"Phaethon?"
As the being announced its name, Roland immediately recalled the cold warning in the description of his [Time Traveler] Trait.
His "unreasonable" meddling in the river of time had already drawn the attention of this entity.
And from its own statement, its duty seemed to be that of a guardian of time, maintaining some kind of established Order.
'In that case…'
"Leave this place..."
Roland's heart sank.
He wasn't naive enough to think that Phaethon's "leave" simply meant departing the Aiselon Continent.
Combining this with the baffling connection between himself and "Rudolph," a chilling deduction cut through the fog like a lightning bolt:
'So... I become "Rudolph" not because of my deathmatch with Yemiga, but... because I was "cleansed" or "expelled" by Phaethon and thrown back in time?'
The thought made his breath catch in his throat.
