The Author's POV

"Look at how much you've grown!"

Squealing in delight from the moment her eyes landed on me, Samantha Dover, my now mother, lunged at me as soon as the door opened.

Without having enough time to avoid her, I fell into her embrace

"Ohkhh.."

After a couple of seconds of struggling, I gave up. Oddly enough, I didn't feel repulsed by her hugging. Feeling the warm embrace of my mother, I felt my body became weak and my mind relax.

It was an odd yet familiar feeling.

...it was nice.

"Let me get a better look at you"

After a solid minute, releasing me from her hug, squishing my cheeks with both hands my mother looked at me with a large smile on her face.

"Look at how much more handsome you've become! I'm sure every girl in the academy is swooning over your looks"

"..."

Nodding my head, my mouth twitched.

...if only that were true.

Out of all my stats, only charm refused to increase.

What more handsome?

Glancing around and feeling the nightly breeze, my mother quickly pulled me into the house.

"Oh dear, it's better if you come in. We don't want you getting a cold do we?"

"Yeah"

-Clank

Closing the door behind me, I entered the house.

Taking off my shoes and hanging my coat, I quickly followed her deeper into the house.

As I walked, I couldn't help but glance at all of the photos hanging on the wall. There were a wide variety of photos on the walls. Photos of the previous Ren, photos of my now parents, and some group photos of my now parent with people whom I presume were from their guild.

They looked especially happy in the photo...I didn't understand why they would want to screw them over like that.

Turning left of the corridor, I was soon inside of the living room.

As I stepped into the living room, my eyes immediately landed on a certain individual.

'So that's Ronald Dover, my father...'

Sitting on the sofa looking through some papers, Ronald Dover, my now father, glanced in my direction.

Nodding in my direction, he said

"Welcome back"

"...ah, yes"

Dumbly staring at Ronald, my father, those were the words that came out of my mouth.

spitting image of the current me. His facial features were identical to mine and coupled with his jet-black hair, he looked like an older version of me. However, if I had to point out the difference between us, it'd be the fact that his

was a stark contrast from mine as he looked

don't be

to my father, my mother quickly urged me to sit next to her. After hesitating for a split second, under her pressuring stare, I could only obediently sit

sleeves to make sure he was paying attention, she looked at me

tell us how your first

second to gather my thoughts, I stared at

I

me during my academic stay in the lock. I intentionally left out things such as going to the black

towards the Hollberg

didn't end well as my mom cursed a

her that I was fine. If not, I wouldn't be

uncomfortable at first, but the more I

many talks I had with them over the years. It felt strangely nostalgic and familiar, which

from what I observed, my now father, Ronald Dover, although he looked cold on the exterior, he was quite warm. He wasn't a man of many words like my mother, but from time to time he would occasionally join the conversation to add his

it didn't look like much, his little inputs would always keep the conversation going and the

...this atmosphere. This warmth.

-Pita! -Pita!

for a second before quickly wiping them

sorry. I don't know what got

in my

you've been through a lot...here, you can cry in your

arms, for a split second my mind blanked. Soon after, as if a

different world where everything was different and having spent the last two months by myself, with no one to rely on but myself...her warm words and embrace caused hidden feelings that were within

father soon also joined the hug and I soon

stop I'm

myself from their embrace. Fixing my clothes which were now I mess, I tried

for what happened. How's the guild

contact with her husband for a second, my mother

to put in some extra hours here and there, everything is

I smiled and leaned back on the

so? I'm glad you're doing

Liars.

I already knew everything.

a little bitter at the fact that they still hid their troubles from me, but I sort of understood where they were coming

to affect

studying at the best academy in the human domain to feel pressured? All

"hmmm"

the living room, a small girl wearing oversized pajamas

way to her tummy, and her eyes that were a similar shade of blue to my eyes hazily looked at

small blush to them made anyone

enter the

her

"...Big Bwudar?"

eyes stared at the young girl

my sister

that I had just entered the room, I instantly realized that she

"Bwudar?"

me for a second time, Nola extended her arms in

"How cute"

my mother looked at Nola

tried her best to stay awake just to wait

up Nola, my mother walked in my direction and handed her

her little butt, I held Nola

"hmm"

my neck, Nola's face brightened up as she closed her eyes

my neck, I could only stand rooted on the spot. I didn't move because I