【These Herta Puppets are Meme residues of Remembrance; fortunately, cleaning them up isn't much trouble.】

【Despite doing absolutely nothing, the mirror let out a long sigh of relief as if it had been working itself to death: "Oh my, that was a close call... piu~ So, why would Memes of 'Remembrance' appear here?"】

【"It's not just this one. Look over there—#7631, #10136... they all have the same problem."】

【"Can't you remotely adjust their parameters back?"】

【"Regrettably, no." Herta shrugged. "Because the 'Refusal to Cooperate Module' has been checked—even I can't bypass its permissions, hee-hee."】

【Hearing Madam Herta's emotionless "hee-hee," the mirror felt its brain was about to sprout: "...What on earth was your psychological motivation for designing these things?"】

【Herta maintained her standard "whatever" attitude: "I just designed them for fun at the time."】

【All the Herta Puppets in this area were aggressive, and Herta scrapped them all in short order. However, upon reaching the boundary of the sector, they saw another crystalline Memory Bubble.】

【"Even in a place this deep, there's a Memory Bubble?"】

【"Hee... I have an idea. Interesting. The answer can be revealed later... Let's deal with the faulty puppets first, shall we?"】

【The last faulty puppet was #9588. Although it was a bit troublesome, Herta scrapped it effortlessly.】

【"Whew, that was close... almost shattered into pieces..."】

【"Don't exaggerate. Dealing with such an opponent, even using a single brain cell would be overestimating it."】

【"So, the troubles in all three sectors are resolved now? Does this mean..."】

【"Before that, we still have a small matter to settle." Herta looked up behind her. "It seems a little tail has been following us for a while now..."】

【"Your observation is truly meticulous, Madam Herta." The Fourth Mirror's voice, which had sounded goofy just a second ago, instantly turned cold. "Do you need our help?"】

【"Sure, call everyone out, Fourth Mirror—" A smile curled at the corners of Madam Herta's mouth. "What we are doing is so important, we can't let a petty thief find an opening."】

【Suddenly, three more mirrors appeared out of thin air, surrounding a small Memory Bubble. Under the reflection of the mirrors, the Memory Bubble continuously deformed, eventually returning to the form of a Memokeeper.】

【"Parasite of Remembrance, you didn't really think this clumsy disguise could fool a genius's eyes, did you? Once caught in my mirrors' light..." Herta walked toward her with a smile, the sound of her heels clicking on the floor echoing in the empty laboratory.】

【"...don't even think about escaping anymore."】

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Chainsaw Man.

"I've noticed the people from 【Remembrance】 are quite bold. The previous one, Ms. Black Swan, dared to peek into the memories of an Emanator of Nihility and ended up badly shaken. This one is peeking into the memories of an Emanator of Erudition... is she tired of living?"

Denji didn't understand why they all had to play with fire. Black Swan was one thing, since she didn't know Acheron's true identity beforehand. But this Memokeeper from the Garden of Recollection was different; her courage was clearly much greater.

Among the Memokeepers, why does it seem like Rook is the only conservative one?

"The memories of great figures are often incredibly precious. To them, the memories of an Emanator versus a regular Pathstrider are probably like the difference between a gourmet feast and plain white rice," Hayakawa Aki speculated.

Denji got angry upon hearing this: "What's wrong with white rice? White rice is delicious! Especially if you can pour some gravy over it..."

"I'm not arguing with you about food." Aki sighed softly. "What I'm saying is, for a Memokeeper to come and steal an Emanator's memories, it might not necessarily be her own will driving her. Even with ten times the courage, a regular Pathstrider wouldn't dare meddle in an Emanator's affairs. Since she dares to do so... I suspect the Garden of Recollection is behind it."

"Oh-ho...! That makes sense. Does that mean the Garden of Recollection wants to go to war with Madam Herta?"

Aki couldn't help but roll his eyes: "I didn't say that. The Garden of Recollection wouldn't do something so stupid. This Memokeeper should be considered a... scout? It feels like she's here to test Madam Herta's attitude."

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【The Memory Snatcher panicked instantly: "Oh no, this is bad... as long as there's life, there's hope... I'll escape back to the Memory Zone first and deal with the rest later!"】

【"Sigh, it seems some people weren't listening carefully." Herta sighed softly, her figure flickering continuously around the Memory Snatcher. "I already said it, didn't I? With your level of skill... you think you can escape my grasp?"】

【"Herta... Lord Herta! What... what do you want to do... I... I'll tell you everything! The secrets of the Garden of Recollection, the things they are coveting... I'm willing to tell all! Please, spare... spare me..."】

【"Oh my, in such an urgent moment, the only life-saving plea you can come up with is this? That won't do." Herta narrowed her eyes, letting out a proud, cold sneer. "Do I need to remind you again? I am Herta, Member #83 of the Genius Society, the scholar who solved the mystery of the Imaginary Flux, the Keyholder of the Imaginary Collapse Weapon... Do you think I need to get any answers from you?"】

【"I... I..."】

【Countless black, soft hands reached out from the Fourth Mirror, wrapping around the Memory Snatcher and pulling her bit by bit into the mirror to be devoured. A chill formed thick frost over her body, and she could only watch helplessly as Herta gently tilted her chin up and pressed an index finger against her forehead.】

【"Shh, don't make a sound. This is my highlight moment; you just need to listen quietly." The smile on Herta's lips faded slightly. "You infiltrated this place for no other reason than to steal the memories of Nous, isn't that right?"】

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Attack on Titan.

"St-steal the memories of Nous...! Is she crazy?"

Armin was instantly stunned. He had thought the Memory Snatcher's target might be Madam Herta, but he never in his wildest dreams imagined it would be Nous!

How could she be so bold?

Even he knew that Nous possesses all the knowledge in the entire universe and similarly anchors the future. If this Memory Snatcher truly copied the memories of Nous, it would be equivalent to her instantly knowing the future of the universe and everyone in it.

...Was she sure her brain wouldn't explode? Even if the Garden of Recollection had Light Cone technology, it would be impossible to store such a massive amount of memory, right?