The Author's POV

As we were headed for the dinner location, I suddenly recalled something and my feet came to a stop.

"You go ahead without me," I said as I looked at Kevin.

Also coming to a halt, Kevin's brow jumped upwards. He was clearly taken aback by my words.

"You going somewhere?"

"Yeah, I forgot I had another appointment."

I replied while scratching the side of my cheek.

Prior to Kevin wanting to talk to me, I had already made an appointment with someone else. It was regarding a very important matter and so was something that I couldn't avoid.

Staring at me for a couple of seconds, Kevin shrugged his shoulders.

"…Suit yourself, you already know our location anyways. Just come when you're done."

"Sure."

I replied with a smile.

"Alright, see ya later."

Raising his hand, Kevin bid me goodbye before leaving.

Staring at his disappearing back, I deeply sighed.

'If only I could tell him about my secret.'

A little part of me felt guilty for not being able to tell him everything, but I had my reasons.

Although I appreciated the fact that Kevin trusted me to the point where he would share his biggest secret, I, unfortunately, wasn't the same.

I couldn't do it.

Even if I wanted to, I just couldn't.

At least, I wasn't comfortable sharing it now.

The repercussions behind my secret were just too big.

All the messed-up decisions I made in the past would quickly come back and haunt me, and a drift in our relationship would definitely appear.

I wasn't ready for that, nor could I afford to do that. In the first place, I was also unsure about my memories. Were they real or were they fake?

…I didn't know.

Until I figured my shit out, I was planning on keeping the secret regarding my reincarnation to the grave. Plus, his secret wasn't so much of a secret to me since I already knew it.

Gazing at Kevin's figure that had disappeared into the distance, I softly muttered.

"Sorry."

Then, lowering my head and staring at my wrist, I proceeded to head in the opposite direction.

Maybe one day.

***

An oil lamp burned within an undisclosed location, spreading a murky yellow light.

A middle-aged man with clean facial features and nice clothes sat upright behind a desk, expressionless as he gazed at the middle of the table where a holographic image stood.

Reflected behind it was an imposing figure. A cold and stern aura rose from between the figure's brows, while a faint pressurizing feeling spread outwards from his body, and this was despite the fact that he was behind a holographic video.

It was clear that he was someone of enormous power.

After a long silence, the middle-aged man sitting behind the desk finally opened his mouth and dully said.

"It seems like Fabian has also failed to make it past the rounds of elimination."

—I've heard that Emma had made it to the round of 64.

The man reflected behind the hologram replied.

none other than Micheal Parker, the man that had previously attempted to massacre the students of the Lock, back

the holographic video

Jasper's eyes narrowed slightly like a viper as

she was still able to make it this far. Such stubbornness...she

his eyes as he gazed back at

the preparations been

—They have.

head behind the

headed out for dinner. I'm planning on personally going there in case

other people with you,

—Yes.

in a cold and detached

still in a terrible mood after learning of

to Micheal's words,

able to detect that something is

to sense him. This was a cause of

Emma died, the whole of the Roshfield household would

for her

—They will.

across Jaspers'

"Are you not worried?"

not have been big, but any mistake could prove to be extremely

to his surprise, Micheal merely

—No.

not afraid of the elves

—Why would they interfere?

Micheal coldly asked.

something is

a good

after a while. Secretly,

the upcoming operation was the possible

Unless they did something crazy, they would

you going to

—Now.

Bi—! Bi—!

his words, the

be projected, a sinister smile emerged from the

blame me for what I'm about to

a time to finally get rid of his niece, a thorn that he had been keeping for a long time, it was

human domain,

one would be able to

thought caused

finally time for him to take reigns of the

***

At the same time.

you

met up with the others who seemed to have already arrived

the usual people. Emma, Jin, Amanda, and

was a bit taken aback by their appearance as he had never

made sense, they were Jin's

her hat flipped backward and her hands in her short jeans, Emma walked up to Kevin and glanced

not with

identity as Troy and Arnold were present, Emma did not use

her cue and also

had something to

"Oh, I see."

Emma nodded her head.

are we going to

asked, trying to switch the topic. Glancing at him,

sure either, but it's a bit outside of the city. I've been told that it's a nice place to

across Kevin's

"Outside of the city?"

in the world was Emma trying

the borders of the barrier, but more in the more

squinted at her words. Not really sure how

Emma shrugged her shoulders softly muttered. 'They said it was a good place, so

turning her attention towards the

we get going

nod their heads. Having just fought

didn't really care about the location of the