——The Fourth History.
Chewing on the name for a long time, Salvatore furrowed his brows.
"…I do indeed recall hearing something similar, about history having three layers or something."
"There is such a saying."
Annan nodded, solemnly saying, "However, this belongs to a deeper realm within mystical knowledge… it is what's known as the 'directionality of history'."
"Directionality?"
Salvatore asked, "Does it refer to from the past to the future?"
"That's just one layer of history."
Annan responded, "That's the 'forward direction of history.' It's also called the 'history of progress.'"
"…Are there others?"
Salvatore looked somewhat puzzled, "Is there also a backward one?"
"There's also the 'upward history'."
As Annan said this, he looked at Salvatore and sighed.
He gave an example, saying, "Since the power of the gods can, to a certain extent, disregard the timeline, why can't gods help their past selves ascend to divinity?"
"Hm?"
