Conjectures

Afterward giving out the… Iron-Man-like toy to her, she became more playful with Kuro—however as her nature would wills it, she soon bid farewell with Kuro to test out that toy of her.

"D-don't rely on it too much… at least until it gets an upgrade…" nervously saying it, he watched over the excited rabbit.

"Don't worry! Then, bye-bye!" Excitedly waving her hand, she vanished from Kuro's room as the silences engulfed the entire room.

Now that no one was here, Kuro now began testing his newly-gained power. The stamina consumption were actually awesome—despite the distances between his home from gate,

it didn't make him feel that much tired. Kuro wanted to test it out by teleporting back to Dire Wolves hunting area but he may not be able to get back.

This time instead, Kuro tried engraving teleportation in objects—for example, his Kuroma(Origin Mana).

Creating a black kunai, he connected it with invisible thread-like spatial energy.

Afterward, throwing it to a certain direction, Kuro suddenly vanished as he suddenly appeared a distance separated where he originally was.

Just before landing, his body direction faced down as he shouted. "RASENG*N"

…'crap I unconsciously shouted. Ayame didn't wake up, did she?' Confirming that she didn't, Kuro began analyzing his ability more.

It cost more stamina. It did make sense as rather than an invisible thread-like spatial energy condensing to create an visible portal,

Kuro uses that spatial energy in it's original form. Of course his mastery in it can also be a problem in itself…

As Kuro wanders his mind, a rushing footstep could be heard climbing the staircase as it opened the door with almighty forces and flashed toward Kuro.

That small figure cried as if lovingly welcoming her parents' back—she tightly embraced his body unwilling to make him leave her anymore.

"Kuro~ I missed you."

"…me too." He wasn't lying. When the 'usual' is taken away, he couldn't help but miss that.

He missed the feeling of whenever waking up, he finds out the cat sleeping by him.

He missed the feeling of these dog and cat playing around. It just didn't feel right without the usual member…

and when he noticed it the two being with him, unknowingly became his life's common sense.

From now on, Kuro decides to treasure the two more from now on.

It took long time to brighten up Okayu and ask Korone's forgiveness. The entire day, Okayu has never stopped clinging onto Kuro even for a second.

-----

Aera has finally arrived to Reign Empire. He could have came to Reign Empire anytime he wanted but he decided to delay it for the preparation of his next hunt.

As for the reason he came here were really on whim. First, to view the condition of the holder of Ephemeral Transcends while the second reason was to view the news.

He was painfully taught a lesson that he couldn't fully rely on his future knowledges because—contrasting on [some readers traveling to the story he've read],

Aera was the type of person that came to the past with the full intention to change the future. Anything can deprive from the timeline he travelled as per by Butterfly Effect.

"…what? Why is she alive?" Upon discovering the mother of Ephemeral Transcends holder's mother's life—Aera unconsciously blurted out.

Never once, yes, not 'once' have Hanabi came to life in any timeline in which he targeted her to accelerate the awakening of Ephemeral Transcends.

"It's impossible for Ivy to fail her plan as I've confirmed Hanabi's death… did someone revives her?" Aera counted anyone he knew who can travel to heaven realm.

As for the possibilities someone faking Hanabi's death? That was impossible his technique were flawless. Even if someone prepared Grand Illusion Magic, his technique won't be deceived.

'Demon King… Sin of Pride… Sun Phoenix… Gran Hartfillia, no that's impossible he hasn't awakened his ability yet.'

The deduction got farther as Aera came to deep meditation-like state.

'It's also impossible for Shrine Maiden in Sakura Island as she is still a child right now and she can't possibly attain the power yet…'

'Darklight Vampire can revive her as long as Hanabi gave out a snack to her… but the after effect of getting reviving aren't there. I don't feel charmed to Hanabi.'

Aera can't think of anything who will reach theirselves to revive Hanabi, and he even once doubted whether he killed Hanabi or not…

but the awakening of Ephemeral Transcends was the proof.

Among the people he knew - learnt of through multi-timeline—someone that satisfies the condition of having the ability to revive and the desire to revive Hanabi, doesn't exists.

So he decided to consider another possibility—someone that didn't exists in any timeline he knew.

That was possible—that Dimensional Rabbits were one of the example.

Sometime she existed in the timeline Aera went, and sometime she didn't. It depends on 'fate' casted to her.

One way to confirm it was…

Moon.

Another way to confirm it were…

News.

Anyway, although the existences of Dimensional Rabbit was a jackpot for him, that didn't matter right now.

Searching through his photographic-like memory, he found a person that captured his attention.

Jet-black hairs, abyss-like pitch black eyes of him and that temperament of his that didn't afraid of death.

Not even once in any timeline, did he see such person that can capture his attention save Hanabi from getting run over by truck.

Moreover, such mastery over his body at young age—to make things more surprising, he was using the technique of demon, being a human.

Aera looked forward to the next time they'll meet—by then will he judges him whether he is a jackpot like Dimensional Rabbit or a hinderance.

Finally then, did Aera relax as he directed his foot toward the library to look over the news of the world.

In some way… no—more than some way, Kuro and Aera were a person-alike.

Weak.

Speciality attribute as Technique.

Unafraid of dying.

The type to think.

The type who wants information more than anyone.

Lived longer than their current age.