"Pathetic."

"What did you just say!" - Nora exploded.

"Raven!" - Summer and Tai shouted.

"You heard me, PATHETIC." - Raven snorted - "He must be an idiot for die trying to save those fool."

"Don't you dare insult him." - Pyrrha shook the room by her semblance.

"Now now, everyone calms down." - Ozpin stood between those two. - "Raven, please keep your thought to yourself."

"Yeah yeah." - Raven walked out of the cinema.

"Bitch! I can't believe she's my mother." - Yang snorted. - "Ruby? Are you ok?"

"Huh? Yeah, I'm fine." - Ruby relaxed her fist.

"Raven in some way is right." - Author said.

"What?" - Everyone shocked at his word.

"How... how can you say that." - Ruby's heartbroken.

"I'm not trying to talk down that Jaune's actions." - Author remarked. - "But... Ruby, do you remember how you felt when Summer never came home. How disheartening it was when you at her funeral?"

Ruby's tears fell out. Summer hugged her tightly.

Author hesitated at the sight but continue. -"That's how your other self felt when Jaune didn't come back."

"Jaune may want to become a hero, but he won't just give his life to someone he doesn't know. He knows if he does that he will make his friend, his family hurt."

"Then why?" - Ruby sobbed.

"After Pyrrha died, she took his world with him."

Pyrrha felt her chest tighten.

"He just needed an excused. He was being selfish. He'd rather die doing good than live in guilt." - Author didn't want it to be the final note. - "His action is honorable, but, yes, he's an idiot for leaving his friends, family behind."

"So was I." - Summer whispered to Ruby's ear.

**Sometime later**

"Mr. Author?" - Ozpin called.

"Why did I did this to myself?" - Author internally cried.

"Mr. Author?" - Ozpin called again.

"Come on, you can do this, just 70 days left." - He chanted to himself.

"Mr. Author!" - Ozpin shouted.

"Wah!" - Author fell backward. He looked up to see Ozpin's inner circle impatiently waiting for him. - "Ah, Ozpin, how can I help you?"

"We would like to know more about that world." - Ozpin asked.

"You want to know how they defeat Salem." - Author went straight to the point.

"Yes, we'd like to prevent future tragedies." - Glynda said.

"Yeah yeah, I know your intention." - Author yawned. - "But why you come and ask me this late at night?"

"We don't want to drag the other into our mess." - Qrow said.

"Admirable. But the answer is no."

"No?" - Glynda stunned.

"Author, we-" - Ozpin said

"Yes yes, I know you have good intention and all. But Ozpin, for thousands of years, countless failures, do you think I'd trust this information to you and your group alone?"

"That's different. If we have this information then we can win this war." - James said.

"Then tell me, General, would you bet your kingdom, the whole world on it?"

"Yes." - James stated with conviction.

"But I'm not." - Author looked coldly at Ozpin. - "Did you tell them Ozpin?"

"Ozpin?" - Glynda confused.

"No." - Ozpin looked down in shame.

"I see, then my decision is final." - Author stated.

"And now excuse me, I have something need to be done." - He invited them out.