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…"

how to react, I could only

seemed to have caught the attention of the other people present, as

my god!

"Kyyaaaa!"

"It's him!"

"I…."

know how to react as I looked in Amanda's direction in the hope of some help, however,

enjoying this aren't

say. Or at least what I assumed it said as her expression

she was currently wearing a

had given it to her before because she simply attracted way too much

time the camera was pointed in our direction,

I could've guaranteed that all attention would've been drawn to her, instead of Nola. Well,

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

"Mr. Dover, Mr. Dover."

"Wow."

Sophia's face near mine, I finally snapped out of my thoughts as I moved my head

"Sorry."

Quickly apologizing, Sophia coughed.

reports that you were single and that you were

her head slightly, she glanced in

woman over there said that she was your daughter, but doesn't she look a little bit too old to be your

is our daughter is a

off before she could finish her sentence. The moment I said those words, Sophia's face

"However..."

up, I quickly followed up by pointing

she is my

"Hiip!"

moment I said those words, I suddenly heard a

Amanda was making.

because I didn't want Leopold's

using

"Oh."

turned

her head to the side, she smiled

"Is that true?"

around, my eyes met

for a brief moment and seemingly understanding each other, Amanda simply took

"Waaah! So beautiful!"

"Oh my god."

was also in

the girls from Kimbol apart from

around her and tried to strike up a

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

your girlfriend?" She asked with her

"Well, sort of."

I nodded my head.

"Sort of?"

dating not too long

what she was going

my guess wasn't wrong, she was probably going to say something along the lines of 'Prove it to me, prove to me that you two are in a

but no

disliked Amanda

happened today, the idea that Amanda liked me became

still was unsure about

to stay with, but I had been too busy preoccupied with everything

was afraid that my

needed more

"Hmmm…"

eyes, Sophia looked at me with a skeptical look on

stood up from my seat and looked

getting sleepy. Guess it's time for us to go

needed to get out of here before things became too

"Sure."

Leopold nodded his head.

to the others, Leopold suddenly grabbed my

"Ren, wait up."

it?" I

"Well…"

the room, Leopold scratched the

the cigarettes

"Nope."

him off before he could finish his

give him his cigarettes back. He was simply way too

of thinking about cigarettes, think about spending time with your

my mask to change my face again, I

I made sure to say goodbye

day, really enjoyed your

Clank—!

they could even reply, I quickly closed

"Haaa…"

let out a long and tired sigh and lowered

up to Amanda, I

was even more tiring than the show

"…"

was met with

"Amanda?"

looking 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