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.

a split second, I felt every pore of my body open up, and just like when I arrived back on earth from Immorra, the demonic energy that

to move in a more fluid

"Haaa..."

long and

"Heph!"

around, I was shocked to see Amanda, Jin, and Melissa staring at me with pale looks while holding onto their throats with one hand while opening and closing their mouths

out of the water, desperately trying to take in

energy is too dense for

It was the fact that the air was devoid of

of mana, albeit almost none existent, this place, shockingly, had a single trace of mana, as the demonic energy

Immorra; however, in contrast to demonic energy, aura was not as corrosive, which was why

in Immorra, I was

that I, fortunately, had the

do this, but it seems like we have no

I extended my hand, where three contracts appeared,

any problem with the demonic energy

the others snatched the contracts from my hands and

from where I was standing; I just kept staring at their faces as they went through a remarkable transformation right in front

before they

story, but let's just say that I have demonic blood

my hand, I pointed at

time that it will be in effect will be

definitely told us this

me a death glare with her eyes, which gave the impression

I shrugged my shoulders.

would be so thick that there would not be a single shred of mana here. I'm not omnipotent. I don't know

lowered my head and mumbled

wouldn't give you the contract. Although you've calmed down a lot over the recent years...I can already imagine just how moody you will be once you sign the contract.

"Pftt..."

and as I did so, I noticed

My eyes squinted.

heard

the assassin

"Ukh...fine."

after giving me one last dirty look, she signed the

followed

document visibly shook for a split second before disappearing from their hands, and I

that, the demonic energy that was in the air started to slowly enter

I quickly reassured.

won't hurt for much longer. Just bear with it for now.

easier said than done. It feels as though I'm

head in response

recollection of that

'Eh, who cares.'

my shoulders and sat down, crossed