Kyran obviously understand what Ste wanted to say. But that did not change the fact that Can was such a pain in the ass for leaving Zane to deal with the aftermath of what he had done.


    Just as Kyran was thinking this, he suddenly recalled something and could not help but frown.


    During Kryan''s discussion with True Void about the possibility that Can nned everything so his sessor would be born into the Regis Family, he guessed that his ancestor— Zane— knew about it along with White Lily. But if Can died before the war truly ended, when did the nning happen?


    Even as this question crossed Kyran''s mind, he also thought of a possible answer. And the answer he thought of seemed absurd. At the same time, it was the only exnation he could think of as to why Ste suddenly started telling him this story.


    As if reading what was on Kyran''s mind, Ste smiled and said, "Something seems to be bothering you."


    Kyran looked at Ste without saying anything. He might have suspected that Can nned for him to be born as a Regis, but that was it— a suspicion. There was no definite proof apart from the seemingly deliberate development of things around him.


    After a short pause, and Ste still waited for Kyran to respond, he said instead, "I''m just thinking why you decided to tell me all these things."


    "What''s wrong with sharing it with you at this point in time?"


    "I don''t understand what you mean about ''at this point in time.''"


    Ste chuckled, "You don''t have to make me say things. You only need to ask, and I will answer. I won''t hide anything from you."


    "Then answer why did you tell me all of this."


    "As I said because we are already at this point in time."


    Before Kyran could reply in exasperation, Ste continued, "As you already suspected, Ste— my sessor, peeked into the future. The reason she had Styx and the rest go there, was because your precious puppet was destroyed before you arrived in the vi."


    Kyran did not respond. He had guessed as much but he still did not see why Ste would suddenly tell him about the past.


    Most of the people he knew who truly know what happened in the past had been trying to avoid saying anything, but Ste— this Ste— after meeting her for the first time, had started spilling what she knew.


    She definitely had a reason and Kyran guessed it was connected to what Ste saw.


    "When that happened, Haylee seemed to have— for theck of a proper term I''ll use the word ''snap.''"


    Kyran frowned at once. He remembered how Haylee broke down after he revealed Tyr''s real identity. He initially thought the reveal was too stimting for her and could not handle the truth. But after hearing that she actually ''snap'' because Neo— who was posing as Tyr— was destroyed.


    Was it because she discovered they captured a puppet?


    "Do you know how Neo was destroyed?"


    "It blew itself up."


    Kyran''s frown deepened. If Neo blew himself, there was a possibility that Haylee did not discover he was only a puppet. But why would she snap just because ''Tyr'' blew himself? Was it because she lost the person who could create the bodies of her undying army?


    But even if there was no Tyr, as long as Haylee joined Light''s faction, there were plenty of options to be her undying army''s bodies. As a matter of fact, her options would have been better. Even if she would not be able to find an Automaton master to create human puppets, just like how La used what the demons provided for a temporary body, Light''s faction would definitely be able to provide her with what she needed.


    "What happened after Haylee snapped?" Kyran asked, pushing aside his doubts. It was best to gather more information beforeing up with a conclusion.


    "She unleashed the Macabre cier."


    Kyran''s heart immediately turned cold. If Styx andpany did not arrive in time to cause amotion and Neo blew himself up, then a great cmity would have befallen the Human ne one after another. Because at the time that Neo decided to blow himself up, Kyran was still confronting Light...


    No, wait. Styx andpany''s arrival was not the reason Neo was interrupted. Based on what Kyran had seen in Neo''s system as soon as he located him back in the vi, the one who interrupted Neo''s decision to blow his system was the arrival of the sea serpents.


    "You''re right," Ste suddenly said as if answering Kyran''s thoughts. "However, there had been no sea serpents fighting in the vi when your puppet wanted to destroy itself."


    "Then a change already happened."


    "Yes."


    "Don''t tell me Ste did not peek into the future once but—."


    "That''s right. The first time she peek and intervened, she managed to stop Neo from blowing up from Styx andpany''s arrival. However, while she saved Neo, she sacrificed Styx and the others."<novelnext></novelnext>


    Kyran clenched his fist. Basically, Styx andpany died in exchange for Neo''s safety.


    Although Neo''s worth could be said to be higher than Styx andpany because of the things Neo could do, it was not a reason to justify their deaths. They were real humans and their lives were far more important than a puppet.


    At least, Kyran thought so, too. It would pain him to lose Neo, but he would never exchange its safety for Styx andpany.


    A thought crossed Kyran''s mind as his expression darkened, "Don''t tell me she had done something to lure the sea serpents to the vi."


    "That''s right," Ste responded at once. Just like she said, she seemed to be willing to answer any question Kyran asked as long as she knew the answer. She had no intentions of hiding anything.


    "By doing that, she also gave you enough time to deal with Light."


    Kyran suddenly felt bad. He knew how powerful Time magic was and felt it was too risky for Ste to use. It was, for this reason, he only asked her to use her magic for ''small'' things like when he needed to train and he did not have enough time, or if he needed to create something but did not have enough time.


    Basically, Kyran would only ask Ste''s help when he did not have enough time. He never asked her to go back in time or peek into the future so he could better prepare his strategy against his enemies. Besides, if he asked her that, who knew what the Fates would have done?


    Kyran had heard about them countless times, especially how they would do anything to prevent others from meddling in future events.


    In any case, Kyran did not expect Ste to have done so many things behind the scenes while he was busy ''absorbing'' and ''learning'' Light''s magic.


    "You asked me why I did not kill Haylee then. Does that mean, Ste created the situation back then?"


    "Yes. After trial and error, she finally found the correct move to ensure you will have that chance."


    "''After trial and error,''" Kyran repeated, his expression darkened even more. "How many times did Ste actually peek into the future?"


    "Do you really want to know?"


    "Forget it," Kyran replied somewhat feeling irritated. "In the end, I didn''t take the chance, she''s probably disappointed."


    Ste shook her head, "She knew you would not do it. But she did it anyway."


    "You should have stopped her."


    "I can''t."


    "Why?"


    "Because I am only a sliver of consciousness that was left in the Time core. To be honest, I could only appear before you like this for a short period of time. This is why I wanted to tell you about the past as much as possible."


    This led Kyran back to the question of why Ste suddenly told him about the past which actually gave him more questions...


    Kyran suddenly realized something.


    With narrowed eyes, he asked, "You... did you do the same in the past? Peek into the future?"


    "I did," Ste replied with a smile.


    Kyran felt as if he had been doused with cold water. He had initially thought Can was the one who nned everything but what if it was not him but actually the woman— or, to be precise— the first Time Keeper?


    Of all of the things Kyran heard about the past, they were things about the Dark Sage, the Dragon Lord, and the Soul Emperor. There had been no ''exploits'' made by the Time Keeper.


    But the reason behind her apparent inaction was all because she had been doing things behind the scene without people realizing it.


    "Are you the one who..." Kyran could not help but grit his teeth just thinking about what he wanted to ask.


    Ste did not rush him. She waited patiently for him to continue.


    "...Are you the one who made it so that the new Void Master appears in the Regis n?"


    Ste shook her head, "That is not my idea. However, I did have a hand on that."