The Author's POV

-Swooosh!

Extending his hand forward and swiping right, the scene before me changed once again. This time, instead of a classroom, it was right outside Ren's house.

Standing outside of Ren's house, Ren and Matthew stood before each other.

Compared to before, Matthew's demenour was completely different. If before he was gloomy and lonely, he now looked like an outstanding and refined young man. His very presence screamed elegance.

His warm eyes and voice would instantly cause everyone who met him to have a good impression of him.

...A stark contrast to before.

Smiling, Matthew took out two transparent potions from his pocket and showed them to Ren.

"Hey Ren, my dad was extremely happy with my results recently and he gave me two advanced potions!"

"What! How did you even get a hold of such expensive potions?"

Opening his eyes wide, Ren couldn't help but look at the two potions with a hint of envy.

It had to be noted that a single advanced potion could go for tens of millions of U. That's how expensive they were. Moreover, compared to intermediate ones, they were much more efficient.

No wonder Ren was surprised...

Scratching the back of his head and chuckling, Matthew said

"Well, I really did please my father this time. After he gave them to me, he said that it was a good investment into my future"

"...damn, I'm getting jealous here. I haven't even tried an intermediate potion, let alone an advanced one"

Nodding his head multiple times, extending his hands, Matthew put both potions in Ren's hand.

"Yup I know, that's why I'm giving them to you...More precisely give them to your parents"

Stupefied, Ren's hands shook as he held onto those potions. With his eyes wide open, Ren's voice couldn't help but tremble

"W-what are you doing?"

"I'm giving them to you"

"D-dude, do you know how expensive these things are? what about you?"

Seeing Ren's state, Matthew couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Hahaha, no worries. I already had one, it's the least I can do to repay your parents for having taken care of me over the years. If I had to be honest, they're like my second parents..."

-Crack!

"...Bullshit!"

Turning my head, I saw Ren beside me clenching his fist hard as his hands cracked. His face became incomparably dark as he stared at Matthew with pure hatred. Biting his lips, he coldly spat

"If you truly cared about them like they were your second parents you wouldn't have...damnit!"

Confused, I wanted to ask what he meant by that, but I decided to just watch the scene before me unfold. I was bound to find the answer sooner or later...

Staring at the two potions in his hands, Ren hesitated before looking back at Matthew and once again asking in a trembling voice.

"A-are you sure?"

"Yeah, just take it"

Staring at Matthew, and noticing his earnest expression. Ren shook his head and sighed.

about me taking them, refusing you will just be rude on

the right choice. Thank your parents when you give them the potions. If it weren't for

head, Ren

"Sure, I will"

a big smile on his

around, the smile on his face slowly

"I'm sorry best friend..."

-Swooosh!

right, once again, the scenery around me changed. Glancing at Ren who was beside me, though he returned to his usual indifferent self, I could visibly see his body shaking with every passing

was trying his best to not give in to his

"Y-ou ho-w could you!!"

outside of what seemed to be a rooftop, Ren's figure appeared kneeling on the

don't know. I

kneeling figure, Matthew tried to hold his laughter back, but

I'm sorry Ren...I really

his eyes wide, Ren stared at Matthew who was laughing

could you betray

-Bam

"khh...I can't!"

head away and placing his palm on the invisible wall, the

"...This was the day"

over, Ren's fist and jaw clenched tightly as he glared in Matthew's direction with pure

was the day

-Vuam!

from Ren's body as his eyes became

and seeing Ren's current state, I grabbed his shoulder and tried to snap him

explain to me

-Shua!

trying to calm himself down, the bloodlust around

had given me in

"Yeah"

my head, I remembered.

try advanced potions once. However, with the price each one went

cursed with a Mindbreaker

I couldn't help

mind breaker

mind breaker curse...one of the strongest curses

simple flick of their fingers, whoever was under the curse would die as soon as

was undetectable. You wouldn't realize you were cursed

...a demon.

"huh?"

eyes widely, I couldn't help

back towards Matthew,

made a contract with a

"what..ah..e"

couple of seconds, I tried to say something, but in

know what happened, but...ever since that last

first I thought he was trying his best to

Ren covered

t-the end I only realized till it was too late. By the time I realized something strange in his behavior...he had already fallen into the depths of depression and became a villain...completely losing his sense

friend I knew

struggle to speak, I remained

he had such a deep

friend whom he regarded as a brother turned into a villain and

"Khhhh...damnit!"

the distance Veins pooped from Ren's forehead,

asked me to do...be it sneak inside of my parent's room to give him secret information regarding the guild operations or any other sensitive information that costed the guild quite dearly...I did his bidding for him at the expense of

me in

trusted him so much...I was the reason