The Author's POV

Melissa found herself roaming the halls after separating from the others.

Passing through a group of individuals, Melissa clenched her teeth and mumbled.

"…What does he want from me now?"

Melissa has a strong urge to just turn around and leave the premise, but she knew that she could do nothing but listen to his words.

To make matters worse, her current mood was not very stable.

After what she had just witnessed, how could her mood still be stable? Although she knew that Ren was still alive, a part of her didn't really believe what Amanda had told her in the past.

She was a pragmatic person.

What she witnessed that day suggested to her that the probability of Ren surviving was almost impossible.

As such, she only partially believed what Amanda said. 'Turns out she was right.' Melissa quietly murmured.

Who would've thought? He was actually still alive.

One of the only people that can get on their nerves whenever they spoke.

"I swear, I'm going to lose it one day."

She shook her frustrations with a sigh, then quietly headed for a particular section of the hall where a large wooden door stood.

"This should be the place right?"

Halting her steps in front of the door, Melissa took out a small flask from her dimensional space and directly chugged it.

Gulp—

"Haaaa.."

Wiping her mouth, she glimpsed at the empty flask in her hand before putting it away.

Smacking her lips, her face cringed a little.

"I've got to improve the taste of this."

What she just drank was the same thing that she had given Ren before.

It was pretty much a life-saver for her. It basically helped her calm her nerves. If not for it, she would've probably gone on a similar rampage.

Fortunately, because of the situation, no one questioned her about the potion when she gave it to Ren. Saved her a lot of explaining.

"...Alright."

Once she felt her nerves calm down a little, taking another deep breath and raising her hand, she knocked on the door.

To Tok—

"Come in."

Not long after she knocked, An emotionless voice sounded from behind the door. Hearing the voice, Melissa's brows furrowed tightly.

Grabbing onto the doorknob, she slowly entered the room and closed the door behind her.

Ci Clank—

***

"Huuu."

Thud—

I sat down on a comfortable chair. My shoulders instantly relaxed.

Because of what happened before, I was forced to change my clothes.

Gritting my teeth, I extended my hand and grabbed a drink. My whole body was numb, and if not for the pills I took before, I would've been in extreme pain.

"You feeling okay?"

I was currently back inside the hall which was crowded with people. From how everyone was still happily conversing, it was clear that no one had noticed what had happened outside.

a small sip. His eyes drew into half-moons as he

really.

"That so?"

another sip of his drink...or at least tried to, just when he was about to bring the tip of his glass near his mouth, Kevin's face suddenly crumbled

like you're also not

a napkin to wipe away the liquid that had fallen on him, he eyed

fault do you

I shrugged.

for being

"What did you say?"

heard me right. Your fault for being

down my

don't remember wrongly, I was kicking both you and Jins's

lost in the end, but that was because I

knew that they were both

right. It would've been weird if I was able to beat them both if they weren't

"…I was holding back."

I wasn't in the

Kevin grinding his teeth rang next

sure know how to piss me

with his

cup down and taking off

about you have another go at me? I'll show

"I'm good."

before I exaggeratively pointed toward

injured you see. Ahhh,

at Kevin, I raised

fighting against

"Ugh."

mouth before he sat

deflated he was, I

a chance to fight again at the event. We won't

blazers, Kevin grabbed a new drink and

will hold myself

his head, Kevin looked

are the others?

"How should I know?"

first thing I did when arriving back into the hall was sit down. Kevin followed me after, but regarding the others, I really did not know what

have your

whereabouts of the others, suddenly a melodious and peaceful voice sounded throughout the

the voice came from, a mesmerizing figure appeared in

to describe how beautiful she looked, but I refrained from telling them as I was too mesmerized by her looks…or rather, it was the sense of tranquility that enshrouded her body. Seemingly trying

her, the more entranced by her looks. But it was then that I suddenly felt a sharp pain by side

"Khhh!"

turned my head and realized that the

look on his face,

"Careful."

"...Thanks."

it not been for his

pure. If your mind is weak, you might

from the side, his eyes locked onto the figure in

"…Right."

my head

surrounding the figure in the

pure-blooded elves. Definitely had to take note of this

a situation, but it

for coming here today. As most of

voices rang throughout the

***

At the same time.

on a large red sofa. Curiously glancing around the room, she tried her best

that suddenly showed up in front of everyone brought her to this

about his intentions, Emma

inkling about what this

Ba…thump! Ba…thump!

was the only sound that Emma heard

on her legs, she

Ci Clank—

did not last for long as the door of the room soon opened. Appearing from the other side of the door was a middle-aged man with

the middle-aged man entered