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.

are you going to sell it

"No."

"You fuck—"

stop this

I shouldn't

loss of what to make out of

still raised my hands and tried to calm

I more or else understand the problem. When I have time, I'll get you as many packs as

would get back to normal as long as the Duchess

"Really?"

a result. As soon as I saw this, I let out a sigh of relief and glanced over at Jin for

did

quickly shoved the thought to the back of my mind and focused my

aside. I've already completed what I set

"Huh?"

heard what I had to say, her

finished already? This

completed everything on my

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

at her, but if anything, this was the response that she had hoped for, thus her expression changed

her throat, she looked

still didn't receive any news from

"That's understandable."

into further detail. Whether or not I took the time to explain it to her, she

then. Onto the

hands and stared at

I extended my hand in her

"What are you doing?"

going to hurt

to hold any effect on the Duchess

doing? Why do

out. Don't worry about

"Sto—hgkh."

on the spot, and my hand soon came into contact with her head. After a moment, a bright white glow appeared on my fingertips, and I activated

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

quickly before reaching out with my hand and having several of them fly

"This is it."

within, I channeled my mana, causing a layer of dark threads to begin covering the orb, which I then

"Next."

have contained recollections of

had long since lost track of time and was thus

mind. It was something that needed to be done in order to make sure that everything worked perfectly,

needed a genuine

"This should be all."

moved away from each other and dispersed. With another wave of my hand, my vision shifted, and

Thump—!

me. Jin was able to grab hold of her just in time and

gazing at her for a brief moment, he turned his

"What did you do?"

at him

"You worried about her?"

"No."

"Then..."

"Just answer."

sighed and waved my

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

"I see."

on the ground. He flicked his hand, and it

assume you also want to erase all evidence of us ever coming into contact

I smiled at Jin.

sure pick things

that had been thrown

how much did the two

rid of all

"What about the mess?"

at the

"Good question…"

a moment, I eventually