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

"No."

"You fuck—"

this

maybe I shouldn't have

being suddenly glared at by the two of them, I was at a loss of what to make out of

hands and tried to

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 was pleased with the

"Really?"

she became noticeably less angry as a result. As soon as I

did he start

thought to the back of my mind and focused my

what I set

"Huh?"

Duchess heard what I had to

already?

I've already completed everything on my

took the finished cigarette

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

throat, she looked

believe you. It's just that I still didn't receive any news from my side,

"That's understandable."

I took the time to explain it to

then. Onto the

happily clapped my hands and

her direction, she immediately retreated

"What are you doing?"

going to hurt you, we've

seem to hold any effect on the Duchess

are you doing? Why do you want

find out. Don't worry about

"Sto—hgkh."

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

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

out with my hand and having several of them fly in the

"This is it."

of the orbs and inspecting the contents contained within, I channeled my mana, causing a

"Next."

have contained recollections of the others and myself, and I covered them before

there were one hundred pitch-black spheres floating around me. I had 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 make sure that everything

needed a

"This should be all."

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

Thump—!

grab hold of her just in time and place her

her for a brief moment,

"What did you do?"

looked at him

"You worried about her?"

"No."

"Then..."

"Just answer."

and waved

just made her forget about

"I see."

on the ground. He flicked his

assume you also want to erase all evidence

I smiled at Jin.

sure pick

looked around, I pointed out all of the blunts that had been thrown around. There were quite a lot of

much did the

of

"What about the mess?"

pointed at the broken

"Good question…"

moment, I eventually waved my