Time was absolute.0

Every person alive was affected by it equally. One man’s one second was exactly the same as another person’s one second. Not just humans, but every creature with their feet planted on the ground must live their lives as slaves to the absolute and unforgiving time.0

The funny thing, though, was that time could also be ‘dependent.’ Even though time was equal for everyone, people experienced it differently.0

Wellinger got to learn about this painful fact in a rather excruciating lesson today.0

Tick, tock…0

He could hear the sounds of a second hand ticking coming from somewhere.0

That second hand was mechanically consistent. Always on time.0

According to his senses, this second hand was ticking at the exact same timing he was familiar with. In that case, why…!0

Why did it seem to tick so agonizingly slowly to him?0

Wellinger’s trembling eyes drifted toward the grand hall’s floor.0

He could see… three corpses. Yes, only three.0

What did those corpses mean, though?0

Their presence obviously indicated more than one thing. For instance, it indicated that the Round Table could no longer resist Kang Jin-Ho, and those corpses were the undeniable proof. Or, one could take a long, hard look at the identities of those corpses and conclude that Kang Jin-Ho had figured out, rather perfectly to boot, who were in cahoots with Wellinger.0

There could be other meanings, too. But to Wellinger? The one meaning that impacted him the most was time.0

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