with his eyes.

"My right hand...it can wipe out even the miracles of gods..." Kamijou said in a tone that could collapse at any time: "...why...can't save...a mere suffering girl..."

Kamijou laughed.

It's not that he cursed fate, and it wasn't that he blamed misfortune for all his faults. He just recognized his own incompetence.

Kanzaki seemed unable to bear it any longer, so she looked away and said:

"The ceremony will be held at 10:[-] midnight, and there is still [-] minutes left before now..."

Stiyl stared at Kanzaki with an expression as if he saw something unbelievable.

However, Kanzaki looked at Stiyl and smiled lightly.

"...The night we first decided to erase her memory, didn't we sit next to her and cry all night, Stile?"

"...!" Only for a moment, Stiyl maintained a suffocating silence, and then said: "But...but... who knows what tricks this guy will play! What if he wants to die with this child after we leave ?”

"If he was going to do that, he would have touched the cross just now. Just because you believe he still has 'humanity' in his heart, you used the real cross to test him, not a fake one, didn't you?"

"But……"

"Anyway, before the time comes, the ceremony cannot be held. If he has regrets in his heart, it may hinder us during the ceremony, but it will be more dangerous, Stiyl."

Steele gritted his teeth.

Teeth creaked.Stiyl suppressed the desire to bite Kamijou's throat like a beast and said, "You only have 10 minutes, do you hear..."

Steele turned and walked towards the door of the apartment.

Without saying a word, Kanzaki followed Stiyl out of the room.Her eyes were full of a bitter smile.

Snapped!The door was closed.

In the room, only Kamijou and Index were left—these were 10 minutes that they risked their lives for.And the bet was on Index's life.However, Kamijou didn't know what to do.

"Ah-huh..."

Index, who was slumped on the ground, let out a sound that made Kamijou's shoulders tremble.

Index's eyes were slightly opened.Her expression seemed to be only worried about why she fell asleep on the quilt,

And where did Kamijou who was sleeping here go?

Don't worry about your own affairs at all.

"........."

Kamijou clenched his teeth.Facing this girl in front of me is even more terrifying than facing a magician.

However, there must be no escape.

"When...ma...?"