The Author's POV

Rushing in my direction, Kevin shouted. His voice sounded extremely panicked.

"Where is Emma?!"

"Calm down, Emma has been taken by the staff, her father is with her."

Raising my hand, I motioned him to calm down.

"From what I've been told, she is still alive. Just before Emma was about to get stabbed in the back, the referee reacted in time and slightly shifted her body away, preventing her death, but..."

Pausing, my brows furrowed.

"But what!?"

Raising my head and meeting Kevin's gaze, I deeply sighed.

"...but, well, it's not looking too good. She was hit directly in the spine, so I don't know."

"Haa..."

Like a deflated balloon, Kevin's stumbled a couple of steps back as his face drained of all color.

Grabbing onto his shoulder, I held him up.

"Relax, don't lose hop—"

"The book!"

Kevin suddenly shouted as he cut me off.

My eyes immediately opened wide at his words.

Placing my hand over his mouth, I quickly shushed him.

"What the fuck are you doing?"

"Hmmhmmm."

Increasing my grip on his mouth, I whispered in his ear.

"Get a grip of yourself, the event has already happened, the book can't do anything. Furthermore, there is nothing written on it. You know best since you've seen the book yourself."

Listening to my words, Kevin quickly calmed down as his eyes dulled.

Seeing this, I asked. "...Are you finally calm?"

Kevin silently nodded his head in response.

Eyeing him for a while, I proceeded to take my hand away from his mouth. Taking a deep breath, I tried to reassure him.

"Don't worry too much, I'm sure she will be fine."

Despite my words, I wasn't too confident in the things I said.

Emma's condition was quite critical. Fortunately, the elves were able to intervene just in time to stabilize her condition and so she was at least guaranteed her life.

Regarding whether she was disabled or not, I wasn't sure. Only time could tell.

"Huuu..."

Taking a deep breath, I turned my wrist and glanced at my watch.

[Permission to access granted]

[On] [Off]

'This is enough for now.'

Tapping onto the screen of my watch, I turned off the tracking device in Aaron's head.

***

On the upper echelon platform, moments before.

Silence descended on the platform as the eyes of all the members on the platform locked themselves on the one specific projection where a girl lay on the floor in her own pool of blood.

"Someone go and get her patched up quickly."

The first to speak out amongst the members was the elven queen whose delicate brows knit tightly.

She was evidently displeased by the fact that an incident had occurred.

of the

the mishap, it should've never have

there

reverberated throughout the platform. Despite the fact that he wasn't

dies, so be it...khrrr...Only the strong

"I agree."

the side as his eyes locked

possibility

"I see."

queen reluctantly nodded her head before standing

happened during my watch. Each individual present represents the future of our kind, and so their death could significantly

in expression throughout the whole event was Octavious Hall who remained seated on his seat, completely

or not about what had just

Trrr— Trrr—

a vibration coming from

of

went as fast as it came as so we were unable to properly locate the individual, but it

Octavius's brows furrowed slightly.

876.

had almost forgotten everything about

someone that the Union had agreed to catch in exchange for the

a formality thing as the Union had never bothered investing that

to it, they had to do it, but it had never been on their lists

completely forgotten about 876 was because his signal disappeared a while back. Octavious thought that he

being dead, Octavious had

message, it appeared as though

of his watch, Octavious

sure to be on constant alert. If you find his signal

the message, Octavious leaned back on his chair with an

876 or not, he really did not

***

Late at night.

heavy scent of alcohol permeated throughout

was a young girl with auburn-colored hair. With a pale complexion, her frail

small delicate hand was Kevin whose body trembled uncontrollably. A couple of hours after the

into consideration, they all chose to visit at a later hour, giving him some alone time

Emma's frail figure, Kevin felt a

of emotions flashed across his

all

Kevin clenched his teeth tightly. It was only after someone showed him what had

flashed across his face as he tried his

than he imagined as his face turned

did not stop Ren during

ever happened if

to sink in

Cli Clank—!

and Ren walked in. Staring in his direction and walking up to him,

to worry too much the doctor said that she will

"...I know."

muttered. His

he also said that sh-e suffered from a permanent injury on

squeezed Emma's hand tightly

let you kill

hatred mixed in his voice as he uttered those

and glancing in Ren's direction,

am too soft. I should've not interfered back then when you were

he spoke, the louder his

could feel himself losing control of his

was happening to him, the feeling he was currently experiencing, the heartwrenching feeling of losing

explain it, but the more he thought about it,

can't let

Ren shook his head and

not your

of Emma's hand, Kevin stood up. Closing his eyes

you're right. This isn't my

hand and wiping the corner of his eyes,

to be

around his body. Turning his

to

He suddenly proclaimed.

the usage of something called an 'elven tear'. I will win the

anything back to him, taking one last look at Emma, Kevin walked out of the room, slamming the door shut behind

Clank—!

walked out, Kevin slowly felt his emotions become numb as a

going to stop