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.

the

"Yes, I'm very confident."

"I see..."

my hand on my chin, I

most likely something he got from the system,

Monolith was definitely planning on killing as many

you got anything

attention back

his head. "All I know is when they are going to attack, but I don't

that

reply, I had

were many different types of quests that the system would assign to

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

save as many

then Kevin really did

a villain and you were trying to infiltrate the event, what

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

"I agree."

his evaluation, I nodded my head. This was

battle royale is at

to which Kevin nodded his

"Correct."

"That's problematic..."

I'm also stumped on this

scratched the back of his neck

only recently built by the Lock for

how much Kevin and I wanted to

with

facility and check where the portals are being set

we have to infiltrate

after a brief pause. My eyes lit up at his

"Oh? You've got something?"

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

"...Yeah."

My eyes squinted slightly.

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

than done. How are we going

I rebutted.

I've got

laughed bashfully but didn't

"...fine."

didn't respond as I

on my part as I knew exactly what Kevin was planning on doing. Without a doubt, it had something to do

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

Kevin got up.

"That sounds good."

you

the table, Kevin waved his

"Mhm. See ya."

but he didn't seem to mind this. Closing the door behind

'”Clank!

***

'”Trriiing! '”Trriiing!

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

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

third years of the Lock securing the first place spot in the tournament. Will

"...so it really happened."

the news article on my phone, an

years game, I

part of

cooperation between the three heads was something that anyone

battle royale

'”Ding '”Dong!

me from my thoughts was the sudden sound of my doorbell

Who could

I made my way to the entrance

Who is

was no tag on it so I

'This looks really suspicious...'

lightly

that came through the Leviathan building were checked

know who gave

"Oh well."

curiosity got the best of me, and I eventually took the box and brought it

"Ah..."

In the middle of the box was a colorless potion,

"...how kind of her."

of my room, where Melissa's room was,

started to make sense to

give me a potion and added with the fact that there

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

spotted a white envelope placed beneath it.

[You're fucking crazy.]

did I

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

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