Cursed Villainess’ Obsession

Fortunately, Emily regained consciousness around the time the sun rose.

“...Thank you.”

“No, I was warm too...”

Of course, since Emily had fainted in the cold night, I had no choice but to hold her in my arms to keep her warm.

When she opened her eyes, she was startled to find herself nestled against me, and she expressed her gratitude.

After the day brightened and we could survey our surroundings, I was able to leave the forest with Emily’s support.

“W-What about... Enzo...”

Then, I delivered the news of Enzo's passing to the female students who had returned from searching for him the previous day.

Some wore shocked expressions, while others burst into tears.

They must have been close to him.

“...Phew.”

As expected, I was the one who made his grave.

Currently, everyone on the island, except for me, was female.

So it was inevitable that I had to take on this task.

Moreover, it was awkward to show them the body of a classmate who had been torn in half.

In any case, it wasn’t too difficult for me, so I handled it quickly.

“Good job, Ken.”

After finishing the digging and erecting a suitable headstone, I heard Emily’s voice from behind.

“Were you close with Enzo?”

“Not at all. Before the past changed, I only saw him briefly in first year, and after the change, all I have is memories of him being annoying.”

Emily's memories had returned perfectly.

However, it seemed she was a bit confused by the differences in memories from before and after the change in the past.

“By the way, I didn’t expect that changing the past would also wipe out memories.”

After finishing Enzo's grave, we moved briefly to the nearby beach.

We found a suitable shady spot to sit and watched the crashing waves.

Naturally, we held hands tightly.

“Hey, Ken... about that. ...Is it really true?”

Then, Emily leaned on my shoulder and looked up at me.

“Huh? What is?”