The Author's POV

—Clank!

I slid the doors that led to the balcony.

"...how annoying"

After the match with Haris, I left immediatly. With everyone distracted by Kevin's match, I took the opportunity to slip out and go back to my dorm.

Like that, I avoided most reporters.

Furthermore, apart from electives, there were no other lectures today. Therefore, I was naturally free.

Regarding Kevin's match, he naturally won. I wasn't sure about how many times he go challenged, but it was probably more than five.

"Haaa...what should I do now?"

A lot of my plans had changed because of what had happened in the most recent days. My plans of laying low were pretty much scrapped.

"hmm..."

Were they?

Now that I thought about it, although I could no longer remain as hidden as before, nothing prevented me from building my forces secretly.

I guess you could say that I was now operating in both the light and the dark.

In a way this was good.

A lot of my plans would speed up as a result of this. I did not need to be as cautious as before and could be more brazen about it.

'...Should I create an alias?'

By creating an alias I could still operate more secretly. On one hand, I would be this 'talented' individual that studies in the Lock.

On the other hand, I would use my other alias to operate my mercenary group and company.

That would be ideal.

...but who knows. I needed more time to think about this.

After what had happened a couple of days ago, I found my confidence shatter into pieces.

Anytime I came up with a plan, I felt paranoid.

What if this happened? What if that happened? What if a meteorite suddenly fell from the sky and destroyed my company?

With my recent successes piling up, I had become arrogant and complacent. I needed to stop thinking that I had everything in my control.

Nothing was ever in my control.

Just like Everblood, there were things that I couldn't account for. I needed to knock this into my skull.

I was so sure that everything was going according to my plans before...and guess what, Everblood showed up.

Someone who I didn't properly account for.

"...there's that fucker too"

There was also Matthew...

I'd never have expected him to go public with the incident.

If I could have, I would've immediately have told Irene the truth. The truth about the fact that he was a villain.

Sadly, I couldn't.

With Matthew knowing that I had a way to cure the Mindbreaker curse, I knew that I couldn't touch him at the moment.

If such news were to be revealed to the world, not only would I become the number one target of the demons, I would also be targeted by other people who were desperate for the cure.

Fortunately, since I could reveal that he was contracted to a demon, he also couldn't reveal what he knew.

We were currently at a stalemate.

"...Damn it, I need to be stronger"

I clenched my teeth hard and glared at the scenery outside of the balcony.

I had to get stronger quicker.

"I can't let this go on..."

Taking out the diary that contained all of the information about the novel, I quickly flipped through its pages.

—Flip! —Flip!

"Where is it..."

I had to get stronger, I naturally had to see what I could do to make myself stronger. The book in

should be the

certain page, I

—Flip!

I flipped to the next page. My

for anything in the novel that could be useful for me in

item would be one that would

not for Irene being able to detect lies, none

item that could help me with regards

—Plap!

"Haa..."

after, I closed the book

what I had to

taking a proper look at the book, I had a general idea of my next course of action. Even though it would

I wanted to do was

—Ding!

moment, my phone

agreed to listen

Her message was vague yet I instantly

[Demon hunter? They agreed?]

[Yes]

[When?]

to know the time. Since this was a formal meeting, I needed to prepare

week, a day after the

I'll get

[Okay]

Since I knew

"Alright, this is good"

deal would take a load

only would I secure a long-term money system, but create

I stood out so much today was because of this. The more

just investing in the magic card system, but in

what I

sorted for now… Also, there's that

stared at the

extra items I got from Immorra. With everything that had happened recently, I didn't have enough time

was something interesting mixed

time

out my phone and

about

still hurt

...

the same time, inside a white laboratory

—Clank! —Clank!

items to and fro resounded across the white laboratory space. Large metallic arms moved around the asphalt pavement carrying different-sized boxes. Inside of them

—Booom!

white confined room that could be seen through a rectangular glass, fire spread everywhere as it enveloped the

down and a red card held by two pincers was revealed. A cold and mechanical

#598 - Mana lingering in room :

glass, a beautiful

"Another failure"

mana inputted in the card with the right pysons. Despite the fact that the current magic circle installed in the card was a simple [Fireball],

am

had just started there were a

the card to be commercially viable, Melissa needed to have only a 30%

the moment her efficiency

cry from

you've got a

out for her from the other side of the room. A cheerful girl

Who would message

her right hand on her white lab coat, Melissa took the phone. Instantly her

Melissa, about the

"This bastard..."

the side of the

busy enough with the magic card concept and now

Fuck that.

an advanced potion

potion herself, so might as well

"An advanced potion?"

"Yes"

"What about the quality?"

it the lowest..no scratch that, make it the highest quality you

was originally tempted to just give Ren the lowest quality potion. However,

she, Melissa Hall, make

Impossible!