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.

you going to sell it to

"No."

"You fuck—"

stop this for a

maybe I shouldn't have

loss of what to make out of the situation. It was, if anything, a fairly burdensome

hands and tried

problem. When I have time, I'll

fairly straightforward. Everything would get back to normal as long as

"Really?"

As soon as I saw this, I

when did

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

aside. I've already completed what I set out to

"Huh?"

Duchess heard what I had to say, her expression changed to one

already?

completed everything

She then took the finished cigarette

narrow his eyes at her, but if anything, this was the response that she had hoped

throat, she

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

"That's understandable."

I took the time to explain it

then. Onto the

my hands and stared at the

in her

"What are you doing?"

hurt you, we've already signed a

to hold any effect on the Duchess as she

so, what are you doing? Why do you want to

out. Don't worry about

"Sto—hgkh."

demonic energy and mana, the Duchess froze on the spot, and my hand soon came into contact

hazy, and what appeared to be millions upon millions of spheres of varying hues filled the space in front of my

through them very quickly before reaching out with my hand and having several of them fly in the direction in which I was

"This is it."

channeled my mana, causing a

"Next."

around for any orbs that might have contained recollections of the others and myself, and I

finished, there were one hundred pitch-black spheres floating around me. I had long since lost track of time and was thus

It was something that needed to be

a

"This should be all."

another wave of my hand, my vision shifted, and I suddenly found myself back

Thump—!

able to grab hold of her just in time and place her safely on

at her for a brief moment, he turned his

"What did you do?"

looked at

"You worried about her?"

"No."

"Then..."

"Just answer."

and waved my

her forget about us for

"I see."

been left on the ground.

you also want to erase all evidence of

I smiled at Jin.

pick

I looked around, I pointed out all of the blunts that had been

how much did the

rid of all of

"What about the mess?"

the broken chairs

"Good question…"

moment, I eventually waved my