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…"

react, I could only let

sudden outburst seemed to have caught the attention of the other people present, as I was quickly surrounded by

god! I remember

"Kyyaaaa!"

"It's him!"

"I…."

the girls, I didn't know how to react as I looked in Amanda's direction in the hope of some help, however, all I was met with

this aren't

face seemed to say. Or at least what I assumed it said as

since she was currently wearing a skin

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

why during the time the camera was pointed

not been wearing her mask, I could've guaranteed that all attention would've been drawn to her,

move because had it not been for the

"Mr. Dover, Mr. Dover."

"Wow."

out of my thoughts as

"Sorry."

Quickly apologizing, Sophia coughed.

were single and

her head slightly, she glanced

daughter, but doesn't she

Nola is our daughter

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

"However..."

followed up by

fact that she is my girlfriend is

"Hiip!"

I said those words, I suddenly heard a

I could already imagine what face Amanda was making. However, this

but because I didn't

I was using Amanda as my

"Oh."

Sophia turned to look in Amanda's

to the side, she smiled and

"Is that true?"

eyes met with

a brief moment and seemingly understanding each other, Amanda simply took off her mask revealing her features in front of

"Waaah! So beautiful!"

"Oh my god."

her! She was also in the

Kimbol apart from Sophia looked at

and tried to

a good note, 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

she really your girlfriend?" She asked

"Well, sort of."

I nodded my head.

"Sort of?"

long ago. Our

what she was

was probably going to say something along the lines of 'Prove it to me, prove to me that you two are in a relationship.'

no thank

I disliked Amanda or anything

be honest, with everything that happened today, the idea that Amanda liked

was true, I still was unsure about

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

afraid that

put, I needed more time to figure

"Hmmm…"

skeptical look on her face. She was

at her, I stood up from my

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

needed to get out of here

"Sure."

Leopold nodded his head.

turn around to the others, Leopold suddenly

"Ren, wait up."

it?" I

"Well…"

Leopold scratched the

cigarettes

"Nope."

him off before he could finish his

hell I was going to give him his cigarettes back. He was simply

of thinking about cigarettes, think about spending time with your

mask to change my face again, I

sure to say goodbye to

your performance…oh, and keep

Clank—!

even reply, I

"Haaa…"

let out a long and tired sigh and

Amanda, I bitterly

tiring

"…"

met with

"Amanda?"

line of sight, I realized where the problem lay and

"Sorry." I quickly apologized.

"No, it's okay."

Nola who had her arms wrapped around her neck. A