The Author's POV

-Spurt!

"M-matriarch!"

Splurting black blood on the ground, inside of a dim light room, an enchanting figure clenched her heart.

A black silhouette appeared next to the Matriarch who had just splurted black blood on the ground and hastily helped her sit on her throne.

Though her breath was weak, her presence remained majestic as the servant did not dare utter a single word.

Gripping the armrest of her throne, the matriarch whose figure was now incomparably pale said

"He failed..."

-Crack! -Crack!

Tightening her grip on the armrest, cracks started appearing on the throne as a red glow started emanating from the Matriarch's figure.

"...Fortunately because he was much weaker than me, his death has only cost me a small internal injury"

Hearing what the Matriach had said, the servant worriedly asked

"How long do you need to recuperate?"

"I should be healed in about a year's time..."

Turning her head to the servant that was next to her, she coldly ordered

"Get someone to send me all of the information regarding the incident that Elijah was responsible for"

"Yes mother Matriarch"

Nodding his head, the servant disappeared into the darkness

As soon as he disappeared the red hue around the matriarch increased many folds enveloping the whole room.

"Once I find out who was responsible for killing my pawn..."

-BOOM!

The throne behind the Matriarch suddenly pulverized as she stood up. With a distorted face and eyes that were dyed red in rage, she slowly spat

"...I will personally make sure they suffer a pain worse than death!"

...

Amanda's consciousness was awakened by a dazzling light coming through her eyelids, stimulating her pupils

Waking up in a large spacious room, Amanda blankly stared at the familiar ceiling she had been seeing for the past month. Lightly lifting her head, Amanda stared at her room.

The room was large, and besides her, there was a massive bookshelf filled to the brim with books. A large desk stood in the right corner of the room. On it, a white desk lamp sat on the right corner of the desk with books neatly piled around it.

The room had a nice woody, tranquil feeling around it that could calm anyone who was in it. The sunlight directly entered the room from the large windows around the room, brightening the surroundings. Before entering the academy, because of her outstanding results, she was asked by the academy how she wanted to design the room and this was the outcome.

The tranquility and silence in the room calmed her mind.

"...ugh!"

Touching her head, she felt a strong headache whenever she tried remembering what had happened the night prior. It felt as if her head was being split into two.

thing she remembered was seeing

man that was responsible for

him, she still did observe him from time to time like all of her classmates. In fact, because he tended to do weird things,

elective and class, he looked like someone who was sloppy. He cared for no one around him and always seemed to be bored in class. Especially in the elective where he would forcefully try to pay attention to the lecture, though it always ended with him making strange

after the happenings of the party, her previous impression of him had completely shattered. Recalling his two eyes devoid of emotions that perfectly calculated the exact time to strike, Amanda felt a

indifferent to most things, she couldn't help but want to find out more about him. In one moment he was

his

-Bam!

her thoughts was the sound of the door opening as

to Amanda, Emma worriedly looked at her as she patted her

the news about

"...hm"

Kevin, Melissa, and Emma. Though she didn't show it

was all

the news of what had happened, how did

"...eh?"

you forgot?—Here

from her pocket. She then proceeded to turn on the holographic function and swiped

in Ashton city, D rank villain who had infiltrated top human academy 'lock' attempted to kill more than 50 students. An anonymous tip had alerted the authorities beforehand about the sudden attack, and upon arrival, the corpse of D rank villain was found. The corpse of the villain had multiple arrow wounds all over its body. Upon investigation, all drinks and foods present in the venue had been drugged beforehand by a potent drug containing a strong sleeping agent. Currently, the venue owners of [le farat] are under arrest on the suspicion of collusion with villains. Fortunately, thanks to the courageous efforts of one individual, this disaster was prevented. If not for the heroic feats of top student, Amanda stern,

and carefully read the article from top to bottom. Not skipping

'Was it his doing?'

Elijah's death. Yet, from what she was reading in the

in her hand, coupled with the multiple arrows that belonged to her which were found on Elijah's body, made everyone

she knew the

one arrow that night, and all it did was leave superficial wounds. It didn't injure him at all. The real

head was dizzy, she remembered the moment when Elijah was killed. It was one swift sword movement so fast

even more impressive was the fact that he had done this, exactly when Elijah's guard was at its lowest. Almost as if he knew this was going to

came into her mind as she tried to describe 'him' the

"Hey, hey, Amanda!"

Amanda out of her

"...Sorry"

head, Amanda apologized. She was so lost in her own thoughts that

you must still

her head, Emma patted Amanda on her shoulder as she gestured for

have some rest, call us if you need

quickly brought everyone out

-Clank!

silence permeated the room once again

...

"You think she's okay?"

Amanda's room, Emma looked at

for a bit Kevin

can't tell. Her face is always indifferent

"True"

Despite the fact that Amanda had just gone through a traumatic experience, her expression never changed. She remained indifferent. Even for her who was extremely outgoing, talking to Amanda was difficult. She never knew what she

think

somber expression, Kevin tried lightening up the mood

didn't expect her to be strong enough

thought she was that strong. What do you

to do, Emma redirected the conversation to

"...hm?"

noticed

guess it's pretty

uninterested Melissa was,

can you at least look