At least this time the flashbacks are new content. The circus arc was just the third light novel retold in manga form. Hoshino did tease the readers this arc for a while, claiming that a younger Cross Marian and Nea might appear. The thing that intrigues is that if the past Allen knew the original Earl. Not Mana or Nea but the one who appeared for two pages staring into the sky as Katherine picked his hat.
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