The Author's POV

"W-what?"

Unknowingly Sophia's face started to become bright red.

"Hm? Are you okay?"

Noticing her slight change in demeanor, I tilted my head to the side.

There was something about her behavior.

It didn't seem like I was the only one who noticed this as Leopold worriedly placed his hand on Sophia's forehead.

"Sophia dear, are you okay?"

"S..stop."

Smacking Leopold's hand away, Sophia stuttered as she looked at me.

"It can't be...it..."

'Hold on…'

Meeting her gaze, I suddenly had a strange thought inside of my mind.

'That can't be...'

I quickly shook my head, trying to deny such a thought.

It just couldn't be…or rather, I wanted to not believe in the thought.

It was then that Sophia once again spoke up.

"Y..you're Ren Dover, right?"

As she spoke up, I managed to pick up a slight tremble in her voice.

Letting out a small sigh, I nodded my head.

'It looks like my hunch was right.'

"Yes, I am indeed him."

"Oh my god!"

Sophia's face instantly brightened up. Her face quickly snapped in Leopold's direction.

"Dad! Why didn't you tell me that he was your boss!"

"Huh?!"

Turning his head, Leopold looked at me with a look that said 'what is she on about?'

I shrugged my shoulders in response.

Although I already had an idea, I really wanted to deny it.

It was right then that Sophia suddenly lunged in my direction and grabbed both of my hands and said.

"I'm a huge fan!"

"What!?"

Finally, Leopold was able to understand what was happening. Turning his head, he looked at me with a betrayed and hurt look. His face then proceeded to contort.

'How is this my fault?"

I wanted to rebuke; however, before I even had the chance to do so, Sophia had already started speaking.

"I've watched and replayed all of your matches back at the conference, especially when you beat up that orc and that pretty boy."

A word suddenly caught my interest.

Raising my brow, I asked.

"Pretty boy?"

"Yes, yes, that Kevin guy. Although he looks pretty, he clearly was no match for you. All my friends say he's handsome, but honestly, you are way better looking. Oh, and the way you forfeited was so cool!"

For a split moment, I wanted to let her continue.

Just the fact that she was praising me over Kevin made me like her instantly.

However, knowing just how wrong the situation was, I quickly freed my hands and looked at Leopold. My hope was that he would try and stop his daughter, but...his response wasn't really what I had expected.

With his arms crossed, and with his head lowered, he nodded his head.

"…I have to agree with my daughter. You were pretty cool back there."

"Oy."

Now it was my face's turn to contort.

"What in the world is he doing? This should be the bit where you are supposed to deny!"

Leopold shook his head.

"Boss, I'm an honest man."

"Haaa…"

knowing how to react, I

attention of the other people present, as I was quickly surrounded by all the idol

my god! I remember

"Kyyaaaa!"

"It's him!"

"I…."

looked in Amanda's direction in the

this aren't

at least what I assumed it said as her expression was

currently

she simply attracted way too much attention

the camera was

mask, I could've guaranteed that all attention would've

bad move because had it not been for the mask, she would've never pulled

"Mr. Dover, Mr. Dover."

"Wow."

I finally snapped out of my thoughts as I moved my head away from her a

"Sorry."

Quickly apologizing, Sophia coughed.

reports that you were single and

she glanced in Nola's and

your daughter, but doesn't

Nola is our

sentence. The moment I

"However..."

cue up, I quickly followed up

fact that she is my girlfriend

"Hiip!"

those words, I

already imagine what face Amanda was

because I didn't want Leopold's daughter

was using Amanda

"Oh."

turned to look

to the

"Is that true?"

eyes

understanding each other, Amanda simply took off her mask revealing her features in

"Waaah! So beautiful!"

"Oh my god."

She was

the girls from Kimbol apart

her and tried to strike up a conversation with

I managed to get rid of all the attention away from me, on a bad note, it seemed that Sophia had still not given up on me as she looked at me with a skeptical look on her

your girlfriend?" She asked

"Well, sort of."

I nodded my head.

"Sort of?"

started dating not too long ago. Our relationship is quite

was going to try

say something along the lines of 'Prove it to me, prove to me that you two are in a

no

disliked Amanda or

be honest, with everything that happened today, the

even if that was true, I still was unsure

was incredibly beautiful, kind, and more than anything else a calming person to stay with, but I had been too busy preoccupied

was afraid that my

I needed more

"Hmmm…"

looked at me with a skeptical look

up from my seat and

late and Nola is getting sleepy. Guess it's time for us to go back. You stay and have fun

of here before things became too

"Sure."

Leopold nodded his head.

the others, Leopold suddenly

"Ren, wait up."

it?"

"Well…"

his lips and looking around the room, Leopold scratched

the cigarettes you

"Nope."

him off before he

was going to give him his cigarettes back.

of thinking about cigarettes, think

face again, I grabbed Amanda's wrist and dragged her out of the

sure to say goodbye to

good day, really enjoyed your performance…oh, and keep

Clank—!

I quickly closed the

"Haaa…"

mess, I let out a long and tired sigh and lowered

Amanda, I

was even more tiring

"…"

was met with no

"Amanda?"

at her line of sight, I realized where

"Sorry." I quickly apologized.

"No, it's okay."

and looked at Nola who had her arms wrapped around her neck. A smile