What did he mean by saying he was himself, but not himself?
Clearly, his brain was not working well.
He quickly corrected himself. "What I mean is, the future me is still me. Both the present and future versions of me are the same person. It's just that the current me now possesses several decades, maybe a century's worth of extra memories."
Seeing that Illiya did not interrupt him or question anything, Drow relaxed a bit and continued speaking. "I awakened these memories during my travels. It wasn't like I had them from the beginning. The whole reason I set out on that journey was to find you, because you're my soul-bonded partner."
"It wasn't until we reached Haneulsong City that the memories began to return, slowly at first." Drow scrambled to explain, not wanting Illiya to misunderstand. "I didn't fully remember everything until we came to the demon realm. The trauma I suffered here was greater, so the memories were all triggered at once."
