"Now, what do you think will happen if someone goes to the past and destroys the Akashic Record before they were created?"
"Err… they will be destroyed."
"Logically, you are correct. But wrong at the same time.
"Destroying the Akashic Record before they are created is a 'change' and-"
"Records are immune to harmful change…"
Jack's eyes slowly widened.
"Holy mother of lord… Are you serious right now?! Is that even possible?!"
"Yes, the Records – the information stored inside the Akashic Record – exist beyond time. It is present everywhere: past, present, and future.
"This is an adaptive ability the Records gained when too many people tried to destroy it by going back in time."
Jack finally understood what Neo wanted to explain.
Since the Records were omnipresent, it was normal for a Child of Mana to exist in the current era.
While the Akashic Records didn't exist yet, the information did, thanks to it being Eternal.