The Regressed Empress Tames the Hunting Dog (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 36

At Bellia’s sudden statement, Kalid quirked his lips playfully, as if thinking she were joking. But Bellia’s expression was serious—there was no hint of jest in her at all.

“Hmm… are you about to tell me you’ve returned from the past?”

Even as he asked the question, his voice carried a faint trace of amusement, as though he still thought the idea absurd.

“Or did you perhaps read a fairy tale?”

Bellia paused briefly at his clear disbelief that her story could possibly be true.

An awkward silence followed.

“……Bellia.”

“Yes.”

Kalid stared quietly at Bellia’s face. Realizing her words weren’t a joke, he soon wore a conflicted expression and ran a hand down his face.

“Well… magical artifacts are still being actively researched even now, and they’re even developing magic that transcends space. Perhaps returning through time isn’t entirely impossible after all. Yes, I suppose it could happen.”

He continued speaking at length, clearly trying hard to understand.

But Bellia shook her head firmly at his words.

“No. Even in the future, transcending space or time was impossible.”

Kalid pressed his lips tightly together, looking unsure what to say. He seemed to be turning over again and again in his mind whether she was truly claiming to have come back from the past.

Then, meeting Bellia’s earnest gaze, Kalid finally let out a sigh-laced remark.

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