It was Kang Yoon-Soo’s first time meeting Rumier Kazan in this life, but what did the alchemist mean by ‘it has been a while’? Did he mean that they had met before?

Kang Yoon-Soo asked in a low voice, “What do you mean by that? I’m sure this is the first time we’ve met.”

“Have you not lived for a thousand times? Then, you must have met me a couple of times already,” Rumier replied. Exactly as Sorden had said, the alchemist seemed to be aware of the fact that Kang Yoon-Soo had regressed.

Kang Yoon-Soo furrowed his brow and asked, “You… How much do you know?”

“I know about things even you are unaware of,” Rumier replied.

Kang Yoon-Soo stared at Rumier. The alchemist’s hair was disheveled, and his face could more accurately be described as pallid than white. He looked so frail it was as if his bones would break from a single tap, but his posture seemed to convey a strong presence. Rumier looked exactly how Kang Yoon-Soo remembered him to be in his previous lives, but he could not shake off the feeling that something felt amiss about the alchemist in this life.

“I met you over and over again whenever I regressed, just as you say, but this is the first time you’ve been aware of the fact that I’ve been regressing. How did you find out about it?” Kang Yoon-Soo asked.

Rumier did not respond to his question. Instead, he shifted his gaze toward Iris and said, “Hand the doppelganger over.”

“Answer me,” Kang Yoon-Soo said, raising his sword threateningly.

Berbal gritted its teeth, while Iris stuck close to Kang Yoon-Soo.

Rumier suddenly asked, “Are you curious as to how I am aware of so many things?”

Kang Yoon-Soo tightened his grip on his sword.

Rumier continued, “I have a partner that I work with....