Watching the backs of Black Blade and Grayfist as they gradually walked farther away, Notch always had an indescribable feeling in his heart, as if this scene had happened before.
Although he had only met Black Blade and Grayfist once or twice and didn't have much interaction with them, Notch had always been very accurate when judging people.
By observing their everyday behavior, he had already gained a general understanding of their personalities.
Black Blade was a steady person. Although he looked somewhat cold on the outside, in reality he was very delicate when it came to emotions and always took the feelings of the people around him into consideration.
In contrast, Grayfist was more like a carefree child, lively and cheerful, often doing things that caught people off guard.
When he saw Black Blade and Grayfist together, their interactions made Notch feel extremely familiar.
This feeling was like looking at his own past, or rather, recalling some distant moment.
Deep in Notch's memories, it seemed as though there were two figures that overlapped with the Black Blade and Grayfist before his eyes.
They were his two close friends, whose personalities were exactly the same as Black Blade and Grayfist's.
One was calm and reserved, while the other was full of energy and loved to cause trouble.
The way they got along was almost identical to how Black Blade and Grayfist were now.
This was exactly what confused Notch. Clearly, the scene in front of him was so familiar, and clearly, he subconsciously thought of those two friends who resembled Black Blade and Grayfist.
But at this moment, Notch's mind felt as if it were covered by a thick layer of clouds and fog, and he simply could not remember who those two friends were.
Thinking of this, a strong sense of déjà vu couldn't help but surge up in Notch's heart.
This situation wasn't happening for the first time. It was just like when Notch talked with Stephen before coming to the rainforest.
At that time, two familiar yet unfamiliar voices appeared in his mind, but he still couldn't remember who those two people were.
"This isn't the first time this kind of situation has appeared…"
"Those two voices… maybe they're the voices of the two friends I can't remember…"
Notch naturally connected these two experiences together.
He was certain that the two voices that had appeared in his mind before were exactly from the two friends he had just thought of.
However, what puzzled Notch was that even though he could remember what they had said, remember their voices, and could even see traces of them in other people, why was he still completely unable to remember who they were, what they looked like, or the stories that had happened between them and himself?
"Since they're my good friends… why is there absolutely no memory of them in my mind at all…"
At this thought, Notch suddenly felt a sharp pain in his temples.
This pain was exactly the same as last time. Every time Notch tried to recall anything related to those two friends, his head would hurt so badly that it was unbearable.
It was as if his body had produced a strong rejection reaction, and his brain seemed to be desperately resisting Notch's attempts to recall those two friends.
Seeing Notch frowning tightly and pressing both hands against his temples, Xu Yuan finally spoke up.
"What's wrong?"
What Notch had just muttered to himself while staring at the backs of Black Blade and Grayfist naturally didn't escape Xu Yuan's ears.
Earlier, Xu Yuan had been considering finding an opening to talk with Notch about the topic of friendship.
Who would have thought that the appearance of Black Blade and Grayfist would conveniently solve this problem.
Xu Yuan could have picked up on Notch's words right away, but he didn't do that.
In fact, he wanted to observe Notch's reaction first.
From Xu Yuan's observation, Notch's subconscious was very clear about the story of those two friends.
But his conscious mind, in order to protect him, did not allow him to recall anything about those two friends.
Just now, Notch should have been trying hard to remember fragments related to those two friends, but judging from the situation, he must have failed. His headache stopped him from continuing to think.
Xu Yuan was also worried that if Notch forced himself to keep thinking despite the headache, something might go wrong, which was why he spoke up.
Hearing Xu Yuan's words, Notch shook his head and smiled awkwardly.
"It's nothing…"
Notch instinctively prepared to hide the reason behind this situation.
He looked up at Xu Yuan, and when he saw the concern revealed in Xu Yuan's eyes, Notch froze for a moment.
"Maybe… he can help me solve this problem?…"
After their last conversation, Notch had completely come to trust Xu Yuan.
And through that conversation, Notch had also clearly realized Xu Yuan's breadth of perspective.
It was precisely because of this that Notch wanted to talk more with Xu Yuan, because he felt he could learn a lot from him. Some of the things Xu Yuan occasionally said could benefit him immensely.
So he wanted to ask Xu Yuan about this problem that had been troubling him. Maybe Xu Yuan could help him find an answer.
After thinking this through, Notch looked at Xu Yuan and said, "Just now, when I saw the backs of Black Blade and Grayfist, in that moment I thought of two friends of mine who are very similar to them…"
"I feel that these two friends weren't just casual acquaintances to me. They should be very important to me."
"But I can never remember who they are… there's no memory of them at all in my mind…"
"This kind of thing hasn't happened just once. Every time I try hard to recall information about them, my head hurts like it's about to explode…"
"Although after what happened ten years ago, my memory really isn't as good as it used to be, I've had brain examinations, and there were no symptoms of amnesia…"
"I really don't know what's going on… Do those two friends really exist? Or is it all just my imagination?"
Hearing Notch's words, Xu Yuan couldn't help but hesitate.
Notch had taken the initiative to mention what happened ten years ago. In fact, at a time like this, Xu Yuan could naturally bring up the Void.
But doing so would be too risky. If he brought up the Void now, Notch would very likely suspect that the consciousness of the Void was his two friends.
He already knew what the Void had done. If things were exposed at this moment, it would mean that he would have just learned the truth and would then have to make a choice.
Receiving a huge amount of information in a short time and then immediately facing a major decision, given Notch's current mental state, he might not be able to handle it.
Thinking this over, Xu Yuan pondered for a moment, then said, "Every time you recall those things, you get splitting headaches. That means your body is rejecting that memory, it isn't ready to accept it."
"That memory probably isn't a good one for you."
"If your body isn't ready, even if you do recall those things, you wouldn't be able to bear it."
"If I told you to just let things take their natural course, even if you agreed, you probably wouldn't be able to do it."
"I do have a method here, though…"
"Maybe you can try desensitization training."
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