Talk:Khun Aguero Agnis/@comment-28700158-20160613115234/@comment-26484417-20160614200037

You're right, Yihwa says she was 14 when she was chosen and that she had climbed to 20F in 5 years when she thinks Viole is a girl, though she forgot to mention how long she spent on 20F barbecuing her would-be teammates. Regardless, if we look beyond the genius Regulars--and Yihwa isn't a genius nor especially talented, she only had that flame at the time--, there are a few other young characters (e.g., Miseng). This also means that Regulars indeed aren't selected for their intellect, abilities, exploits, or anything of the sort, and that they are selected from all ages and circumstances.

This suggests that if the line from the Vol.2 Ch.61 blog post isn't about age difference, then Koon (and consequently Ran) may be truly young. But--without actual source that states or indicates his age--, there is no telling how long it took for that "straightforward scenario" of yours to play out. It couldn't have been that short a time considering the difference between the flashback's Koon and the 2F Koon, but this difference could be anything from few years to hundreds of years when it comes to the Tower. After all, even if he had decided on his next move the moment Maria was selected (this is counter-indicated in the story), even if he could simply waltz into Eduan's treasury (I sure hope that's not the case), and few others IFs here and there; he would still have to be selected by Headon, and that may not be as instantaneous or predictable as one might hope (e.g., what if he comes to every Floor once every X years, only appears when he finds something interesting, appears randomly as he fancies, etc.).