Chapter 155: 154 – Thanks for the Memories – II

Ever since Being W tried to get rid of me by going all out after Stella's birth, time and space had become fragile. The countless distortions and time bubbles meant that it was possible for weird things to happen.

People spending years inside a dungeon while seconds passed on the outside. Rumors of people who had died in the distant past coming back to life...

In short, it was a mess.

Not only that, but there was the fact that I even came face to face with an alternate version of myself before.

Because of that, I wanted to make sure that nothing crazy was happening with Laplace's seal. And I was hoping that the seal was just weakening due to the weird flux of mana going around the world right now with the time distortions.

But...

'It's never that simple, huh?'

Laplace's castle was ominous looking from the outside, but on the inside, it was fairly regal.

Black and gold decor. Paintings. Flower arrangements...

Objectively, it was elegant. Refined.

Subjectively...

"Rudy." Ruijerd paused to look at a painting, frowning. "...Is this you?"

...It was eerie.

I turned to look at the painting Ruijerd stared at and frowned as well.

It was expertly done. Whoever painted it was a master artist who could capture complete photorealism with paints.

As to the subject material though...

"...It seems like it."

A young man with a familiar face. Wearing glittering silver armor emblazoned with the Asura Kingdom Crest, he raised a sword in the air at a shadowy figure. His green eyes were narrowed in anger while his light brown hair was windswept.