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I sat still for a long time after returning to my room.

‘· · · · · · · Why didn't I think of that? ’

Maybe he didn't think about the connection between the past and the present.

Of course, he wasn't forgetting all about future change.

‘I was anticipating the possibility of a Mephisto change and Lena changing the future. ’

Given all this, I decided to intervene in the past.

‘We had to do something to find a way back to the modern world. ’

He said he would not change the history of the past, and could not stay in a room in the countryside.

That's why I decided to take into account the Time Paradox to some extent.

‘The moment the heretic molecule that came out of the beginning and the child got involved in this time axis, change was inevitable. ’

It would also be one of the reasons for my actions that the past and present do not seem to have changed greatly due to the lack of connections.

But it wasn't.

There was a clear connection between the past and the present that I did not know.

‘· · · · · · · Human Backup. ’

The hypothesis that humanity was born using systematic backups of extinct xenogens, and I thought it might be right after I met Teddy and Adele.

The hypothesis that meeting with the Gentile God has made it more reliable.

‘If this hypothesis is correct · · · · · · · · The problem is not one or two. ’

First, as the child has said, Teddy and Adele's survival is more important than anything else.

‘What if Teddy and Adele are barred or sealed in the Ten Year War without extinction? · · · · ’

If they don't end up dead.

Assuming that the theory of human backup is true, what happens if this happens?

‘Instructor Pidgin and Gia cannot exist. ’

Of course it is.

The two cannot be born as long as the soul (system) that has to be composed of Lake Pidgin and Cynthia is still alive.

‘What would have happened if there had been no Fiji and Shinjia in my life? ’

What if we didn't have Gia's full support?

What if there was no instructor's guidance?

‘And if you don't get [Ultimate Weapon] · · · · · · ·. ’

I touched the iron necklace on my chest.

‘Would I have been able to overcome those harsh original stories? ’

I shook my head.

That can't be right.

I wouldn't have grown so fast without Jia's help in the beginning.

If I hadn't gotten [Ultimate Weapon] from Instructor Pidgin, I wouldn't have been able to overcome pushing billons or crises.

Not only that.

The disappearance of these two causes all sorts of changes.

‘If I hadn't met Jia, I wouldn't have gone to the gambling den. ’

They wouldn't even get a ticket to the gambling parlor.

In the beginning, there was no need to go to the gambling den to find the doppelganger.

It was Gia who kicked the two officers out of Doppelgänger's house.

‘Then the meeting with Yoo-Hwa will also disappear. ’

If the meeting with Yoo-Hwa goes away, the meeting with Maiden will also go away.

‘The encounter between the two of you is the beginning and the origins of the Book of Genesis, which fell into this world. ’

Disappearing those two is like denying everything about me.

‘Even if it wasn't for the changes around me right now, these two changes would have caused a huge surge. ’

The disappearance of Instructor Pidgin may not kill his wife.

Mayden may not be able to meet her husband at the military school.

If so, Hermite may have ended up living like a bitch in the back alley.

‘There are going to be so many changes I can't even imagine. ’

This is not the only problem.

Now, these two extinctions alone can predict variables of this magnitude. What happens if more people perish, change, or are born?

”Humanity backups don't just apply to Teddy, Adele and the Gentile. ’

According to my hypothesis, all existing humanity is the backup of heterogeneous species.

‘Whenever I act in this past, the living and dying xenogens will continue to change. ’

I mean...

”Those who should be born in the future should not be born, and those who should not be born will be born. ’

Just right now.

Rescued Alvehem and Riperiel, which were supposed to be destroyed, and the people who were supposed to die in history survived.

What would happen if one of those missing persons made a significant contribution to human history?

Will it be the future I used to know?

That can't be right.

‘The future is always changing. ’

This is what will happen if the theory of human backup is true.

And one more thing.

What happens to me when the future changes? ’

It's one of the theories about Time Paradox.

It is a hypothesis that if I change the past from the future, the future me will not be born.

In other words, if this hypothesis is correct, I should not exist.

”I'm fine” means the future hasn't changed that much yet? ’

If Teddy and Adele survive now, will they eventually die?

Or is it not the real past world, but a parallel world based on the past?

Or is it that, according to the immutable histories, history is becoming its original state of affairs because what will happen?

‘· · · · · · · I don't know. ’

I don't know.

There was no way to know.

All the theories I know about time travel are fiction, delusions, and hypotheses in a fierce fantasy.

‘At least I won't be able to confirm until I go back to the modern world, my body, or something changes around me. ’

There are no answers.

This was the only conclusion.

“· · · · · · · After. ”

I took a small breath.

Then I took a deep breath. It was to initialize the brain and change the mind.

There's no time to waste on theories that can't be answered and worries that can't be answered.

“· · · · · · · Good. ”

That's about 10 minutes.

After a light meditation, I opened my eyes to feel a little clearer.

‘I have a rough idea of the situation. ’

The ideas just now were not completely useless. It gave me a chance to think in many ways.

‘Let's recap and think about how I will behave afterwards. ’

I fell back into the gaps in my mind.

* * *

That night.

After a long review, I was able to come to a conclusion.

“So all we have to do is figure out a way to get back and find a way to defeat the drink, as planned? ”

“That's right.”

The child quietly twisted his legs.

“Obviously, if our actions do not change the future, or if we defeat the drink, there will be no problem. ”

“Yes. If you defeat Drink, you will avoid future destruction at least. ”

The death of Marcin is the end of the world.

In short, my goal is to reach the end, not the end of 859 A.D.

“Even if the future doesn't change, you'll get the experience of fighting a drink. ”

“Bingo.”

The child and I smiled face to face.

“But I have a question. ”

“What?”

“If our actions change the future, is there nothing we can do or lose our very existence? ”

It was a sharp question.

I've been thinking about that for a long time.

“It's okay.”

But now I have come to a conclusion.

“There's no chance that our existence, whether the future is changing or not, will make a difference. ”

“Why?”

I tapped my head with my index finger.

“My memory. ”

“· · · · · · · · Memory? ”

“Huh.”

“What does that mean? ”

The child tilted his head.

“It's simple, assuming our actions affect the future. The future will change with the salvation of Alveheim and Riperiel. Right?”

“Yes.”

“Anything else would have changed between me and Lena. Rena got rid of what was about to be sealed because she saved the Reaper. ”

“· · · · · · · Right? ”

I tapped my head again.

“But my memory remains intact. ”

“· · · · · · · Ah! ”

My eyes opened wide as if he understood what I meant.

“I see. If the future changes our own existence, our memories should change. ”

“That's not all. ”

I lightly raise my palm up. At the same time, a moderately sized fireball appeared on the palm of my hand.

“My magic was learned from Lena. If the meeting with Lena had gone, if my existence had changed, I wouldn't have been able to use magic. ”

But I can still use magic.

“All other abilities are the same. ”

The child lit up his eyes.

“There's a good chance that the future won't change or affect us. ”

“It also means there's a much greater chance that whatever you did in the past won't affect the modern world. ”

“I suppose so.”

This is my conclusion using only the current given information.

If the past has changed the future, my existence cannot remain intact.

“This is the best time to defeat a drink. ”

“Oh, different from the modern, there was a spirit in this era, right? ”

“· · · · · · Pretend you're Chuck. ”

“Moreover, since the end of this history is a draw · · · · · · · our intervention will likely lead to a win this way. ”

“Precisely.”

I didn't have to explain anything.

It was perfect as if I were reading my mind.