[He has a feeling that something he said affected Ayato and yet he can't quite confirm his suspicions. His friend can be hard to read, but that really shouldn't be surprising considering his role as a commissioner.

So for now, Aether merely nods.]

I'm sure of it.

[Then he continues on.]

They're all just the same as I remember them. They remember the same things I do... just not with me in the picture.

[It's like with Wanderer trying to erase his existence from the world. Even though he was no longer there, the results of the events remained unchanged and the people Aether were still there, just like he remembered them. So perhaps this is exactly why no matter if it's him or his sister, the world and its events stayed just the same.

It's not something he can tell Ayato though.]