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.'

as she came to a stop in front of a massive building that rose up toward the

on people's faces, the large crowds of people walking around the city without any clue

was seeing would not be preserved for a very long

the next two days, the sirens would

Then, without giving it

the situation with

inside the building, virtually everyone's attention was drawn to her, and an eerie

when she sensed that everyone in

everyone forgotten how I

of their

"The Guildmaster is back."

"The Guildmaster!"

elicited a range of responses from the individuals on the building's first floor; the majority

did their best to hide their reactions, Ivana noticed them and made a mental note of

could escape

"Guildmaster! You're finally back!"

and wiped the sweat that had accumulated on his forehead. He stopped and looked

shambles since your departure, and everyone has been

Chris, and he held the position of Vice-guild Leader

more than a couple of months to pursue her own interests, leaving Chris to

of her absence wasn't typically

been missing for over

this absence that contributed to the general chaos that

the marrow of his bones! He had already planned to resign

just maybe things were going to

"Stop complaining."

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

that the guild has not been doing so well. I'm a little disappointed, but I knew your capabilities were limited from the moment I

lowered her head and gazed at Chris while reassuring

I won't be leaving any time

cut off her sentence abruptly as a white letter materialized in front of her, floating before her

"What's this?"

the letter, and as she reached out to grab it, a curious expression appeared

it and reading through its contents, she suddenly raised both of her eyebrows, and it wasn't long before a

"Interesting."

hand, and the

her spot. Not before saying a

back;

"Wait..what, no!"

and he kneeled down on the ground in front of where she previously stood. His countenance was etched with a look

letter…where

***

Starlight Guild, Jin's office.

compiling the documents that his grandfather had assigned

which came about as a result of him wanting to run away from his grandfather's blind date

he had advanced to the S

pen scribbling echoed in the room, and his eyes began to wander across the many papers that

sigh when he noticed the stack of papers on