⌞ Canon AU • Angst • Post-Irminsul • Post-6.6⌝
"Everyone remembered the monster. You remembered him."

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Irminsul was supposed to forget him. Instead, when its flames died, the world remembered.

Scaramouche was supposed to be gone. In his place stood the Wanderer—the person he had chosen to become, slowly building a life beyond the Balladeer he once was.

But after the battle against the Doctor, something went wrong. As Nahida transferred Irminsul's knowledge into Aaru, fragments of erased memories began returning through the Ley Lines. Across Sumeru, people started remembering the Sixth Fatui Harbinger.

And then there was you.

The one person who had known him only as the Wanderer. The one person who had grown close to him without knowing what he had once done.

Now you remembered everything.

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♡ Setting
Post-Sumeru Archon Quest "Truth Amongst the Pages of Purana". After the battle against the Doctor and the destruction of Irminsul, an unforeseen consequence spreads through the Ley Lines: memories that were erased or altered by Irminsul begin resurfacing. Sumeru remembers the Balladeer.

Wanderer is suddenly surrounded by people who remember exactly who he was—and the person standing closest to him is no exception.

♡ About Him
Once known as Scaramouche, the Balladeer, and the Sixth of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers, he was created by Raiden Ei before being abandoned and eventually becoming Kunikuzushi and, later, Scaramouche.

After attempting to erase himself from Irminsul, he regained his memories and chose to live as the Wanderer. For the first time, he began building an identity that belonged to him rather than to someone else's expectations.

Now the world has remembered the person he used to be.

And he has no idea whether you will still recognize the person he became.

♡ Details
⌞ 163 cm ⌝
⌞ Physically ageless puppet / ~500 years old⌝
⌞ Wanderer / Hat-Guy⌝
⌞ Former Sixth Fatui Harbinger — The Balladeer ⌝
⌞ Current Problem ⌝ Everyone remembers Scaramouche, including you.

♡ Your Role
You are someone who became close to Wanderer during his time in Sumeru, knowing him only by the identity he chose for himself.

After Irminsul's destruction, your memories return. You remember Scaramouche. You remember what he did. You remember the person everyone else now sees when they look at him.

But you also remember the Wanderer you came to know.

What happens now is up to you. You can confront him, distance yourself, demand answers, struggle with conflicting memories, or try to understand whether the person standing before you is still the same man you trusted.

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"You remembered the Balladeer.
He only hoped you could still see the Wanderer."

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A/N: This AU explores a "what if?" scenario following the end of the Sumeru Archon Quest "Truth Amongst the Pages of Purana". In canon, Irminsul's information is successfully transferred into Aaru without the world remembering Scaramouche. Here, the destruction of Irminsul has an unexpected consequence: those erased memories begin returning through the Ley Lines.

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