Will just copy and paste here for chapter releases from now on. :3

Was a short chapter.

0. To the past once more

Boy who could travel through time finally made his decision and grabbed the hand of the suspicious being.

“…….How long do you plan to hold on to my hand?”

Eun grabbed his hand tightly and didn’t let go. Her outer appearance was that of a slender girl. But the grasp of her hand was so powerful that he couldn’t pull his hand out.

“Since this is such a memorable moment where boy has joined hands with me, I plan to enjoy this for at least three days. So I’d like boy to stay still.”

Eun made a sly smile as she pulled Add in. Surprised, Add tried to hold his ground by putting strength in his legs. But he was no match for her in physical strength.

“Ah. What! Hey! Hey!!”

Her face was coming closer. She let off such voluptuous aura that you couldn’t believe her base was that of the naïve Ara. Eun’s lips were gradually coming closer.

“What do you think you are doing?!”

Add instinctively moved the Dynamos and blocked the gap between their faces. Add scowled at Eun after barely managing her lips from getting any closer.

But Eun still smiled while grabbing on to Add’s hand so tightly that it hurt. She was not pulling Add in forcefully anymore but it didn’t look like she had any intention to let go.

“What’s wrong, boy? Didn’t you need my help?”

“This shouldn’t be the time to be making jokes like this.”

Even at this moment, Demons that were after Eve were plotting their next move behind the scenes. Shouldn’t they quickly come up with a plan and move?

“For boy, isn’t time something that’s even more abundant the endlessly flowing water? It shouldn’t be a big deal to play along with me for a while.”

“Stop with the jokes….”

Add words stalled as he looked at Eun’s voluptuous smile. He didn’t know what absurd deeds might be done to him if he agreed with her here.

Eun licked her lips as if to show him…… Add felt even more uncomfortable.

“Entertainment, it’s just a light entertainment.”

“I don’t care so let go already……”

“My, it seems all boy cares about is finishing his own business. Well, all men are usually like that….. But doesn’t boy still have something he wants from me?”

Was that a threat saying it wouldn’t be fun if Add didn’t play along with what she said? Add stopped for a moment then clenched his free right hand into a fist.

“You want to have a go to see who’s stronger?”

“Why so serious? All boy have to do is play along with my light joke.”

“It’s too suspicious so I’ll have to decline. If you don’t listen to what I say…..I can make you listen by force.”

Add made his determination and moved the Dynamos. By Add’s calculations, his chance of victory in a direct confrontation was around 50 to 60 percent considering Ara was his opponent.

But one who was ridiculing him right now was Eun borrowing Ara’s body. He had never seen her skills before but he could assume that they were much higher than Ara’s.

He didn’t want to clash with her if possible. But he couldn’t show any weakness here.

He had determined to cooperate with Eun. But he didn’t fully trust Eun. A confrontation to seize the initiative was obviously bound to occur whenever you made an alliance with someone so suspicious…..

“Just like back in Altera Core.”

“What?”

Add asked in response to Eun’s sudden words. Eun lightly shook her head with a bitter smile. Eun moved on to the serious topic while Add was still startled by the gloomy expression Eun had shown.

“Alright, I’ll leave the entertainment for later…. Let’s talk about what we have to do. But before I start, let me tell you that there will be lots of cases where I won’t answer your questions. Forgive me.”

“You’re going to withhold information?”

It meant that while Eun knew various things, she wouldn’t tell Add. She should know a lot of valuable information with her power to see into the future.

“Does boy explain the circumstances to the girl beforehand whenever he time travels? Doesn’t he think that it will be meaningless?”

“That’s different from what you said before. You clearly said….”

“I said I’ll help boy obtain the girl. I never said I’d tell boy everything.”

Eun drew the line as she shook her head. Add didn’t like this condition but suppressed himself for now.

He couldn’t save Eve from the demons no matter how he struggled alone. Although Eun was extremely suspicious, her help was necessary.

“Also, you have to exactly follow what I say from now on. You don’t need to listen to what Ara says, but you must listen to me.”

“….So you won’t explain the situation or give me any information, but expect me to obediently follow everything you say?”

Add let out an empty laugh at this absurd condition. Eun opened her eyes and made a beaming smile.

“COBO service uses the Free to Play model after all. Wasn’t it thanks to me that boy could time travel all this time?”

“….”

“Did you possibly think that was for free?”

Add could return from the future where Eve was destroyed all this time because Eun had designated the Time Space Coordinates for him. It was a very important and necessary role so Add couldn’t blatantly deny Eun’s conditions.

“So you want me to pay up now?”

“I would imagine it would be scarier if such service was for free. Don’t you? In the first place, didn’t boy suspect me because he thought I wanted to help for free? He should be able to ease his mind now that I’m requesting for an appropriate price.”

There was no flaw in her logic but it felt like he’d fallen into a trap. Add made a bitter sigh and nodded.

“Fine, I’ll comply for now.”

“I’ll be expecting you to all the time from now on. In boy’s perceived time that is.”

Eun seemed satisfied and let go of Add’s hand. Add who just complied with such reluctant conditions asked bluntly.

“If you’re done bragging, tell me what I should do from now on already. It couldn’t be that you’re saying you’d defeat all the demons by yourself.”

“There would be no point even if I did that.”

Eun shook her head then leaned her spear on her shoulders.

“Go, boy. To the past.”

“Time travel again? To when?”

Their current situation where the demons were after Eve wouldn’t change even if Add time traveled. Or does she mean he should time travel to change something that could change this situation?

Eun did not even bother to explain.

“You’ll find out when you go. It would be better for you to experience it yourself rather than me telling you.”

“…..”

Not even telling him what time he was traveling to. It was so untrustworthy but Add had no other choice but to follow Eun’s suggestion.

The scene of Eve being destroyed time and time again passed by in Add’s head.

He didn’t ever want to see that again. For this purpose, he could bear with anything.

“Alright, I’ll go.”

Add made a cold smile as he clenched his fists.

 

Nothing could get worse than right now anyways.

 

1. I thought this was the bottom floor but there was a basement

 

Splash!!

Add and got up immediately because he suddenly became drenched in water.

“Phwa! Just where is this place…..?”

Eun set the Time Space Coordinates without explaining anything to Add and sent him to this time. Add realized he had just fallen into a river as he shook his head to dry off the water.

Surface of the water shined beautifully as the sun shined upon it.

“This is….”

This place seemed strangely familiar. As Add muttered, he suddenly realized that the back of his head was prickling. He could feel people’s presence behind him.

“Just what….”

With his entire body soaked wet with water, Add muttered as he swung his dynamos around to look back. First, he should find out the current time and information and then……

 

He locked eyes with three girls.

That weren’t wearing anything.

 

Add numbly let out a groan because of all the bright skin in front of his eyes. His brain’s processing speed couldn’t keep up with all the messy information that just got scattered across his brain.

“…..Huh?”

Three of them were staring at him with a stifled expression. Why were they looking at him like that when they were the ones who weren’t wearing anything? Add was about to glare back at them…..then realized that the girls looked very familiar.

Actually, he should have recognized sooner.

Since they were Rena, Ara and Eve.

“…..”

Add was so shocked by the fact that naked girls were in front of him that his situation assessment slowed down. The fact that these three girls were someone he knew confused him even more. Add froze up in his spot.

What should I say? What should I do? He couldn’t figure anything out. The three girls also became frozen at Add’s sudden appearance. They didn’t even move a finger.

Extremely awkward silence.

“Ugh…..”

Just when Add couldn’t stand the silence anymore and let out a painful groan, the girls who were mindlessly blinking until now slowly started to move.

“Kiiiiiiiiiyyyyyah!!! M, Mr.Add?!”

“Moby, to battle mode.”

Add also abruptly came to his senses after seeing the reactions of Ara who let out a high pitched scream and Eve who coldly operated her gears.

“What!! Why are you screaming?! You sent me here!!”

The Time Space Coordinates Eun sets up didn’t just determine which time he traveled to. It also determined the exact place as well.

Thus, Add appearing in this place should have been Eun’s doing.

“Um, Add…..”

Just when Add who had fallen into a helpless situation was trying to protest to Ara, more accurately Eun……. He heard a chilling voice

“I’ll listen to your excuse later.”

Pew! Add instantly sensed danger and quickly tried to move his Dynamos. But the pain came first.

“Kugh!”

Add let out a short scream as his body started to fly backwards. Add finally realized when this time was.

It was the day when they defeated Banthus that commanded the Nasod Miners. Second day since the El Search Party was formed. The day when Add encountered Eun for the first time.

That was far as Add could think of as he absentmindedly flew across after being hit by an arrow.

Splash!!

“Add numbly let out a groan because of all the bright skin in front of his eyes.”

Add could see the night sky when he opened his eyes. His chest hurt as if it was about to shatter.

“….Owww.”

“Are you awake?”

A soft voice was heard amidst the sound of the burning campfire. Add was hesitant to move his body so he just moved his eyes to look beside him.

Rena sat modestly across the campfire between them. Of course, she was wearing clothes.

“…..”

Add immediately tried to get up as he recalled the shocking scene before he had passed out. But he was forced to grab on to his chest. It hurt when he moved.

“Ah, sorry. Did I overdo it?”

“……This is nothing.”

Add sat up and looked around while he rubbed his chest. There were only two of them around. There was a campfire in front of him but this wasn’t their campsite.

“I thought we should talk separately.”

Rena noticed Add looking confused and explained. She must have separated Add from the rest of the group while he was unconscious.

Well of course, you can’t keep the molester and his victims in one spot.

Add was dumbfounded after logically understanding his current situation. He came here because Eun had told him to……and suddenly got accused of being a molester.

Never mind saving Eve, he was going to get kicked out of the El Search Party like this.

“W, Wait, this isn’t what it looks like!”

“Hmm? What is?”

“That’s……”

Add was about to explain his situation but saw Rena’s face lit by the campfire’s light and couldn’t continue his words. She looked very beautiful with the side of her face reddened by the fire…but that wasn’t important right now…. Add wasn’t able to explain his case.

I unwillingly became a molester because I was time traveling. I’m sorry! ……Who’d believe such an explanation?

Rena waited quietly for Add as he hesitated to speak. Add bit his lower lip seeing Rena wait for him like this. Rena granting Add the chance to explain himself was already a huge gesture of generosity on her part.

 

Since the El Search Party was…. a group that had just formed yesterday.

Tracking and catching Banthus together, accepting Elder Citizens’ request and attacking the Wally’s Castle together were all events that didn’t exist anymore.

They might as well be complete strangers.

 

And he really didn’t like this fact. Add lowered his head and apologized with a vexed voice.

“…..It wasn’t on purpose but I’ll apologize.”

“Mm, why did you do it?”

Rena didn’t threaten or shout at him about how he should give a proper explanation. Well, to separate him and ask calmly like this…..this was the normal response for Rena he knew.

But Add wasn’t in a great mood himself so his tone became rough.

“I said I apologize.”

“Add, I asked you why.”

Rena’s voice was extremely soft. She was also a victim. Yet her tone sounded like she didn’t mind that fact at all.

Add had already known he wasn’t in any position to speak so roughly. Add couldn’t continue to act angry when Rena tried to coax him through a smooth tone like this.

“It’s difficult to explain.”

“Then could you explain more easily?”

“I told you it was difficult to explain. Why are you asking so persistently?”

Add knew he wasn’t in any position to get angry but couldn’t stop his rage. Add’s tone became rough again.

“Shouldn’t you just kick out someone who committed a grave crime such as this? Others should be angry as well.”

“No one said such things.”

Rena still replied calmly. Add didn’t like her optimistic attitude so he stood up as he grinded his teeth.

“Kukuk, then this should all be over if I just leave.”

All he had to do was beat Ara, no Eun up and hear her reasons, then time travel again. He had no reason to waste time in this useless conversation.

Add had just collected his Dynamos and was about to turn around when he heard an unexpected reply.

“Hmm, you can’t do that.”

“What?”

“I won’t allow you to quit like this.”

Rena shook her head resolutely.

Wasn’t it normal to kick out someone who did something indecent to their party members? Could it be that not only Nasods but humans also became immoral as the time passed?

At a loss for words, Add stared at Rena but her decision did not change.

“If Add really wanted to do such things, he would have done his best not to get found out.”

“……”

Well she was probably right? Nasods bathing? It was a rather interesting research subject when you thought about it.

“But with just that belief….”

“If you really don’t want to tell me why, try talking to Eve and Ara as well. And tell me if you still want to quit the El Search Party after that.”

Rena drew the line clearly with a tone that said she didn’t want to hear any excuses. She plainly stared at Add….. He felt uncomfortable even though she wasn’t glaring at him.

Her words contained a will that said she will not allow him to decline.

“Let’s have this talk again if you still want to quit after talking to the two of them.”

“….Kukuk, and if I refuse?”

Will she try to suppress him by force? Add had half expected her to do so but asked out of curiosity anyways. Rena made a beaming smile.

“If you’re curious about what happens to a guy who doesn’t reflect on his actions after peeping at a girl’s body……you can take a seat right here.”

Add felt a chill as Rena patted the spot in front of her while smiling. He got a feeling that something really terrifying will happen to him if he refused.

“Kukukuk, I’ll at least say some parting words to them.”

He had to beat Eun up anyways. There was no particular reason for him to refuse when she was giving him the chance to talk to her.

……………It honestly wasn’t because he was scared of Rena.

Rena told Add to sit here and wait while she went to get the others. Being left alone, Add scratched his head as he listened to the sound of the burning campfire.

“Why did it end up like this…?”

Let’s put aside Eun sending him back without any information. Why did she have to drop him in the middle of girls bathing? He’ll have to ask if this was an accident or on purpose.

“She just made things more annoying for me.”

They’ve only met yesterday so it should be normal for him to never see the others again considering he had committed an incident this large. Add admitted this even though he was the perpetrator that had caused the incident.

He could somehow have gotten away by saying some lines if this situation had happened in a 1 on 1 scenario……

But not even Rena, the party’s leader should be able to easily defend Add if he caused the incident so publically like this.

In the end, Rena had to prioritize the well being of the El Search Party members as a whole. If Add was in Rena’s position, never mind giving the perpetrator the chance to explain himself, he would have chased the perpetrator off immediately.

“Kukuk, she’s seriously too soft…..”

Add sighed as he put two of his hands behind his head. He ended up having to do these disconcerting conversations when all he had to do was to time travel again.

Night sky came into Add’s view as he muttered and lied down. Despite how the age had changed, the fact that stars looked so beautiful when viewed while lying down like this had not changed.

“Beautiful…..”

“I didn’t come here to listen to such words.”

Add hadn’t sensed any presence approach prior so he winced after suddenly hearing those words. He had forgotten to put the Dynamos into scouting mode so he hadn’t realized that someone had come.

Eve stood expressionlessly across the campfire. She was alone.

“Did you come alone?”

Eve didn’t answer as she slowly approached the campfire. Add stared at Eve hesitantly and just raised his upper body from his spot.

He didn’t know what kind of words he had to start off with. He was told to apologize but his mouth moved differently.

“So what business do you have with me?”

“I don’t particularly have any business with you.”

Eve spoke stiffly as if it was obvious. Her tone seemed to say she was only here because Rena had requested her to.

But listening to her slightly agitated Add. Just who did she think he was suffering through all of this for?

“You…..”

Eve stared at him quietly as he opened his mouth on impulse. Add couldn’t continue his words when he saw her pretty golden eyes as they shined from the campfire’s light.

Speaking like this to Eve who didn’t know anything would be nothing more than just Add whining. After realizing this, Add finally got some grasp on what to say.

“I’m sorry. The end.”

“……You call that an apology?”

Eve became dumbfounded at Add’s flat words and asked back. But Add had already given up trying to speak to her.

“It wasn’t on purpose but you wouldn’t believe me anyways right? So think what you want. I am really sorry. You got your apology now right? Now just go play with Elsword.”

“Why do you mention Elsword here?”

Eve frowned slightly listening to Add’s open cynical remarks. It was a significant reaction from Eve who rarely changed her expression.

Add from before would have been burning with his lust for research by now after seeing such reaction from Eve. But Add just wanted to get this conversation over with right now.

“Well, isn’t Elsword someone important to you?”

“…..”

He had said it unintentionally……but it felt disgusting now that he had said it.

Consumed by strange feelings that he could not explain, Add lied down turning his back on Eve then closed his eyes.

“I’m done now.”

This event will become nonexistent too when he time travels anyways. There was no point in him apologizing properly.

But despite Add’s empty apology, no movement of Eve standing up could be sensed. Add who had his back turned was now filled with both emotions of wanting to turn around to look and wanting Eve to leave.

An uncomfortable silence even though they were together.

“I….for you.”

Add opened his mouth again while still having his backed turned towards Eve. Even though this will become nonexistent too but…..

“Mr.Add! You’re so harsh!”

Angry voice rang out from above just when Add was about to speak. Surprised, Add looked up to see that Ara was sitting up high on a tree branch staring at him imposingly.

She looked very angry.

“You should apologize to Ms.Eve properly! That is not the attitude of someone who’s apologizing!”

“Rena told us to talk separately. Why did you follow me Ara Haan?”

Eve seemed surprised as well by the Ara’s sudden appearance. Ara revealed her intentions proudly.

“If Mr.Add was really a molester it would be dangerous to send Ms.Eve by herself! So I was listening in secret!”

This was the first time Add had seen someone confessing that they had been listening in secret so proudly. As Eve and Add became numb and looked up in unison, Ara immediately jumped off from the tree and landed lightly on the ground.

“Now, Mr.Add, apologize to Ms.Eve properly!”

“Hey, wait.”

Add was at a loss for words and made a frowned as he glared at Ara. Eun was the one that caused this mess. Didn’t she explain anything to Ara?

But it seemed Ara had misunderstood Add’s reaction and nodded.

“Ah, if it’s too difficult to apologize by yourself I’ll also apologize with you. Mr.Add should be able to apologize more easily that way right?”

It seemed Ara was serious because she put down her spear on the ground and sat modestly beside Add. Still at a loss for words, Add was about to tell Ara off but winced.

Ara was giving him a very serious look.

“Mr.Add, no matter what your circumstances are you have to apologize properly right now. Elder brother told me that the guy’s excuses have absolutely no weight to them.”

Add gave up resisting after seeing Ara who was emitting a strange pressure towards him. Nothing good will happen here if he continued to resist.

Let’s just go along with what she says for now. That way he can talk with Eun sooner and time travel again.

“I’m sorry, Eve.”

“You have to say in detail what you did wrong and what you’re sorry about. Mr.Add.”

“About, what I did earlier today…..”

“You’re voice is small. Ms.Eve won’t be able to hear you like that.”

Add became flabbergasted and glared at Ara because she kept lecturing him from the side. But Ara looked at Add resolutely without any sign of shame.

“Anyone can make errors and mistakes. What’s more important is to apologize and reflect. If Mr.Add is a true martial artist then you must honestly accept your mistake!”

“I’m not a martial artist…..”

“Ms.Eve, could you wait for a moment? It looks like discussing this matter with Mr.Add might take a while.”

Ara carefully asked for Eve’s consent while ignoring Add’s mutter. It looked like Ara wasn’t too comfortable with talking to Eve.

Eve who was silently staring at the two’s ridiculous show nodded slightly. Ara seemed to ease her mind after seeing Eve’s reaction and started to lecture Add again.

“Now, Mr.Add. Follow after me. I’m sorry for rudely peeping on you in my moment of carelessness! I will never do something like this again so please forgive me. Even though you can’t believe me right now, I’ll redeem myself with my actions in the future.”

“…….”

She wants him to say that? It was so absurd but Ara made a face telling Add that he must say those lines.

“Ah, could it be that you couldn’t memorize it because it was too long? Then let me tell you again.”

It looked like she wouldn’t back off unless Add complied.

 

Add couldn’t say those words as they were no matter what. So Add squabbled with Ara for quite a while before he managed to somewhat properly apologize to Eve.

Eve who was watching the two of them silently accepted Add’s apology with a short answer.

“Understood, I hope this problem doesn’t happen in the future.”

“……”

Add who was now tired because of Ara’s persistence could only reply with a head gesture. Eve stood up from her spot and stared at Add directly.

“Do you have anything more to say?”

“What else do you want?”

Could it be that his apology right now wasn’t enough? But that didn’t seem to be a case as Eve sent him a bizarre gaze then turned around.

“You can speak to me later if you have something else to tell me. Since it looks like you have your circumstances as well.”

Eve left after leaving behind one more word.

“Then please apologize properly to Ara Haan as well.”

“……”

Add sighed as Eve’s footsteps got further. Apologize again? Add made a tired expression and stared at Ara who was sitting up beside him.

“I’m glad Ms.Eve was able to accept your apology.”

“So I just have to apologize to you now…..?”

Ara’s face suddenly turned deep red.

“Y, You don’t have to speak about that.”

“You’re the one that kept bugging me to apologize…..”

Wasn’t she the one that nagged to him so much about saying everything he did wrong in every last detail? But it seemed Ara’s face flushing right now wasn’t because of the campfire.

“T, That’s different from this.”

“…..”

Add didn’t know how it was different…. But there shouldn’t be a reason to talk about it anymore right? It was good if he didn’t have to apologize anymore.

Finally able to get a breather, Add angrily glared at Ara. Seeing Add’s furious gaze, Ara cowered and nervously stared at Add.

She was completely different from how she was scolding him earlier.

“W, Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Just call Eun out.”

Add had business with Eun, not Ara. He was going to grab Eun by the collar and shake her until she spat out why she made him suffer through all of this.

What if it was a simple mistake? Then he’ll educate her so that she never makes this kind of mistake again.

“How does Mr.Add know about Lord Eun?”

“….”

Ara blinked her eyes in surprise. Oh, was this before Ara revealed about Eun in this timeline?

It was annoying to explain so Add waved his hand.

“You can listen to why later, just bring Eun out. Tell her I have something to say to her.”

“She’s saying she’s tired.”

“…..”

That sly thing is seriously making him angry. Ara got scared and cowered seeing Add’s gaze turn even more intimidating.

“Uuuu, don’t stare at me so scary like that, Mr.Add.”

“Tell her to get out here right this instant. If she doesn’t…..”

Add brought his Dynamos close to him so he could use them if he needed to. But he couldn’t decide on his next course of action. Ara got scared and just nervously looked at Add who was steaming with anger.

What should he do if Eun stubbornly refuses to come out? Did he have to torture Ara?

“…..”

No, he couldn’t stay in the El Search Party anymore if he did something like that. Also, to time travel properly, help of Eun who could determine the Time Space Coordinates was a must.

Torturing Ara wouldn’t gain him anything. He would lose more instead.

“Tch, just why do I….”

“If you have something to tell Lord Eun I’ll relay it for you instead.”

Ara carefully spoke out. But she immediately shrunk and stared at the ground quietly after seeing Add shoot back with an enraged gaze.

There was no sign of Ara who was scolding Add earlier about apologizing to Eve anymore. Well, this was more like the Ara Add had known.

“There’s no use talking to you. Can’t you pull out that wily beast by force somehow?”

“Lord Eun isn’t a wily beast! She’s a Celestial Spirit!!”

No, that wasn’t the issue right now. But it seemed it was an important issue for Ara as she was now staring at him seriously.

“Celestial Spirit or wily beast or whatever….if you don’t pull her out right now…..”

“Treating me like some object you pull out from a pocket. That’s so harsh, boy.”

Ara’s tone seemed to change and her hair suddenly got dyed white. She had already pulled out her hairpin before Add could realize it and her eyes were now dyed in red.

Finally, those pointy fox ears on top of her head. They were the final evidence that told Add exactly who he was speaking to.

“I know you’re impatient but wasn’t that discourteous? Treat me more preciously, boy.”

“I don’t think you’re in any position to run your mouth like that.”

Add grinded his teeth as he surrounded Ara, no, now Eun with his Dynamos. He could rip her apart if he increased the output. But Eun didn’t seem to care and touched the Dynamos with a curious expression.

White fingers moved rhythmically on top of the Dynamos.

“Just what are you thinking doing something like this? I time traveled because you told me to and I end up like this?”

“I showed you something good. Shouldn’t you be thanking me, boy?”

So dropping him in the middle of girls bathing wasn’t an accident. It was on purpose. Add was so dumbfounded that he couldn’t even get angry.

“What? Did boy like naked male bodies better? Alright, I’ll make such arrangements next time.”

“I’m not trying to say worthless things like that.”

“Which would you like better? Male around your age or older?”

Add just shut his mouth when Eun started to act insidiously. He knew that she was making fun of him…..but.

“Just why are you doing this? Why did you send me to this time? What kind of clue am I supposed to find here?”

Eun probably didn’t plot this just to tease Add. Eun, from the beginning, expressed her desire to cooperate with him.

Although she didn’t give any proper information and was very suspicious, she had never failed in regards to time travel. This much was trustworthy.

When Add asked seriously, Eun stopped fooling around and made a captivating smile.

“Because what boy does from now on is important for accomplishing what he desires. That’s why I especially chose this time.”

“Then what should I do now?”

Add had originally intended to time travel and erase the fact that he had seen on the girls bathing….. But it looked like there was no reason to now that the situation has somehow been resolved.

There shouldn’t be any problem with continuing like this.

“You can ask me if you want to peep on them bathing again.”

“I don’t need such thing. We’re talking about Eve right now.”

“It seems boy hasn’t felt anything from this incident.”

Feel? What? Add stared at her questioningly but Eun didn’t answer right away and just made a strange expression.

Feeling that flashed by her face for an instant was….disappointment.

This startled Add but he still responded sarcastically.

“What? Was I supposed to write a written report about that?”

“Of course if boy did such things I’d play along as well……..”

Just what was Eun aiming for? Add was about to ask but Eun abruptly changed the subject.

“The key to resolving this situation is approaching right now.”

“What?”

Surprised, Add looked around and heard footsteps approaching. It didn’t sound like the footstep’s owner wanted to hide their approach.

Add instinctively brought his Dynamos near him. A key that can help him protect Eve? Add didn’t know who it was but he might have to suppress the person by force.

Should he just ambush the person right now?

While Add pondered while in battle position, the owner of the footstep revealed himself.

“You still haven’t finished talking?”

“……”

Add blinked his eyes vacantly after seeing the person. A guy that Add felt like he had seen somewhere before spoke to him with a voice he felt like he had heard somewhere before.

“You, who are you?”

“Didn’t I introduce myself yesterday? I’m Elsword.”

Red haired boy revealed his name without any hesitation. Add unconsciously let out a sigh. He couldn’t believe this no matter how much he stared at the boy. But since he didn’t disappear, Add had to admit he was real.

“….Why did he get bigger?”

A boy 2 years older than the Elsword Add knew was staring at Add questioningly.

 

A chill went down Add’s spine as dry sweat started to drop down from him. Frightened, Add blankly stared at Elsword.

“They told me to clean this place up since we have to prepare to sleep now. Want me to help?”

“…..”

“Big brother Add?”

When Elsword called his name bluntly, Add finally came to his senses and shook his head widely. Elsword’s appearance didn’t change no matter how much Add closed his eyes and opened them again.

There were still some of the earlier childishness on the boy’s face but he had become taller and more mature. Well, he aged by two years from the Elsword he knew. So that should be obvious… probably.

Confirmation comes first. Add approached Elsword abruptly and thoughtlessly reached out his hand.

“Big brother Add?”

“Stand still.”

After shutting Elsword up in a low voice, Add tried flipping Elsword’s eyelid. Then confirmed the feelings of his ears and face. The target wasn’t a ghost or an illusion.

“Next is….”

Just what made this possible? Add spoke seriously after feeling various places on Elsword’s body.

“I’ll have to examine more. Take off your clothes.”

“…..Umm, did you eat something wrong?”

“I’m not joking right now. Take them off.”

He had to do some confirmation analysis to check if this person in front of him was really Elsword. This would be much easier process if he had kept Elsword’s blood sample. But since Add didn’t, he had to resort to more primitive method.

Add grabbed Elsword’s clothes. Elsword blinked confusingly with a startled expression. Explaining things to him would be a waste of time. He wouldn’t understand anyways.

“If you won’t take them off, I’ll take them off for you. Cooperate quietly.”

Just when Add was about to take Elsword’s top off…. A sudden shock fell down on Add’s head.

Bam! Bam!

Not just one but two strikes in a row. The strikes were so powerful that tear almost came out from Add’s eyes. Add grabbed his head with both of his hands and dropped down. It hurt so much that he couldn’t even scream.

“Big brother Add, are you okay?”

“Don’t worry. Boy was just confused and was doing something nonsensical. I would like you to forget about this Elsword.”

Eun who just hit Add’s head with the handle of her spear explained to Elsword leisurely.

“Big sister Ara? Why did your hair color change?”

He’s so quick to ask. Add thought inside his head while still busy with rubbing his aching head.

It seemed Eun hadn’t revealed her identity to rest of the El Search Party members…. Just how was she going to resolve this?

“My hair turns like this if I become very angry.”

“Ah, so Big brother Add made you angry.”

You actually believe that? Add who still couldn’t speak was taken aback. But Eun neatly finished up the conversation.

“Then I’ll return with the boy when he comes back to his senses. Go back first and tell the others that.”

“Alright, I will. Don’t cause any more trouble Big brother Add.”

Elsword spoke calmly then turned around. Add groaned in pain as he brought himself up after seeing Elsword’s back move further away.

“Just what was that…..?”

“You tried to take another man’s clothes off but now your prey is escaping.”

“Stop with the nonsense. Just what the heck happened?”

“Well he isn’t a complete stranger. To be like that with Elsword who you just met yesterday. You’re rather quick.”

Since Eun didn’t seem like she was going to answer him properly. Add rubbed his aching head as he organized the situation. Elsword’s sudden growth and how Elsword was acting as if nothing was wrong.

“Could it be…..?”

There was only one thing that came to Add’s mind. Add hoped his guess was wrong and asked Eun for confirmation.

“Did Elsword change like that because I time traveled?”

“He did not change, he grew.”

That’s the same thing no matter how you put it.

A shiver went down Add’s spine and he couldn’t speak. There were couple of times where insignificant parts from the past had changed when Add had time traveled to prevent Eve from being destroyed.

But for Elsword to age suddenly like this… This wasn’t something that could be just glossed over.

“Me time traveling and Elsword’s growth don’t have any logical correlation. How is this possible?”

“Time isn’t something that logical. Does the world always move as you want?”

Eun waved her fingers as she smiled.

“The business from earlier today was taken care of quickly because Elsword had grown up so much in both body and skill. Banthus couldn’t even exchange one blow with Elsword and ran away. We were also able to destroy the Nasod army that appeared after much easily. So the time to cleanup became much faster and the time for bathing also became faster.”

“…..”

“Didn’t everything turn out well?”

Unlike the words Eun spoke, her smile was very cold and cynical. Finally realizing what was going on, Add tired to put the pieces together.

Everyone including Elsword was treating Elsword’s growth as if it was something obvious. As if Elsword was like this from the start.

A large change happened to the past because Add had time traveled.

“…..Did you make me time travel for this purpose?”

“I won’t say that I had no such reasons”

After confirming his guess was right, Add recalled the image of Elsword he had just seen now. His body had gotten larger and he seemed more mature than before. He was definitely different than the time when he was a brat. He now looked like he could handle one person’s weight.

“I’ll admit that Elsword became stronger than before. But what meaning does that have? Even if he grew, he’s still weaker than me.”

You could tell with a single glance that Elsword had become stronger than before. But he was probably still weaker than Add. Maybe stronger or equal to Add who had just joined the El Search Party….

But Elsword was no match for Add who had now become stronger from his time travels.

And even the now stronger Add was not confident he could fend off the demons that were after Eve.

“I’m not saying I’ll leave everything to Elsword. No matter how he has grown, it would be too much for him to handle all the demons by himself.”

Then just why did you come back to this time? Eun made a beaming smile at Add’s questioning gaze.

The girl made a seductive smile. She looked extremely beautiful with the darkness behind her back. But she was letting off a very ominous atmosphere that surpassed her beauty.

“I’ll explain the method starting now so listen well. It sounds simple but it’s actually very difficult to accomplish.”

Finally, the main topic. Add tensed up as he focused on Eun’s next words.

He had to suffer through this timeline even getting accused of being a molester. But he’ll break through any hardships to come with his teeth clenched tightly and finally save Eve this tim…..

“Become a woman, boy.”

 

That’s physically impossible.

 

“You might as well become an elegant woman.”

Eun made an excited smile towards Add who stood frozen on the spot.