NOVEL FROG Chapter 15: I Heard You Have Amnesia?
Everyone was discussing where to spend the night today, when Nicola suddenly suggested to us that she knew of an abandoned village nearby.
"I discovered it while coming here. It seems the original villagers have been killed by monsters." Recalling the tragic scene she saw, a very distressed look appeared on her face.
Following her directions, we didn't walk far before seeing a forest path. I suddenly remembered that I had walked this path alone before.
After walking along the path for about ten more minutes, a village with a dozen or so houses soon appeared before everyone's eyes.
Everyone was silent. Being so close to the center of the disaster, it was almost inevitable to be involved.
Of course, the empty village road no longer showed any figures. Occasionally some incomplete corpses could be seen. Many of the houses were completely destroyed, the rest were either half-collapsed or broken with a big hole. However, after turning a bend, we saw a carriage parked by the roadside, and next to it was a relatively intact single-door small courtyard.
The carriage looked very much like the one I had missed before.
"Wow, there are still people here?" Brennan said in surprise.
Before we could speak, one of the two sages inside opened the door. They wore long red robes like Selene's priest robes, only different in color and style. But instead of holding a staff, they had an ornate book hung at their waists.
"Are they from your church?" I whispered to Selene.
"No, they are sages from the Tower. I don't know why they are here either. They are most likely investigating the previous battle too," Selene didn't seem particularly wary.
Before we could speak, one of the sages spoke first:
"Are you all coming to spend the night in this village too?"
"That's right. We'll leave after one night, no ill intentions," Adrian stepped forward to explain our position.
"So you've been to that place too?" The other sage immediately chimed in. "And... you have two angels among you."
I was very surprised because Nicola and I had already hidden our wings, but we were still spotted at a glance. And we all understood what "that place" meant, so Selene was right.
"They are indeed angels, but they don't know the details, so we are investigating too," Adrian glanced back at us and tried his best to defend us, then deliberately changed the topic to them.
"You seem to know more, so can you tell us a little?"
"It's not really a big deal..." The two sages hesitated, seemingly aware they had been led on, then turned and walked back into the room, leaving only a dismissal. "There are many empty houses in this village, so please don't come near this yard."
Adrian shrugged at us. So we could only continue along the road and soon found a small building that looked relatively intact.
Naturally there were no figures inside the house, but it looked clean and tidy, after all not much time had passed since the change.
After deciding to spend the night here, everyone got busy. Brennan and Adrian were responsible for preparing food, while Selene and Vivianne were assigned to go upstairs and clean up the rooms.
I had wanted to help cook too, because I was quite confident in my cooking skills. But when I got to the kitchen, I realized it was a wood-burning stove. I was completely dumbfounded, but the two guys used the excuse that I had a tiring day and we survived only thanks to Nicola and I, so I shouldn't work anymore, to kick me out of the kitchen. From their attitude, I suddenly suspected they were afraid of me helping.
"Is that storage magic?"
Meanwhile, Nicola was looking at the various ingredients Vivianne took out with great interest in the dining room. "It should be space magic, right?"
"Lady Nicola is indeed amazing to see through it at once," Selene looked at Nicola with great reverence. In her mind, this four-winged angel was a supreme existence, she would flatter almost anything Nicola said.
When the two girls went upstairs to clean up the rooms, leaving just us two angels, Nicola pulled over a stool and sat down beside me. She asked with great concern, "I heard you have amnesia?"
"Huh?" I was totally confused as to why she would suddenly mention this.
"Yes... yes," I said awkwardly.
To be honest, I felt a little guilty at this moment. Nicola was after all a very powerful four-winged angel. I was afraid she would see through something, though amnesia was a very rare condition in humans, let alone angels. It was simply ridiculous.
"Actually, there is still a very good chance of recovering lost memories," Nicola seemed to be comforting me. She gently put her arm around my shoulders and said gently, "It is said that the best way to recover from amnesia is to find ways to stimulate memories."
"Really?" So people in this world have the same view on amnesia? It seemed she didn't doubt me, and I breathed a sigh of relief that I hadn't been found out. To have such great beauty and angel so close to me, I immediately started having improper thoughts and just wanted to maintain this state, so I tried my best to play along with her.
"Then how can I stimulate memories?"
"I think if you have more contact with relevant people and things, it may be very helpful in recovering memories. For example..." She raised her head as if trying hard to think of issues related to this, and her hand on my shoulder somehow slipped down to my waist.
"For example, angel-related things! You're an angel, and you must have had the most contact with angels before, so..." Nicola finally seemed to have thought of something and turned to face me.
"That's right! So since I'm also an angel, does seeing me bring back any memories?"
Seeing that beautiful face getting closer and closer to me, I suddenly felt my heart start to race. Nicola was so gorgeous, she would definitely become a huge celebrity if she was on Earth. Even if she didn't want to, just one photo of her posted online would blow up the entire entertainment industry.
"I feel like I've seen you somewhere before. Take a good look, does it trigger any memories?"
Could my angel body have met her before? Because of the transmigration, I became even more nervous, afraid of revealing anything. But then I thought, as long as I insisted on having amnesia and didn't mention anything from before, there shouldn't be any problem.
"Um... not yet," I suddenly felt I had deceived another kind-hearted person, or rather, angel. But my body couldn't help leaning closer to her.
"Is that so?" She looked a little disappointed at my words and sighed deeply. Seemingly somewhat heartbroken, she hugged me even tighter. "No worries, as long as you put in the effort, success is inevitable. I believe that through regular deep communication and interaction between us, you'll one day trigger some inspiration and remember everything."
At the end, she carefully added:
"After all, the essence of stimulation therapy lies in perseverance. As long as you don't give up, success will come one day."
"Mm..." I was almost entirely wrapped in her embrace, feeling her exquisite figure and the arousing softness in front of her chest. My whole body felt hot, excitement mixed with a trace of guilt.
Although I had lived to this age, it was still my first time being so close to a girl. I was too innocent in high school when I dated Quinn, we only held hands. Then we broke up suddenly. So I hadn't had a girlfriend all through university until graduation. Now after transmigration, I actually encountered such a fortuitous affair, making me start to doubt if I was a shameless crook taking advantage of my angel identity.
"Dinner is ready." At this moment, Adrian happened to walk in carrying some cooked food. Seeing Nicola's and my posture, he suddenly smiled and said, "You angels really have a good relationship, seeming so close after just meeting for a short time."
"Of course! We are sisters who have known each other for many years after all," Nicola said with a smile, lowering her head and rubbing it against my hair. She took a deep breath and said, "Alas! It's a pity Feliciana has amnesia, but even amnesia cannot hinder our sisterly affection."
At this time, Vivianne and Selene also came downstairs. Seeing so many people around, I didn't dare to blatantly take more advantage of Nicola. After all, it was really shameless. Meanwhile, Brennan also came out of the kitchen carrying food. So I hurriedly pushed her away, my face flushed as I sat up straight and lowered my head, not daring to look at her again.
"Huh, what's wrong with Feliciana?" Vivianne seemed to notice my abnormality and asked concernedly.
"Haha, nothing, nothing..." Nicola said with an awkward laugh. "Just now we were discussing her amnesia issue. Right, Feliciana?"
"Mm..."
Seeing me nod heavily, I was very grateful to Nicola for helping me out of the situation. So I quickly called everyone to eat.
Dinner time soon passed...
After the meal, everyone sat together to rest. Adrian and Brennan were passionately discussing the gains and losses in today's battle. Vivianne was very intimately holding one of my arms, constantly asking me all kinds of questions about angels. But as a halfway amateur angel, how would I know these things? I could only fob her off with having amnesia and not remembering.
Selene kept pestering her revered Nicola, ceaselessly asking about light magic issues, as well as matters concerning Heaven. But Nicola seemed a little absent-minded, answering intermittently and evasively.