The Author's POV

"I wonder what will happen when I combine the two together."

Melissa cheerfully hummed as she mixed a couple of herbs in a small pot.

The situation would've frightened any normal person, and they would've frantically tried to find an escape from this strange planet, but…

Melissa was different.

Her attachment to earth was quite frankly nonexistent. Neither she nor her family liked each other.

Her staff didn't like her, and she didn't like them.

…maybe there were her friends there, but could she really even call them friends? Maybe? Well, it didn't matter.

At the end of the day, what Melissa cared for the most was research.

The way she presented herself made it seem as though she was troubled with all the work she was doing, which was true. There was no doubt that she was overworked, but it did not mean, however, that she disliked what she was doing.

In fact, she loved it.

Trying new things and proving her father wrong was a lifelong passion of hers that she would never trade for anything else.

Just thinking of his salty face...

"Yeah, I love research~"

The fact that she found herself on a new planet, with its new vegetation and surroundings, only served to arouse her excitement.

Thinking about all the different combinations she could make by extracting the essence of the different plants around her…

"Mhmhm~ Isn't this the best?"

Stirring the pot in front of her, Melissa's smile grew wider.

Rustle—!

The sound of rustling caught Melissa's attention. Her head snapped to the direction where the sound originated.

The space surrounding her started to distort, allowing her to get a clear sight of what lay beyond the barrier she set up.

"Who's there!?"

She raised her voice and stood up. A series of different cards and spheres appeared in her hand.

Mana circulated from out of her body, covering the area around her.

'Shit, how is it possible for my barrier to have been found out?'

It must be noted that she set up an extremely high barrier. It was something she had paid a lot of money for since she was planning to leave the human realm to collect samples of different plants.

Who would've thought it would come in so handy. In any case, Melissa's expression turned extremely solemn as she understood that for someone or something to have already seen through its camouflage, that person was extremely skilled.

"Hold on."

It was at that moment that Melissa heard a familiar voice coming from the distance as she lowered her hands a little.

Right then, Melissa was able to catch a glimpse of a familiar figure who was looking at her strangely.

"Kevin?"

Spotting the figure, Melissa immediately recognized him.

Well, it wasn't that hard. There weren't that many people as handsome as him.

Maybe Jin.

…and definitely not Ren.

Although he did seem to have become a lot more handsome than in the past.

Not that Melissa would openly admit it.

the faces he would make if she admitted

"Melissa, let me in."

the barrier revolving around her, Melissa watched

answer immediately. Instead, she squinted

"Hmm…"

"Melissa?"

tightened when she heard him call her

nickname Ren uses whenever he

"Eh?"

across Kevin's face

And what does that have

to do with a

as

"…So?"

together, her foot

was testing if the person outside was

of her excitement about her circumstance, she was not stupid

never went

within the next

grew impatient as she saw Kevin's struggling

"Ugh."

groan, Kevin's face grimaced as he

"P..pushhover.."

didn't hear it

her body forward. Her

before he glared in

okay? Ren's nickname

"…Sounds about right."

Kevin, Melissa walked toward the cabin and pressed a button. Immediately after that, the barrier around her tent quickly

her tent, Melissa carefully observed

Do you have any idea

that she wanted to

actually quite happy with the fact

would she rub her new discoveries to her father if she wasn't able to

grip; with the whole situation, and now that it was solved, she

the midst of her thoughts, scratching the back

"…About that."

of Kevin's sudden strange behavior, Melissa's head snapped to face him

when he saw

found yourself here, I think this might

***

Bang—

I felt an intense

do you think you're doing with all the banging on the

on my ribs area and my body flew toward the other side of the

Bang—

"Ukh."

out a groan, I heavily gasped

spite of this, as I heavily breathed for air, I made sure to

going to get beat up, I may as well

I felt something hard smash against the side of my head, I

truly becoming more and more of a

Bang—!

"Khhh."

are communicating with

"Akh!"

something grasp my hair, I was suddenly dragged out

in my eyes as

past, it wasn't anything worth complaining about as I was soon thrown

Thud—

smashed against

obedient and stay over here. If I see you pull any shit like that again,

sound of rock grating coming from the hallway, and

was that the darkness returned

my cheeks. The sudden contact with the light had truly messed up my

this sudden scenario confirmed one