He simply used a more cunning approach.
"The answer is to catch him at the moment he returns to this plane."
Cynthia and Vivian were momentarily at a loss for words. They had to admit that Ethan's explanation was simple, yet it omitted the most critical detail—how exactly to seize that pivotal moment?
Each time jump would cause a lapse in thought, and even Cynthia was not exempt from it.
Just as the King of Gold said, time is their enemy, and the initiative is always in the opponent's hands.
"He told me."
...
?
She hadn't even asked!
Cynthia was stunned, the words on the tip of her tongue were abruptly stopped by Ethan's reply. Though she hadn't said anything, Ethan responded first, as if he had prepared an answer even before her thoughts formed in her mind.
In an instant, a startling suspicion surged in her mind.
"Yes, it's exactly as you think."
Ethan answered her once more.
