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.

be able to notice the striking resemblance the male and

what do you think your chances of beating him

"I'm not sure"

platinum-haired girl, Aerin, shook

In fact, she had just returned from her game, and this was

his chin, Nicholas, Aerin's brother, crossed his legs and fell

a bit worrying. Especially since we need to get first place here...", musing for a bit, Nicholas looked at Aerin and asked,

It's one minute and

minute and forty-two

opened the scoreboard and

second, that's a lot

he didn't go all

away

once did she believe that Ren had gone all out. She too didn't go all out in the

matter right now since the difficulty increased

was not the best representation of the final time. She understood

the same sentiment as

"Well, we are twins..."

a slight smile on her

exact same time, and have spent most of their

go all out. Then are you confident in

"Yes, no problem"

she stood up and looked at the TV screen in front of

confidence in her voice couldn't be masked as she touched

"That's my sister"

stood up and lightly ruffled Aerin's

know that you

can count

a blossoming smile appeared on Aerin's face. Now,

***

At the same time.

"What a peculiar child..."

cozy office, an elderly man muttered as he sat behind a large wooden desk. An expensive nameplate was placed on

the words [Douglas R. Barker] were deeply

room was quite large. At least for an office space. On the opposite side of the wooden desk was a white leather sofa and a coffee

indeed very

of the elderly man, gave a reply

appeared on

decades ago when Grandmaster Keiki fought against one of the top executives of the Monolith.

humanity nearly seventy years to establish

attacks were a common sight, and skirmishes amongst fellow humans appeared far more

Ashton city was already built, it

measures weren't as advanced as they

humans that stood out

the chaotic world that people lived in. If not for them, humanity

Keiki was one such

far from reaching his level back then, everything just sort of

on his chair,

of hundreds of demons and villains without even moving. To this day, I have never forgotten that moment. It truly shocked

side, Donna attentively listened to the headmaster's words. To her, Douglas was like a mentor. Someone she looked up

from him were something that

being rude, how long

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

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

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

"As you wish"

a tablet, Donna bowed her head slightly and shared everything with the headmaster.

she omitted a few things from her statement. Like what art Kevin and Ren

the person before her, she had promised

unless she got their explicit permission,

***

[Lock private waiting area]

11 A.M.

rang out