The Author's POV

Chapter 246

[Leviathan building, Lock]

"You feeling better?"

With his legs crossed, Kevin sat on the seat next to me as he scrolled through his tablet.

Displayed on it were the highlights of the different games of the tournament.

"...I feel like crap."

A light groan escaped from my lips.

My body was still extremely battered from yesterday's incident, and even though the medical facility was very advanced, it would still take a while for me to completely heal up.

"You'll be fine soon. That aside, I was honestly quite shocked by your performance. Didn't think you would go all out like that."

"Haha, me too..."

At Kevin's statement, a fake laugh escaped from my lips.

Had it not been for Monarch's indifference, I would've never done something like that.

"Fortunately, your injuries aren't too bad. Within a week you should be all healed up."

"Yup, so you really don't need to worry too much"

Kevin suddenly laughed out loud.

"Hear this, watching your performance, Emma was so shocked that she didn't speak for a whole ten minutes. Do you understand how much of an accomplishment this is?"

"Mhm, that does indeed sound really impressive."

Listening to Kevin, a small chuckle escaped from my lips.

Emma talked all of the time.

For her to not have been talking for ten minutes straight was an accomplishment in itself.

"Right?" Kevin chuckled alongside me. "I was just as surprised as you."

"It is what it is...by the way, when's the battle royale?"

Recalling something, I switched the topic.

"In about a week's time. So you should be able to recover by then. You could've recovered faster if you just took a potion..."

Kevin pointed out as his eyes glossed over the bandages covering my body.

"The doctor said that it's better if I don't consume too many potions, and recover naturally."

To Kevin's suggestion, I merely shrugged my shoulders.

If too many potions were consumed, the body would start to become accustomed to them and their effects would dilute over time.

As such, it was just better to recuperate naturally.

"...Oh right, um, so you found anything else about the Monolith's plan?"

I suddenly asked.

This was the main reason I had asked Kevin to come to my room. To talk about this topic, as it was extremely important.

Turning his head left and right to make sure that no one was present, Kevin lowered his voice and responded.

"Mhm. I've found out a couple of things."

"Spill it."

"Here?"

"It's fine, this place is pretty secure"

We were currently in my dorm, so no one else could overhear our conversation.

Kevin turning his head left and right to check if anyone was present looked pretty stupid from my position.

Although the Lock wouldn't go as far as spying on the conversation of their students, on the first day I moved here I checked to see if there were any listening devices installed in the room.

There weren't, so it was pretty safe.

"Alright...they are planning on attacking whilst the game is happening."

"I've figured that much. Anything else?"

"Mhm," Kevin nodded his head as he elaborated, "There apparently are a couple of ranked villains amongst the people they are sending. Their goal is to kill as many first years as possible on national television to ruin the Lock's reputation as much as possible..."

"...to go that far."

My brows furrowed tightly.

If the Monolith went as far as to employ multiple ranked individuals to make this work, it just went to show how much importance they put on this matter.

This was definitely going to be extremely troublesome.

you confident in the source of

"Yes, I'm very confident."

"I see..."

on my chin, I

likely something he got from the system, I didn't need

killing as many first years

you got anything

back to Kevin,

Kevin shook his head. "All I know

that type

I had a sudden

were many different types of quests that

task that he would need to complete before getting awarded, and there was one that would ask him to

that said; save as many people as possible during the incident that will

that type of quest, then Kevin

this logically Kevin. If you were a villain and you were trying

before responding. "I'd first disguise myself as one of the staff and then set up different portal links inside

"I agree."

evaluation, I nodded my head. This

battle royale is at

to which

"Correct."

"That's problematic..."

stumped on this

scratched the back of his neck

built by the Lock for the tournament, its

and I wanted to infiltrate the

not with our

the facility and check where the portals are being set up? Do you have anything in

we have to infiltrate

replied after a brief pause. My eyes lit up at his

"Oh? You've got something?"

that...realistically speaking, Infiltrating the place is almost

"...Yeah."

My eyes squinted slightly.

So why don't we instead spend our time finding out who the people undercover are?

we going to identify who comes from the

I rebutted.

I've got

bashfully

"...fine."

of time, I didn't

exactly what Kevin was planning on doing. Without a

meet up in a couple of days when you're all healed up. During that time I'll scout the area for

Kevin got up.

"That sounds good."

it's settled. I'll message you

table, Kevin waved his hand and made

"Mhm. See ya."

seem to mind this. Closing the door behind him, Kevin left my

'”Clank!

***

'”Trriiing! '”Trriiing!

My phone repeatedly rang throughout the whole day as the screen of

notifications for most of my apps. Only then did

years of the Lock securing the

"...so it really happened."

my phone, an extended sigh escaped from my

years game, I only found

this part of the novel

cooperation between the three heads

the battle royale was a clear

'”Ding '”Dong!

me from my thoughts was the sudden

Who could it

my way to the entrance of the room

Who is it

There was no tag on it so I wasn't aware of who

'This looks really suspicious...'

I lightly poked

that came through the

know who gave me the

"Oh well."

corridor, curiosity got the best of me, and I eventually took

"Ah..."

the box was a colorless potion,

"...how kind of her."

of my room, where Melissa's room was, my lips

started to make sense

be one person that would give me a potion and added with the fact that there was

"...there's a letter too."

potion, I soon spotted a white envelope placed beneath it. Opening

[You're fucking crazy.]

did I

hand. I guess Melissa did feel guilty

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