0. At the End of Despair

cheek felt cold and chilling.

After speaking with a sinking voice, Add tried to get up while looking around but groaned from the

Adds pupils shook narrowly as he looked down at his arms dripping with blood.

He didnt know where this place was. But he knew what just happened.

Ah

Ahhhh

screaming felt like a waste of time. In a frantic attempt to suppress his scream, fear and pain, he bit

Add finally managed to suppress his emotions only after his chin became all bloody. Of course, that

his future self, that devil, and escaped by himself?

No matter how much he agonized over it, how much he suppressed his feelings and thought, he still

to be the main culprit behind everything?

Kukukuk.

One thing he became sure of was the reason for his 20 million failures. What stood in his way wasnt

He couldnt achieve his dearest wish because Add from the future, the devil was standing in his way.

Adds mouth was forming a twisted smile. This wasnt the time to smile but he couldnt bear without

He ran away by himself leaving all of his comrades behind. So what?

others from dying. He must have rewound much more in those times that he couldnt remember.

forward. This wasnt the time to pay attention to the emotion that was filling up his heart.

Yes, he actually felt more at ease after thinking like this. He found out the cause of the problem so

Add collected his heart then carefully got up from the floor. It was agonizing to do so due to the

Lets heal myself up first..then come up with a plan.

his belt pouch but sighed. All of his potions were shattered due to him blocking Ds attack.

Well, it was a shockwave that even Dynamos couldnt withstand. It didnt make sense to expect that

from realizing a strange sensation.

He carefully moved his hand to take it out. It was a white fox. It had the appearance of a small

insides of Adds jacket.

But unlike his mouth that reacted out of surprise, Adds clever brain came up with a conclusion

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Eun anywhere even though he looked around.

Could this be?

signs of waking up even though Add put her down on the floor.

.

looked around his surroundings to estimate to which time he time traveled.

and various suspicious looking potions on the desk.

Time travels so far had been going back to the point where Add desired. But he couldnt figure out

It would be simple if he could ask Eun, but she was sound asleep and didnt look like she was

the door suddenly opened and someone entered.

Eve entered the room and saw Add. She snapped coldly.

to make me wait?

Was your experiment this time sewing up your own mouth?

made something surge up from his heart and he couldnt stand it. He couldnt make any conclusions

He came back in time. He was given another chance to save Eve and the other El Search Party

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Kukukuk.. Youre the same as ever.

you call for me, Add?

I wonder why? I want to know too. Add swallowed these words as he stole a look at Eve. He didnt

Add was about to answer accordingly when Eve frowned.

It was nothing. Im going to heal it first so wait.

Humans are so inconvenient. Wait a moment. Oberon!

before appeared. ..Adds eyes widened from shock of seeing this.

made a gesture with her chin to order Oberon, the Nasod she just summoned.

Why was the tone of Eves voice strangely unfriendly? Of course, Add had done things to get on

Anyways, when Oberon, the Nasod Eve summoned slowly approached him, Add unintentionally

He would have normally burned up with his desire for research but he was injured right now, most

performing abilities he had never seen before.

I knew she could call upon weapons through dimension gates, but was she able to even summon

When Add backed up to avoid Oberon, Eve who was looking from the back with her arms crossed

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Dimension gate opened upon Eves call and a female type Nasod appeared this time. Now Add

summoning two entire advanced Nasods through a dimension gate.

Treat that man appropriately then make him reveal why he called for me. It doesnt matter if you

W, wait!

Eve. Eve who was observing while resting her chin on her hand replied stiffly.

Wheres everyone else?

something like this had happened.

Elsword, Chung and Ara are staying at the lodge. Rena and Elesis when to scout the surrou

Add raised his voice. Eve frowned slightly as if she was offended. But Add couldnt believe the

E, Elesis?

..

Not only that, but judging from Eves tone, she was speaking about Elesis as if she was very familiar,

Strange, this is strange

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suffering to save the others. But it hadnt been something this unfamiliar.

broken sails and oarsbut then suddenly came upon an uninhabited island.

Could this be..?

Eve scolded coldly. Add shook his head frantically to deny.

..

back out with a hand gesture. Add nervously looked down at his feet then looked around the room

After time traveling, Eve now had a different atmosphere than before and a different ability. Not

Of course, it was better than her being their enemy. Having her as an ally will help them

gladness.

that compass just broke.

Did he return to one of the 20 million times that he couldnt remember? But he couldnt

Add was looking around the room again anxiously but was unable to find anything that caught his

Its all red.

He saw buildings outside the window. Add suppressed a groan from the appearances and color of

Where.. is this place, Eve?

Did you call for me to mock me with such trivial words?

He unconsciously said the word please. Seeing Add blankly look outside the window while asking

As if she was reluctantly going to play along.

Name he had never heard before, scenery he had never seen before.

This was a time that Add didnt know about.