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The world burns
Screaed no led
The boy with his face pushed down on the ground pulled up his eyes to look in front of him while
groaning in pain
The place that rew up in all his life was disappearing before
his eyes as it got consumed by the flames
“No……”
His voice was stifled by the screams no matter what he said
“No”
Nothing changed no matter how desperately he called
“No!!!!!!”
He couldn’t do a thing as he saw his most important person die in front of him
“No, Mom!!!”
It couldn’t be turned back no matter how much he screamed in lamentation…… Just who had
decided this was a fact?
The boy had to witness the flaot pushed down by
those detestable people Boy made a solemn vow as he cried out
That he’ll turn back time
That he’ll get back everything stolen from him even if he had to crush the ethics of nature, even if
he had to destroy the laws of the universe!!
Add was lying on his side when he opened his eyes He saw an unfamiliar
“This is…”
Add ertips They moved freely There seemed to be no
dae to his nerves
‘Double’, the skill he ended up learning through his ti for his
body There existed a necessary formula that had to be performed in order to activate the Dynamos
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But using this ‘Double’ was close to recklessly executing this formula multiple times simultaneously
while taking out the part of the formula that acted as a safety device
Its possibility for greater poas al on how Add used it But he wasn’t
sure of what kind of after effects it would bring
Add installed the Dimension Distortion mode to his Dynamos in order to time travel safely But
‘Double’ was like ju into a Time space Wormhole without any safety devices
Continuing to fight this as dangerous Add’s body will get injured for sure Then after certain
point… His body will beco that it won’t end with just
simple injuries when such a ti worse than he could iine
aiting for hi like this
“But…I’m alive for now”
When Add let out a sigh of relief after exa his body, he heard a voice from behind him
“Are you regretful that you’re alive?”
“What happened after that?”
Voluptuous voice filled with allure Add knehose voice it ithout even having to turn
around
“Didn’t I say I’ll handle all the re tasks? So I did I also went ahead and healed boy’s body
with Clairvoyant powers”
“I see…”
Add had defeated Shadow Master but there were still itsEun must have wiped
them all out
“How about the others? Is Eve safe?”
“Of course she’s safe You don’t have to worry about anything at least for today, boy”
It felt surreal even though he heard the answer Add stared at the half openedand let out a
thin sigh
Was it really over? Did he finally succeed in defeating the demons that came after Eve? He still
couldn’t believe despite how much he repeatedly questioned himself
It felt like he could believe only after he saw that Eve was safe and sound Add raised his upper
body to get up then frowned at the noisiness outside the
“It’s unnecessarily loud I’ to it”
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“I kept it open because I thought would be better for you to get some fresh air Shall I close it for
you?”
Add was slightly surprised internally at Eun’s fresh words This fox that was always saying
so hi like a human?
“Kukuk, its fine Since I’ll be going outside now”
“Then let ”
Add blinked when he looked around to see Eun A thought flashed by in his mind that this could be
a dream
“Why are you staring at me so passionately, boy?”
“You, you…”
Words didn’t coed her tails when Add
couldn’t continue his words
“Why are you not wearing anything?!!”
Eun was sitting on the chair beside the bed and wasn’t wearing anything Eun smiled and held up
her hand to protest
“I’ for a bit”
Just like Eun had said, she earing Add’s jacket on top of her bare body But such details didn’t
matter at all!!
“How come you are naked!?”
“Because Ara’s clothes got so much blood on them and had to be washed”
Add could only repeatedly open and close his hed
voluptuously seeing this
“Ah, I’m sorry It seems I wasn’t able to fulfill boy’s fantasies I’ll undress Rena and bring her beside
you next time Look forward to it”
“I’ht now!!”
Just when Add was finally able to relax she goes and does so weird like this What was she
plotting?
Distaste Confusion Hoas he supposed to deal with this? That’s all Add could think of right
now
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“Then shall I undress the girl next? Or maybe Elsword?”
“…”
Eun continued to laugh as if she was enjoying this That’s right; he’ll only get caught up in Eun’s
pace if he got flustered right now
Come to think of it, this wasn’t even the first time he had seen Ara’s bare body This damned fox
was already naked when he met her for the first time She then leisurely continued to bathe even
after Add encountered her!!
Add glared at Eun furiously after collecting his mind He didn’t knohat kind of wicked trick this
was but he couldn’t show signs of weakness here
When Add started to glare at her, Eun made a mischievous smile then stretched up her arms as if to
show him Her beautifully curved collarbone The shape of her breasts showed under the jacket as
the jacket moved
When Add didn’t avert his gaze, Eun lightly flapped the jacket’s collar this time Even more of her
white skin started to get dangerously revealed
“…”
I can’t do this anymore Add desperately turned his head around and only stared at the
frame He alht now
“What’s wrong boy? Why don’t you try putting strength in your eyes like before?”
“Don’t mess with me…”
Add bit his lips while sing his anger He was indeed startled at first and was flustered But
continuing to stare at her after that wasn’t to appreciate her
It was because he was suspicious
Could it be that Eun was doing this on purpose to make him falter? Exposure could be used as type
of ain an upper hand on the conversation? If Eun
could see into the future, couldn’t she have already known that Add was about to arrive while she
was bathing?
Eun was perfectly cal even when had Add appeared before her Then she
got a head start on the conversation that took after
The ht about this,into her hands all
along
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Thistoo paranoid but the suspicions continued to grow Add
shi+vered in distaste
“What are you plotting again? Stop it already”
“…”
Eun was extremely calculative Of course she would be How can someone who can look into the
future not be calculative? She would eoals
Even during this time when Add tiht
looking at the El Search Party’s girls bathing But Add apologizing to the girls after and even crossdressing
to make up for that error earned him the party’s trust
His misfortune had turned into a fortune Add hadn’t planned this…but that’s how things worked
out when you looked at the whole situation objectively
Because Add earned their trust, the party members didn’t refuse and believed him when Add who
knew that Shadow Master would appear suggested sending the captives by themselves
Entire situation becaht was over
“Now I get the gist of how you operate”
Add could only assu the Time space Coordinates to a location where
everyone was bathing and her exposure right noas both oals As expected
of a Specter, she even slighted human’s humiliation, ethics and morality and manipulated them to
her advantage
But Spectre pretending to be a Celestial Spirit or whatever, Add had no intention of swaying his set
of values for anyone He won’t sit quietly and play into her hands
“It looks like boy is having weird thoughts again Well, it’s normal for one to think like that after
seeing a girl’s beautiful body I understand”
“Quit it I don’t want to see So wear so already”
Eun answered pory retort
“Do I have any reason to listen to that request? Also, I would like to clear up boy’s
”
Do I have to get dragged around like this again? Add was looking only at the hile
suppressing his rage Eun started to lecture him
“After accu time, you learn to breathe in harmony with all of creation
Power accumulated that way is called Clairvoyant Power and this power takes different forms
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depending on one’s aptitude My nosis but as I mentioned before, it’s not a power
that can be used carelessly”
“…”
This field of topic was unfah to quickly understand
what she meant
“Boyandas if they were
toys on top of h that saot
accused of being a Specter and got sealed away”
There was remorse and bitterness
What she said was right Wouldn’t you be afraid too if there was someone beside you that could see
not only her own future but future of others as well?
At first, you’d gain benefits by listening to what she said But as the time went by, it was natural for
you to think ‘what if I was being controlled according to her will?’ then eventually develop
suspicions and hostility towards her
Add hiht now
Despite how Eun possessed enor Ara’s
body Add could soht have happened to Eun in her past
“I know you won’t believeClairvoyant power is a power
that’s difficult to accu away at myself so it can’t
be used carelessly”
“…”
Although Add didn’t answer, he thought what she said made sense If Eun was really omnipotent
she wouldn’t have required Add’s help
“Even if I can see into the future, everything won’t alwaysto my will Because
future is so to one’s beliefs and actions……”
“What’s your point?”
“I’m not omniscient or omnipotent, boy It can’t be helped if you’re suspicious But I’m honestly
not”
Eun was speaking as if Add was really
She was suggesting that she had only roughly known about everything that happened so far That
she didn’t carry out her plans while being knowledgeable about everything
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“…Then what’s up with your appearance right now?”
“After defeating the ene with people of opposite sex of your
liking the way of life in the battlefield? It’s a light entertain the
ways of humans”
You mean the ways of animals But come to think of it, Eun was actually a type of animal Add still
continued to stare at theas he sighed and shook his head
He could so out
“…Stop it already What are you going to do if Ara finds out?”
Since Ara fell asleep when Eun took the initiative, Ara wouldn’t even drea
so this atrocious with her body
“It’s not like this is the first tier”
“That was an accident”
First time was an accident, second time was an accident that Eun masterminded, third time was
now…Isn’t Eun just the bad one here?
Add suppressed hiain anything by continuing
this type of conversation
“Ara is really foolish to trust you”
“Do not speak ill of Ara Although boy s, doesn’t boy trust me by now? Didn’t
we just have a rare heart-to-heart conversation?”
Eun unexpectedly sided with Ara She see by how the tone of her voice
had changed slightly
Add wanted to see what kind of face she washimself to turn
around He’s been staring at thefor so long that he orried if he’d take a liking to the
Add cut off all useless thoughts and spoke with a force in his voice
“If you want s like this”
“Although boy s, doesn’t boy trust me by now?”
Eun repeated what she said before As if she wouldn’t accept hi this over
“Or what? Could it be that boy still doesn’t trust me despite how the whole situation has turned out?
Isn’t that a bit harsh?”
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“…”
Surely, it was true that Add was able to overcome this crisis because of Eun’s help No, without
Eun’s help, he would have given up the moment when Eve was destroyed
Although Eun was suspicious in too many ways and often made mockery out of him like this, she
was an important accomplice
The problem noas that she was naked…
“Wear so to talk”
“I’ve been finding this strange since before Why does boy get disturbed over so trivial like
this?”
“What?”
Was it because she’s a fox that she doesn’t understand human moral ethics? But what Eun was
pointing out wasn’t this
“Couldn’t you see stuff like a girl’s body o back in time
so he canas if they’ve never happened”
“…”
“Even if you went beyond watching and satisfied your desires All you’d have to do is to travel back
in time There wouldn’t be any problems”
She was right on the mark It was just as Eun said Even if Add were to do such things, it will all
become nonexistent when Add traveled back in time
Add unknowingly clenched his fists
“Don’t h”
“Excuse h It seems I was inadequate for the job”
Eun’s tone was as if she was obediently backing off But that didn’t make Add’s distaste disappear
If Rena joked around as a sign of affection, Eun was a type that had an underlying motive
Even if he points solosses it over
Add had thought she was sharing sohts just before But of course, now it’s
back to square one again
“Well, it was a prize for the boy for working so hard This is unexpected; I thought boy would like it”
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“Stop doing whatever you ith someone else’s body…”
Geez, as Ara thinking believing this thing is a Celestial Spirit? Does she even know that Eun
was doing these things with her body?
“…”
She probably doesn’t Add pondered if he should tell Ara……but there were sos you were
better off not knowing
“Ah yes, you’re right Now then, shouldn’t you take responsibility for staring at a frail girl’s bare
body with such burning gaze, boy?”
“What responsibility? You took your clothes off on your own”
“Shouldn’t you take responsibility for staring at a beautiful girl’s bare body with such heated gaze,
boy?”
“…”
This kind of conversation was getting tiresoh so Eun could hear clearly
then changed the topic
“Will Deain?”
“Power of Dark El is needed for Demons to cross dimensions and arrive here But Dark El is not
that abundant of a resource Additional deployment will be difficult for them for a while”
She had known this kind of information yet didn’t tell him No wonder why she couldn’t be trusted
Add wanted to nitpick at this fact but held back
“Get out noant to collect hts”
“Shouldn’t you take responsibility for looking away froirl’s bare body, boy?”
“Why are you being so persistent? Just what do you want to hear from me?”
Add started getting angry when Eun started to speak in a roundabout way He couldn’t read Eun’s
movements because he still didn’t dare to turn around
“Girls tend to be persistent But persistent males are detestable”
“Whatever If you have so to say then say it You didn’t wait for me to wake up for no
reason right?”
Eun h when Add retorted in distaste
“It’s nothing ood care of Ara from now on”
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“What?”
“Doesn’t boy think in his ? But Ara has made up her mind to befriend all
of the El Search Party irl”
Let’s say Add’s case was because he kept being an outsider Was Ara uncomfortable with Eve?
Recalling the event where Add had to apologize after peeping(?), the two of them didn’t seem to
have a bad relationshi+p considering how Ara was listening in secret because she orried about
Eve… But it did feel like Ara had so to Eve
“So please try to get along ith Ara Although she can be clumsy, she’s still a reliable child
She’s also cute when you tease her I won’t ask you to open your heart to her but please look after
her”
Add’s face loosened after hearing the request that came from behind his back
“Alright, I’ll keep that in mind”
“Ooh? That’s an unexpectedly refreshi+ng answer from you, boy”
“I’ Hurry up and wear soet out”
Add replied bluntly But he already realized himself that there was no distaste in his voice when he
answered Normally, Eun wouldn’t have missed this fact and would have started to tease him But
she didn’t this ti clothes
She was pretending that she hadn’t noticed
Add pouted after realizing this Although Eun had various suspicious elements to her, and that she
couldn’t be completely trusted……The part about how she treasured Ara seeenuine
Just when Add was feeling restless at the sound ofclothes behind him, he heard another
type of noise
Creeak
Add realized just aAdd turned his head around
instinctively and froze up
Person that had opened the door and entered the room was Eve
“……”
Add could only repeatedly open and close hisa
cherry aid in her hand as she exaaze
Add as sitting on the bed and half-naked Ara(Actually Eun) beside him
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“Please have a good time”
“No!! Wait!!”
Eve spoke coldly despite Add’s shout then back-stepped out of the room
He just bought an absurd ot up from the bed and tried to run
after her then stopped Eun had held out her spear in front of him even before he realized
“I kno you feel But there’s no point in you going after her right now”
“Whose fault do you think this is……?”
Add growled for a moment then stopped No matter how much Eun liked to tease him, he didn’t
think Eun would act like this in this type of situation for no reason
Eun seemed to have read Add’s assumption because she shook her head
“No, I didn’t look into the future I’o
after soap in this situation”
“…”
What she said wasn’t too reliable but it was already too late to go after Eve now Eun calmly
continued explaining
“Also, there are festivities going on currently in this Wally’s Castle Use your disadvantage to your
advantage You’ll be able to win the girl’s favor greatly if you can use this chance well Although it
depends on boy’s efforts”
“I got it, I got it so…”
Add covered his face with one of his hands as he held out his other hand
“Hand over my jacket”
Eun was still wearing Add’s jacket on top of her naked body Nothing had changed about Eun’s
appearance despite how he had given her soet dressed……
“This jacket is rather nice Can you also make me one later?”
“I got it so hand it over!!!!”
Add finally exploded
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Door closed after Add left and Eun reht wave of Eun’s hand,
her beautiful bare body was covered with clothes
Well, she didn’t lie The part about clothes getting dirty was true It could have been solved with a
simple trick like this but she just didn’t choose to
Eun clicked her tongue after sitting on the bed with her legs crossed
“This is troubleso to be less effective so I’ll have to think of
so else”
While Eun knew about the depths of hus, she lacked subtlety To be precise, it was
probably more correct to say she had no particular interest in such things
Was it because she had lived for so long?
“I can’t even begin to think what can be done now There’s no one to discuss this matter with
anymore…”
Eun narrowly opened her eyes then shook her head
A fight had ended today Being restless orry wasn’t like her She also had to return the body
to Ara soon
Today was supposed to be a day when the fight had ended It was a time for celebration Ara who
had fought hard should enjoy it too
Eun thought this but her body dropped backwards While lying on the bed, she narrowed her eyes
and sighed
“This is worriso about ruin and destruction”
Elder’sthe Wally’s Castle thanks to the El Search Party’s efforts
in the front lines All of the soldiers surrendered and every one of the captives escaped safely
It was a happy occasion and celebration was held naturally Castle’s hallere filled with people
about with foods and drinks in their hands Add frowned as he h the hallways
jam packed with people
“I absolutely hate noisy places…”
There was a mute feature installed on the Dynamos But he couldn’t use it now because he was
looking for Eve Add h the crowds
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He had already guessed it when he saw that the castle’s hallways packed with people, but the garden
was packed with people as well Sounds ofand cheers…It was
completely a festival atmosphere
“This is driving me crazy”
Although Add didn’t pay uessed that there were around
thousand people here Hoas he going to find Eve in here? Dyna mode still didn’t
have the ability to find a specific individual yet
Of course, Eve was a perfect Nasod She’s bound to stand out……
“But why aain?”
Add walked whileto himself with hands in his pockets He then stopped to question
himself He already confirmed Eve was safe There won’t be any Demon attacks for while So it
didn’t matter at all for Add if Eve misunderstood
Shouldn’t he be ain?
“…Hmm”
Add stopped and thought deeply while stroking his chin That was the logical course of action but
his emotions couldn’t accept it
“I can’t accept this…”
Atte to use force to steal Eve’s core was the fastest way But he won’t be satisfied with doing
just that That’s right; didn’t he make up his mind already?
That he’ll only be satisfied when he made that pompous Eve who only looked at Elsword look at
him instead
“Yes, that’s right”
Add accepted as he spoke to hi as he had the ability to time travel, he could attempt
saain Just like how he had tried and tried again to stop Eve fro
destroyed He should be able to change the fact that Eve only looked at Elsith the same
method
Since Add went through so much trouble to keep her safe anyways, he wanted to finish things
perfectly
“The problem was…”
The exact details on hoas going to achieve that Add groaned in deep thought Then he heard
someone call him from end of the hallway
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“Add, you’re up now?”
A beautiful woreen hair, it was Rena Rena asked to be excused from
the people around her then approached Add with light footsteps
Judging by how she held a glass cup in her hand, shewith those people
“Why did you come? You should have just continued to talk with them”
“Everyone orried because you collapsed Are you okay?”
“There’s no problem”
Was it because of Eun’s powers? He couldn’t feel any particular anomalies in his body Rena seemed
relieved hearing this and nodded
“Thank goodness…”
“Enough about my health What’s with this ruckus?”
Add already had a guess but he wanted to hear the detailed explanation Rena answered with a kind
voice
“Yes, people of Elder were successful in overthrowing the tyrannical castle Lord Wally So they are
celebrating”
“Is that so? Did Wally escape?”
His secret weapon, Wally Robot was destroyed and reinforcement from his Demon allies had
stopped as well Wally must have had no other options
“Kukuk, running away on an airshi+p He went and did so bothersome…”
“Hmm? Do you kno he ran away?”
Rena’s eyes turned round as she asked Add stoppedand stared back at Rena Rena
spoke as if she was confused
“Wally wasn’t inside the castle froht he ran away but even the soldiers
said they didn’t see him”
“…”
Add tilted his head at Rena’s explanation He had just spoken that line almost by reflex so he didn’t
knohy he said it
Was this an after effect of tiaze He bluntly
changed the subject
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“So did you find the Ruben’s El?”
“Yes, we found it We just sent it back to Ruben”
“…I see”
Add was nodding then stopped They found the El Then…What happens to the El Search Party
now?
“Then what should we do now? Do we disband?”
“No El is scattered across the land so we just have to find them and entrust them to the
government”
This elcoe Since Add only
joined abruptly because Eve was in this group, he hadn’t known about this kind of background
information
Rena sh of relief
“Could it be that you orried about being separated from everyone else?”
“Kukuk, there’s no way I’d worry about such things”
“Hmm, I know It would have been very sad if everyone had to separate”
“…”
She’s continuing the conversation without listening to him This was similar to Eun…but it was
different in that in Rena’s case, it wasn’t unpleasant
“Everyone will be able to travel together just like before Do you feel more at ease now?”
“I told you I wasn’t worried Listen to what I’”
Rena nodded as she smiled
“So how’s your body? Is it fine for you totrouble”
“…Don’t treat me like a kid”
“Hmm, I’m sorry if you were offended”
Add couldn’t say a thing anyot
caught up in Rena’s pace whenever he talked to her
“Anyways, where’s Eve? I have so to talk to her about”
“Didn’t she couys must have missed each other”
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Add thought things would get complicated if he explained the situation in detail so he just kept silent
and just nodded Rena spoke proudly
“Eve was also very worried about you She said she didn’t think you’d fight so desperately It looked
like she changed her opinion of you”
“…Don’t say so useless”
Rena didn’t seem offended at all by Add’s blunt remark
“Then should I go ask the other people about where Eve is?”
“It’s fine It’s not that big of a deal”
Add spoke then started to walk away This was so and
talking with Eve quietly
Eve was a Nasod, this proble to her with reason
“Hey Add”
“What?”
Add answered without stopping his steps Rena behind him finished her words
“Thank you”
“…It’s nothing”
Add didn’t knohat she was thankful about and could have ignored her But he answered
accordingly regardless He had a pretty good guess at what face Rena wasto