Chapter 610 (1/2)

After Rhyn suggested that I not go any further, I went back to Fran.

She said it should be fine for now as Zelyse was still playing around right now, but it also depended on his mood, which is the least stable thing in the world.

We should talk to Sierra and ask for Weena Rhyn’s help as soon as possible

「So, you want me to talk to Sierra?」

『Yeah. In all likelihood, Sierra seems to knows something』

If it hadn’t been for that Pseudo Fanatic Sword earlier, we would have been able to get something out of him.

「A little more」

『It looks like we’re getting closer』

We had traveled quite a distance, but we were making our way towards each other. At this rate, we should be able to meet up soon.

「Urushi, dash!」

「Woof!」

We were able to meet up with Sierra soon after. However, he seemed to be exhausted.

「Haah, haah… That, sword…?」

「It got away」

「I see…」

It must have been hard for Sierra to keep running on the water. Both his magic and physical strength seemed to be exhausted. But since he thought that sword must have something to do with Zelyse, he must have pushed himself to run.

I didn’t think he would fall over any time soon, but he needed a break.

We decided to move to an island that we could see in the distance. The island was a rocky chunk about ten meters in diameter.

When he landed on it, Sierra felt weak and sat down involuntarily. Apparently, after weighing his fatigue against his pride, he had become relaxed enough to even show his ugly side in front of Fran.

We waited for a few minutes, and when Sierra had caught his breath enough, Fran opened her mouth.

「Tell me everything you know」

「…」

We didn’t know where to start asking questions, so we decided to just let him tell us everything. I wanted to know who Sierra was, what he knew about Zelyse, and all sorts of things he knows.

After a few seconds of silence, Sierra suddenly opened his mouth.

「Do you think it’s possible to cross through time?」

「Time?」

「Yeah」

「…Hmm?」

Fran pondered for a moment and tilted her head. I guess she didn’t quite understand the meaning of his words.

「You in the present, under the influence of some force, suddenly travels to the past. Do you think that’s possible?」

「That’s impossible」

「You think so?」

「Not unless you have a God’s power or something」

「Yeah. But it was surprisingly possible. There are already three people who have experienced it after all」

I see! So that was what was going on!

Fran tilted her head, but after hearing Sierra’s words, I understood what was going on to a certain extent.

When I thought of it as a time travel from the future to the past, then it made sense that there would be two Romio!

I briefly explained it to Fran.

「So you’re Romio who’s traveled through time?」

「Yes. I’m the present little Romio who get back eight years into the past and had grown older」

It seemed that it was not the adult Romio who crossed time but was the present Romio who got back as a young boy and grew up.

So, this must have been the meaning of the “before” that Rhyn mentioned to me. I explained this to Fran, but it was just simply unbelievable. It was just like a time slip, wasn’t it?

「I see」

「You believe me?」

But Fran didn’t seem to be surprised.