Time Limit

For a moment, Kiryu is puzzled by those words when he recalls something. When he disappeared and found him, he did advise Lila to stay away from him. It seems like Lila told Soichiro.

Contrary to Lila's behavior towards Soichiro, Kiryu knew how much the girl cared for him. When they met up again, Kiryu asked if anybody else knew about the words he said to her then, other than the guys, but Lila said there was nobody else.

She cares for Soichiro but is always unnaturally cruel to him. A twisted relationship but Kiryu understood why. For her to admit that he is special would make the guy conceited, which would mean forgiving him.

"At least I am better than you; where were you when all this disaster struck?"

"Doing the favor, she asked me."

"Favour?"

"I don't see why I have to discuss that with you," Soichiro said, annoyed. "Is she really asleep?

Kiryu understood where he was coming from. This conversation would go nowhere. "She--" His sentence fell short when a pair of pretty hands took the phone from him.

Lila sighed deeply. "I told you before if you pick on Kiryu, I won't talk to you."

"Is that any way to speak to somebody you asked for a favor?"

"I think you know already, but my memories are very vague right now. If I asked you something, you are going to have to brief me on it because I do not remember the details right now."

Soichiro didn't say anything until Lila urged him.

"Well, this is awkward to say now, but you asked me if there was any way to transfer your lifeforce to save your husband."

At that comment, Kiryu's eyes widened. "Wait? What?"

"It's like what you heard. There is something wrong with Haruka. At the start, when Lila was observing Haruka for her mission, she sent me samples of the drugs he took. During that time, I analyzed and gathered all the data. The drugs Zane distributed take away a portion of life force. Of course, this depends on how much you take, but considering how many samples Lila sent me, I worked it out."

Kiryu tensed up but still asked. "How many years?"

"If we are lucky three, but with the current situation barely a year."

He felt the color drain from his face then. He thought his and Lila's situation was bad, but Haruka? There is barely enough time. Right now, those people have Haruka and are most likely feeding him more drugs. That barely a year will shorten even more.

Kiryu didn't think they had such little time. He knew the situation was bad, but he thought they could still fix it. Is this what Lila wanted to talk to him about? Now that he thought it through, she wanted to discuss something with him. Was it this?

So Lila knew this and asked for a favor from Soichiro.

"Did you find a way?"

Kiryu looked at the girl, horrified. "Wait-"

"I did. But you know right now you don't remember Haruka, so I wonder if you still want to go through with it?"

"I do."

Kiryu grabbed Lila's wrist. "No."

"Kiryu-"

"Sorry, Soichiro, I am hanging up." He quickly ended the call and turned to Lila. There was a mixture of pain and anger in his eyes. How could she even suggest something like this?

When he first heard from Mamoru-san regarding his and Lilas abilities being too similar. Kiryu decided to investigate things himself and learned what was happening to Lila would also happen to him. The child of the Queen of darkness, naturally, there cannot be one. H often heard stories that when Lila was still inside Sumire-san, the Queen of darkness powers tried to kill Lila several times.

There is a different power source in Lila, but it seems her fate has yet to change.

"No," Kiryu repeated like he was in a trance. "I am done with all of this, and frankly speaking, you should be too. Lila, let me take you away from all of this. I don't want you to suffer any longer. Why do we have to sacrifice our lives for other people? A world without you, I don't want that. You're aware of this very well, and you still made that deal with Soichiro."

He knew there was no use lashing out at her like this. The current Lila does not remember why she decided something like that. But after hearing that story from Soichiro, Kiryu felt very emotional.

"How could you do this to me?" Kiryu mumbled. "I love you so much. Even though we can't be together, I want you to be alive, Lila. I want you to live."

All the emotions he has held back this entire time came spilling out. He does not care what happens to the rest of the world, and he just wants her to be alive and healthy.

To his surprise, Lila wrapped her arms around his neck. "Just as you can say that for me, I think the same towards Haruka. I am sorry, Kiryu, but if Haruka is alive, I will do whatever I can to save him."

It was then when Kiryu got a look at the time. It was the time where Lila would regain bits and pieces of her memories. It seems there isn't a violent outbreak today, and it must be because of the conversation with Soichiro.

"Is this what you wanted to talk to me about?"

Lila nodded. "It was the reason why I desperately wanted to find you. I didn't think it was right that I kept it from you for so long, and based on the situation, anything could happen at any time, so.."

Kiryu clenched his fist when he heard those words. If he didn't decide to be selfish and never appeared before her again, then the next time would he have heard news of her death?

"Kiryu," Lila said softly. "You know it is painful for me too."

"I know that is why I backed away."

Lila shook her head. "It hurt me more when you did that. I thought you didn't need me anymore."

"That-"

"Im sorry, Kiryu, but if he is alive. I need to do this for him."

Kiryu sighed deeply. Right now, there was so much information in his head, and he felt like exploding. But for her sake, he needs to calm down.

"Do you know your memories vanish during the day?"

"Vaguely."

"I asked the old man, and he told me your the one who did that to yourself." This is the first night since she lost her memories where she is not having a panic attack or doing anything careless, so he wanted to discuss this with her.

"Yes."

"Why? I know it is painful, but-"

"No, that isn't the reason. I did this so I can lure Rosalia-chan, no lure Sophia out."