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[glorifies]

Good day, everyone. I hope you are all in a better state now.

[ Much like his last post on the network, he waves at the camera when the transmission begins. He's seated on a sofa chair with a coffee table in front of him. A shogi set can be seen in the foreground. ]

I'm not sure just how big the Japanese populace is here, but I'd like to send an invitation to play shogi. I do have a certain friend whom I play with every week, but it would also be nice to get to know more people—both through conversation and through a game. I also have a chess set, for those who don't know how to play shogi, so please let me know if you're interested.

[ He keeps it a secret that he's never lost in a game of shogi... or chess... or anything else that isn't basketball, really. u_u ]

My other inquiry is a little far off from board games. I was wondering - if you were given the chance to forget something about yourself, would you take it? [ He lets out an amused chortle, a little obvious that he's hiding something. Akashi is not the best of liars. ] It's a thought I've considered more than once now... I was hoping to get an outsider's point of view.

Anyway, those are all my inquiries. Thank you for your time.

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[glorifies]

That's alright. You needn't apologise. Thank you for your response, nonetheless.

[ At least she was polite in doing so! ]

I suppose so. But I'm asking you the question.

[lumberlady]

Have you found some partners, at least?

[It seems rude to read other people’s comments on this thing...]

I guess that’s my answer, then? I mean... I think forgetting things is risky, cause I guess you’d need magic and I don’t really like the idea of people magicking me but if it was something so painful that I couldn’t go on without forgetting... maybe I would?

[glorifies]

I have. I'm rather excited.

Hm... I see. I didn't consider that someone would have to use magic on me... Thank you for pointing that out.

[lumberlady]

Then that's good!

[Oh... He didn't? Wait-]

I mean... I can't think of any other way to just... somehow forget something like that? Unless there's a "technology" answer...

But either way, I don't think it's a good idea to let that stuff mess around in your head...

[glorifies]

I'm not so sure, either. If the answers were mostly towards being okay with memories being wiped, then I would consider how to have parts of my memory erased.

[ Basically, he hasn't thought that far yet... ]

You do have a point, though. It's not a good idea, but it's something that I've thought about because I feel like it's the right thing to do.

[lumberlady]

You really think so? I don't know what it is, and you don't have to tell me, but...

[But...]

What if you forget something and that changes everything? And you wouldn't even know!

[glorifies]

[ His smile softens, and he looks a little sad despite it all. ]

I don't know... but if it would make the people I care about happy, then isn't that what matters?

[lumberlady]

But... why would people you care about want you to potentially be different?

[glorifies]

Because they don't like a part of me.

[lumberlady]

... That doesn't sound very nice of them, I'm sorry. I don't think making someone just forget something in order to change a part they don't like is what a friend should do.