The Author's POV

Chapter 770

"What? Really? That fu…"

With what was happening outside at the moment, it wasn't hard to convince Emma that her father had gone out to check on the situation.

"Aih… why did he just leave without telling me anything? He hasn't changed at all…"

She grumbled several times, but in the end, she gave up and accepted the situation.

It was good that she did.

As I listened to her mutter and groan about her father's sudden disappearance, I felt a pang of guilt rise up inside of me.

It wasn't so much from the fact that I... or the other me, had killed Waylan, but rather from the fact that now the two people whom she cared for the most had both passed away.

Her life…

It was really pitiful when one thought about it.

'Should I tell her the truth later, or should I just change her memories?'

I didn't think the second option was feasible.

Whether or not I made an effort to conceal the information from her, she was going to find out about her father's disappearance in one way or another.

'How should I tell her the news?'

That was the biggest problem.

I couldn't just tell her that her father was someone known as the Protector of the Seat of Diligence and was the one responsible for the deaths of millions of humans.

He was also the same person who murdered her mother once he realized she was no longer of any use to him, and the only reason he kept her close to him was because of her talent, which was worth nurturing.

'She always did seem to lag a bit behind the others… I guess he must've slowed down her path forward on purpose.'

"Ugh."

I groaned and ruffled my hair.

The situation was more troublesome than I anticipated.

'If only Kevin was here…'

He was the one who was good at handling these types of matters.

"What are you going to do now?"

Overhearing Emma's voice, I turned to look at her. Her expression seemed to have recovered, and her eyes were on me.

I pursed my lips.

"I think I'll go back. I got what I wanted already."

"Oh, I see."

Emma nodded her head.

"Do you want me to follow you out?"

"No, it's okay."

I shook my head, refusing her offer. To be honest, I'd rather not interact with her at the moment. I found myself struggling to think of how to break the news of her father's passing to her.

In the end, I chose to leave and think of the solution later.

'I'm sure I can think of a way…'

My expectations weren't very high.

"Alright then. I won't see you out."

We parted ways not long after that, Emma and I both. After reappearing right in front of her mansion, I turned around and looked back at it while sighing.

This really was...

Troublesome.

***

"You're back?"

saw was Amanda. She seemed happy to see me. She had her hair

her like this brought a nice

after what I just went

"Are you cooking something?"

"Mhm."

give it

how she felt,

That being said…

seem to be

"Oh, that?"

Amanda's body paused.

she turned her head, her head cocked

first, and I tried to

"You did?"

several missed calls.

This was my bad.

"What happened after that?"

"Nothing much."

her shoulders, Amanda patted her

figured you were busy

"That's fair."

"hum."

very big, about the size of a football, and it

at the sight, and I sat

I liked cakes.

I leaned back on the sofa. Pondering over something, I turned my

you don't seem surprised

seen far more shocking

at me

and the mana density increased, I went back

suddenly pursed her lips, and

it because

rather resentful at that

"Oh."

head and took a small

a long way from the times when

It was very sweet…

"You've improv―"

stopped halfway through my sentence. Looking at Amanda's plate, which was filled to the brim

This girl...

brought her spoon

"You want some?"

still have my

"Oh."

looked at my plate

that enough

"You don't think?"

what someone would call normal. In comparison to

glutton, and where

looked at Amanda, she seemed to be as fit as ever. Rather, it seemed that she

'What's going on?'

"Hold up."

"Hm?"

finger against the side of my lips. She brought her finger, which was now filled with cream, to her mouth after tracing it

in complete bewilderment, and as if

food. It's rude to look at others

"Haa… alright."

a sigh, I took a bite of the

tasted a

***

"Do you resent me?"

came abruptly, and I had a

hopped on to visit my family and saw my dad sitting on the sofa with the

mean. Resent

down on the sofa and looked directly

best efforts, I couldn't quite make out what

was one of the few people I could never find myself able to

sure you know this, but I find it very hard to express myself. It's something I've been trying to

to express his emotions often. He

because of him that I felt

think

to express himself for me to understand that

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