The Author's POV

"Ah! Here he is, the contestant that got first place in his group. Ren Dover"

"Hm?"

A reporter suddenly approached me. With a tablet in his hand, the reporter shoved a microphone to my face.

"If you would spare us a minute, would you mind telling us what you were feeling during the match, and how will you continue moving forward?"

"W-well, I'm naturally happy about my result..."

Caught off guard by the reporter, I became slightly flustered.

Though I had expected such a situation to happen, I was still recovering from my previous stunt.

Before I could even calm down, I was thrown into another troublesome situation.

"Is that so, then what are your predictions for the games? Do you think you will make it to the top fifty, or is that a bit too high at the moment?"

"Top fifty?"

My brow raised. My nervousness instantly vanished. What did he just say?

"Yes, although hard, given your qualifications, it should be possible. Given some of the other contestant's scores, although your score is quite high, enough to get you first in the group, there are over a hundred other scores that are higher than yours. Do you think you can beat them?"

"Ha."

The edges of my lips pulled upwards, and a small chuckle escaped from my lips.

'To think that I am being looked down upon this much...'

They probably assumed that my timing was the best I could achieve. That I went all out.

"I might regret saying this, but..."

"Excuse me, is there something fu'”"

"Win"

A soft yet audible voice escaped from my mouth.

"Excuse me?"

"I'm going to win, no'”", I shook my head. This didn't sound right, "let me rephrase my words..."

Lifting my head, I looked straight into the cameras pointing at me.

"...I will win the dummy massacre games and crush every competitor that stands in my way"

Without waiting for the reporters to ask any more questions, I turned around and left. Behind me, the sound of intense scribbling rang out.

Although it was mainly my fault. I was tired of people looking down on me.

Now that I no longer needed to hide as much as before, it was about time I showed the world a little bit of what I could do.

This was my statement.

***

[...I will win the dummy massacre games and crush every competitor that stands in my way]

Inside a waiting room, a male's voice echoed from the speakers of a TV screen. On the opposite side of the TV screen was a large black sofa where a platinum-haired youth sat.

'”Click!

Raising his hand, the platinumed hair youth turned off the TV. A faint smile appeared on his lips.

"Who would've thought he was like that?"

Turning his head to the right, a beautiful platinum hair girl appeared by his side. A solemn expression appeared on her face.

notice the striking resemblance the male and

what do you think your chances of beating

"I'm not sure"

Aerin,

the dummy massacre games. In fact, she had just returned from her game, and

Nicholas, Aerin's brother, crossed his

get first place here...", musing for a bit, Nicholas looked at Aerin

the first game? It's

minute and

towards his watch, Nicholas opened the scoreboard and checked

minutes and one second, that's a lot slower

sure he didn't go all

eyes away from her brother's

out. She too didn't go

now since the difficulty

the best representation of

the same

"Well, we are twins..."

a slight

at almost the exact same time, and have spent most of their life together. It wasn't strange

even if you know that he didn't go all

"Yes, no problem"

at the

in her voice couldn't be masked as she touched the grip of her

"That's my sister"

and

that

can count on

Aerin's face. Now, more than ever, she swore

***

At the same time.

"What a peculiar child..."

man muttered as he sat behind a large wooden

the words [Douglas R.

a white leather sofa and a coffee table that could be used

is indeed

the elderly man, gave a

of reminiscence appeared

last time I saw it was around five decades ago when Grandmaster Keiki fought against one of

to establish a proper and well-organized

were a common sight, and skirmishes amongst fellow humans appeared far more often than now. At least on

city was already built,

weren't as advanced as they were now. Committing a crime back then was much

there were humans that stood out from the

order to the chaotic world that people lived in. If not for

was

still far from reaching his level back then, everything

on his

he laid bare of hundreds of demons and villains without even moving. To this day,

the headmaster's words. To her,

something that she would deeply engrave

rude, how

Donna's question, Douglas smiled. He then proceeded to raise his hands in front of him. If only looked closely, they'd be able to

hold on for another day. I'm currently inside of a safe location so I don't have to worry about overexerting

like for you to tell me more about the students that you have been speaking so highly of, especially the youth on the screen

"As you wish"

headmaster. She talked about Kevin, Ren, Amanda and everyone that

she talked, she omitted a few things from her statement. Like what art

she held enormous amounts of respect for the person before her, she had promised not

got their

***

[Lock private waiting area]

11 A.M.

out in the