The Author's POV

The air around the room was tense. It felt suffocating. Almost as if I was stuck inside of a cramped room with no room to breathe.

The reason for such atmosphere?

Quietly sitting on my chair, a stunningly beautiful young girl with glossy black hair and porcelain white skin devoid of any imperfections, was curiously looking around my room.

Amanda stern.

Someone who I had never thought of interacting with privately.

Seeing her sit on my seat as if it was the most natural thing to do, my eyebrows twitched.

Just what did I do to deserve this?

...no, I knew why, I just wanted to deny reality.

Sighing, I spoke up to try to break the awkward atmosphere.

"Would you like green tea or water?"

Hearing my voice, Amanda's eyes paused on my face for a couple of seconds and after a short pause she said

"...green tea"

"Alright"

Heading to where my teapot was stashed, I took it out and poured steaming hot water into the pot.

After a couple of seconds, I took a bag filled with tea leaves and gently threw them into the pot.

While waiting for the tea to be ready, I turned around and noticed Amanda's obsidian black eyes staring at me.

Taken aback by her odd behavior, I asked

"...Need something?"

Hearing my voice and seeing that I had caught her red-handed, Amanda looked to the side and acted as if nothing happened as she lightly murmured.

"...Nothing"

Smiling, I looked back at the teapot.

What do you mean nothing? You were obviously staring at me!

Even a blind person could tell you were looking at me.

Pinching my brows, I decided to think about this in a positive way.

From the looks of things, it at least seemed that she had no hard feelings against me. Since I knew her personality well, I knew that if she were to have had a grudge against me, she would've avoided me at all costs.

Treating me as if I was nonexistent.

Seeing how she had actively come looking for me, I knew that she didn't hold what happened against me.

...so what did she come here for?

There was definitely a reason for her visit. I sort of had a hunch on what it was, but I wasn't too sure.

Most likely, she came to express her gratitude for saving her.

If so, I better get this over with fast. If someone found out 'the Amanda Stern' who was the talk of the academy was having a private meeting with a boy in his own room, I wouldn't even know how I died.

The fact that she was in my room meant that my life was in danger.

Sigh.

Just when I thought things weren't going to become more troublesome suddenly a new troublesome situation arose.

Looking at the water in the teapot that had started turning murky brown, I carefully removed the teapot from the heater and poured the tea into two porcelain teacups.

Walking back to where Amanda was seated, I handed the steaming hot teacup to her and sat in front of her.

"Thank you"

Taking the teacup with both hands, Amanda gently blew on the cup and took a sip.

Closing her eyes and savoring the taste of the tea, Amanda nodded slightly said

"...it's good"

"Thank you"

slightly bitter aftertaste that even after a couple of seconds lingered at the tip of my tongue. It

what did you want to talk

all the time drinking tea, I decided to

Amanda's indifferent face stared at

"...Thank you"

Frowning slightly, I said

"For what?"

"For saving me"

head, I leaned back on my

ever recall helping

"Yo-.."

about to answer, I

like you forgot what I had

'..forget what you saw'

had said, Amanda remained quiet for a little bit. Her brows continuously knit and relaxed, and after a while, she shook her

"I can't do that..."

teacup down. Her response

her crystal black eyes that were looking back at

alright if you're really sorry then

reply, Amanda sighed in

was visibly relieved by

"Okay"

phone, she quickly went

couldn't help

personality was just like

disliked owing

herself. No, it was more like she

favor she owed

million U

million U? I guess

I processed what she had said, I

what did you

just stood up and was looking at her with wide

5 million,

you mean that's not

hand, I

rich second generation kids treating money as if

"...so 5 million okay?"

"Sigh, hold on"

back on my chair, I started

U would definitely help me. With that much money, I could pretty

an idea

for something else

dropped

that she was probably misunderstanding something,

dates or anything that is

brows relaxed. Nodding her head she

"...Okay"

in relief,

get me a sword

"A sword art?"

aback by my request, Amanda

confused by her reaction, but remembering what had happened a

am looking for something to disguise

"oh"

if she understood something,

had a misconception about my strength. In the end, I said

I'll try to solve the misunderstanding, chances

matter if she misunderstood or not. At the end of the day, she wasn't the type of person

a blabbermouth. Meaning that my secret was

type of sword

for a

a sword art that

her chin for a second, Amanda pondered for

"How many stars?"

previously offering me around 5 million U, I guess something that went along

bit, Amanda scrolled through her phone for a couple

let me have

on the holographic function on the phone, a long list of sword manuals appeared before

from the

list of manuals, my mouth twitched. If I said I wasn't jealous right now, that would be

master of the number one guild

resources and manuals