NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 112
This is the second update for today.
To put Minato’s explanation more succinctly: due to the achievements of my future self, I hold a position known as “Ten’i” (Heavenly Rank), and because of that, I am obligated to fulfill everything I desire. Minato, Eri, and all imperial citizens must make every effort to realize those wishes.
(…This is way too absurd.)
Summarizing everything I just heard in my head, I couldn’t help but think, What kind of law is that?
Even a casual, offhand wish has to be fulfilled… Even if it breaks the law, the constitution holds more power, making legal restrictions meaningless.
How did such a ridiculous law come into existence? While it’s hard not to think that, it’s also the reason why Eri couldn’t communicate with her superior, Minato, causing this misunderstanding.
“So, what exactly is this ‘serious matter’ you’re referring to?”
I had a lot of questions about this, but I didn’t want to stir up unnecessary trouble, so I decided to steer the conversation back to the main topic.
“Lord Allen, are you familiar with the term ‘time paradox’?”
“Yes, I know the basics…”
A time paradox refers to contradictions that arise when events in the past are altered through time travel.
For example, if I were to travel back in time and kill my parents, what would happen to me, who was born from them? If they are dead, I would cease to exist, which means the murder couldn’t have happened, causing an endless loop of contradiction.
“When explaining your identity, there was a possibility that altering history could create a time paradox. For an ordinary person, this wouldn’t be much of a concern, but because you hold the position of Ten’i, your actions could potentially affect the very existence of the Empire.”
My identity—does he mean my identity as Fujinomiya Kaimei?
“Are you saying that revealing your story to me might lead to changes in my decisions that could trigger a time paradox?”
“Yes—however, history is a single, established line. What I’m about to tell you is also part of one possible path history could take.”
In other words, what Minato was trying to say was that even if he tells me critical information that might cause a time paradox, it’s already predetermined and part of a fixed history.
In short, no matter what happens, the future will remain on a single path.
After touching on the complex topic of time paradoxes, Minato moved into the heart of the matter.
“The crucial issue at hand is this: Lord Allen—or rather, Fujinomiya Kaimei-sama—is the ancestor of the Fujinomiya family, one of the noble families that now supports the Imperial Nation. According to historical records, Kaimei-sama married a woman from the Saioji family, which became the predecessor to the Fujinomiya house.”
The important piece of information Minato shared was nothing short of earth-shattering and would likely change my entire outlook.
(Marrying a woman from the Saioji family? The most obvious candidate would be Saioji Shizuku, but she’s in the Asphiar world, so how does this connect?)
As soon as I heard Minato’s words, the first person who came to mind was Saioji Shizuku, the daughter of the Ryugen Corporation’s president. She was the only woman from the Saioji family I knew of. That hasn’t changed.
“…By the way, who exactly is this woman?”
“…Unfortunately, we don’t know. Some historical records say he married a distant relative of the Saioji family, while others suggest he was matched with an adopted child from an unrelated bloodline.”
Minato apologized, but I told him it was fine.
My marriage partner, it seems, is a mystery even in the genealogical records of noble families. It’s an unsolved enigma that has intrigued historians of this era.
“This mystery was reportedly erased intentionally by the head of the Saioji family at the time, Ryuuouin-sama.”
“The chairman of Ryugen…?”
It’s unclear what intentions drove him to hide that information. The woman closest to me is Saioji Shizuku, but the barrier of another world stands between us, making it hard to verify anything.
As I pondered this, a thought crossed my mind.
“Could it be that the special powers the Fujinomiya family’s priestesses possess also…?”
“Yes, we believe it’s a result of inheriting part of Lord Allen’s abilities. Publicly, they claim it’s a new power gained through space colonization.”
With that explanation, I finally understood why the priestesses of the Fujinomiya family are the only ones with such special abilities.