Hey, all! I'm back and now to continue the story! Enjoy! Btw, China will be speaking in either Chinese or Ancient Chinese in this chapter.
Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Japan could only stare in shock as China looked around. He started to speak in a language that they didn't understand. They could only recognise a few words here and there.
"What's he saying?" Taiwan asked.
"Da-ze! It looks like he lost his memories!" Korea shouted.
"I know, but that doesn't explain why he's speaking in some foreign language!" Hong Kong looked panicked.
"It's not a foreign language, Hong Kong. It's a language we know all too well." A bead of sweat made its way down Japan's face.
"What are you saying, Japan Ge Ge?"
"Da-ze! We can't understand what he's saying!"
"He's clearly speaking in a language that we don't know!" Japan turned to them.
"He's speaking in Chinese." They stared at him in shock.
"Nonsense! That's not Chinese! This is no time for a joke, Japan Ge Ge!" Taiwan crossed her arms.
"I'm not joking. You all came later after me so you didn't know that Ge Ge used to speak in another version of Chinese! What he's speaking in right now is Ancient Chinese! He taught me when I first came. I never thought it would come in handy at a time like this." (This is completely made up, of course. By the time Japan came, I believe China was already speaking Chinese. Plus, I don't think Ancient Chinese is different from Chinese in terms of speech but let's just pretend that Ancient Chinese is different in every way from the current Chinese, ok? It's just a story after all.) Japan walked over to China and started speaking in the exact same language that China was speaking in. China listened and nodded before standing up. They then walked over to the rest.
"I told him that we'll eat lunch first before we explain everything to him. Our food is getting cold." They agreed and walked to the dining room. After lunch, they sat down on the floor for some discussion.
"Judging by his speeches, I would say that he's gone back to the time where he was just starting to speak the Chinese that we know. That would explain why there were some Chinese words mixed into his Ancient Chinese and also why he knew how to say some phrases like 'Who are you' and 'Don't shout' in Chinese." Japan concluded. He then looked at Hong Kong.
"But first, may we know what happened, Hong Kong?" Hong Kong nodded.
"After you left to make lunch…"
Flashback
Hong Kong sat beside China, looking after him. Suddenly, China's eyes widened. The first thing Hong Kong caught was the shine in his eyes. China blinked a few times to adjust to the light.
"Sensei, how are you feeling?" China didn't answer. Instead, China looked at him before looking around the room. His eyes then shifted back to Hong Kong.
"Where am I? Who are you?" (Sentences that China says that has no 'aru' behind it are said in Chinese.) Hong Kong stared at him for a while. Hong Kong didn't expect an answer to his question, given China's condition. So when it came, it shocked and terrified him, making him let out a scream that summoned his older siblings into the room.
End of flashback
"I see." Japan brought his hand to his chin.
"What should we do, Japan Ge Ge?"
"I don't know, Hong Kong." Japan admitted. A scream, followed by a loud bang, interrupted their thoughts. They rushed to the bathroom where the sounds came from to see China sitting on the bathroom floor holding his head with tears sliding down his cheeks. Japan walked over and started saying something while China answered back.
"He slipped and fell on the bathroom floor. Looks like he hit his head after the fall. Hard." He comforted China before China spoke again. Japan replied to him and they returned to the room.
"He's looking for an explanation already. Ask anything. I'll serve as the translator." Japan said.
"I guess we can start by asking if he knows who he is." Taiwan said while Japan nodded and asked China the question.
"He says that his name is Yao and he represents the country of China. So it looks like he still remembers that."
"Da-ze! So, does Aniki remember us?"
"No. He says that he would like to know our names so I guess introduction comes first." Japan told their names and which country they represent to China who nodded. China asked something and Japan answered back.
"What did he say?" Hong Kong asked.
"He asked if we knew him and I told him that we do. Then he asked if he knew us and I told him that we're his younger siblings." The rest nodded. China asked something again before Japan answered back.
"What did he say?" Taiwan asked.
"He asked what was going on and I told him that he lost his memories. I just told him that we're doing some kind of Q&A activity." Hong Kong nodded.
"That will make things easier. Let's move on, shall we?" They nodded.
Alright! Next chapter will be about their Q&A session! Look forward to it!