The Author's POV

Four days later.

"Ugh, not this again."

My face darkened as I looked at myself in the mirror.

Wearing the same suit as when I met the other elders in Henlour, I once again struggled to tie my tie.

There were improvements, however.

Staring at my reflection in the mirror, turning around, and touching my tie multiple times, I nodded in satisfaction.

"It's not too bad."

Compared to last time, when I struggled quite hard to tie it, there were massive improvements.

Remembering how Douglas had tied my tie, I was somewhat able to mimic his movements. Thanks to that, I was able to somewhat do a good job. Was well satisfied with it.

Of course, it wasn't perfect, but it was better than nothing.

Staring at myself in the mirror and fixing my hair which was still quite long, my hand paused slightly.

'They should also be there…'

Kevin, and the others. I was finally going to see them properly.

This time, not from afar.

"Huu…"

Thinking about them, I let out a long breath.

'I guess it's time.'

After thinking things through, I decided to finally reveal myself to the others.

There was no point in hiding myself from the others. Sure, the high-ranking members of the Union were there, but it wasn't like they could instantly tell that I was 876.

With the chip disabled, it would be quite difficult for them to figure out who I was.

This was why I decided to stop pretending. Of course, I was only planning on revealing myself to them. Not the Union.

Despite the fact that the chip was now disabled, and there being no concrete evidence linking me to 876, there were still many loopholes in such thought.

For example, the last sighting of 876 was in the dwarven domain. I came out of the dwarven domain. 876 is a human, I am a human...there were just too many links for my comfort.

'It's too risky to expose myself completely.'

The more I thought about it, the more I realized just how much of a risk my exposure was, but…

'I'll still meet them.'

My mind was made, and I wasn't going to change it, even if the risks were there.

I just needed to be more careful.

Fixing my clothes, and reaching out for my mask by the side of the table, I pressed it against my face and my face soon morphed into that of someone else.

"But before that, I need to take care of something else…"

There was something very important that I needed to take care of before meeting with the others again.

***

"Hurry up, we're going to be late.

Emma's voice rang from below the residence as she looked up towards a certain window.

Ci Clank—

Opening the window of the room, Kevin leaned out of it and shouted.

"Give me a minute! I'm coming."

"Wha—"

Clank—!

Kevin closed the window before she could even speak. This obviously did not sit well for her as she Crossed her arms together, and pouted in dissatisfaction.

It's not like

"Maybe it's his hair?"

hair? It shouldn't take this long to do his

who was standing beside her. She was currently wearing a beautiful black dress that

her was her hair, which was being held by

"Hmmm…"

forward to take a closer look at

closer look, it's the first time that I've seen you with your hair tied. It suits

"Thank you."

replied with

you look really beautiful," Emma circled Amanda multiple times before placing her hand on her chin

Gli Clank—

sound of a door closing. What followed after was

for the wait. I was

"Took you long enough."

the side. Wearing a pale yellow one-piece dress, Melissa leaned by

a while, she decided to wear contacts, exposing

annoyed as her brows were slightly knit a frown. But at the same

the stairs and arriving before the others, Kevin

is here, shall we

the time on her watch, Emma replied

should, or we'll

"Okay."

Emma's words faded everyone headed towards where the ceremony

a few steps, Kevin suddenly recalled something and his footsteps came to a sudden

"Wait, what about Jin?"

"…"

"…"

"…"

everyone stopped walking and an awkward silence enveloped the

only after a couple of seconds that Emma finally opened

he was coming…or

***

the ceremony was being held was in

place that could host the event. The sheer number of attendees was far

where only the high-ranking elven members stayed, but they made a special exception

"All done?"

"Yeah."

met up with Douglas in front of

others who also

was there. He looked quite uncomfortable with a suit, but whenever he tried to complain, Smallsnake would

clothes are all

it's fine. Stop pestering

comical sight if I had

was Angelica. This was mostly her choice, but it was also the

mean that the orcs and elves still fully trusted her. Perhaps some could

a traitor to the demons. We

much would only be detrimental to

"Is there anyone missing?"

Douglas asked, looking around.

compared to the one that he wore back in the dwarven domain, Douglas still looked as

looked even more

my head, I

I think everyone is

"Did you forget anything?"

suit, I

have everything with

we

around, Douglas headed towards the

I

met with the others

mean with

him. Since the time we split up when we first

"Yeah."

his head."I've been too busy attending meetings with

focused on the enormous white building in the

be aware of my presence. I'll

look

I turned my head and looked at Waylan who was quietly

mask, he looked

on a long war appeared on his

before turning my attention back to Douglas and pointing