A scene unfolded before the stairs leading to the Time Vault.
A little girl crouched on the ground, her tiny hands cupping her face as she cried her heart out.
Tears dripped down, soaking the clothes over her chest.
Beside her sat a handsome man. Like an older brother, he reached out and gently patted the little girl's head.
How could I not know what you were thinking?
The first time Kasso met Chronoa had been at the Time Nest. The Time Nest was beautiful, yet also illusory.
But it was also terribly empty...
A little girl had lived alone in that empty Time Nest for a very long time.
Hundreds of billions of years?
Trillions of years?
No one knew!
But Kasso knew that staying here all the time would definitely leave someone so lonely that they would go mad!
She had faithfully followed the previous Time King's orders, enduring the loneliness in her heart as she silently managed countless timelines.
Though she had lived for a long time, she was no different from a little girl. Kasso himself had nearly gone mad after spending sixty years in the spacetime vortex, let alone a little girl.
Li Shizhen, the previous Time King—you really were awful!
Kasso sat on the ground, quietly keeping her company.
After crying herself tired, Chronoa's emotions finally settled somewhat, though her little eyes were still red.
"Y-You must think I'm ridiculous!"
"It's fine. You cried, so you cried. I'm not going to laugh at a little girl for crying."
"Hmph, you're the little girl! I'm old enough to be your great-great-great... great-grandmother!"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Kasso smiled without arguing. He gently ruffled her hair, his eyes filled with affection.
Of course, it was the affection an older brother had for his younger sister. He had