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.

in the source

"Yes, I'm very confident."

"I see..."

hand on my

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

planning on killing as many first years as

you got

back to

know is when they are going to

that type

I had a

types of quests that the system

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

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

of quest, then Kevin really

If you were a villain and you were trying

staff and then set up different portal links

"I agree."

his evaluation, I nodded my head. This was

battle royale is

asked to which Kevin nodded his

"Correct."

"That's problematic..."

I'm also stumped on this

of his neck as his

was only recently built by the Lock for the tournament, its

of how much Kevin and I wanted to infiltrate the

with

enter the facility and check where the portals are being set up? Do you

don't we have to infiltrate the

replied after a brief pause. My eyes lit up

"Oh? You've got something?"

like that...realistically speaking, Infiltrating the place is almost impossible. At least not with our current abilities.

"...Yeah."

My eyes squinted slightly.

don't we instead spend our time finding out who the people undercover

done. How are we going to identify who

I rebutted.

worry, I've

bashfully but

"...fine."

of time, I didn't respond as I looked at Kevin

on my part as I knew exactly what Kevin was planning on doing. Without

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

Kevin got up.

"That sounds good."

I'll message you

phone from the table, Kevin waved his hand and made his way towards the

"Mhm. See ya."

didn't seem

'”Clank!

***

'”Trriiing! '”Trriiing!

as the screen of my phone got clogged up by an endless amount

turn off my notifications for most of

of the Lock securing the first place spot in the

"...so it really happened."

the news article on my phone, an extended

the third years game, I only found

of

cooperation between the three heads was something that anyone

battle royale was a

'”Ding '”Dong!

my thoughts was the sudden sound of my doorbell

Who could it

the entrance of

package? Who is it

box. There was no tag

'This looks really suspicious...'

down, I lightly

came through the Leviathan

all, I didn't know who

"Oh well."

right of the corridor, curiosity got the best of me, and I eventually took the box and brought it to my room. Taking a pair of

"Ah..."

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

"...how kind of her."

my room, where Melissa's

make

and added with the fact that there was no tag on the box, it was without a doubt Melissa

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

it. Opening the

[You're fucking crazy.]

what did I

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

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