In fact, even Xie Xie himself had been stunned for a long time when he first heard all this from Gu Yuena.
The Space-Time Dragon.
An existence that had once followed the End Dragon.
According to Gu Yuena, he had even been one of her most loyal guards.
And now Xie Xie actually carried the aura of that bloodline.
At first, Xie Xie had thought it was just a coincidence.
But far too much had happened lately.
The End Dragon had appeared, and the history of the Ninth Era had surfaced.
Things that should have existed only in myths and fragments of history had begun spilling into reality, one after another.
And of all times, this was when he had been confirmed to possess the Space-Time Dragon's aura.
Once was a coincidence. Twice could still be called a coincidence.
But when more and more things that should never have been connected all collided, even Xie Xie could no longer dismiss everything as coincidence.
The more he thought about it, the more something felt wrong, until he somehow managed to imagine a bizarre sense of destiny for himself.
"I thought it was a coincidence at first, too."
Xie Xie wore a profoundly solemn expression.
"But then I thought it over carefully. Could anything in this world really be that coincidental?"
"The End Dragon had barely awakened before I, her former grand general, reincarnated and returned to my post."
"What do you call that?"
Tang Wulin remained expressionless. "No idea."
Xie Xie raised his head toward the sky. "This is the choice of Steins;Gate."
Tang Wulin: "..."
Gu Yue: "..."
For a moment, Tang Wulin had no idea where to even begin picking that apart.
He looked at Xie Xie.
His good buddy.
They had gone to school together, fought together, and