Kenichi Amamiya rested his chin on his hand as he watched Ōtsutsuki Isshiki before him. Isshiki was currently experiencing Cthulhu's pursuit within an illusion, but what Kenichi found rather difficult to assess was that Isshiki seemed to have greatly amplified Cthulhu's abilities. He had even begun experiencing auditory hallucinations, occasionally hearing the whispers of the Elder Gods. That was clearly not right. Under normal circumstances, Cthulhu could at most cause auditory hallucinations in those who were mentally dazed or whose will had collapsed, rather than directly making someone like Isshiki hear them. Isshiki did not look like someone with fragile nerves, so Kenichi could not quite figure out what was going on. Still, as he watched Isshiki struggle within the illusion, he grew curious. He wanted to see just how much of an effect this illusion could have on Isshiki. If it could have an enormous impact, that would be quite interesting; if not, it did not really matter. Kenichi yawned and toyed with the bottle in his hand. What he could now confirm was that these bacteriophages could indeed affect Otsutsuki like Isshiki, though the process was relatively slow. At least they had an effect. As long as he increased the mortality rate and such, they could basically become an essential weapon against the Otsutsuki Clan. The thought made Kenichi somewhat excited. But aside from the bacteriophages, he still had other matters to deal with—matters related to time, the thing that was currently the focus of his research. His research into time was still at a very primitive stage, with no real progress so far. Although he had previously discovered those strange energy bodies, examination had revealed that these things were not time either. That gave Kenichi quite a headache.
"So what exactly is time? Or is time merely