Bai E: What Do You Mean My Childhood Friend Is Trying to Win Over the Girl Who Just Dropped Into My Life?! (11K, continued)

Clearly, Phainon felt that he should have been Chen Li's best friend in Amphoreus. Even his dreams had been full of Chen Li... How were you and Cyrene so familiar with each other that you were even pinching each other's cheeks?!

This was not how one was supposed to win over a "partner."

You should have first... forgot the beginning, forgot the middle, forgot the end. Cyrene, weren't you moving way too fast?!

"Ahem. All right, everyone should prepare to claim the fruits of victory."

Facing an atmosphere that was gradually heading in a strange direction, Chen Li broke the silence.

"Mm, my partner is right."

Cyrene nodded repeatedly.

"Partner, are you... very familiar with Cyrene?"

After hearing Cyrene's form of address for Chen Li again, Phainon finally realized it.

"...After another you sent me to Amphoreus, the first Chrysos Heir I met was Cyrene. And throughout thirty million cycles, Cyrene returned to the Nameless Titan Great Tomb every time to recount memories to Demiurge, the first intelligent life-form."

"You also know that I retraced thirty million cycles solely to change Amphoreus's underlying nature. During those thirty million cycles, aside from collecting each of your wishes one by one and giving corresponding gifts, I also returned to the Nameless Titan Great Tomb every time to leave memories for Cyrene."

"The twelve Chrysos Heirs corresponded to twelve Paths. Leaving behind a memory—that was the gift belonging to Cyrene, the demigoddess of time."

Chen Li explained.

As for how he set aside time to create memories every time he left behind beautiful memories, Chen Li did not mention that at all.

"I see. So my gift was dreams?"

Phainon asked thoughtfully.

"That's right. As I said, I needed to leave an anchor for every Path across more than thirty million cycles. I