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.

confident in the source

"Yes, I'm very confident."

"I see..."

on my chin, I

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

many first years as possible

got anything

my attention back to Kevin, I

shook his head. "All I know is

it's that type of

reply, I had a

quests that the system would

would need to complete before getting awarded, and there was one

was most likely the latter as he may have gotten something that said; save as many people as possible during the incident that will happen in XXX

it was that type of quest, then Kevin really did only

and you were trying to infiltrate the event, what would

responding. "I'd first disguise myself as one of the staff and

"I agree."

nodded my head.

is at the dome

asked to which Kevin

"Correct."

"That's problematic..."

also stumped

the back of his neck as his

by the Lock for the tournament, its

of how much Kevin and I wanted to infiltrate the place, it

least not with our

we going to enter the facility and check where the portals are being set

don't we have to infiltrate

pause. My

"Oh? You've got something?"

almost

"...Yeah."

My eyes squinted slightly.

So why don't we instead spend our time finding out who the people undercover are? That way, we don't have to enter

than done. How are we going to

I rebutted.

I've

bashfully but didn't

"...fine."

time, I didn't respond as I

my part as I knew exactly what Kevin was planning

days when you're all healed up. During that time I'll scout the area for

Kevin got up.

"That sounds good."

message you in

Kevin waved

"Mhm. See ya."

him off, but he didn't seem to

'”Clank!

***

'”Trriiing! '”Trriiing!

rang throughout the whole day as the

had to turn off my notifications for most of my apps. Only then

wins the battle royale against the third years of the Lock securing the first place spot in

"...so it really happened."

the news article on my phone, an extended sigh escaped

the third years game, I only found out now about their

guess this part of

event was inevitable. The lack of cooperation between the three heads

battle royale was

'”Ding '”Dong!

my thoughts was the sudden sound of my doorbell

Who could it

my way to the entrance of the room and opened

package? Who is it

no tag

'This looks really suspicious...'

lightly

all boxes that came through the Leviathan building were checked beforehand, I was still slightly

didn't know

"Oh well."

of me, and I eventually took the box

"Ah..."

escaped from my mouth. In the middle of the box was a colorless potion, and a sudden

"...how kind of her."

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

started to make sense to

added with the fact that there

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

it. Opening the letter and

[You're fucking crazy.]

did

the side, I looked at the potion in my hand. I guess Melissa did feel guilty about the false

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