Dropped Into Another World 52

Chapter 52 – Living Longer Means….

「Isn’t it about time for you to put it somewhere?」

Goddess Aion points to the magic stone that contains darkness magic power I’m showing her.

Given the expression on her face, you can tell that she’s seriously disgusted.

I don’t intend to harass her so I return the magic stone I was holding to its original place.

That’s all it takes for Goddess Aion to be relieved.

I just put it on the shelf….

「Is it really that bad?」

The power is certainly strong.

It even went out of control but I managed to stabilize and locked it tight in the magic stone.

I don’t understand why Goddess Aion is so wary.

「It’s something that shouldn’t even be in this world. Normally, it can’t even keep its form. No, it can’t even be made in the first place.」

「I told you it’s only reproduction.」

「You’ve been saying “reproduction” since earlier but, where did you base it from?」

「From how I remembered the drops of the demon world that I got in the forest.」

「That’s not reproduction. You created it from scratch.」

Hnn?

「No, I took what I remember from my memory and imitated it so it is only reproduction.」

「Right, reproduction.」

Eh, isn’t it?

For some reason, the two of us tilted our heads.

I mean, is that even important?

「I kind of got caught up but…..is there any point in telling me how you made it?」

Yeah.

I guess no.

「I just want to confirm something. The Cerberus won’t have any problem with me giving it what I reproduced, right?」

I just need her confirmation to make sure.

Goddess Aion herself said it was darkness magic power and I want to give it as much as it wants.

Goddess Aion thinks for a moment.

Is that a no?

「I don’t see any problem with it. Besides, haven’t you given it already? I will inform the gods and pressure them to contact the demon world as soon as possible. I’ll also contact the god of time and ask for his cooperation.」

Sounds like things are moving in the right direction.

「Well, I guess things have come to this since I forgot. I really have to organize my memory…..I’m already getting annoyed as day goes by. Wait, what is organizing memory…..hnn?」

Goddess Aion looks at me blankly.

「What’s the matter?」

Goddess Aion continued to stare at me without answering my question.

I’m a little scared given how serious her expression is.

What’s going on!

「You said you reproduced it according to what you remember?」

What?

Are we going to talk about that again?

So, what’s wrong with my reproduction?

「Ah, yes. I reproduced it based on the poisonous black light that came out of one of the drops of the demon world I collected in the forest. What about it?」

Goddess Aion’s expression was drawn back by what I said.

「Impossible! So that’s how it is! It all makes sense now」

Impossible?

Are you saying that it can’t be reproduced?

「The fact that you were able to do it means you’re already on this side.」

Do it?

What do you mean…..?

I have no idea what you are talking about!

And what do you mean by “this side”….?

「Excuse me. I didn’t expect this at all. Akira, I told you before that you’re no longer human.」

How is me not being human related to what you just said?

Is it because a human won’t be able to reproduce it?

「Is there anything wrong with your memory?」

Wrong with my memory?

Speaking of which, there were a lot of things I couldn’t remember.

What were they?

…..eh?

I can’t even remember what I couldn’t remember.

This is bad.

Ah, is this what Goddess Aion is asking?

I mean, how is it related to reproduction?

Are you going to connect it later?

「Well, I seem to be getting forgetful.」

Does this have anything to do with Goddess Aion not being able to calm down?

「I knew it」

You knew it?

「Ehto, excuse me but, can you explain it to me in a simple way that even I can understand?」

I have no idea what’s going on.

「Well, to put it simply, Akira is already incorporated into the rules of the gods.」

…..I see.

I guess that’s a simple explanation.

「Tell me what the rules of the gods are.」

There’s no way I’ll know without anyone telling me.

「The rules of the gods have been created naturally over a long period of time and before you knew it, they will be applied to you as soon as you become a god. It is said that you can’t escape those rules.」

Rules that have been created over a long period of time?

You mean gods created them to make it easier for them to act?

「The most important of those rules is to organize your memory.」

Speaking of which, you said something about how troublesome it is to organize your memory before.

「Organizing memories exactly means as it sounds. Every time your day is over, it will be your task to divide today’s events into what you need and what you don’t need.」

What a tedious task.

I mean, to separate the memory you need and you don’t need every day….

「Is that necessary?」

「Yeah, we gods used to live forever. Now, we have life spans but we still live far longer than the rest. Therefore, the amount of memories that accumulate during our lives is enormous. If we leave them unattended, we will not be able to recall the memories we need when we need them. Also, even gods have a limit to the amount we can remember. When we reach the limit, it is said that even necessary things are forgotten because they are deemed unnecessary. To prevent this from happening, we need to organize our memories. In order to reduce the amount of memories, we need to erase memories that are deemed unnecessary. Then, we attach keywords to the necessary memories and place them in the same keywords or in the same chronological order.」

Place?

Memories are not things that can be touched so how can you even place them somewhere?

「And if a problem arises, you search for it by keyword and you’ll be able to get the memory you need right away.」

「I see.」

So, to summarize what I learned, if you live long enough, your memory will eventually reach its limit due to the sheer volume of memories.

To prevent that from happening, the rules of the gods will apply and you need to organize your memories.

And then, they’ll put the organized memory somewhere.

This is the part I don’t understand.

「Ano, you said something about placing your memory somewhere, where exactly is it?」

「On the memory shelf…..ah, yes, that needs to be explained….」

Goddess Aion looks puzzled.

「Right, you’re a different existence compared to us.」

Hnn?

「Normally, this is something you’ll learn during apprenticeship. When you get to live a long time, you’ll learn things along the way. This is the reason why I spoke as if you already knew.」

It’s totally unexpected for me to become like this.

I don’t think it’s my fault but I’m sorry for the confusion.

「You have to make your own memory room and you have to make shelves for each age group. You’ll place the necessary memory there.」

Create a memory room?

And, I’ll also have to make the shelves there?

「Can’t I just make that memory room in my head?」

「No, that won’t even make sense. No matter how much you organize, no matter how much unnecessary memory you’ll erase, you’ll still be left with a huge amount of memories. Eventually, you’ll reach your limit.」

That’s true.

Hnn?

So, does that mean that I need to make a memory room somewhere?

Eh?

And I’ll put my memories there?

「When I say “memory room” I mean you’re going to create an independent space that only you can enter. 」

An independent space?

I’m not familiar with that kind of thing.

Let’s see, an independent space….a different space?

I don’t know.

Is it similar to another world?

A different world is a world that is different from the original world.

So, an independent space is a different world from where you are.

And it’s only for me.

In other words, I’m going to create a memory room in an independent space that only I can enter.

I tried to put it into words but I can’t understand any of it.

「I’m sorry. Can you try to make it clearer?」

「You don’t have to think so hard. You just need to use your new power to magically create a world that only you can enter.」

I somehow get it.

I can create it if I can imagine it.

「Create it right away.」

Goddess Aion’s words startled me. I stared at her.

「It is possible that your memories are already being erased so you should get to work on it right away in order to control it. You have to make the rules of the gods not to get the better of you. 」

I agree.

It would be troublesome if even necessary memories were erased.

「How much of a world should I create?」

「At first, well…. I think it would be easier for you to imitate something.」

The memory room is going to contain my future memories, right?

Considering that, is it better to imagine a big building?

「Can I expand my memory room later?」

「There is nothing you can’t do in a space you’ve created.」

There’s nothing I can’t do.

That’s great.

That means I can add more memory rooms later, right?

Then, I shouldn’t force myself to imagine a big building.

So, it should be something familiar, easy to imagine, and decently big…..how about a school?

「Hey, what do you think about imitating a school?」

「A school? Yeah, I think that’s a good idea.」

Good.

I’ll give it a try.

Areh?

Where did the reproduction topic go?