The Author's POV

Chapter 614

The scenery outside of the window kept shifting as the car continued to move through the streets of Ashton city.

There was an unusual silence inside the car as it passed each street.

"Are you okay?"

The silence was only broken by Amanda's voice, which contained hints of worry.

"...If you're worried about my safety, you shouldn't be. I'm about to reach rank soon. I can hold my ow—"

"That's not it."

I cut her off before she could continue speaking.

I then turned my attention in her direction.

"Your safety isn't what is bothering me. I already know just how strong you are. There's no need for me to protect you."

Amanda was one of the last people that needed my protection.

With a big guild backing her up, and her father, who was now rank helping her, she was safer than anyone else I knew.

Not only that, but her strength wasn't anything to scoff at. Even I would have trouble fighting against her if she started attacking me from a long distance.

She was the worst opponent for me.

"Then what are you worried about?"

"My strength."

I truthfully replied. Lowering my head to gaze at my hands, I quietly whispered.

"...I need more strength."

I was strong, yet so weak at the same time.

If only I could become stronger, faster...

Sadly, time wasn't on my side. With only two years left, I didn't see much hope in the dark tunnel that I was walking in.

Nonetheless, I still continued to walk. I had no choice but to.

"..."

Amanda didn't say anything after overhearing my words.

Her gaze was on me, but she didn't say anything. It seemed as though she understood my sentiments.

The last thing I heard from her throughout the ride back home was her soft whisper.

"Me too..."

***

Union tower, executive floor.

Glass windows that stretched from one end of the room to the other allowed him to see everything. From the streets

stared at the city for what seemed like hours until he raised his head to stare

"...What am I missing?"

monotonous

During that time, Octavious watched as more and more people broke through to the next

reaching the rank at the age of thirty two, and several other known figures also breaking through their previous talent limits, Octavious knew that this was the best time to

was in a

he was still only at the rank. Octavious was a patient man, and in a normal situation, he wouldn't have given a damn about how long it took for him to

situation was

"I can't feel it."

they were close to reaching the next level. Octavious couldn't feel

thing. He was

did I give

as he stared at the azure blue sky. Traces of

turned around

that his eyes paused on a certain frame. On

lowered the frame with his hand to reveal several post-it notes in his handwriting. One

of children. Even if you lose your emotions, you should try your best to not

on the head when she cries. It should appease her, if even for a

her milk when she

children happy. Try giving them to her when she's

show her some affection even if you can't feel anything for her. It's the least you can do for giving up on your emotions in exchange

up to hide

though he couldn't understand them, he felt like they were important.

"Soul...Soul...Soul..."

taking out a large

an inkling that the reason why he couldn't break through had something to do with his

***

The next day.

"Are you guys ready?"

in front of a large expanse of grass. Beside

and

about to open the portal

take care of at the Union, I won't be able to accompany you guys, but that shouldn't be a problem. When you people are finished, I'll

"That will do."

my head in

seven human days, which was about seventy days in

teleport to us and he would set

excuse. The real reason he couldn't come was because his presence would definitely arouse Jezebeth's

"Are you ready?"

Kevin called out.

me, I nodded my head. Judging from their looks, they looked

"Yes, we're ready."

"Okay."

previous times he attempted to open the portals, before gently creating a net to enclose a white ball that formed in the middle of

learned my lesson from

Kevin started to speak.

up the portal, I have found a way to

sentence and looked

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