The Author's POV

Chapter 416

"Huuuu."

Placing my hands in my pockets, I exhaled as white steam rose from my mouth.

A chilly breeze brushed past me as the cold air made me involuntarily shiver. Had to say, the mornings in Issanor were quite cold.

"You guys here pretty early."

Moving through the crowd, my footsteps soon came to a halt as I gazed into the distance where Hein, Ava, Leopold, Smallsnake, and the others were already waiting.

I smiled at them.

'Looks like everyone is here.'

Well, everyone apart from Angelica.

Kind of felt bad for her but it seemed as though she was happy with this arrangement.

Gazing in Hein's and Ava's direction, I asked.

"Are you two ready?"

"Yes."

"Um."

The both of them firmly nodded their heads. They looked quite confident in themselves.

Especially Ava whose eyes burned with fighting spirit as she tightly held her flute in her right hand.

On the other hand, standing beside her, Hein looked a little bit more anxious as hugged his shield with both arms.

It had to be noted that a white cloth covered the whole of his shield from top to bottom. The intent behind it was clear.

"We will try our best."

Hein said, trying his best to look confident.

"...That's good,"

Pretending to not have seen the cloth covering his shied, I replied with a straight look.

"I really hope you pass..."

Internally, I was a bit worried.

After having checked the contestant's list, I knew that the chances of Hein and Ava passing this round were not as high as the both of them thought. The opponents were nothing to scoff at.

Plus, to make things worse, one guy was a shield user and the other was a beast tamer, not really the best for one on one competitions.

"Haaa..."

At the thought of it, a sigh escaped from my lips as once again vapor rose from my mouth.

Gulp—!

What followed after the sigh was a low gulping sound. Turning around, my eyes met with Leopold's as he stared at the slowly rising water vapor.

My mouth twitched.

'...I don't even know what to say.'

His relapses were starting to become worse and worse.

'Oh, right.'

Right as I was about to say something to him, I suddenly recalled something and turned to look at Ryan who was currently standing next to Smallsnake.

"Ryan has the matter been settled."

"The matter?"

Upon hearing my words, Ryan tilted his head, evidently unsure about what I was trying to say. Seeing his confusion, I elaborated.

"Regarding what I asked you to do back in Henlour and that I told you to keep close attention to..."

"Ah!"

A look of realization suddenly flashed on Ryan's face as he nodded his head.

"Yes, everything is already done. I can turn on the connection whenever you want."

"Perfect."

edges of my lips

regain my freedom. Of course, this was only granted on the fact that my plan worked and the people involved acted the way that

everything would be for

"Oy!"

out of my thoughts, I heard someone calling out for me. Without needing to look in the direction of where the voice came from, I already knew

It was Kevin.

behind him were the

were coming from the same dormitory, it was only

his head and staring toward the platforms on the thick branches of the tree,

the world are we

"Portals."

towards the distance where multiple

Kevin's eyes squinted into small slits as he tried to get a better look

"Oh, that makes sense."

behind me, his eyes soon paused on

"Huh? Isn't that Ava?"

his words were quite loud, attracting the attention of

"Ava?"

the faces of everyone present

"Eh? That's Ava?"

that her?

Ava was indeed someone who used to be

something

at Kevin, I pointed in

know she made it to

"Did she?"

"Yeah."

far. For him to have not

operated differently. Unlike him, before every round, I would spend a lot of

It was a must.

the fact that Kevin still did not do

to be more

him, I shook my head in

my words, Kevin scratched his head in

presence that

even that that he didn't come, but that Ava changed too much compared

Ava of back then had little to no presence whatsoever. Compared to her past,

her

probably because we just met you again and so we didn't

his failed attempt at trying to remedy

it's not really

a step to the side, I decided to introduce Kevin and the others to

already know her, she's

"Hey."

them with a confident smile. Surprise flashed across

'Is that really her?'

saying

pointed

also made it to the top

Almost slipped there.

who was glaring in my direction, I introduce the

drunkard over here is Leopold, this little child is Ryan,

have to introduce me in such

from the

I scoffed at him.

"As if—Huh?"

I could say anything else, Kevin abruptly walked up to Smallsnake and

okay. I understand your sorrows. I know just how much of an ass

bit his

"You too?"

"...Yeah."

face froze at

my gaze left and right to make sure I wasn't seeing wrongly, I remained

looked at each other reminded

'The hell...'

some sort of club you created

coming from my right side. Without needing to look I

rolled

yes, wanna know

"N—"

that's too bad, it's called the Melissa fan club. A club dedicated

"Dissolve it."

her face cringed and her head rolled

what

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