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.'

herself as she came to a stop in front

the large crowds of people walking around the city without any clue about

was seeing would not be

the next two days, the sirens would be activated, and everyone would in turn be directed toward the bunkers

off her glasses, showing off her stunning eyes and face. Then, without giving it a second thought, she went ahead and entered

out the situation with my guild

she stepped foot inside the building, virtually everyone's attention was drawn to her, and an eerie silence spread throughout the

that

Has everyone forgotten how

of their daze,

"The Guildmaster is back."

"The Guildmaster!"

the building's first floor; the majority

hide their displeasure, and despite the fact that they did their best to hide their

escape her

"Guildmaster! You're finally back!"

stocky man ran up to her and wiped the sweat that had accumulated on his forehead. He

back! The guild has been in shambles since your departure, and everyone has been wondering when you would

and he held the position of Vice-guild Leader of the Red Cross guild, which was the guild

than a couple of months to pursue her own

absence wasn't typically that

had been missing for

that contributed to the general chaos that prevailed there as result of her absence. Even though he

never been 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,

were

"Stop complaining."

around the place. Crossing her arms together, she tapped on the

my absence, it seems that the guild has not

lowered her head and gazed

I won't be

letter materialized in front of her, floating before her eyes, startling the

"What's this?"

as she reached out to

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

"Interesting."

with her hand, and

her spot. Not before saying

take it back; I'll be

"Wait..what, no!"

down on the ground in front of where she previously stood. His countenance was etched with a look of utter despondency as

resignation letter…where

***

Starlight Guild, Jin's office.

seated at his usual desk, compiling the documents

a result of him wanting to run away from his grandfather's blind date arrangements, he had

was the news that he had advanced to the S rank. His grandfather's anger was then channelled toward his father, who, unfortunately, ended up playing

the room, and his eyes began to wander across the many papers that were in

long sigh when he noticed the