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.

he slower than me? It's not like he's putting

"Maybe it's his hair?"

hair? It shouldn't take this long

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

her was her hair, which was being held

"Hmmm…"

eyes, Emma leaned forward to take a

first time that I've seen you

"Thank you."

with

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

Gli Clank—

that the both of them heard the sound of a door closing. What followed after

I was having trouble putting on the

"Took you long enough."

commented from the side. Wearing a pale yellow one-piece dress,

and today, for the first time in a while, she decided to wear contacts, exposing her beautiful crystal

the same time, she always looked annoyed. This was probably why no one paid much

arriving before the others,

everyone is here, shall we

watch, Emma replied

should, or we'll

"Okay."

once Emma's words faded everyone headed towards where the

just as they had taken a few steps, Kevin suddenly recalled something

"Wait, what about Jin?"

"…"

"…"

"…"

everyone stopped walking and an awkward silence

a couple of

of forgot he was coming…or rather,

***

being held was in the enormous

the only place that could host the event. The sheer

members stayed, but they made a special exception this time, just for the

"All done?"

"Yeah."

I met up with Douglas in front of my

were the others who

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

clothes are

it's fine.

if I

Angelica. This was mostly her choice, but it

fully trusted her. Perhaps some could trust her, but

her safety too. Since Angelica had helped the dwarves, she was considered a traitor to the demons. We managed to hide

would only be detrimental to her

"Is there anyone missing?"

Douglas asked, looking around.

back in the dwarven domain, Douglas still looked as

fact, he looked even more imposing than

my head,

think

"Did you forget anything?"

suit, I shook

I have everything

we

towards the

pace, I walked beside

with the

with

had been a while since I had last seen him. Since the time we split up

"Yeah."

head."I've been too busy attending meetings with the others that I had no time

on the enormous white building in the

already be aware of my presence. I'll meet them at the

don't look that

I turned my head and looked at Waylan who was quietly following us

looked to be in his

akin to a soldier that was about to embark on a long war appeared on his face. Quite frankly, he

didn't get much sleep, huh?' I muttered in thought, before turning my attention back