The Author's POV

Thump—!

A silver steak tore through the air and directly pierced through one of the targets that were located some distance away.

"…One more."

If one looked closely, one'd notice that next to the arrow, were several other arrows.

They were all distance just about the same distance from each other and covered each one of the rings above the bull's eyes mark.

The only spot left was the bullseye.

So long as she got that, she'd get the perfect score…

Khhhh—!

Amanda drew her bow.

It was a big bow. Significantly heavier than any bow she had ever used before in her life. It was also a great deal more powerful than the majority of them, with the exception of her current bow.

A gentle breeze flew past the area around her, bending the grass ever so slightly.

She didn't pay attention to her surroundings.

Her sole focus was the target in front of her. More specifically, the bullseye. The only area that she didn't fill yet.

…Her OCD was flaring up. She needed to hit the target and fill the empty spot.

She couldn't afford to miss.

"Huuuh."

She inhaled deeply and focused on bringing calm to her mind. As time passed, everything that was once moving around her became completely still, and the only thing that she could see was the target.

The wind blew once more, scattering her hair lightly.

She paid it no mind.

She was waiting for the breeze to subside.

The wait didn't last for long. The surrounding turned still, and her fingers raised.

The arrow was about to leave the string. It was just an inch away…

Clank—!

"Amanda are you here?"

Someone suddenly entered, and Amanda's concentration broke.

Thump—!

A whistling sound arose.

The arrow flew through the air at a tremendous speed and struck the target dead on.

Only that…

It didn't hit the bullseye.

Amanda blankly stared at her bow before looking back at the target.

"Oh, it looks like you're training."

Ren, who had just walked in, turned his attention to the target, totally oblivious to what he had just done. A storm was brewing.

"Looks like you've improved a lot."

He was rather impressed.

"Anyways, I'm here to tell you that we're about to leave soon. We need to leave in a couple of hours since it'll take us a while to get to the right plac—"

Bang—!

Amanda abruptly smashed her bow against the ground.

"Damn it! Fuck!"

She let out a string of curses before turning her gaze to Ren, who looked at her with a combination of utter dread and horrified fascination.

took several steps

"Let's talk about this…"

***

Crunch—!

her chin. Throwing the apple in her hand and catching it again, Priscilla soon took another

"…"

glanced at Jin who was meditating not so far from the tree branch she was sitting

Crunch—!

the nth time,

his eyes and cast

you supposed to

"I am."

another bite of the apple and further

then why

"Can't I be?"

Crunch—!

was rather

this

his head, he

a dozen

"Huh."

to take a

planet, and the one thing he deeply regretted doing was giving the Duchess her first taste

day, she hadn't

the cigarettes, but lately… it seemed like

sighed when he

about to leave. If not, I don't know

had since

"Want an apple?"

for Jin to wave his hand and

"I'm good."

I

"Yes."

"How rude."

and moved toward Jin. Her every movement exuded boundless charm,

stopped a couple of inches away

thought of

"Again with that?"

up from his spot and covered his face with

want some, come to earth. If not, be on your way; I'm

and prepared to leave,

"You're leaving?"

My time here is

nodded, feeling a bit relieved that the trip

energy lingering in his

he wanted it

too much for

now that I learn that

didn't seem to take the news

four months, I think I deserve to

"Did you, now?"

bothering him

bitten or the constant nagging about selling her the

really looking

her one last look, he waved his

don't see each other

disappeared after that,

"This… t,this…"

her teeth clenching very hard against each other as she

"Ungrateful bastard."

his idea

Especially after helping him so much over the

he would've never been able to control his demonic energy as well as he

was the main reason he

if I see you

Turning her head, she caught a glimpse of a

looks like you have some

she moved up to it and picked it

It was rather light.

take him for the shy type. He's kind of

She stopped halfway.

"…"

realized there was nothing