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..."

to get stronger, I naturally had to see what I

be

a certain page,

—Flip!

I flipped to the next page. My eyes constantly moved from the

needed to look for anything in the novel that could

be one that would help me

Irene being able to detect

was an item that could

—Plap!

"Haa..."

after, I closed the book and

what I had

of action. Even though it would cause some trouble to some

I wanted to

—Ding!

moment, my phone

to listen

Her message was vague

[Demon hunter? They agreed?]

[Yes]

[When?]

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

day after the

get

[Okay]

Amanda no longer messaged me. Since I knew her personality, I wasn't

"Alright, this is good"

take a

I secure a long-term money system, but create a connection with the demon hunter

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

the magic card

what I

for now… Also,

stared

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

something

time to

phone and quickly typed

Melissa, about the

arm still

...

inside a white laboratory

—Clank! —Clank!

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

—Booom!

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

down and a red card held by two pincers

- Mana lingering in room :

the glass, a beautiful

"Another failure"

pysons. Despite the fact that the current magic circle installed in the card was a simple [Fireball], occasionally a couple of other psyons

what am

she had just started there were a

to have only a 30% efficiency loss. Any more than that and there

the moment her efficiency

far cry from her

you've got

called out for her from the other

would message

her white lab coat, Melissa took

about

"This bastard..."

side

and now he wanted him to make him

Fuck that.

an advanced

assistant she quickly ordered. She couldn't be bothered to make a potion herself, so might as well just order one from the market and pretend that it was

"An advanced potion?"

"Yes"

"What about the quality?"

the lowest..no scratch that, make it the

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

could she, Melissa Hall, make such

Impossible!