The Author's POV

Rustle—!

Kevin pushed the sheets to the side of the bed before slowly getting out of bed and putting on his clothes. During the time that he spent changing his clothes, he could make out the sound of Emma's faint breathing behind him.

After donning his pants and shirt, he made his way slowly towards the window of the room and stared out at the clear sky.

It was still very early in the morning, and the sun was just beginning its ascent over the horizon; an orange tint covering the lower ends of the world.

All sorts of complicated thoughts flashed across Kevin's mind as he gazed at the sky.

The world…

It was filled with an utter sense of tranquillity and silence.

'If only this can last for longer...'

Kevin was aware that this state of calm wouldn't last for very long and that the world would once again descend into anarchy in a matter of time.

"I guess I should get started."

Taking his eyes away from the horizon, he quickly turned his attention back to Emma and sat down on her desk. Taking out a pen, he began writing on the paper before folding it neatly and placing it in a small envelope that vanished at the flick of his finger.

"That's one done."

The moment the envelope left, he wrote a new one and repeated the same process.

Kevin kept doing the same thing over and over, and it wasn't until he heard Emma's voice that he finally stopped.

"What are you doing?"

Kevin broke into a smile when he felt someone or something gently embrace him from behind.

"I'm only working on a few things. It won't take me long to complete. Just give me an hour."

"Mhm, sure…"

Emma let go of Kevin and headed out of the room.

Crack—!

The instant that she left the room, Kevin's smile vanished, and the pen that he was holding snapped in half.

"…I fucked up."

***

[Day 4]

The streets of Ashton city were bustling with activity as the sun blazed brilliantly in the sky above. Ivana was out and about in the city when her appearance attracted the attention of pedestrians near her.

She was currently concealing her face with a pair of large sunglasses, but the fact that she had long red hair and was tall was not something she could hide. As a result, those who were walking next to her were naturally drawn to her appearance.

'I wonder how long this sight will last.'

to a stop in front of a massive

crowds of people walking around the city without any clue about

was seeing would

sirens would be activated, and everyone

took off her glasses, showing off her stunning eyes and face. Then, without giving it

the situation with

building, virtually everyone's attention was drawn to her, and an eerie silence spread

that everyone in the building

wrong? Has everyone

out of

"The Guildmaster is back."

"The Guildmaster!"

responses from the individuals on the building's first floor; the majority of those individuals displayed a

hide their displeasure, and despite the fact that they did their best to hide their reactions, Ivana noticed them and made a

could escape her

"Guildmaster! You're finally back!"

her and wiped the sweat that had accumulated on his forehead. He stopped and looked at her as if

in shambles since your departure, and everyone has been wondering when you would

of the plump man was Chris, and he held the position of Vice-guild Leader of the Red Cross guild,

of the ordinary for her to vanish for more than a couple of months to

of her absence wasn't typically that difficult,

had been missing for over two

was this absence that contributed to the general chaos that prevailed there as result of her absence. Even though he was capable, Chris wasn't exactly

treated with respect and was worn down to the marrow of his bones! He had already planned to resign the following month, but after finally seeing the guild master return, all of those thoughts vanished and he

just maybe things were going

"Stop complaining."

Chris a glare before brushing her hair behind her ear and looking around the place. Crossing her

acquire numerous valuable items. During my absence, it seems that the guild has not been doing so well. I'm a little disappointed, but I knew your

head and gazed

I won't be leaving

white letter materialized in front of her, floating before her

"What's this?"

she reached out to grab it, a curious expression appeared

opening it and reading through its contents, she suddenly raised both of her eyebrows, and it

"Interesting."

hand, and

from her spot. Not before saying a couple

it back; I'll

"Wait..what, no!"

turned white, and he kneeled down on the ground in front of where she previously stood. His countenance was etched with a look of utter despondency as he tapped onto

letter…where

***

Starlight Guild, Jin's office.

at his usual desk, compiling the

which came about as a result of him wanting to run away from his grandfather's blind date arrangements, he had been blindsided by a truckload of work that came as a result of his grandfather's

he had advanced to the S rank. His grandfather's anger

and his eyes began to wander across the

when he noticed the stack of papers