The Author's POV

Chapter 717

"What did you do!?"

Kevin was met with a hysterical voice the moment he returned from his office.

"This is no laughing matter!"

'My head hurts.'

The moment he heard Emma's voice, Kevin felt his head throb. This was the last thing he'd wanted to experience after having just killed Hemlock, otherwise known as Malik Alshayatin.

"Hello? Are you listening to me?"

"Ugh."

He secretly groaned, trying his best to keep his head sane.

"Did you really defeat him, or did you photoshop the picture? No, in the first place, how did you even manage to defeat him? You're nowhere near his level of strength. It doesn't make sense. Are you hiding something from me?"

She was like a machine gun. He was unable to keep up with the rate at which the words were coming out of her mouth as she continued to speak.

At some point, Kevin started to question whether Emma was a human.

"Can you please slow down for a second?"

For his own sanity, he had to stop her. And thankfully, she stopped.

"Are you finally going to answer my questions?"

"No."

A flat out refusal.

Before she could continue speaking, he added.

"…Not now. I'll tell you later. Can you leave me alone for now? I need some time for myself."

"…"

Emma didn't say anything but just stared at him. Her eyes pierced through him. Soon sensing something, her expression changed a little.

She opened her mouth and carefully asked.

"…Are you okay?"

Looking up at her, Kevin closed his eyes before shaking his head.

"You think I would after fighting against Malik Alshayatin?"

"Right…"

Emma shook her head and took out several potions from her storage space.

"These are the highest grade potions I could find in the market. Make good use of them. They are rather expensive."

Staring at the potions, Kevin was stunned.

He recognized them immediately. How could he not? Calling them rather expensive, was an understatement.

The potions before him cost just about as much as an ranked artifact, and were nothing to scoff at.

"When did yo—"

"Knowing you, I'd figure you'd end up injured at some point, so I came prepared."

Emma was already by the door when she spoke. Throwing him a glance, she opened the door and slipped past it before closing it.

In the process, she managed to utter a couple of words.

"Get well soon."

Clank—!

the room the moment Emma left

was there; he just sat there quietly and looked at the various potions that were in

trembled and he covered

Drip—!

made its way toward the table, where it

frail voice

"I-if only it'd work…"

***

you back to the estate for

"Yes…"

She was somewhat

flash before her very eyes. She thought it was over then... and yet, for some strange reason, everything turned around, and

ambitious and vicious one, but in the end, due to what was described as a 'stroke of

"Duchess."

for Prince

certainly have been murdered on the spot, and the Sloth

"Duchess!"

"Uh? Ah?"

startled by the sudden mention of her name. When she looked around

"Duchess, is everything alright?"

she was surprised to see that she was back in

grandfather had already sent her back. From the moment that everyone

was just glad that she

"Duchess?"

can go now, I need some

her servant, she dismissed him and turned

Clank—!

"Has everything been sorted?"

to hear a voice whispering from behind her. It startled the living

"Wh—!"

"Shhh."

her face before she could utter a single

react

Duchess, was unable to react at the hand… it instantly became clear to her that she was facing an

who was almost certainly stronger than

her mouth, she managed to utter

"Wha..t do y—"

you to

his hand and traveled directly into her. It all happened so fast that she could only watch as her world turned

"Yo..u"

to struggle, but for

'Not like this… fucking…'

soon turned black. The last thing she caught

…They seemed familiar.

***

Thump—!

limply fell to the ground

her body, I stretched my body and

"What perfect timing…"

time I was done sleeping, she was already back. What

around her room, I quickly located a chair and made myself comfortable there. It wasn't going to be long before she

here, it

while crossing my legs together

"Umh."

Duchess

what kind of reaction she'll give

she was about to be duped by another person's scheme to eventually realizing there was

would, for sure, show a nice reaction,

"Uh? W..what's going on?"

voice,

"Welcome back, Duchess."

"!"£$%^&*() *&^%$ £$%^& (*&^%"

bleep

some that I'd never heard of before, but at the very least,

"*&^%$ (*&^%$£—"

"Are you done?"

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