Chapter 651: Galahad 511
Leaving the coast behind, Reiger didn’t choose to teleport back to the Nameless Forest with Matthew. Instead, he slowly followed this visitor from Chaldea.
Because of her amnesia, the girl had even forgotten her own name, her mind was empty, and her delicate little face always bore a confused expression, so much so that she didn’t even doubt Reiger or worry that this stranger might harm her. She just faithfully followed behind him.
If Reiger teleported to the Nameless Forest with Matthew right then, he was certain that the girl would only be more bewildered, perhaps even anxious.
Without understanding the current situation, not even knowing who she was, if he took Matthew to meet Altoria, to see Alberon, or to see her original companions, perhaps she wouldn’t be able to handle so much information at once?
Therefore, Reiger decided to give Matthew some time to adjust.
But as the girl’s confusion in her eyes grew even denser, showing no signs of easing, Reiger felt that it would be better to speak up.
"I’m Reiger Brillhaut."
As they walked on the road to the Nameless Forest, Reiger suddenly spoke.
"Just call me Reiger."
To Matthew, Reiger’s sudden voice seemed to startle her.
"That, that..."
After snapping back to reality, Matthew hurriedly spoke, but she didn’t know what to say.
Although she had forgotten many things, she still had at least basic common sense.
Now, since Reiger had introduced himself, it was only logical for her to give her name as well, and Matthew remembered this much.
But, how should she introduce herself?
"My name is... what...?"
The girl then murmured, as if in a daze.
Consequently, Reiger spoke at the right moment.
"You are Matthew Kililet, a Master from Chaldea."
Reiger’s straightforward words made Matthew’s eyes brighten.
"Matthew Kililet..."
Is that really my name?
Indeed, it did feel very familiar.
But...
"Chaldea? A Master?"
What are those?
"It seems you really have forgotten everything." Reiger said, gazing at Matthew: "It’s just bad luck that you guys just arrived in Fairy Country Britannia and ended up landing in the Nameless Forest area. Had it been somewhere else, you wouldn’t have ended up like this."
This was indeed a case of bad luck for Chaldea.
All other areas around the coast of Fairy Country Britannia are safe for landing except the Nameless Forest area.
At least, in the original narrative, other than Chaldea, which landed in the Nameless Forest, none of the otherworldly things that drifted here from outside Fairy Country had any trouble.
The most classic example is Altoria.
This fairy from paradise had drifted ashore to Tintagel in a small boat when she was just a baby, surrounded by a pile of treasure and the chosen staff, and she landed safely, didn’t she?
Since ancient times, there have been many things that have drifted here from outside Fairy Country Britannia, but none of them were known to have had accidents.
It was only Chaldea, whose unlucky landing in the Nameless Forest led to all of them falling under the Curse, fearing that every one of them would lose their memories, including their names.
If it weren’t for Reiger and others proactively coming over, then according to the original story’s development, those people from Chaldea probably would have struggled for a while to regain their memories and start to regroup.
Especially the Master of Chaldea, in the original work, met Altoria, the child of prophecy, after losing her memories. Now, Altoria is... correction, is following Reiger. If things continue to develop along the original trajectory, the Master of Chaldea wouldn’t encounter Altoria in the Nameless Forest.
Without the fated encounter between the child of prophecy and the foreign traveler, the subsequent plot might undergo violent changes, and those from Chaldea might face even more difficulties than in the original work.
Considering all this, Reiger could only comment that they had bad luck.
Of course, Matthew knew none of this.
All she knew was that the seemingly peer-aged male, who appeared to have saved her, seemed to know her and was aware of the past she had forgotten.
Thus, she mustered the courage to speak to Reiger.
"Could you tell me who I am, and how I ended up this way, please?"
As she said this, Matthew bowed to Reiger, making a request.
"Certainly." Reiger didn’t hesitate much and said, "I would have explained it to you even if you hadn’t asked."
Then and there, Reiger explained all about Matthew’s origins, Chaldea’s situation, and how she had come to be in her current state in a simplified manner.
Naturally, this included information on all aspects, such as the pan-human history, the Folklore World, Fairy Country, and why Chaldea had come to this place.
This left Matthew utterly bewildered.
"Pan-human history is going to be destroyed? So, the end of the world is coming?"
"This place is another world? Not the one I was born in?"
"I am a Master? And I’m here to stop this world from destroying ours?"