The Author's POV

"Are you sure you're alright?"

Passing by stalls without even glancing at them, Kevin worriedly looked at Emma who remained silent throughout the whole time they were walking. After that accident, Emma had a gloomy air around her. It felt as if she had erected a tall barrier that prevented anyone from approaching her.

"Hey! Hey!"

Suddenly Emma stopped walking. Raising her hand slightly, she wiped away the corner of her mouth.

Looking down, her azure blue uniform now had a small red stain on it.

Noticing it, Emma quickly pulled her hand back to hide the small stain. But although Emma tried to be subtle with her actions, it couldn't escape Kevin's eyes which immediately widened in shock.

"Shit!"

Grabbing her hand, Kevin immediately dragged her out of the elective fair.

It seemed like the earlier confrontation had resulted in Emma sustaining some internal injuries. The fact that she refused to kneel even under all of that pressure goes to show how much willpower and determination she had.

Fabian's rank was most likely around the C range which was around two ranks higher than Emma whose rank was still E- borderline E rank.

Subjected to such pressure, Emma was bound to suffer internal injuries. If not for the fact that Kevin's rank was E+ borderline D rank, he too would've suffered serious internal injuries.

-Smack!

"Don't touch me"

Raising her voice, Emma smacked Kevin's hand away. A split second after realizing what she had done, Emma froze and lowered her head in shame.

"I-I'm sorry"

"It's alright"

Not taking it to heart, Kevin stopped and looked at Emma.

Her complexion had become a lot paler than before, and looking at her carefully now, Kevin could see Emma slightly shivering. Almost as if she was suffering from extreme cold.

'shit, how come I didn't notice this before!'

Cursing at himself, Kevin thought for a bit before gritting his teeth.

"Here"

Taking out a light green potion from his inventory, Kevin handed it to Emma. This potion was one of the rewards that he had gotten after completing a quest that the system had given him.

He had saved it in case he got severely hurt, but seeing Emma suffering, Kevin couldn't control his impulse and decide to give it to her...

In the first place, the only reason she got hurt was because of him. If he had not asked her to bring him around for the elective fair, none of this would've happened.

"...I appreciate your concern"

Looking at the potion Kevin had given her, Emma was slightly touched, but she still rejected it.

"I insist"

Noticing Emma's stubbornness, Kevin tried to forcefully put the potion in her hand, only to be rejected by her once again.

Seeing that he could do nothing to make her take the potion, Kevin gave up.

Her hand, which was slightly trembling, reached out for her pocket. Taking out her phone, she quickly dialed a number.

After a couple of rings, a pleasant and gentle voice could be heard from the other side of the phone.

—Young miss how may I help you?

"I need someone to pick me up"

—Is something wrong miss?

fine...please come and pick me

you wish young miss, I will immediately dispatch

lady on the other side of the phone immediately called for someone to

-Tak!

donned a neat black blazer with a slight opening where his white unwrinkled shirt could be seen. A black bowtie hugged his neck and accompanied by his well-polished shoes that shined under the campus light, further added to his elegance. He had a full set of white hair which was a result of his age. At the edge of his eyes, which were obsidian black, wrinkles that extended all the way to his upper cheeks could

"Young miss"

front of Emma, the

please

"..hm?"

Norman looked

"M-miss!"

to support her, Norman grabbed her shoulders in a

"I'm fi-khhh"

off, but as soon as she started speaking a red

"Miss!"

panic. Taking out his phone he quickly called

making sure that Emma was okay, Norman's demeanor completely changed

"Tell me what happened"

quickly recounted what had happened

attentively to Kevin recounting about the incident with Fabian,

"...the Parkers, good, good"

suffocating Kevin. Fortunately, Norman was controlling his bloodlust as it could only be felt

were to suddenly be exposed to

suits came out. Forming a line, they pushed away all students

Norman looked back at Kevin and

that Emma will be absent for at

head helplessly,

-Clank!

to the car, the cars soon sped into the

Kevin fell into deep thought

have to

...

Parker tower, Ashton city

was currently nighttime in Ashton city, and the lights coming from the cars drifting in the

the silhouette of a man looking down the busy streets of Ashton

"...that is all"

a few steps behind the man, a butler kneeled on the floor as he read the

butler read the report, a deathly

was disrupted by the cold voice of the silhouette standing by the

"...Push the plan forward"

"Sir!"

immediately tried

"k-hhukk"

himself facing the ground as an unimaginable pressure bore down on him. No matter how much he struggled he could not move. This was especially shocking since the butler himself was

he could not move despite his high rank goes to show how powerful the individual he was serving

"...Do as you're told"

back, the silhouette once again spoke. This time, the butler didn't even dare to talk back as he could only nod his head

pressure died down and the butler was

to

ready to leave the

"Yes master"

-Clank!

forward, the butler left the office. Soon, the office became enveloped in silence as only the sound of the

-Knock! -Knock!

"F-father?"

knock. The door slowly opened and a face could be seen peeking from the other side of

who was on the other side of the door, trembled all over as he waited for his father's permission to enter the room. His previous arrogance could no longer be seen as he resembled a scared rabbit trapped in a

"...enter"

-Clank!

Fabian carefully entered the room

an awkward silence enveloped