The three-dimensional doctor smirked again as he took his cigarette back into his mouth.

'You'll have to forgive me if I don't answer your questions properly. First of all, how did I know about you? That's because I have a tool that allows me to look into future events.

　A tool to look into the future? The artifact? He's such a genius that he would even build such a thing.... It's crazy, but....

''A combination of space-time magic and light magic, and then there's a non-attribute magic... well, I won't bore you with the details, but anyway, that tool can project the future. But unfortunately, this tool can only look into things in fragments and has the disadvantage of being able to determine the era it looks into. It's a system that captures and reflects the bio-vibes of those who have the same bio-vibes as the user through the ages. In my case, the fact that I have all of the attributes is a tragedy, and I can only look into your era, which is too far away.

　This guy and I have the same bio-vibes, I... I'm starting to feel really bad about this. It's like we're being treated like the same person.......because we're definitely not. I don't mean that when I say we have the same attributes!

'Well, it's how I found you. It was just a bit of interest at first, but then I started to enjoy it. I was enjoying watching you and your friends' adventures, but then I lost sight of it. Why? The future has changed. Or perhaps it's more accurate to say that it has changed, or has become indeterminate.'

　Uncertain...? What do you mean?

A (the past)... B (the future)

If there is a time flow of "B", and change point C is created during that time, then the future is not B, but B'.
　If the future that Dr. B was looking at was B, then some kind of change point C was about to happen that would shake the future, and the future of B' was being created...?

In fact, our civilization will be extinct in your time. Anyway, the destruction of Parthenos due to the invasion of humanity's enemies, the Freys, was already woven into the future as I saw it.

　Frazeez.... Flaze....! That crystal demon Leanne was talking about! Did that monster cause the destruction of an ancient civilization 5,000 years ago!

"We fought, but we couldn't stop the Parthenos from being destroyed by tens of thousands of flames, and the end of the world as they spread around the globe was just around the corner. We fought, but we couldn't stop the Parthenos from being destroyed by tens of thousands of flames, and their spread throughout the world will bring about the end of the world. Perhaps there is no future beyond that. That's why I can't see the future.

　Does this mean that the flow of A (the past with the Doctor) to B (our future) was changing to B' (the future of world destruction by the Frays)? But.....

'Yes, as you've noticed, for some reason the world didn't fall apart. 'Yes, as you've noticed, for some reason the world didn't end, but for some reason the Frays disappeared from the world. I don't know why. But thanks to that, I can see your future again.

　So it didn't turn into a 'B'. That's good. If that had happened, I would have been sent to a different world. Then I wouldn't have been able to meet the others.
　But why did Freys and the others suddenly disappear from this world? Like in the old science fiction novels, did a virus or something else occur that could only harm the Frays?

I mean, that's how I knew about you. Of course, I've left you my legacy, Babylon, and you can use it as you wish. You are welcome to use it as you see fit. Do with it what you will, because I've made you some girls you'll like.

　A three-dimensional image of a man smiling a bad smile at two people. Duh, I wonder what it is! This "I know, I can't help it. I'm a boy, you know?" kind of laugh! She's like a big sister teasing her brother!

'In the meantime, I didn't want 'Babylon' to be passed on to anyone other than you, so I've dispersed it, but well, it doesn't matter if you find the rest or not. You can find the rest if you feel like it. It seems that too much power is not necessary in that era.''

　Appropriate! I don't know if he's really a genius.

Then I'll end my message with this. By the way, as soon as this message ends, Francesca will be completely naked.
What?
"Just kidding. I'll see you later.

　I throw my phone on the futon again. Kuhhhh! You pissed them off all the way through, Dr. Pervert! What? Did that man build Babylon to mess with me?

Shall I take it off?
Just get rid of the cancer!

　He nails Sheska with his hands on his clothes.
　Anyway, that doctor must have peered at us from the past and knew about us. For that matter, I don't think the transporter team is looking at the bottom of Yisheng's ocean or keeping "Babylon" divided, it's very hard to see the future.
　They said they can only peek at fragments, so maybe they can't aim and peek. Well, there's no time to relax when you think you might be peeking from the past while you're doing this. I hope so, please.
　And the other thing that bothers me is that Frase. Supposedly, the Doctor doesn't "see" that Frase is still around in the future.
　The cricket-shaped flames we encountered in Old King's Landing could be a sealed object, and there may have been an invasion of flames a thousand years ago. The old royal capital was abandoned and had to be moved to a new location... it makes sense to me.
　What we discovered may have been a survivor of that time... maybe it was one of the pieces that were captured in order to search for some weaknesses or something like that.
　But.........if that's the case....... What was the meaning of the snake-shaped flames that Lean and the others met? Isn't this a harbinger of the same thing that happened 5,000 or 1,000 years ago?
　Five thousand years ago, the world nearly died; a thousand years ago, the royal city fell. It could be said that the scale is shrinking. Even if the same thing happens this time, there may not be much damage...is it too naive to think that this time there won't be much damage?

''Is something wrong?
No it's nothing.

　All of this is just hypothetical. If it ends up being unfounded, that's fine. But what if it happens........

''Well it's no use thinking about it. It would only make me feel uneasy, so let's not tell everyone.
Did I crawl at night?
Not that way! But shut up!
Yes, Master.

　It wouldn't be good if, on the day we got engaged, someone made a fuss about cheating on me. I've got to get rid of Sheska quickly and I slipped into bed (I've given her a proper room).



　The next day, I went out on my own to the southern part of the capital, the business district.
　My destination was a jewelry store. No, I was going to buy an engagement ring.
　Well, it seemed like I could make it myself if I used "modeling", but I didn't want to be too stingy with what I was giving to my fiancé, so I thought.
　I just don't know how much these things are worth. I've heard people say things like "an engagement ring is three times your salary," but I've heard that's just a catchphrase spread by a jewelry company. I don't make a lot of money and my salary isn't based on a salary system to begin with.
　I did some research on the internet and found out that the engagement ring is a gift that a man gives to a woman when he gets engaged. This is the one they say is three times my salary or something. And the wedding ring is a pair of wedding rings that the couple exchanges at the wedding to wear all the time. This one will be left on in daily life, so it doesn't have to be so expensive. Apparently it's normal for them to have no jewelry on them either.
　If it were a normal marriage, I would buy three rings, including my own, but in my case, I have four wives, so I'll need a total of nine rings for the wedding and engagement ceremony.
　Huh? I've just realized that this habit is a habit in my world. Maybe it's different here.
　Hmm, I'll have to check with the jewelry store clerk.
　While I was walking through the commercial district thinking about this, I heard a voice in dispute. What is it? I went to the stall where a voice said, "I'm sorry," and the stall owner was staring at his customers with his arms folded.

I don't know where that money comes from, but I can't pay for it then," he said. I don't know where that money comes from, but I can't pay for it then. Do you understand?
I'm in a bind. That's all I have, you know...

　He must be about the same age as me. A boy in a white shirt and black jacket, black pants, a long white scarf, and a stunning monotone scratching his head as if he were in trouble. His head, too, was pure white hair. He has two crepes in his hand that he's about to eat.

'If you don't have money, you eat and drink without money. I'm going to turn you in to the guards.''
'Yeah, so you can't pay for this? It's money, too, right?
I told you we can't spend that kind of money in this country.
Um....

　I couldn't resist calling out to him. Apparently, the boy has eaten the goods without having the currency of this country.

What's up with you?
I'm just passing by and I'll pay for it. Isn't that nice?
As long as they pay me, I won't complain.

　I pay one copper and get two more crepes. Four crepes for one copper coin is cheap. I took the boy and left the stall.

Thank you, thank you. You're a lifesaver.
No, when you're in trouble, you're in trouble. By the way, don't you have a common currency?

　I asked the boy who had expressed his gratitude to me. What part of the country are you from? Even the far-flung Yisheng uses the same common currency.

I used to be able to do my shopping with it.

　The boy in the scarf jerked and pulled a silver coin out of his pocket and showed it to me.

'It's an odd shape,'

　The common currency, the gold and silver coins we usually use, are basically round. They are round. But this one has an octagonal shape. That's unusual. I take one from the boy's hand and turn it over and look at it.

"If you like it, I'll give it to you. "If you like it, it's yours," he says, "just to thank you for what you did. It doesn't work here anyway.
Yeah? Then feel free to take it as crepe money.

　To be honest, I didn't even want it that badly, but I figured if I said that, I wouldn't feel like I was pulling back on what I had just said, so I took some of them.

'I'm Fuyao. Fuyao Mochizuki. And you?
Ende. Nice to meet you, Winter's Night.

　I shook the hand offered by the boy who called himself Ende. I don't know why the hand was so cold. This was the first time Ende and I met.