The Author's POV

"What's going on in here?"

When I got back from my trip, I was greeted by a thick cloud of smoke.

"Did the mansion catch fire?"

…but how was that possible?

Looking at Amanda, both of us made a dash for the main hall in an attempt to locate the source of the smoke.

Arriving at the large wooden door, I smacked it open.

Clank—!

"What's going on in h—eh?"

In the middle of my sentence, I had to pause in order to rub both of my eyes. I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't interpreting what I was seeing incorrectly.

'I'm not high, am I?'

"I'm almost out human. Give me another pack."

"I've already given you two."

"What about it? Can't you see that I'm already almost done?"

"Smoking harms."

Bang—!

"Damn it human! Don't fucking test me!"

"Test you for what? You haven't even paid me anything for the packs!"

"Ah, so it was about the money! Why didn't you say so? I'll reward you handsomely for another pack, so hurry up and give it to me."

"No. I only have one left, and that's for me."

"Damn you human!"

Bang—!

The table fell apart, and the Duchess got to her feet immediately. The anger visible on her face was accompanied by a heaving motion in her chest.

In her mouth was a half lit cigarette.

"Didn't you just say that you'd sell it to me? You a swindler?"

"When did I say I was ever going to sell it to you? I just pointed out the fact that you took two packs from me for free."

"Bastard!"

She cursed again.

"Do you have any idea as to who I am?"

"I don't care."

"I'll fight you!"

'What in the world happened during the time Amanda and I were out?'

I pinched the middle of my brows.

The room was a complete disaster, and the scattered pieces of what appeared to be chairs, in conjunction with the conversation that I had overheard, helped me get an understanding of what was happening.

...It's just that I found it hard to believe.

'I can't believe this is what I return to...'

Before stepping in between the two of them, I let out an internal sigh. Despite how entertaining it was, I had no choice but to put an end to this.

There were more important things at hand.

to sell it to me or

"No."

"You fuck—"

this

maybe I

of what to make out of the situation. It

and tried to calm them

more or else understand the problem. When I have time, I'll get

straightforward. Everything would get back to normal as long as the Duchess was pleased with

"Really?"

I saw this, I let out a sigh of relief

when did

off guard, but I quickly shoved the thought to the back

already completed what I set out to

"Huh?"

what I had to say, her expression changed to

finished already? This

already completed everything on

at me with a suspicious expression on her face. She then took the finished cigarette out of her mouth and

anything, this was the response that she had hoped for, thus her expression changed to

she looked back

me wrong, it's not like I don't believe you. It's just that I still didn't receive any news from

"That's understandable."

time to explain it to

then. Onto the next

my hands and stared at the

my hand in her direction, she immediately

"What are you doing?"

worry. I'm not going to hurt you,

to hold any effect

are you doing? Why do you want to suddenly

find out. Don't worry about

"Sto—hgkh."

came into contact with her head. After a moment, a bright white glow appeared on

be millions upon millions of spheres of varying hues filled the space in front

reaching out with my hand and having several of them

"This is it."

causing a layer of dark threads to begin covering the orb, which I then tossed

"Next."

that might have contained

long since lost track

to erase any memory she had of the others and myself completely from her mind. It was something that needed to be done in order to

needed a genuine

"This should be all."

I waved my hand, the spheres moved away from each other and dispersed. With another wave of my hand, my

Thump—!

Jin was able to grab hold of her just

a brief moment, he turned

"What did you do?"

looked at

"You worried about her?"

"No."

"Then..."

"Just answer."

and waved my

about it. I just made her forget about us for now. I'll return her memories

"I see."

nodded, then picked up the blunt that had been left on the ground. He flicked his hand, and it

you also want to erase all evidence of us ever coming

I smiled at Jin.

pick things

pointed out all of the blunts that had been thrown around. There

much did

rid of all of

"What about the mess?"

pointed at the

"Good question…"

pondering for a moment, I