Morgan said, "Before I tell you my story, tell me what the version of me in your timeline was like."
"I'm not trying to pry into any secrets. I just want to save some time. Even in different timelines, we might find the same goals."
"I might spend ages talking, only to discover that my story is just a remake of my other self's. That would be a complete waste of time."
Yuan Shikai thought that made sense. Besides, there were no unspeakable secrets in his timeline, so he agreed.
Yuan Shikai said, "There are actually a lot of differences. The most fundamental one is your species. You're human here, but over there, she's a fairy."
"She sat alone on Britain's throne, protecting Britain in solitude, just like you do now."
"She exhausted every means to seal Cernunnos, who had been betrayed by the fairies. She wanted to love more people, but they always betrayed her."
"When she had nowhere left to turn, fortunately, she met me-a man she could entrust her entire life to-and tragedy was averted. So finding a good man is very important."
The first half of his account had been perfectly respectable, but the second half had gone off track. It was nothing but shameless self-praise.
Morgan listened to Yuan Shikai and automatically ignored the latter half.
Morgan said, "History really does repeat itself in astonishing ways. I thought I could keep this brief, but it seems I'll have to start at the beginning after all. This is a hidden truth of history."
"Do you know that Morgan le Fay has three aspects?"
Yuan Shikai said, "Do you mean your three identities: Morgan the human, Viviane the Lady of the Lake, and Morgana the evil sorceress?"
Morgan said, "It seems your understanding of me runs quite