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"It seems that I have indeed heard this saying before..." He drifted off into his thoughts. "I remember there is a saying: a person experiences two deaths, one when their body decays, and the other when they are forgotten..."
"In this world, being forgotten is no different from dying... And here, once forgotten, it means the end of fate..." He murmured, as if recalling something, suddenly looking up at me. "And you?"
"Me?" I raised an eyebrow. "What about me?"
"Since this is The Land of No Destiny, will you also be 'forgotten'?" He looked puzzled. "But I feel like you seem to remember many things? Even parts that I have already forgotten... Is it because you are the ferryman, making you an exception?"
"No, the reason I remember is simply that these memories do not belong to me," I replied calmly.
"Huh?" He looked confused. "Do not belong to you? What does that mean?"
"After all, the memories I know all belong to this space. Everything related to those who have come here to take the boat, everything that has happened here... All of these are memories belonging to this space, and even I am just a part of this memory."
"What about your memories?" he asked.
"Huh?" I tilted my head in confusion as I looked at him.
"What about your own memories?"
"I?" I felt momentarily lost, my mind blank.
After pondering for a long time, I gently shook my head.
"I don't have any memories that belong to me."
"Why? Isn't that strange?" He seemed a bit indignant on my behalf.
"Is it?" I was unconvinced. "After all, I'm just a Ferryman."
"But before this, you must have been an ordinary person, right? If so, you should have some past of your own."
"Maybe?" I stroked my chin and thought for a moment. "But since I've been in The Land of No Destiny for so long, it's normal to forget."
"Including yourself?" He suddenly looked a bit lost. "Not just forgetting others, but even forgetting yourself, leaving nothing behind?"
"Yeah, of course." I still smiled nonchalantly. "After all, it's The Land of No Destiny."
He looked at me in shock, speechless.
"...Why can you be so indifferent about it?"
I looked at him as if it were obvious.
"Because I don't have any memories that belong to me. No connections, no ties, nothing at all!" I smiled coldly. "Right now, I'm just a Ferryman."
He fell silent suddenly, seemingly unsure of how to respond.
"Are you regretting it?" I looked at him calmly. "If you feel regret, it's not too late now."
"I..." His usually impassive expression revealed a rare struggle.
"While you still haven't completely forgotten and can still hold onto your 'self,' go back to the world and gather the ferry fare," I advised softly. "If you continue to hesitate like this, you'll really have nothing left."
"I..."
But even with his mind in turmoil, he still insisted on staying put.
I truly could not understand his behavior.
"I ask you, what reason is making you so indecisive?"
I saw him furrow his brows tightly, looking bitterly at the ever-murky surface of the River Styx.
"I'm sorry, I just... need to think it over again... need to consider it carefully..."
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