The Author's POV

Chapter 53

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"

in front of her, I also took a sip of the tea. It had a slightly bitter aftertaste that

what did you want to

the time drinking tea,

indifferent face stared at

"...Thank you"

Frowning slightly, I said

"For what?"

"For saving me"

head, I leaned back on

ever recall

"Yo-.."

was about to answer,

seems like you forgot what I

'..forget what you saw'

sentence and remembering what I had said, Amanda remained quiet for a little bit. Her brows continuously knit and relaxed, and after

"I can't do that..."

I placed my teacup down.

black eyes that were looking back at me, I thought for a moment

if you're really sorry then

my reply, Amanda sighed in

visibly relieved by my

"Okay"

her phone, she quickly went to

couldn't

personality was

disliked owing

to feel indebted to anyone other than herself. No, it

made sure to pay back every single favor she owed so that she wouldn't

5 million U

million U? I

as I processed what

did you

who had just stood up and was looking at her with wide

5 million, not

you mean that's not enough,

hand, I

generation kids treating money as if

"...so 5 million okay?"

"Sigh, hold on"

my chair, I started

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

idea

I ask for something else instead

lightly, the room temperature dropped and Amanda's demeanor became

misunderstanding something, I quickly followed

any dates or

part, Amanda's brows relaxed. Nodding

"...Okay"

in relief, I

get me a

"A sword art?"

by my request, Amanda looked

remembering what had happened

to disguise

"oh"

she understood

her react like that, I knew she still had a misconception about my strength.

solve the misunderstanding, chances were

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

a blabbermouth. Meaning that my secret was

sword art would

a

like a sword art

Amanda pondered for a moment

"How many stars?"

million U, I guess something that went

scrolled through her phone for

let me

on the phone, a long

got from the criteria that

of manuals, my mouth twitched. If I said

of the number one guild in the human domain

had access to an immeasurable amount of resources and manuals that

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