The Author's POV

Chapter 547

[[S] Memory manipulation]

That was the name of the ranked skill I picked. As implied by the skill's name, the skill enabled me to alter the memories of the people whom I activated the skill against.

In the future, this skill would prove to be extremely useful as the possibilities were endless.

That being said, it wasn't without faults.

There were a couple of drawbacks to the skill. One such drawback was the large amount of mana consumption required to activate the skill.

It wasn't an ranked skill for nothing.

The deeper the memories that I altered, the greater the mana consumption. In the same way, the more I changed, the more mana I consumed.

If it wasn't hard enough already, I could only alter the memories of those who were incapacitated or had their minds unguarded like Kevin not too long ago.

Still.

This was the perfect skill for me at the moment.

'If possible, I might be able to alter some of my memories from the time that I was back in the Monolith.'

In choosing this skill, my main goal was to solve all the mental issues I had been experiencing ever since I returned from the Monolith.

They had never stopped and had only gotten worse.

It was about time I finally did something to solve this issue, and this skill was probably the key.

That said, I did see a problem in this method.

'What if in the process of changing my memories, my personality also ends up changing?'

This was a very real problem since my experiences at the Monolith were the things that made me who I was today. Thankfull, I had a way to restore my memories, and therefore, could experiment a couple of times.

"That aside, I should probably call Melissa."

In memory of my earlier conversation with Douglas, I skimmed through my contacts until they paused on a particular profile.

[Melissa Hall]

"She might be able to help me make an arrangement with Octavious."

My chances of getting in touch with him by myself were rather slim considering our situation.

Thus, I had no other choice but to call her.

"Haaa..."

Letting out a long sigh, I pressed on the contact and called Melissa.

'I might regret this.'

***

'So bright...'

With her eyes squinting, Melissa had trouble keeping her eyes open while camera lights flashed before her and shutters clicked all around her.

Click. Click. Click.

'So annoying.'

Waving in front of her, Melissa forced herself to smile.

—We would like to once again congratulate Melissa Hall for her exemplary research on [Mana dissemination amongst beasts]. Thanks to her research, humanity has once again advanced several steps! As expected of her!

In the meantime, a loud voice echoed throughout the large auditorium as a man dressed in a black suit handed her a certificate. He was the president of the National Group of Science.

The largest scientific community in the human domain.

"Thank you."

With a bright smile, Melissa thanked the president, and reached out for the certificate.

'How much longer do I have to do this for?'

After taking the paper, Melissa glanced at it casually.

for her outstanding capabilities in the field of research and development. Her outstanding achievements over the past year have earned her this award from the National

'How useless...'

a bright smile, Melissa hugged the certificate to her chest and bowed

loud clapping sounds of the audience who stood

persisted for ten minutes, before it was finally

head one more time and thanked the

'Finally...'

her smile vanished from her face. Waiting for her at the end of the stage was Rosie who immediately jumped at the opportunity to

"Congratulation—"

"Take it."

the certificate to Rosie, Melissa moodily stormed

"Wahh!"

over

"Wait up!"

the stack

I

"Not interested."

Melissa snapply replied.

participate in a party filled with perverted old men that leered at her with every chance they

it is a great chance to make great

don't need them. I

lobby. As Melissa gazed around, her eyes soon landed

her eyes caught sight of the large car waiting outside and she started walking

"Welcome young miss."

opened the door for her. Melissa glanced at him briefly before entering the car and

Clank—!

for me, young

entering from the other side was Rosie. She

her, Melissa

don't have

"O..okay."

beside her,

Knock. Knock.

the glass door signaled the driver to start the car. Within a few seconds, the

spent in uncomfortable silence as Melissa stared at the ever-changing scenery outside of the

midst of the silence, on a sharp turn,

certificate of

[NGS National Award Certificate]

crumbled the paper in

'Useless.'

all she thought as she stared at the reward. Rather than feeling any

think you should throw away

carefully picked up the certificate

that would

have it for all

to stare at the ever-changing scenery outside. A low whisper escaped her

like anyone else

their life, but to Melissa, it was just like any other

that nobody

her family knew she had won the award, and even if they did, they

family, science and technology were considered nothing but a waste

not been for her father's influence, Melissa would've

it wasn't as though her own parents liked

it's a waste of

whole paper, she carefully placed it on top of the stack

that you are a scientist, doesn't mean that there are people

"Shut up."

Melissa glared at

will only end

a good couple of

"As you wish."

her words, a tense atmosphere permeated

Riiing—! Riiing—!

the silence was the sound of Melissa's phone ringing. Furrowing her brows, Melissa took

[Ren Dover.]

"Oh fuck."

face twisted as she stared at the user ID. This was probably the last person

realized that ignoring Ren would only lead to

as persistent

"Ugh."

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