The Author's POV

"Cough…Cough…"

Kevin's coughing fit started right in the middle of him organizing the stack of papers that were sitting in front of him.

While he was protecting his mouth with his hand, he became aware of a wet feeling in his hand. When he looked up at his hand, he noticed that blood was dripping down the spaces between his fingers.

He quickly removed his hand from his mouth.

'It looks like this is a lot more severe than I had originally thought.'

This was the price that Kevin needed to pay in order to seal an entity that stood at the very pinnacle of the world, or, to be more accurate, the universe.

It should come as no surprise that sealing such a person would result in significant drawbacks and injuries; Kevin was suffering as a direct consequence of his actions.

He had long known that something like this would've happened, and he didn't regret his actions.

"Pftt.."

Another mouthful of blood came out of his mouth, and his complexion became noticeably paler. He noticed that his vision was becoming distorted, and his right hand started shaking.

The symptoms only lasted for a couple of minutes before Kevin was able to recover with the assistance of a potion that he had placed by his side.

It was something that he had prepared earlier in anticipation of something like this happening.

"Cough…thank god I didn't have to fight over the past month."

One of the reasons he remained in his office the entire time was due to his injuries. He was in no way qualified to fight anyone at the moment.

At the moment, unless he was pushed to go all out, even a newly promoted rank could beat him.

"Ukh."

Kevin let out another groan and then covered his forehead with his arm.

After regaining his composure with a few long, slow breaths, he was finally able to refocus his attention on the documents that were spread out on the desk in front of him.

As he reached for his pen to put his signature on the papers, he suddenly became aware that the world around him was beginning to warp severely.

"Ha? What's going on?"

Kevin by surprise, and he looked

of his room began to fade as

found himself suddenly standing in the middle of a green patch of grass, in what appeared to be the middle of

"This is not earth."

that wherever he was, it was not

of the trees and the general absence of human influence was sufficient for

environment was simply way

"You're finally here."

inside of the world, and Kevin's head immediately snapped backward as he spotted a figure with long white hair and

"Jezebeth…"

he recognized the person

say anything, Jezebeth

powers. Although I'm talking to you, this is merely a projection. If you try to hurt

and fixed her gaze on Kevin for a brief period of time before turning

even be capable of doing

don't need to tell me

he kept his composure and

he quickly grasped the

too, have regained a portion of your memory. What wonderful news! Another of my old acquaintances

sit down next to him while patting the patch of grass

Kevin continued to stand in the same place while staring at Jezebeth with a chilly look in

did you bring me

cocked his head to the side and gazed over at

with his eyes, moving his head up and down as he did so, and it wasn't long before the furrows between his brows became arched

"You…"

question. What

Jezebeth before he could say anything

to sort his thoughts out, Jezebeth

few questions. Moreover, I am quite lonely. To alleviate my boredom, I

looked down at Jezebeth with his arms crossed, Kevin didn't even make an effort to acknowledge the last

that you want to

"It's simple really…"

stood up from the ground, and he made his

from his position and watched as Jezebeth approached

illusion, Kevin did not experience any physical pressure coming from Jezebeth's body; however, the moment that Kevin's gaze met Jezebeth's, he felt a suffocating sensation engulf his entire body, making it difficult for him to stare

body is

his body of being the cause of such a reaction. If it had been a