The Author's POV

Wam―!

In the final moments before everyone left for Melendoir, the smile on Kevin's face slowly receded as he watched Jin's back slowly merge and enter the portal.

After Jin's figure disappeared, the portal gradually began to contract, and an eerie stillness began to spread throughout the space that Kevin was occupying at the time.

He did not move from his spot and maintained his gaze on the same spot where the portal had previously stood.

His eyes gradually closed, and the mana around him froze completely.

After what seemed like an interminable amount of time, Kevin finally opened his mouth and mumbled something.

"This is for the best. It looks like things are working in my favour."

Licking his lips, Kevin opened his eyes and turned around. Without so much as to say another word, he quietly left the room.

Clank―!

***

Melandoir, Hoag's Object Galaxy.

Crunch―!

As soon as I stepped into Melendoir, the very first thing that I was able to hear was the gentle crunching sound that was made by my foot as it pressed against the dirt beneath my feet.

My entire body had a heaviness to it that suggested the gravity of this world was significantly stronger than that of earth, but it wasn't really anything that hampered my ability to move about freely.

Perhaps it was because I had reached a point in my life where even ten times the normal gravity of the earth didn't seem to have much of an effect on me or because of something else entirely, but I felt no sense of real discomfort, which was all that mattered.

"Huuuuu..."

My hearing, smell, and taste gradually started to come back, and when I opened my eyes, I was greeted by the sight of a vast land that was covered by a red sky.

It seemed as though the grass in this location was even greener than in some of the earth's most scenic locations, and the large, towering trees were spread out across the landscape in such a way that they filled every available space in my field of vision.

"Quite different from what I imagined..."

In the beginning, I had anticipated coming across a location that was more analogous to the demon world―which I had once visited―but instead of receiving a world that was comparable to that one, I was shown a world that was absolutely breathtaking.

Was it possibly due to the fact that this location was formerly the primary world in which the elves lived?

...I wasn't sure.

"Haaa..."

I was about to turn around to look at the others when, all of a sudden, both of my feet came to a stop, and I closed both of my eyes.

of my body open up, and just like when I arrived back on earth from Immorra, the demonic energy that was present in the air quickly rushed toward me,

blood that was contained within my system started to move in a more fluid manner, I felt every single pore of

"Haaa..."

a long and relaxed breath,

"Heph!"

of my reverie by a loud, throaty sound, and when I turned around, I was shocked to see Amanda, Jin, and Melissa staring at me with pale looks while holding onto their throats with one hand

like a fish that was out of the water, desperately trying to

like the demonic energy is too dense for

discovered the source of the problem. It was the fact that the air was devoid of any mana

mana, albeit almost none existent, this place, shockingly, had a single trace of mana, as the demonic energy here was many times thicker than that of the demonic world, which

contrast to demonic energy, aura was not as corrosive, which was why the others were able to

Immorra, I was presented with a

I, fortunately, had the

do this, but it seems like we have

my face, I extended my hand, where three contracts appeared, and I handed

it, you won't have any problem with the demonic energy that is in

snatched the contracts from my hands

I just kept staring at their faces as they went through

spoke before they

sign it. It's a complicated story, but let's just say that I have demonic blood running in my body

I pointed at the contracts

that it will be in effect will be one month, earthen time. You don't

us this

which gave the impression that she was planning to

I shrugged my shoulders.

that the demonic energy here would be so thick that there

which I fixed my eyes on Melissa, I lowered my head and

contract. Although you've calmed down a lot over the recent years...I can already imagine just how moody you will

"Pftt..."

direction of the muffled laugh, and as I did so, I noticed Jin quickly turn his head

My eyes squinted.

heard

the assassin with the

"Ukh...fine."

Melissa did not hear, and after giving me one last dirty look, she signed the

followed her

the contract, the document visibly shook for a split second before disappearing from their hands, and I felt three links being formed inside

energy that was in the air started to slowly enter their bodies,

I quickly reassured.

Just bear with it

said than done. It feels as though

my head in response to

you actually get that impression? My recollection of that was quite a

'Eh, who cares.'

shoulders and sat down, crossed legged,