The Author's POV

Chapter 718

"Tsk."

Coming out of the Duchess's room, I clicked my tongue.

'I tried at least.'

Lowering my head, I looked at the three other tubes in my hand before putting them away.

Moments prior, I tried to negotiate for a devil fruit, but I was flat out rejected by her.

In the end, all I could do was leave with my head lowered.

'I can't be too impatient.'

I could've negotiated for a devil fruit before, but the Nectar was far more important to me. While I wasn't completely healed, I felt far more refreshed than I had in a very long time.

I even had a very good night's sleep for once.

Plus…

'It's not like there won't be an opportunity later.'

"You're back?"

"Yeah."

As I made my way back to our residence after secretly escaping the estate, I was greeted by the sight of Melissa tinkering with an odd substance. Nothing unusual.

Already used to this, I found a chair not so far from her and took a seat.

"Have you found what you've been looking for?"

"Not really."

Melissa shook the test tube in front of her and quietly observed it.

Though faint, I caught sight of a couple of bubbles on top.

…Just what sort of potion was she making?

"When are we going to leave?"

"When the time comes."

The only way back was through Kevin, so until the designated time, we'd be stuck here for a bit more.

"Thankfully, I'm already finished with what I needed to do, so I guess we can take it easy until the time is right if that's okay with you?"

"That's fine with me."

Melissa nodded her head without a change in expression.

It seems like she was enjoying her stay here.

"That's great."

I stood up from the seat.

make the most out of it. We've got

have about five months on our

that was the fact that one day here wasn't actually the same as

amount of time we had over here was significantly greater than the five months

"It's perfect."

time, but given the time I had, maybe… just maybe—by the time I returned, I'd be strong enough to defeat

of which

"…I can only try."

might not be able to rank up due to the lack of mana in the air...

Demonic energy.

***

moon that hung high in the night sky. There was complete silence in the room as the white curtains that led

"Pftt…"

broke the silence

face the human made when she rejected his request, Priscilla found herself unable to

telling

did comprehend the reason he acted in the manner that he did,

past, and what was

had made the right bet in

he was on my

of being

his strength extremely terrifying,

a single day. In a single day, he managed to do what she had deemed to be

house point of view, then

the House of Envy being the main target

their forces, but they were also the house with the greatest advantage during the

others,

I think about it, the

ranked entities

"Huh."

moon outside. She then brought two fingers to her

"Huh?"

she had nothing in

ask the other human for

***

him was

face and the only movement that could be seen was the very slight

figure appeared before

"It's been a while."

similar to that of the chained man. No, rather,

was none other

self, who showed no reaction to his

just stared at him for an unknown period of

was trying to check if he was

eventually let out a sigh and spoke

are you going to be

"…"

received no response.

know you want to die, but is that really all there is to it? Do you have no

"…"

there's something

hand,

straight ahead, he

have something that may potentially help you. I won't ask anything in return, but... if it truly helps you and

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