Fate

The ocular power of the Three Tomoe Rinnegan in Minamoto Takuya's eyes perfectly merged with the vast energy of the Dragon Vein beneath his feet.

Under his control, intricate and profound formula patterns rapidly took shape in the air, eventually becoming an Ouroboros mark radiating mysterious fluctuations, engraved upon the Dragon Vein.

Once the technique was complete, the energy ripples gradually subsided.

Minamoto Takuya found Sarah and told her that his "past self" would soon arrive here, asking her to handle the reception.

This sudden revelation about the secrets of time and space made Sarah's eyes widen instantly, her face filled with incredulous shock.

"Your... past self?" she murmured. Then, a mystery that had troubled her for a long time suddenly became clear.

"I see... No wonder you insisted that Rōran had to 'perish' before the eyes of the world, even leaving traces in the historical records.

"According to your knowledge from the 'past,' Rōran really should have ceased to exist long ago, right?"

Though Sarah could not fully grasp a concept like a "closed time loop," she understood one thing with absolute clarity.

If the man before her had not intervened in that all-consuming war years ago, allowing Rōran to cast off its shell and continue living elsewhere—

Then her kingdom and her people would likely have long since been reduced to ashes by the flames of war. Even if anyone had survived by chance, there would probably have been only a handful left.

That kindness filled Sarah's gaze toward Minamoto Takuya with heartfelt gratitude and reverence.

At the same time, Sarah was full of curiosity about the "past" Minamoto Takuya who was about to arrive.

Thanks to the miraculous youth-preserving power of the Yin Seal, her appearance had never changed. As for Minamoto Takuya, Sarah was certain that