At the foot of Mount Ebott, beside Carlret's cabin.
A new cabin had appeared there, nestled right beside Carlret's.
"Hey, Ralph, when do you think our teacher's friend will come back?" the blonde girl asked, draped over the windowsill in boredom.
"No idea." Ralph was gnawing on a roasted potato. "Just keep waiting. We've already waited more than half a year. What's a little longer?"
"..."
(I bet you've pretty much forgotten about these three.)
"Someone from the D-Dream Clan?" Carlret eyed Toriel, who had suddenly appeared, with deep suspicion.
"Huh?" Toriel couldn't help looking a little surprised herself.
"I told you, I'm not going back to inherit the throne, no matter who comes to ask me!" Carlret declared firmly.
Toriel was utterly bewildered.
"Ahem, Carlret, this is a misunderstanding. A misunderstanding," Linde hurriedly said. "She isn't here to bring you back."
Frisk hurried forward as well. After discussing it with Linde earlier, she had decided to tell Carlret the truth.
Since the timeline was already such a mess, they might as well make it a little messier.
"Carlret... actually... (ten thousand words omitted below)"
After hearing Frisk's account, Carlret was utterly stunned. "So you're saying you came from nearly three thousand years in the future?!"
"Yes, that's exactly right." With that, Toriel took out a book-
"Monster Elemental Magic Compilation"
By Carlret Dream
"Huh?!" Carlret exclaimed, taking the book. "I thought I'd lost this book. Come to think of it, how did it get so old... don't tell me..."
Toriel nodded.
Carlret froze for a moment, then sighed. "At first, I thought this was a prank of yours. But it looks like you really are from the future."
"Doesn't hearing about a future like that disappoint you?" Linde asked, his brow furrowed slightly as he looked at