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.

had previously attempted to

other hand, the middle-aged staring at the holographic video of Micheal was Jasper Roshfield,

Jasper's eyes narrowed slightly like a

was still able to make it this

across his eyes as he gazed back at Micheal

all the

—They have.

nodded his head

on personally going there in case something goes wrong. This is the chance we have been waiting

other people with you,

—Yes.

replied in a

in a terrible mood after learning of his son's

Micheal's words, Jasper

elves be able to detect that something

to mana, if Micheal acted, without a doubt they would quickly be able to sense him. This was a cause

Emma died, the whole of the Roshfield household would

couldn't wait for her to

—They will.

Jaspers'

"Are you not worried?"

scale of the operation may not have been big,

to his surprise, Micheal merely

—No.

not afraid of

—Why would they interfere?

Micheal coldly asked.

notice that something is wrong, they will not

make a

a while. Secretly, he

bugged him regarding the upcoming operation was the possible interference from the elves, but from

interfere in human conflicts? Unless they did something crazy,

you going to

—Now.

Bi—! Bi—!

words,

the area where Micheal's figure used to be projected,

for what I'm about to do

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

were no longer in the human domain, they were no longer bound by

to Emma, no one would

thought caused Jasper's smile to

finally time for him to take reigns of

***

At the same time.

took you a

the others who seemed to have already arrived a while back

people. Emma, Jin, Amanda, and

bit taken aback by their appearance as he had never hung out with them, but he

sense, they were

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

not with

ambiguous regarding his identity as Troy and Arnold were present, Emma did not use Ren's real name and just referred to him

quickly picked up her cue and also

to do. He'll probably

"Oh, I see."

Emma nodded her head.

way, where are we

to switch the topic. Glancing at

outside of the city. I've been told that it's a nice place to eat so I figured we may as well go

across

"Outside of the city?"

the world was Emma trying to

not exactly outside of the city, within the borders of the

squinted at her words.

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

her attention towards the

get going

nod their heads. Having just fought intent battles,

location of