"My future self?"
Bruce froze. He did not believe the claim, even though this man had the same face as him.
"I know you have so many questions. I've always known. These things have to be explained, but the time hadn't come yet. In fact, I've been watching you from the very beginning."
"Do you still think you're someone who transmigrated here? Those are all illusions. You aren't Chu Lingfeng. You're Bruce Wayne, and I'm your future self. Of course, your future isn't me. You need to understand that, too. Everything has already changed irreversibly. Not even the Apostles of Time can affect your timeline."
"I'm sure none of this makes sense to you. I can explain everything that happened from beginning to end, but I'll stick to the important parts."
The man claiming to be the future Bruce flicked a finger, and images appeared along one side of the pale space. Bruce looked up at them.
"You were born in Akin Village, in Forendana of the Rune Kingdom. You already know all that, so I won't dwell on it."
The scenes flashing through the images the future Bruce displayed were from Bruce Wayne's childhood. Bruce had already viewed them in his memories. Those things had indeed happened.
"The story that follows differs somewhat from what you've experienced. That was the timeline you were supposed to have. Now it's a story that belongs only to me. That was when things truly began to change."
"After I inherited my uncle Flaikent's manor, my younger sister Jessica plotted against me. Like you, I survived. Unlike you, I was certain she was responsible, so I captured her."
"From her, I learned the secret of the Prayer Scripture."
"Although she was a born demon, she was still a child, after all. Discovering her secrets