[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades":3,"chapter-extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-275":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},418065,682,"Chapter 275 : World-Time Project","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-275",275,"\u003Cp>Kronos shook his head when he noticed that barely anyone understood his simplified explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile crossed his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood the mechanism of timelines because he had been nearly erased by Time multiple times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ignorance of his peers only proved they had not yet suffered at the hands of Time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wished it would remain that way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neo and his existence are the same,\" Kronos said, pointing at Jack with his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They should be dead, but their deaths would cause a major paradox. Thus, to solve the paradox, Time allows them to exist even though they should've been erased.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack blinked in stupefaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to Kronos refreshed his memory, and he was able to recall the lessons he was taught at the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kronos's explanation had small problems, but it was mostly correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The absurdity of it all left Jack in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knowledge that the people of the future had gained after multiple generations was only marginally better than Kronos's understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack realized that Kronos's title of \"Father of Time\" wasn't just a symbolic decoration—it was well-earned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The council meeting proceeded smoothly after Kronos's explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Much to Jack's relief, the council took Jack's words about the world's impending end seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We need to speed up the progress of the World-Time Project,\" Ares said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I'm already working on it,\" Kronos replied without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack furrowed his brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no idea what they were talking about, but it seemed important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided to wait until the council meeting ended and ask Emma for more information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One more thing,\" Kronos added. \"Nobody will ask about the knowledge of the future from Jack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words were firm and left no room for objections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Asking him for knowledge of future will only cause more paradoxes to appear. It would be harmful to us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is also a high chance Fate will take harsh measures to stop us from taking advantage of future knowledge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flickering firelight cast dancing shadows across Kronos's face, emphasizing the gravity of his warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around the room, the council members exchanged uneasy glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their expressions ranged from reluctant acceptance to grim determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the meeting ended, Zeus approached Jack, his towering presence dominating the hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His piercing gaze bore into Jack as he demanded answers about Neo's whereabouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack, maintaining his composure, firmly told Zeus that he didn't know where Neo was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Zeus's expression twisted with disbelief which made his distrust clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tension between them grew thick, and the charged air was almost crackling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeus took a step closer, his voice lowering but carrying a dangerous edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their confrontation might have escalated into something far worse if not for Emma's timely interference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stepped between the two and took Jack's side much to Zeus' annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her calm but commanding demeanor forced Zeus to reconsider his options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeus reluctantly backed off, though the frustration in his eyes was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite Emma's intervention, Zeus didn't stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued to approach Jack over the following days, persistently asking for any information about Neo and his father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each conversation was as strained as the last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeus's suspicion never wavered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took Jack dozens of days, countless firm denials, and a great deal of patience to finally make Zeus understand the truth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack knew nothing about what Zeus wanted to know. Only Neo had the answers, and they had no idea where Neo had disappeared to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the problem with Zeus was solved, Jack was absorbed into the routine of a normal awakener working under the Awakener Association.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not a good experience for Jack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The days in the association were long and grueling, with constant missions that pushed him to the brink of exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the physical strain paled in comparison to the social hostility he faced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the awakeners in the association didn't like Jack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their disdain was palpable, from the whispered gossip behind his back to outright criticism hurled in his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The association's crushing loss against Jack and Neo had brought immense shame to its members, and many awakeners directed their bitterness at Jack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This resentment led to outright bullying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack, of course, wasn't the type to tolerate bullying, especially not when his bullies were weaker than him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any physical confrontations ended quickly and decisively in Jack's favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the constant hostile atmosphere at the association weighed heavily on his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distrustful glances, the venomous words, and the sense of isolation created a mental burden that even Jack found difficult to bear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, Jack—now known by his alias, Erebus—decided he had enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He left the Awakener Association and joined the Titans, much to Emma's dismay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tried to stop him, but he remained firm in their decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Titans, always opportunistic, didn't stop with Jack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also managed to recruit Daniel, the brother of the late Child of Mana, into their ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From what Jack understood, the Titans had brought Daniel aboard for the World-Time Project.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The World-Time Project was to inscribe a giant magic circle — World-Time Spell — at the Earth's poles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purpose of the spell was to allow multiple people to travel 30 to 50 years into the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such extreme manipulation of time was beyond even Kronos, which was why the project required the construction of a massive magic circle to accomplish it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The process of building the World-Time Spell was filled with challenges and tragedies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Numerous trials and errors marked its development, and the experiments involved frequent attempts to travel into the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These experiments came at a steep cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many time mages—already a rare and valuable resource—lost their lives in the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time Deaths, such as Unremembrance and Time Slipping, were not uncommon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Kronos himself wasn't immune to the dangers of Time Deaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was where Daniel came in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Daniel's control over time was poor, he possessed very high resistance to Time Deaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In simpler terms, his job was to become Kronos's experimental dummy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time seemed to pass in a blur as everyone worked tirelessly to build a functioning society and stop the looming Calamity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty-nine years passed in this manner.\u003C\u002Fp>",1022,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.452Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","8f3f76fc35b2c3cc3e62e9a38a96cc200c6615436d61ad0d6b7cf14f8d5db018","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-276","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-274",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]