[The summoned target could not be found.]

『…What?』 The message was identical to the one that appeared when trying to summon Cha Jeong-woo’s soul. Naturally, Kronos’ face became distorted. He had never considered this outcome. Kronos quickly turned to look at Yeon-woo.

Contrary to what Kronos expected, Yeon-woo had a calm expression on his face. He did not seem to be holding back any anger. It was as if Yeon-woo expected this outcome.

『You… Did you guess that this would happen?』 

‘Mother properly speculated on what would happen and had left preparations to help us all over the place, right? She put the ark in the Tower and had By the Table guard her letter… Then, wouldn’t she have prepared something before coming over to Earth to find you?’

『And what would that be?』 

‘That’s what we need to find out.’

Clank! Yeon-woo loosened the chain that was wrapped around his arm and put it on the table.

[The thought vestige space, ‘Rhea’s Memory’ has been connected to the spring of time.]

[Time has stopped!]

The collapsing thought vestige space was forcibly stopped. Jeong-woo’s thought vestiges were still in his pocket watch, which Ananta possessed, but the spring of time was in Yeon-woo’s possession. Moreover…

[The spring of time is turning.]

[The vestige space is continuing to play.]

The space took on a new shape and started depicting scenes that occurred after Rhea had gone to Earth. Rhea’s hidden stories began to unravel, one after one.

The place where the fallen Rhea regained her consciousness was in a small single room in an unknown shotty neighborhood. There, her single mother, having a hard time...