The Author's POV

Chapter 542

This familiar warmth.

'It's real. It's not a dream.'

When Amanda looked into her father's eyes, tears began to trickle down her cheeks.

"It's okay."

Wiping the tear away from her cheek, Edward softly smiled at her.

"It's really me Amanda. I'm back."

"Ah."

Amanda let out a weak sound as she hugged her father even tighter. Trying her best to imprint the warmth inside of her mind.

A while later, Amanda opened her mouth. The frail sound of her voice echoed throughout the room.

"H..how...how are you here?"

How was it possible for her father to have returned from the demon world?

Many had told her that this was an impossible feat. Something that could never be accomplished due to how dangerous the territory was.

Many times she had wanted to go herself, but knowing how weak she was, she could only silently endure the pain and continue training until she became strong enough to go.

Yet...

Feeling her father's warmth, Amanda knew that he was right here with her.

This was not a dream.

Softly staring at Amanda, Edward opened his mouth to answer.

However...

"Ren Dover! Are you an exhibitionist!? Go and put some clothes this instant!"

He was stopped by Samantha's enraged shout.

Turning around, Amanda watched as Ren left the room with a crestfallen look on his face.

"You think I really did this on purpose? Also, it's not like I'm actually naked, people go to the beach all the time, it makes no difference if they see my chest..."

As he left, nearly everyone in the room heard his parting words.

"Heh..."

Edward chuckled slightly at that moment. With a confused look on her face, she turned her head to look at him.

"Do you two know each other?"

Letting go of him, she sat down on the seat next to him.

Glancing in her direction, Edward had a complicated look on his face as he nodded his head.

"...You wanted to know why I was able to get out of the demon world, right?"

"Yes."

Unknowingly, Amanda's heartbeat started racing as she nodded her head.

In her mind, she was already formulating a theory about what had happened.

The words her father said next confirmed her assumptions.

"It's because of him."

"He helped me escape from the demon realm."

'...As expected, it really was him.'

Instead of being surprised, Amanda's face turned complicated.

She had already formed an idea once her father appeared the same time he did, but being overwhelmed with emotions, she didn't think too much about the situation.

However, now that she had calmed down, she was able to understand exactly what had happened.

Lowering her head, Amanda glanced in the direction of where Ren used to stand, letting her face soften a little. The edges of her lips curled ever so slightly.

'You truly are...'

***

"This is very good."

fork in hand, I chewed my

carefully with a napkin. I

wasn't one to eat like this, however, at the moment

the sake of

"Keumm...what delicacy this is."

is this weird

cough, I swallowed another mouthful. Along the way, I made sure to compliment the food. Regardless of

Unfortunately...

you're eating? I don't

hall echoed with

fork froze

tasted the food in my mouth, and from that moment, I had to do

'I fucked up..'

a little, my left eye twitched. Nevertheless,

it, but I think I no longer dislike the taste

do anything to

on how well

"I ordered them online."

head, I lowered my head and

that the less I spoke, the better the situation for

be the right decision as the dinner

feeling lasted only a short time, as my mom's icy

so? So you met Ren in

her intense gaze from the other side of the dining table, I lowered my head even

'Shit...'

as though fate did not want

not for your son, I would've never been able to escape from the demon

what a

mother's mouth, I felt as if a sharp knife was stabbing

'Please stop...'

I pleaded with Edward to stop, but it didn't seem as though

even fought against your son back in

words, the room froze completely as the eyes of

this is what your goal

Edward was not feigning ignorance to my earlier signals,

"You two have fought?"

mother asked with a rather surprised

her gaze pause on me,

'You better stop talking.'

Secretly glancing in Natasha's and Amanda's direction, he put

punched multiple times in the face, and he also broke a lot of

"Oh my!"

suddenly felt

head, our

a single glance, I could

what he is saying

"Ugh..."

slightly, I covered my face with my hand

Edward, I was forced to

only did it for the sake of helping

Edward's face as he glanced

didn't say

by Edward as he looked

of Ren's actions, he did it to save me, so there's no need for you guys to

words, my eyes

is he acting

as though he was having some sort of vendetta against

reason for his sudden actions. Following his line of sight, I

what

had probably misunderstood the moment I came into the

that was what I

to save you, Ren purposely beat you

again, my mother's

Edward's face stiffened a

had my mana sealed and my rank dropped to the same level

an awful lot like you are making

sentence, Edward

slight smile on her face, she glanced

have all seen Ren's capabilities. It wouldn't be strange for you to

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