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?"

of

seen many humans, I've even contracted with

glare appeared on her face. Turning

forgot about the fact that I had killed

all the humans that I had seen, you're the first one that has

"That so."

I rubbed my nose

Glad she knows.

"Ren."

called out

middle-aged man standing next to him. I

"Leopold."

"Hmmm..."

on his chin, Leopold's

"Is there something wrong?"

I asked in confusion.

his thumb up, Leopold

I like your

"..."

My mouth twitched.

"Oh god."

Smallsnake covered his face. From how unsurprised he was, it looked as though he had somewhat expected

the scar and

"...haha, thanks."

replied with

joking or being serious. Was slowly starting to regret my

way Smallsnake,

far there were Smallsnake, Angelica, and Leopold in

"Ryan?"

the mention of Ryan's name,

not go unnoticed to me

"Is he not here?"

no, he's here, it's

"Just that?"

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

telling you, it's better if

"...okay?"

Smallsnake from behind. Walking through the

his steps in front of the room, Smallsnake put his hand on the

"What the."

thing I saw was an endless amount of monitors attached to the side of the wall. Below them was a massive black

it...no, not

a large leather chair that was twice his size, was Ryan whose eyes darted

on his face as he walked up to Ryan and removed the headset that was resting on

"Maybe this one could—ah?!"

I have to tell you that you to take a break?

Smallsnake reprimanded.

what are you

"Can't I be here?"

you

appeared on Ryan's face as he replied to

was in the middle of something

to tell your mother

no that. Anything but

face as I thought. 'Looks like Smallsnake has

more and more

truly became a dependable

I mean Smallsnake,

a second, my tongue almost

"Boss!"

me, Ryan called out in excitement as he

"hmmm?"

look appeared on my face.

"Do you recognize me?"

"Of course I do."

any hesitation causing

you see

"That's right."

how were you able

time I was meeting him. For him to have been able to recognize me this quickly despite the current state of my face, I was

innocently tilted his head. Then, opening his mouth, he started speaking extremely

brought you here. With his personality, there's no way he'd bring a stranger here. If you add all those factors together, it wouldn't be strange for me to come up with such

"I see."

I nodded my head slightly. Either way, I pretty much

put it like

it since they wouldn't have been

was the only

he finished speaking, Ryan's innocent eyes looked towards me as

Are you here

right, thanks for

my elbow on the armrest of the sofa, and resting my cheek on my arm, I opened

need your help

"My help?"

you can't do it, I won't hold it against

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

chest,

I'll make

on my face. Then, pointing towards

want you to hack the chip that

"Hu? A chip?"

confused look

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

thing happened. I'm sorry, I didn't

to the story,

sensitive topic for me. It was also one

Smallsnake

sorry, even though you spent so much money on us, we were completely useless when

"It's okay."

edges of my lips curved upwards. Patting

let's focus on the future

"Okay."

"Good."

turned my head towards

I just

together. After a while, looking back at me

"I can try..."

smile appeared on my

I'm

was the best bet I had

destroyed a major part of the Monolith, I wasn't necessarily worried about them getting the chip tracking device functioning fast, but it was better to get

see what

finger danced all over the keyboard, as the sound of keys being clicked rang

Ta.Ta.Ta.

"Hmmm..."

the monitor screens in front of him. Staring at the codes

to do? Do you want me to directly

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