Chapter 49: Change

Most of the buildings inside Delan Castle follow the style from hundreds of years ago; the most conspicuous of them, the great hall, becomes increasingly ancient in its decoration the deeper one goes.

Jiang Xia seriously observed the road leading to the spacetime gate, walking quietly along the wall, gazing at this heavy gate.

The passage had no decoration, only a huge brown wooden door, its deep red as base, in the middle faintly emitting brilliant white light, just enough to pass through the door crack, slightly illuminating the surroundings.

As Jiang Xia approached, flames suddenly ignited one after another above the luxurious wall,

The bright flames flickered slightly, dyeing the surroundings gold; they matched the luxurious decor, as if paving the way to the king's road.

Whether it was Hong Du or Tai Ya, both as successors of Kiva,

Opportunities to use the spacetime gate were scarce; even Tai Ya, the king of the Tooth Blood Vampires, might not even know this path.

Jiang Xia let his thoughts arise; he did not hastily open the spacetime gate to cross.

Crossing the spacetime gate must be handled carefully; be patient and wait until Kival fully gains control of this castle.

In the extremely quiet atmosphere, Kival hovered before the spacetime gate, time began to flow, and Jiang Xia suddenly came to his senses—it was Kival calling him.

Otherwise, if a mistake were made and he went to an unknown time point, it would be troublesome; he might not be able to return, trapped at some time.

Any Lion Tooth Blood Vampire surviving in the future would be automatically erased by the timeline.

Whether it be sealing or leaving this place,

Wearing all white, with a white headscarf on his head and holding a feather duster in his hand, he kept beating the dust in the air.

This is money he specially exchanged, belonging to this era's currency.

"It really is a case of changed circumstances and changed people!" he whispered, although the time since leaving was not too long,

But the span of time crossed does not change with the length of time left behind.

"Jiang Xia, is this your residence in this era?" Kival said, fluttering its small wings.

Meanwhile, the boss of this newsstand was sleeping soundly, completely unaware that his unattended newsstand had already sold today's first newspaper.

"How is the spacetime gate?" Jiang Xia asked softly.

And Jiang Xia still remembered that Namago Suke also returned to the past via the spacetime gate,

and let loose a Tooth Blood Vampire, causing the one that originally died in the past to appear in the future.

But it also suddenly appeared 22 years later, as if the intervening period of its survival had vanished out of thin air.

He wasn't very interested in what was written above, and directly looked at the top of the newspaper, where it clearly read: 1986, July.

"Jiang Xia, I have gained control of Delan Castle; from now on I can summon the castle just like my brother."

"Let's begin, Kival," Jiang Xia nodded, pulled down the brim of his hat, stood up, walked to the huge double-brown wooden door, and pushed it open with force.

He casually walked into a newsstand, picked up a thin newspaper, with a gray interface,

Meanwhile, Ryotaro's and the protagonist's time travel is legal—one destroys time, the other stabilizes time.

Regardless of the reason, even if not injured by Ma Sheng You Li, they would still lose 22 years of time due to other causes.

Only after confirming this could Jiang Xia's plan succeed.

Bringing Kival, he entered the spacetime gate.

Blinding white light emanated from the gate, like a holy scene of an ocean of light; inexplicably feeling a sense of comfort, he stepped forward.

Together with that harmless-looking face, when Jiang Xia saw himself again in the mirror, it felt as if he had never left.

"The spacetime gate has limitations; it can only cross a fixed time, and the length of the crossing is 22 years.

Then, under the siege of dust, he fled in defeat, angrily watching the sky-full of dust while continuously coughing.

This time it was his impression of Ma Sheng You Li foolishly cleaning.

Moreover, it seemed that people often cleaned this place; Jiang Xia lightly stroked the tabletop with his hand.

Furthermore, Jiang Xia's previous alteration of the timeline was illegal; if the disturbance were minor, it might be overlooked.

Having thought through the matter of crossing spacetime, as long as Jiang Xia himself beats to death the Lion Tooth Blood Vampire while it is sleeping.

It must not appear after his sleep; only after 22 years can it reappear.

Jiang Xia pulled open a chair that had not been sat in for a long time, listening to the distant church bell ringing several times in succession,

then Jiang Xia slowly stood up, pushed open his wardrobe, and took off the out-of-season clothing on his body.

It was as if he had never left.

Although it had been several months since he disappeared from this era, he never expected his belongings to remain intact where they should be.

Simple, clean black borders and overwhelming news together made up such a newspaper.

History cannot be altered without limits; before crossing, one must be certain of the destination and location to go to.

According to the altered past time point, it must be based on what originally happened." Kival explained to Jiang Xia.

But he almost collapsed the entire timeline—if not you, then who would he chase?

Jiang Xia opened his eyes, his gaze swiftly scanning the surroundings; he was now on a large bridge, with no one around, only the water beneath the bridge making a swishing sound.

The sunshine was excessively bright, making the bridge surface scorching hot like a steamer; that's why there was no one.

Hearing that, Jiang Xia thought a little; it was simply understood that the Lion Tooth Blood Vampire would disappear in 1986.

Speaking of which, does the time travel in Den-O also have to follow this principle, while the Evil God is illegal?

He casually placed this era's currency on a nearby table and weighed it down with something.

"Looks like it succeeded." Jiang Xia whispered.

In other words, the time gate belongs to legal crossing; one can only make minor adjustments at the edges, unable to shake the rules.

Or perhaps the act of crossing itself is inherently a fact that occurred in the past.

Having put away the newspaper, he turned and left, needing to confirm something.

"Ah, foolish woman."

Only that smooth touch, with not a speck of dust on it; even the trinket Jiang Xia impulsively bought lay clean on the table.

Jiang Xia wore thick clothes, a hat on his head, and walked alone down the street.

Changed into light, clean clothes, a black short‑sleeve shirt, slightly short pants, and a black hat,

"Hmm, I didn't expect this either; the place is still intact." Jiang Xia looked at his second‑floor room and murmured.

It seems Ma Sheng You Li did the cleaning, Jiang Xia thought, and he could already imagine Ma Sheng You Li's disaster‑level performance in cleaning.

Afternoon sunlight fell from the sky, sprinkling the empty room.

The house, long vacant, now seemed to have a hint of life, and the air grew lively.

(End of chapter)