My brain stuttered. "Huh? What are you talking about? Edward's from Ante Eden…."
Roda's expression didn't change. "So was Layla. In my world."
I stopped breathing for a second.
"Layla… was in Ante Eden?"
I'd known Layla had her fair share of villainess routes, some worse than others, but I couldn't remember any where she actually ended up with those bastards. Maybe I hadn't seen all of them. Or maybe… something had changed.
Maybe it was just Nihil being Nihil—deciding not to include that particular version of events in Layla's Villainess Route. Still, it struck me as odd.
After all, he created the game based on Leon's timeline. If Layla ever did join Ante Eden in that world, why wouldn't he highlight it? Or at least give it more weight in the narrative? You'd think something that dangerous would warrant a big, flashing warning sign.
