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—!

returned to the room the moment Emma left

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

trembled and he covered his

Drip—!

liquid soon made its way toward the table, where it stained one of the papers that were

frail voice followed after

"I-if only it'd work…"

***

to the estate for now. I will join

"Yes…"

head absentmindedly. She was somewhat

one point, she was persecuted by everyone, and she saw her life flash before her very eyes. She thought it was over then... and yet, for some strange reason,

and vicious one, but in the end, due to

"Duchess."

not for Prince

was that she would almost certainly have been murdered on the spot, and the Sloth house

"Duchess!"

"Uh? Ah?"

her name. When she looked around

"Duchess, is everything alright?"

Looking around, she was surprised to see that she was back

the moment that everyone turned their focus on Prince Devot, her memory turned

was just glad that

"Duchess?"

can go

dismissed him and turned toward

Clank—!

"Has everything been sorted?"

shut the door when she was startled to hear a voice

"Wh—!"

"Shhh."

could utter a single

couldn't react

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

almost certainly stronger

her mouth, she managed to utter

"Wha..t do y—"

you to

immediately silenced her. His voice powerfully reverberated inside her ear, and shortly thereafter, a white glow materialized in his hand and

"Yo..u"

horror at that moment. She wanted to struggle, but for some reason, she

'Not like this… fucking…'

soon turned black. The last thing she caught sight of before darkness overtook her vision was a pair of

…They seemed familiar.

***

Thump—!

Duchess's body limply fell to the ground before

at her body, I stretched my

"What perfect timing…"

sleeping, she was already back. What convenient

comfortable there. It wasn't going to be long before she came

still here, it seems like everything

made myself comfortable while crossing my legs together

"Umh."

Duchess moan,

wonder what kind of reaction she'll

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

show a nice

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

her voice, I

"Welcome back, Duchess."

"!"£$%^&*() *&^%$ £$%^& (*&^%"

if I bleep that out of

take note of all of them, some that I'd never heard of before, but at the very least, I was able to

"*&^%$ (*&^%$£—"

"Are you done?"

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