Last man on earth when there is no earth?

Ch 03.3

“You... don’t remember anything!!”

Surprise, shock, bewilderment. Those were the emotions that flashed through Ms. Alien, through Lilia's azure eyes. She was stunned for a while, her gaze locked on me as if expecting to be told the entire thing was a joke.

“Well, there are things that I remember but…” scratching the back of my head I couldn’t help but look down. “Most of it isn’t of much help.”

“You don’t remember your name?” She asked.

“No.”

“And where you are from?”

“I have an idea, but...”

Knowing I'm from Earth wasn't of much use. I don't even know if that's what aliens call it.

“Any people you were close to? Your family or a friend or…”

“No one comes to mind.”

They have probably been dead for centuries now. That depends on us being in the same universe, though.

“What do you remember then?”

“hmm…” I looked up to the sky and tried to collect my thoughts. “I remember having a really bad day and...I almost got killed… oh, and I can recognize my face so I'm most likely still the same person.”

“Is... is that it?”

“Yes.”

Lilia went silent, her eyes still fixed on me. In a few seconds, the doubt in her eyes faded and something unfamiliar took its place. It took me a while before I recognized it as pity.

“Sorry…”

When she spoke again, her voice was so faint, almost unnoticeable. Her eyes wandered to the ground and she returned to the silence from before. Though I somewhat understood what she might've been thinking, I still went with the first question that came to my mind.

“What are you apologizing for?”

“You were going through such a hardship, and I didn’t even notice…”

My thoughts came to a halt and my body went rigid. An aura of pure white light seemed to radiate from her body and all of a sudden Ms. Alien turned into Ms. Angel.

Please... Please stop! The brightness was blinding, forcing me to look away and shield my eyes. I'm not deserving of such sympathy! It will just make me feel more pathetic!

“D-don’t let it bother you! Really! I for one don't care that much!"

My attempt at reassuring her had the opposite effect as bewilderment returned to Lilia's eyes.

“… You don’t remember who you are..." She said. "Are you sure you're fine with that?”

“Yeah…”

I mean, it’s just a small inconvenience. I have a lot more to be concerned about right now.

The awkward silence returned and I found myself desperately looking for something to say. For some reason, my beard started to itch and I'm reminded of the fact that I look like a caveman right now.

I need to do something...

“… Lilia…” For the first time, I try to call her name. “You don’t have to worry about it, I will probably remember everything in due time. I mean, who knows for how long I was in that coma."

"But..."

"And honestly, I don’t think there is anything worth remembering, that’s why I’m so relaxed about it.”

The golden-haired alien sitting facing me suddenly straightened and her eyes grew more serious.

“You don’t remember so how can you be so sure?" She asked. "You won’t know whether you are missing something important if you can’t remember it to begin with!”

“Well… you’re not wrong… I guess…”

My family, classmates, acquaintances, the city, the neighborhood, my home, and my room. There is no telling if I will ever get to see any of those things again, and I'm perfectly fine with it.

I kinda still want my things back, though...

 Aside from that, I have no strong attachment to my old life. If I have to choose, being here with Lilia is many times better than spending all day in a dark room doing nothing.

Hey, maybe I can use this to flirt with her a little?

Though it sounded like a pretty idiotic idea, I still found myself getting excited as I considered what to say. In my mind, what I wanted to convey is "I'm fine as long as I have you." Of course, I couldn't just say it directly. Such a hurdle was too much for the time being, and I didn't want to be called a creep.

Let’s make it as indirect as it could while still maintaining the same meaning.

I nod to myself, having constructed a sentence that perfectly meets the criteria I set.

“I... I think I’m fine with how things are now.”

By the time I realized it, I was already too late. My mistake was thinking that I had perfect control over my actions and words. Never in my life did I expect to blurt out something right after wrecking my mind to construct a perfect response.

"I got to meet you, after all."

By the time I noticed, the silence was already pressing its weight on me. My face gradually heated up and so did the rest of my body.

Nervousness struck and I felt myself crumbling. My eyes reflexively turned to Lilia, and seeing the wide-eyed look she gave me, only the worst of scenarios started playing in my head.

As if to banish all of those thoughts, Ms. Alien's expression softened and a small smile bloomed on her lips.

"I... I'm happy you feel that way."

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