The Author's POV

Chapter 283

Screeech—!

Pressing on the brakes of the car, the car stopped and a familiar building appeared in the distance.

"Alright, we're here."

Twisting the keys of the car, Smallsnake hopped off the car.

"Huaam"

Yawning out loud and stretching my arms, I opened the door of the car and got off as well. Then, turning my head I looked towards the familiar building in the distance.

"It's been a while..."

I muttered underneath my breath.

Eight months.

Perhaps it was even longer, but I couldn't remember anymore. All of my recent memories have made everything around me feel unfamiliar.

It was an odd sensation.

Similar to when I had just reincarnated into this world.

"Follow me, a lot of things have changed since you left."

"Changed?"

Twirling the car keys on his index finger, Smallsnake locked the car and made his way towards the warehouse in the distance.

"Mhm, rather than telling you it's better if I show you."

"...okay"

Following Smallsnake from behind, we soon arrived before the entrance of the warehouse. Stopping before the entrance, turning my head towards Smallsnake, I asked.

"By the way, how are the others doing?"

Been a while since I last saw them. Did they improve whilst I was gone?

Unlocking the doors of the warehouse, Smallsnake casually replied.

"Everyone is doing fine. Not much really happened during your absence."

"That so?...Then did you manage to recruit her?"

Halting mid-key turn, Smallsnake raised his brow and looked at me.

"Are you referring to the one you told me to recruit before abruptly disappearing?"

Awkwardly scratching my nose, I replied.

"...yeah."

"If your talking about that Ava girl, she's agreed to join."

"Really?"

A surprised look appeared on my face.

Last I remembered, during the tournament, she contacted me regarding my previous offer. From there I put her in contact with Smallsnake. Who would've thought that she had agreed to join despite my absence?

"Is she in?"

I asked whilst pointing at the warehouse. In turn, Smallsnake shook his head and unlocked the door.

"No, she's at the Lock."

"Right. I forgot about that."

She was still a student, so she couldn't technically be here full time. Just like me before.

"Alright, follow me in."

"You do know that I've been here before, right?"

Rolling my eyes, I followed Smallsnake in.

Entering the warehouse with Smallsnake, once we walked past the entrance of the warehouse, arriving before a certain room, I spotted a woman with two horns on her head sitting crossed-legged in the middle of the room.

Angelica.

I could feel powerful demonic energy emanating from her body. The aura on her body was much stronger compared to when I had last seen her. I suspected that she had broken through to rank. She was now a fullfledged Viscount ranked demon.

Staring at her, I walked up to her.

Angelica suddenly opened her mouth.

"You're here, human. Took you a while."

"Things happened."

I shrugged. Then, looking at her, I asked.

"You've been doing well I presume?"

"...mhm."

Along with a casual nod, the demonic energy that was lingering in the air shrunk rapidly and entered her body. Standing up, she scanned me from top to bottom.

"What happened to your face?"

She questioned with an odd look on her face.

"Always straight to the point."

At her question, a helpless sigh escaped from my mouth.

Before even greeting me properly, she already jumped straight to what happened to my face. Talk about straightforward.

"Well—"

"Hmm..this energy?"

However, right as I was about to respond, her brows suddenly knit. Lifting her head, a shocked expression appeared on her face.

"Your rank..."

"Finally noticed?"

A smile appeared on my face.

Was hoping she'd notice.

Since I wasn't suppressing my rank, it was easy for her to tell that my rank was currently at borderline .

"You are one interesting human."

"...Come again?"

kind of

I have seen many humans, I've even

face. Turning my head,

forgot about the fact that I had killed

I had seen, you're the first one

"That so."

Angelica, I

Glad she knows.

"Ren."

called out from

man standing next to him.

"Leopold."

"Hmmm..."

on his

"Is there something wrong?"

I asked in confusion.

thumb up, Leopold

I like your makeover.

"..."

My mouth twitched.

"Oh god."

Smallsnake covered his face. From how unsurprised he was, it

scar and that

"...haha, thanks."

replied with

he was joking or being serious. Was slowly starting to regret my decision

Smallsnake, where is

Leopold in the

"Ryan?"

Ryan's

go unnoticed to me as my

"Is he not here?"

here, it's just

"Just that?"

his neck, a helpless expression appeared on Smallsnake's face. Then, he suddenly

telling you, it's better if you look for

"...okay?"

from behind. Walking through the warehouse, we soon

the room, Smallsnake put his hand on the doorknob

"What the."

twisting the knob and opening the door, the first thing I saw was an endless amount of monitors attached to the side of the wall.

isn't it...no,

was twice his size, was Ryan whose eyes darted all over the

he walked up to Ryan and removed the headset that

"Maybe this one could—ah?!"

do I have to tell you that you to

Smallsnake reprimanded.

are

"Can't I be here?"

you can,

on Ryan's face as he

was in the middle of something

tell your mother about how much time

that.

as I thought. 'Looks like Smallsnake has fully adapted to his babysitter

to this place, Smallsnake's role as a babysitter became more and more apparent to me. From how

truly became a

keumm, I mean Smallsnake, it's okay, leave

a second, my tongue almost

"Boss!"

Ryan called out

"hmmm?"

my face.

"Do you recognize me?"

"Of course I do."

without any hesitation causing me

you see me only once

"That's right."

how were you able

second time I was meeting him. For him to have been able to recognize me this

innocently tilted his head. Then,

no way he'd bring a stranger here.

"I see."

slightly. Either way, I pretty much got the gist

he put it like that,

wouldn't have been able to memorize so

the only

he finished speaking, Ryan's innocent eyes

you here boss? Are you here to just

right, thanks for

the room, I sat down. Propping my elbow on the armrest of the sofa, and resting my cheek on my arm,

your help

"My help?"

and even if you can't do it,

ask of him was going to be a difficult task. With him only being thirteen years old, there was a

his chest,

worry boss, I'll make sure

to Ryan's words, a gratified smile appeared on my face. Then, pointing towards my

hack the chip that

"Hu? A chip?"

confused

what are you talking

of what had happened in the Monolith. Although I omitted a few things, I pretty much told them about the experiments and how a chip was installed inside of my

I'm sorry,

story, Smallsnake's

a sensitive topic for me. It was also one for Smallsnake who was

fists, Smallsnake lowered

money on us, we were completely useless

"It's okay."

edges of

all that matters? The past is the past, now let's focus on the future and make

"Okay."

"Good."

I turned my head

that I just

tightly furrowed together. After a while,

"I can try..."

appeared on my

all I'm

I had for

device functioning fast, but it was better to get it

me see what I can

the chair around, Ryan's finger danced all over the keyboard, as the sound of keys being

Ta.Ta.Ta.

"Hmmm..."

monitor screens in front of him.

do?

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