The Author's POV

The next day.

"You work pretty quickly."

Opening the box that sat on the desk in front of me, I carefully picked up a small potion that was nestled in between a few wrappers.

98 million U

That was how much money I spent on the potion. Just thinking about the price made my face cringe, but I didn't regret my decision.

Holding onto the potion as though it was the biggest treasure in the world, I made my way towards the bathroom and closed the door behind me.

"Huu, it's about time I got rid of this look."

With both hands on the side of the sink, staring at myself in the mirror, and once again looking at my hideous face, I took a deep breath.

Then, uncapping the potion, without wasting any second, I quickly downed it.

—Gulp!

Within seconds of me downing the potion, a gentle and warm current flowed through the veins of my body. Opening my eyes, I could vividly see the burns on my face healing at an alarming rate.

In five minutes, much to my surprise, all of the burns on my face started disappearing. Then, once all of my burns disappeared, it was the scar's turn.

This process took a bit longer, as the poison on my face had penetrated quite deeply. With thick green lines appearing on my face, I felt a strange wiggling sensation crawling all over my face.

Lifting my head up and looking at myself in the mirror, I could see the strange worm-like lines wiggling all over my face as though they were alive.

It looked absolutely hideous.

Fortunately, this did not last for long as the lines shrank with each passing second.

This continued for a couple of more minutes before all of the green lines disappeared from my face. Following the green lines were the scars, and once they too were gone, what was left was a soft white skin devoid of any imperfections.

"I-is this how I look like?"

Staring at my reflection in the mirror, my fingers trembled slightly as I caressed the mirror in front of me.

"ha-aa..."

Biting my lips, I tried my best to remain composed.

But it was honestly hard.

This was the first time I had seen my face in eight months and the moment the scars from my face disappeared, it finally dawned on me.

I was free.

I was finally free from the horrible nightmare that I experienced at the Monolith. Although I still had a chip inside of my head, at least, for now, I could take matters into my own hands.

After a while, Scratching the scalp of my head and taking another potion, I muttered to myself.

"I should probably do something about this too."

—Gulp!

Uncapping the lid of the potion, I quickly downed the potion. Instantly, the moment I took my first sip of the potion, the hair on my head started to grow. Soon, they grew to the same length as it was before back when I was at the Lock.

"Better."

In this world, if there was a bald person, it was because they chose to be bald.

There was no such a thing as balding now. All it took me was a simple potion, and my hair was back to where it was back then.

Brushing my hair to the side, and staring at myself in the mirror for a couple of minutes, I took a deep breath. Then, turning around, I opened the door of the bathroom and went out.

"Smalsnake, I'm heading out. I'll see you in a bit."

Taking my coat and putting on a skin mask, I made my way out of the building.

As soon as I fixed my face, without letting anyone else see my face, the first thing I did was visit my family.

I really missed them.

***

same time, in a

need anything. I

with corpses, a middle-aged plump man

from his forehead as he stared at a black-humanoid creature that

on his head and deep red eyes that exuded boundless bloodlust, the black humanoid creature indifferently stared at

your

The plump man asked.

"Mhhh, I have."

chilly voice escaped from the humanoid creature's mouth. Then,

plump man, the

the cause of this youth's

"This youth?"

a handsome youth whose face was now incomparably pale, the plump-man, started pondering. Then, after

body. Before death, we can tell that he has gone

men suddenly bent down and

the real cause of death of for the youth is a clean strike to the heart. Honestly, judging from how clean the strike was, it can be inferred that

of his thoughts was

his finger over the hole on the youth's chest, the black-humanoid creature's body started trembling slightly. Then, the corner of his mouth sadistically

"Y-your lordship?"

of nowhere, the middle-aged man felt chills run down his spine as a small chuckle echoed across

"Kukuku..."

chuckled soon turned to a raspy laugh

were still alive,

***

man walked up towards a certain desk that had the sign

front of the reception, the middle-aged man looked towards a young

I do if I want

Did you say that you

The receptionist smiled kindly.

"That is correct."

The middle-aged man replied.

the secretary looked at the computer screen in front of her. Then,

you wish to apply to our guild okay,

"D+"

middle-aged man replied without

I see...hm, wait,

process the information, and when she did, dropping everything she was doing she jumped out of her seat and stared at the man before her

telling me that your

"Mhm."

middle-aged man released a whisp of his

"...my god."

exuding from the middle-aged man,

you're really

the man before her,

of the guild she was working for was not as

from her stupor, the secretary hastily grabbed the phone that was next to her and looked at the middle-aged man

a moment while

"Sure, take your time."

replied with a kind

made the secretary sigh in relief as she nervously

up, and the secretary

yes, rank...mhm,

on the phone for a good minute, the

guild master would like

"Understood."

man obliged

they were walking, halting her footsteps, the secretary turned around

have you already handed in

"Yes, I have."

"Good."

security at the entrance, once

and pressing onto the highest floor, the

I forgot to ask, but what

"My name?"

"Yes."

short second,

name is