Can Ignore Distance, Space Folding

The problem with the Time-Space Houn had been resolved, but I still had to deal with Dark Matter. I couldn't just fail to keep a promise.

Strictly speaking, I had no favorable impression of Dark Matter. But it had warned me of the great destruction that might occur in my future. For that alone, I ought to repay it. Besides, it had told me a principle of spacetime that I had never even dared imagine.

Space could actually be unrelated to time, instead involving the rise and fall of overlapping spaces. Yet that principle seemed somewhat wrong. If that were the case, the Time-Space Houn could not have existed in separate forms, nor would a Time Houn have appeared.

Of course, perhaps there was also something wrong with our understanding. Sometimes, what existed was not necessarily reasonable, nor was it necessarily logical.

"How long will your fusion take?" I asked the Time Houn and the Void-Breaking Houn. They exchanged a glance. "About seven days." They answered in unison.

I nodded. Seven days should be enough time to resolve the matter of Dark Matter.

"We'll first return to the space where we were imprisoned. Fusing there won't cause any disturbance. Once we've fused, we'll come find you. We know where to find you," the Time Houn said.

Naturally, I did not doubt it. It knew I was the master of the Tumba Family; it had found me at the Tumba Family estate.

The Red Lotus needed another day to mature, and their fusion would take seven days. Eight days altogether should be more than enough.

"Fine. In that case, I'll handle other matters first. I'll wait for you at the Tumba Family estate."

The two of them agreed together. Erha smiled at them. "Don't stand us up then!" There was a