[That book, amongst the few 'belongings' that came with him here, was tucked away safely in a drawer; knew exactly where it was. All that was found there—]

It was my hope to- All of the years spent within the Great Crater, and down in Area Zero myself. So... much time.

[Time spent away from Arven, the man not watching his own son grow up. The anger and sorrow in that young man's expression, his voice—

Ah.]

It grew into something more, especially after the Tera Orb was created from the Terastal Crystals that exist there. Many colleagues left after that, no longer seeing a point to any further research due to the danger being there brought.

[Those crystals being the reason he existed as well, them used in his creation.]

Things changed.

[Turo's voice was a little distant, as if searching memories—]

I remained.