Did you use the Save Crystal to save somewhere in the Crater?
I'm pretty sure there's a glitch that causes your file to erase if you save in a certain room in there
I had heard about that, so I looked up where I should use the Save Crystal, but my game vanished anyways. It was strange.
On a completely unrelated note, the other day I was browsing the B8 Wiki, and I stumbled across Aerith's page. I laughed when it said she did a great impersonation of a kebab.
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