Book 16: Chapter 36
“Son, what are you doing?”
I jolted back to reality. Mom grabbed my hand the moment my finger was going to come into contact with the spring. I looked at Mom in a hazy state, whereas Mom looked at me in a tense state. She nervously asked, “Son, what did you come here for at this hour?”
“I… I… Why did I come here again?”
I looked back at the spring, confused. I scrubbed my head, thinking, “Yeah, why did I come here? I should’ve gone… gone and done what again…? Why did I come here…? What happened? Why did I come to the spring and space out?”
Mom nervously clasped my face and turned it to face her. She looked into my eyes and questioned, “Son, what exactly happened? Why are you here? Why are you in a daze? What exactly happened? Son, can you recall what happened? Did you touch the water in the spring?”
“I… I don’t know… i… I don’t think so…? I myself can’t remember why I came here… I think… I think… it was because I heard the spring call for me? I remember… That’s all I can remember. I’ve forgotten everything in between.”
Mom shouted, “Son, look into Mommy’s eyes! Did you touch the water or not? Yes or no?!”
I rarely saw Mom so tense. I’d say that she was excessively tense. Could I have somehow changed, I wondered. The feeling of not knowing was perplexing. I didn’t feel that way because I didn’t know what happened but because I was worried. I was worried because I went through something but had no idea what it was.
Mom gently caressed my face with her hand then quietly chanted something. I felt the mana in my body, particularly my brain, slowly circulate. I felt my body and memory alter, especially my memory. It was a strange feeling that felt as though my brain was undergoing data repair. I think something went awry, though.