The Author's POV

An awkward silence enveloped the rooftop. Apart from the occasional chirps from the birds flying in the sky, no other sound resounded across the space.

-Step -Step -Step

Arriving on the edge of the rooftop, standing next to me, Kevin placed his hands on the handrails and looked at Hollberg in the distance.

Aside from the occasional ambulance squeals coming from below, the city of Hollberg looked calm and peaceful.

As Kevin and I watched the city in silence, a strange yet relaxing atmosphere enveloped us. It was as if all of our worries were gone for a split second.

For a short period of time, neither of us spoke. We just calmly watched the city below us.

"It's peaceful isn't it?"

After a short pause, breaking the silence, whilst looking at the city below him, Kevin opened his mouth.

"It sure is..."

Nodding my head whilst keeping my eyes on the city below, I responded.

From where I stood I could see children and adults playing in the park across the hospital. People walking along the roads to get to work, and cars honking at each other.

It really was peaceful...

"Thanks"

Once again breaking the silence, Kevin thanked me.

"..."

Closing my eyes, I didn't respond immediately.

...I didn't know how to respond.

If I answered wasn't I just basically confirming to Kevin that I was indeed the one that had killed the black-clad individual?

but...

"...Sure"

In the end, those were the words that came out of my mouth.

Glancing at Kevin from the side, I had come to the realization that denying was pointless.

Having created Kevin myself, I knew that he wasn't a brain-dead protagonist. No matter how much I tried to deny it, he had already figured out what had happened.

What was the point of denying something that was already obvious...?

Hearing my reply, whilst still looking at the city in the distance, Kevin smiled.

"You know, you seem like a completely different person compared to yesterday..."

Pausing, Kevin briefly glanced at me before leaning back on the handrail and once again looking back at the city.

"...you look more human"

"..."

Taken aback for a second, recalling what had happened the night prior, bitterly smiling, I responded

"Well, the circumstances forced me to be that way..."

"Circumstances, huh..."

Repeating the word a few times, Kevin's brows knit for a few seconds before relaxing.

Glancing at me from the side he said

"...were they the same circumstances that caused you to attack Jin?"

Bitterly shaking my head whilst gazing at the clouds in the sky, I smiled

"Would you believe me if I told you it was for his own benefit?"

Tilting his head, Kevin thought for a moment before nodding.

"More or less"

Surprised, I turned my head in Kevin's direction

"What made you agree with what I said?"

"I wouldn't have believed you if it was before, but having just come back from visiting Jin, I along with the others managed to notice a change in him..."

"I don't know what you did, but Jin has become a lot easier to talk to. Though he still is somewhat arrogant, it isn't as bad as it was before. Moreover, the way he looked at me was different..."

Placing his finger on his chin, Kevin thought for a bit before saying

was a hint of hostility, right now it's completely gone. It's as if he is a new

that's how I feel when I look at

to Kevin speak I was honestly quite

It was a gamble. A risky one at that, but I'm glad Jin managed to

as long as he was back to normal, that was

Kevin, with me being the

that even after what I had done to him, he wouldn't target

had, he would never attack someone else's family. For someone like him,

was why I went extra harsh on him once I was under the effects of [Monarch

...but I wasn't sure.

I repeated what I did to someone else that wasn't Jin, I could only imagine the consequences

sent shivers down my

again, my apprehension towards

to

deep thought, Kevin hesitated for a bit before saying

you

thoughts. Processing his question for a couple of seconds, I shook my head and looked at him with a trace

should know the answer better

the handrail, Kevin thought for a moment before breaking into a light

guess you're right, it was

I noticed as I looked at Kevin was that under his eyes were thick dark circles. Thinking for a bit, since he used [Overdrive], I figured

the skill was. From the way Kevin looked, it seems like he still needed a couple of days of

"Well that's my cue"

more minutes, I closed my eyes and decided to

"hmm"

the sunlight, he was already lost in his own

him though. With what had happened, I'm sure he was

who he

was about to leave, thinking for a bit, I looked at

leave let me tell

"What"

voice was, Kevin snapped out of his thoughts

looking, I looked at Kevin straight in the eye

serves as a great

"..."

"Bye"

-Clank!

behind me, I leisurely walked down the stairs. After a short pause, Kevin's laughter echoed throughout the rooftop. It was so loud that I could even hear

my head I

show it, I knew that

however, his guilt stemmed from the fact of how weak and helpless

different kind of guilt compared to me, I sort

little joke helped him take his mind off of things for a

time, I headed

being

...

"Welcome"

of the hospital, Donna

entrance a muscular male with a clean-shaven head and sunglasses indifferently glanced at his surroundings. His

"Hmm"

his head towards Donna, the muscular man's face remained

looked around to see if there was someone else. According to the call

"Eyoo Donna!"

was about to look for the other person, it was at that moment that a charming voice and scent flowed towards Donna. Just by hearing the voice, Donna could

see you

the muscular man, a young girl with dark orange

She had crystal clear blue eyes and measured up to

seductive beauty, her beauty leaned more towards

long has it been since we've seen

say half a

shorter than I

you usually are, it'd be a

looked at Donna with

I should've gone to teach at the

Donna shook

fault for choosing money

really

the girl before her, Donna couldn't

graduated from the lock. However, differently from her, Monica chose to join the union instead of teaching at the

the same, but five years later, thanks to all of the support she got from the union,

nicknamed

so devastating that the union had placed heavy emphasis on

Due to how outstanding she had been in recent years, they all thought that she was going to

outstanding she

stop chatting, and let's

conversation, the tall muscular man

you always

"..."

man named George glanced at

you first come into the hospital instead of

around her, Donna noticed