The Author's POV

Chapter 241

'What did she just say?'

For a second I didn't know how to respond. My mind blanked out.

"Did I mishear? Are you saying that you're dropping out of the academy?"

"Mhm. You didn't hear wrongly."

Amanda calmly nodded her head.

"Haaaa..."

Leaning back on the bench, I looked at the blue sky above.

'How did it come to this...'

No, I knew exactly why it had come to this. I just didn't want to say it.

To be honest, I didn't know what to do. There was no solution to her problem.

No matter how much I tried to wrap my head around the problem, I couldn't think of a solution for her current predicament.

Saving her father from the demon world was not something I could do with my current abilities.

Unlike Immorra where I more or less knew the circumstances there, I knew nothing about the demon world.

Furthermore, the place was far more dangerous than Immorra. No scheme or trickery would ever help me in that place. I knew my limits.

Perhaps if I chose to hole up myself there I might be able to survive...

But that would be granted I had enough food and water for myself. If not, I'd die of starvation or dehydration before the third cataclysm arrived and the gate that connected the worlds opened up.

"Are you not going to ask me why?"

Amanda asked as she interrupted my thoughts.

"You must have your reasons, no?"

A bitter smile appeared on my face as I responded.

I already knew the reason why she was acting like that. I didn't want to ask too much.

No one liked it when someone asked too many questions. I didn't want to seem too invasive.

Especially since this had something to do with her father.

"Have you told the others?"

As such, I decided to change the topic.

"No, you're the first"

Amanda shook her head.

"I see..."

Hearing what Amanda had to say, somehow, a part of me felt happy.

I knew that she didn't mean anything special by telling me that I was the first person she told the news of her dropout as it could've just been because I was the first person she properly talked to for the past few weeks, but...

I was still happy.

Not sure why, but it made me feel better.

"What are you going to do about Emma? She's probably going to be in for the shock of her life"

I said as a thought suddenly struck me.

Without a doubt, Emma would lose her mind once she found out about this news.

"Can you help me keep it a secret? At least not until the tournament ends."

Amanda suddenly bit her lips, as her fists curled into a ball.

"...I want to tell her personally"

"I can do that."

I nodded my head slightly.

Not once did I plan on telling Emma the news. Given her personality, she would go on a small rampage which I wasn't too keen on being a part of.

"Thank you."

"Don't worry about it"

continued for a couple of minutes before I eventually stood up

"I should get going"

"Me too"

up. Looking

"Bye, Nola"

"Say bye to Amanda"

Nola, I pointed

"Um, bye sister"

"Sister?"

eyebrow raised as I looked in Amanda's

interlocked for a couple of seconds, and Amanda shook

tell her to call

"Right..."

did they

as I

enough to call

Something was fishy.

crouched down and patted Nola in the

Nola, next time I'll see you I'll give you amazing

"Whaaa!"

"Oy, that's my thing"

I protested.

that. If there was another person

allow such a

"Not anymore"

edges of Amanda's

call me sister? As her sister, it is within my duty to spoil

that because you look beautiful.

my tongue. This was the power

"..."

"What's wrong?"

head, I looked at Amanda. A surprised look appeared on

"...you called me beautiful"

that she sounded like

"Are you not?"

she'd have to be

the world

"N-nothing, bye Nola"

at Nola one more time, Amanda turned around and disappeared within the crowd

"Bye"

Nola waved back.

go, we should go to meet mom and

Looking down,

you don't let go,

"Um"

***

games ended at 5

games

all managed to secure the first place spot in our

only his looks, just the way he dominated his match took away

massacre games...though I'm a bit bitter about the fact that she isn't from the

the time the headmaster was done with his speech, the sky had already turned dark. Many spectators brushed past me

to my dorm, their discussions even reached my

manage to overhear some conversations about me. Unfortunately, most of

an idiot, and some called me arrogant. Apparently, the interview that I took after my game

those discussions, I just

than words. Once I reached first place and did what I said I'd do

'”Ding!

my phone in my hand, a notification

message to all participating students. Tomorrow morning at 7 A.M, you are all to gather at the

"...Tsk"

message, my tongue inadvertently

time that

strongest and most

Mark Mendez, Perry

Jin, Amanda, and the others. At the moment they were all in their last year,

some

good and all for the academy, but there was a

one of the three major factions

months, I had been approached a couple of times by most factions

approached by the Blood Supremacist group as my circumstances were quite similar to

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