The sudden turn of events left not only Azk stunned, but Xiao An in his monkey form as well.
Azk's slip had made him miss his pounce. Now that he had come back to his senses, he chattered noisily and charged forward again, intending to stab the fallen Azk in the chest.
"Hey~"
Suddenly, an unfamiliar voice—one that should not have existed here—rang out in the room.
They both looked toward the sound and saw Tang Chuan sitting on the sofa, greeting them while gnawing on a banana.
When they looked back, they saw a banana peel had appeared on the floor at some point. It was this peel that had made Azk lose his footing and stumble to the ground, avoiding that stab and stepping beyond the plot's predetermined course.
Only someone who also grasped Karma Law, and was even more adept at it than the one who had created the script, could rashly interfere, alter the rules and the flow of causality, and overturn the predetermined ending.
Tang Chuan said, "You're not all that strong. You're even weaker than Nokton, so why are you able to wield Karma Law?"
As soon as he spoke, the Time Flow Rate and the world's rules around them became even more intricate. The "script" began writing itself anew. This time, besides Azk and Xiao An, there was an extra supporting character named Tang Chuan.
According to the script, his sudden appearance not only failed to stop Xiao An, but his own arrogance got him killed by Xiao An in a double kill, leaving him unable to rest in peace.
Tang Chuan rose to his feet as if time had reversed, then began eating fruit there, completely unaware that the pet monkey behind him had picked up a dagger and was approaching him