Wait, What You Mean I Got Reincarnated As A Heroine In Another World?-Chapter 5 - Grimoire

"What's wrong, my dear?" she said while tenderly gazing at me.

"Nope, nothing. Really."

It was weird and strange. I felt like... you know, haven't I been doing these things for a long time, from going to the bathroom, coming back, and then fainting?

I had no idea, but apparently I would have to hurry myself to school. I ought to-

CLICK!

LIST OF LIBRARY GRIMOIRES

All of a sudden, such an enormous text appeared in my head. No, not the touch screen with stats akin to what I demanded. But rather, it was as if something had been unlocked, And when it appeared, its inherent form would still be a memory.

Would this be genuinely my ability? And if it were to be the case, how did it work? As far as I remember, I've barely had never been able to do things such 'using a key to unlock a memory from a chest,' and for some reason, this felt amost natural.

Was this really Kairi's memory... I mean, not me, but "Kairi" which is in her body?

Ah, this was so perplexing!

Maybe I should just label the original property's owner with a name.

Yes, something I could use to separate 'myself' from this memory which belongs to this mind. Ah, right... if I were to think about it, 'Kailene,' which is the shortened form of "Kairi Selene," appears convenient enough. Yes, with this I could-

'KAILENE' LOCKED

Huh? I just wondered, as this memory itself surprised me.

It seems I found the answer to this weird and strange 'ability.'

So, according to observation based on data, maybe it looked like this...

When I accessed a memory... did the time freeze? Basically like a pause button?

So, it technically works like a game with objectives then. But then, all of a sudden...

LIST OF LIBRARY GREMOIRES

A wave of dizziness hit me, as I stumbled, catching myself on the edge of the desk.

Whoa, take it easy, body.

Perhaps, these were not like those shows or books then. Not to mention there were no floating screens. Just... chests. Memory chests? Inventories? I opened my eyes, staring at the grimoire I had pulled out earlier. But how did I know if this were to be real? I spent ages in my head, and then... boom, back where I started. Like a rewind. I picked up the grimoire, flipping through the pages. Or was it a rewind? More like... a pause, then a leap? And then I fainted. Did time just stop? Or did I go backwards? I had no idea.

I closed the book, setting it down with a thud.

Very interesting...

But I needed to make sure if this was real. Because as far as I did remember, I've had spent a lot of time in my head, but it was as if my 'memory' returned to its original place. Wasn't that weird? Not to mention the fainting incident earlier...

Would time simply rewind or just stop on its own? I wasn't sure. Or perhaps was this the so-called regression phenomenon? I haven't had read on such things, but this kind of 'trope' was considered unique because it would've made the body's owner return to a certain specific time, akin to pressing the 'restart' button, starting over.

No, I don't think so. Perhaps it's similar, a combination of both? I mean, regression and transmigration. Perhaps I would find the answers to these things later.

Hm... was this place the so-called fourth wall? A wall where I could be connected with audience, interact with them? If that's so, maybe I could ask them for the clues.

Who knows it might be useful, hehehe.

Wait, this wasn't the right time to goof around. Because... if this were really my ability, I still would've got plenty enough 'time' to master what Kailene has had learned.

I then opened the chest labeled 'Kailene' and, again. with my memory.

When the chest unlocked, grimoires were abundantly disarranged, so many of them...

She mastered these many books?!

Insane. Wait, was this what would be dubbed as the "Mind Palace" phenomenon? As in where you have this castle filled with abundant books as if your mind were a walking encylopedia. I never knew such a phenomenon was real, although honestly, since childhood, I've had easily devoured books like these and it perhaps worked as such.

Hm, these grimoires are textbooks, technically.

I started 'opening' these grimoires one by one...

Wait, what language is this? Hebrew? If it's Hebrew, why did it look like German?

רשימה פון מאסטערד גרימואירעס ביי קיילין 

קלאוויקולא סאלומוניס

קלאוויקולא סאלומוניס רעגיס 

דער בוך פֿון אבראמלין דער מאגוס 

דאס גרימוריאום ווערום 

די זעקסטע און זיבעטע ביכער פֿון משה

די פיקאטריקס

Oh, so these were the books Kailene had mastered...

I would have to learn all of these. But hold on, how could I decipher each word?

Strange.

These letters looked to be the Aramaic aleph-beth for Hebrew, but the pronunciation was more or less a Hebraization of German. In other words, a strange mix of old world text, a twisted version of old hebrew, but sounded German when spoken.

Wait a minute, the first book is titled "Key of Solomon," right? The book was old and spoke of powerful magical rituals. It was one that felt dangerous to even look at..... How could she master such a complex grimoire? Eh, no. I should've been more surprised by the fact that I would've recognized such an ancient grimore.

Wait, what the f*ck?! These weren't even my expertize!

Didn't I never believe in occult or magic? Let alone read, I never even knew about the occult, because none of it ever makes sense in my point of view.

I have been someone who always believed in scientific advancement and always rejected such things that reek 'magic.' And if those things really existed, my life as a doctor would have been 1000% much easier, or so I thought.

But when I 'read' these books one by one, it never seemed so easy...

Kailene was exceptional enough for memorizing all of these...

I thought, while struggling to master these books, like a 'Kailene' who appeared to be an ideal student with multitude of feats and achievements. Not to mention the fact that we both seemed very similar, although with one minor but significant difference: I never believed that magic was real, let alone considered miracles to be exist.

Unlike her.

Even though she's in a magical world, she had been attempting to discover phenomenon she shouldn't have learned—science. Even though technically, it should be equivalent to something magical in her world. And it appeared to me that Kailene believes in both thus attempted to prove their existence by linking science with magic.

This fundamental difference would have made Kailene seemed like the other side of the same coin, or something that connected 'us' now. But strangely, 'Kailene's' form is merely a memory, a software without any physical entity.

Wait, could she also be the one correcting my words earlier?

Ah, not necessarily. It could just be a 'recording' in the form of waves.

Damn you, Kailene.

I felt guilty for occupying a 'vessel' with such a great potential. I was also a little jealous and felt conflicted upon learning that she believed in the existence of my world, while I underestimated and looked down on the existence of 'magic' that I thought never really existed in my world. I was ashamed and sad to know this bitter truth.

Maybe I should have apologized to her had I ever met her.

Meh, as if that ever happens.

Okay, enough with this 'killing my curiosity like a cat' kind of event, now it's time to get out of my head and get hurried to the school, Aethelgarten Akademiya.

That way, I could get to know 'Kailene' much more. Perhaps also—

"Dear, were you daydreaming just then? Thinking about something, hm?"

"Ah... uh, nothing, Mom. I'm not thinking about anything."

"For real?"

"Yes, for real. I won't dare to swear, though."

"Oh, I see... are you lying to me then? What are you hiding from me, my dear?"

I wouldn't dare reveal my true identity,

Let alone saying that the 'Kairi' in front of her is not the real 'Kairi.'

"A secret you don't need to know, Mom."

"Heh, you are still a kid and already playing secrets with your mom?"

"No, Mom. I'm a grown up. And if I were going to tell you, it's probably not important anyway. Okay, that's all. I just want to get ready for school."

"Oh, I see. Are you really okay? I mean, are you really awake?"

"Yes, I'm fine, Mom. Besides, it was just a faint from a not-so-bad headache."

"Okay then, take care, okay? Be careful on the way."

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Her lips kissed my forehead gently while patting my shoulder.

This warmth... it's so strange. I've never felt anything like it before. Her gaze lingered on her mother's retreating figure, a sense of unfamiliar longing stirring within her.

In my old life, there was barely no one... no one to care about me like this.

Honestly, I've had never received such a profound treatment... I always thought that I was never loved. And for some reason, feelings such as 'love' might, slowly but sure, eventually grow on me, or rather my current soul inside of a vessel that is Kailene's.

"Yes, Mom." I hurried to the 'school' in question, again with Kailene's help.

Apparently, I suppose she could help a bit in this little eventful journey, or so I thought.