The Author's POV

Raising my head, a large white building appeared in my vision. The building was located on the outer side of the city, and it was where the other humans resided.

"Is this the place?"

"Yes."

Amanda's soft voice rang from next to me.

She was currently accompanying me to the place. I wasn't the only one that was called, as Amanda received a similar message not long after.

Since both of us received the same message, I already had an idea about what Melissa wanted to talk about.

It was just a hunch, however. I could've been wrong.

"What do you think Melissa called us for?"

Touching her chin, Amanda thought for a moment before she shook her head.

"…unsure."

"Guess we'll find out when we meet her."

Walking up the stairs of the residence, we soon paused in front of a certain door.

Looking around to make sure that no one was present, I pointed at the door.

"This is the one, right?"

Lowering her head and staring at her communication device, Amanda nodded.

"Yes."

"…okay."

Raising my hand, I knocked on the door.

Tok— Tok—

***

If Melissa had to describe her relationship with her father in one word, it would be 'terrible'.

She wasn't mistreated or anything of the sort, but her father was someone who always strived to be the best.

He was someone that was not satisfied with being second. He was also someone that desired for his children to be the best.

Melissa was never interested in such matters ever since young. She only cared about her research and nothing else. As such, because of their clashing personalities, they never got along.

Their relationship wasn't anything complicated, it was just that. But it was enough to create a distance between the two.

"What a troubling matter."

Leaning back on her chair, Melissa stared at the ceiling.

Thinking back to what happened a couple of nights ago, she took out a potion from her dimensional space and stared at it.

'Should I? Or…should I not?'

She was tempted to try the potion, but after staring at it for a few seconds, she deeply sighed.

'Better not. If I take too many, I'll end up going crazy.'

Honestly, she was quite addicted to the potions by now. Having taken so many of them, it was almost like a routine for her.

It was so bad that she would get withdrawal symptoms when she skipped a day. She knew she had to stop.

"…hm?"

Putting the potion away, Her brows furrowed not long after as she turned to look at the door.

"Do they think I have all the time in the world for them? Just what is taking them so long?"

Standing up, Melissa checked her watch.

"Tsk."

They were at least a couple of minutes late.

Tok— Tok—

"Finally!"

Fortunately, she didn't have to wait for long as someone soon knocked on the door.

Fixing her glasses, Melissa headed for the door and opened it.

Ci— Clank—

two long

opposite her was Amanda, and

"Sorry for the intrusion."

though it was his home, Ren gave an empty apology to Melissa and sat down

casually said, "So, what did you want

entered and sat in another

Melissa's brows twitched.

"Huuuu…"

then took a deep breath,

should've

started to kick

had passed since she talked to him, and she was already on the

Ci— Clank—

Melissa closed the door behind her, albeit a

next to Amanda.

to talk about? I'm sure someone as busy as

his voice. One that

"You're right."

mumbling something underneath her

of suffocation

"What did you say?"

as though Ren had somehow managed to hear her words. Ignoring him, Melissa leaned back on her chair with a solemn

the

"…Knows?"

across Ren's face. Sitting up

"What does he know?"

a few cards from her dimensional space

Smack—

knows about

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"He what?"

she expected him to have, Ren only tilted his

pointed at the

I'm saying

talking about your

would I

"…Oh?"

shoulders relaxed as he leaned back on his chair. On the other hand, Amanda's eyes were fixed on the cards at the table.

is he not

by Ren's reaction. Her brows jumped up

he perhaps not know just who her father was? Maybe

she asked Ren in a clear and slow voice,

Hall, number one

came as soon as her words ended. Surprise

you know, why

to give

"…No."

Melissa shook her head.

a passing matter. But that was worrying enough. If he truly wanted to get his hands on the magic cards, things would

"Then, what's the problem?"

was clear that Ren didn't think the same way as he stood up in

at the table. They were currently neatly piled up together. Courtesy of Amanda, who sorted them out while she was talking to

had minor OCD, so she

the other hand, lowering his hand and picking one of the cards up, Ren curiously studied the card

"No."

reply came

at the

want to try it, do

magic card now, the whole room would end up going in flames. Melissa had a lot of valuable stuff in the room. She wasn't too keen on having it

"Tsk."

prompting Melissa's brows

problem with my

"Nope."

Ren headed for the door. Staring at his back from her seat, Melissa took out a potion and chugged

the end, she couldn't resist the temptation and finally gave

Gulp—

the potion down, her emotions instantly calmed

she

grades of magic cards. Not sure about their naming, but the last grade has a power equivalent to a

"…that's kind of weak."

of the door, he

Click—

working on this project, what do

more people to help her with the magic card development, but since she wanted to hide the news from her father, she chose to do it

the more people that knew, the higher the chances of her father

naught. It turned out that her father still

them. I've encrypted four different magic

"Sure."

behind. Melissa could see