Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades novel Chapter 236

"After all, it shouldn’t take us long to reach the association.

"I heard they had a way to help you.

"As for how we will reach there quickly, I will use my Shadow Jump skill to carry us towards the association at a swift speed."

Neo shook his head instead of answering.

’I was wondering how did he become normal so quickly since he was acting goofy earlier.’

’I guess I was wrong. This guy lost his screws thanks to Darkness.’

Jack sat on the wall.

"What are you doing?" Neo questioned.

"Appreciating the view?"

Jack’s expression said why Neo was asking something so obvious.

’...He lost more than a few screws.’

Neo clicked his tongue and sat next to Jack.

"I need to tell you about the Connectors. I couldn’t tell you what they were earlier since you ran away."

"Oh, them. I totally forgot about it."

Jack pulled a candy packet – that he might or might not have stolen from a destroyed shop – from his pocket and offered it to Neo.

"No thanks. I can’t eat it."

"Fine." Jack stuffed the candy into his mouth. "So, what is a Connector?"

"Someone who can connect to the Akashic Record and access the Records (information) stored in it."

"Huh? Isn’t our trial here to save the Child of Mana, err, the Connector?" Jack questioned. Experience more on freewebnovel

"Yes, it is."

"Then the mission is impossible to complete.

"The Akashic Records haven’t been created yet in this era. That means a Child of Mana doesn’t exist," he noted.

"About that…"

Neo pursed his lips.

"The Records stored inside the Akashic Record are ’eternal’."

"And?" Jack stopped munching on the candies while he appreciated the great bonfire. "The Records can’t be destroyed. I know that."

"…"

Neo wanted to sigh.

’This is going to be hard to explain.’

"Eternal isn’t simple. Eternal means having resistance to anything and everything."

"That’s why the Records can’t be destroyed, no?"

"You are right."

Neo nodded and explained.

"Eternal’s resistance resists everything. Destruction, death, time, and anything else you can think of.

"Any type of harmful change is resisted."

"…?"

Neo massaged his brows.

It didn’t seem like Jack was following Neo’s explanation.

He continued.

"Now, what do you think will happen if someone goes to the past and destroys the Akashic Record before they were created?"

"Err… they will be destroyed."

"Logically, you are correct. But wrong at the same time.

"Destroying the Akashic Record before they are created is a ’change’ and-"

"Records are immune to harmful change…"

Jack’s eyes slowly widened.

"Holy mother of lord… Are you serious right now?! Is that even possible?!"

"Yes, the Records – the information stored inside the Akashic Record – exist beyond time. It is present everywhere: past, present, and future.

"This is an adaptive ability the Records gained when too many people tried to destroy it by going back in time."

Jack finally understood what Neo wanted to explain.

Since the Records were omnipresent, it was normal for a Child of Mana to exist in the current era.

While the Akashic Records didn’t exist yet, the information did, thanks to it being Eternal.

"So, where is the Child of Mana we need to rescue?" Jack asked, excited, and thought, ’If Neo has collected so much information while he was here, I’m sure he must’ve gained the clues to the Child of Mana’s location.’

"I don’t know."

"Seriously?"

"Sadly, yes," Neo said. "That’s why I am joining the Awakener Association. I want to use their resources to locate the Child of Mana."

"I wonder if they already know the location of the Child of Mana."

"I hope they do, and I hope they don’t."