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 he's putting on any

"Maybe it's his hair?"

shouldn't take this long to do

to Amanda who was standing beside her. She was currently wearing a beautiful black dress that sparkled under the veil of the moonlight, perfectly outlining her

which was being held by a small pin,

"Hmmm…"

eyes, Emma leaned forward to take a

it's the first time that I've seen

"Thank you."

replied with a

times before placing her hand on her chin and muttering. "Maybe I should

Gli Clank—

sound of a door closing. What

for the wait. I was having trouble putting

"Took you long enough."

yellow one-piece dress, Melissa leaned by the

in a while, she decided to wear contacts, exposing her beautiful crystal clear eyes that sucked one in if they stared at

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

the stairs and arriving before the others, Kevin

like everyone is here,

the time on her watch, Emma replied

should, or we'll end up

"Okay."

words faded everyone headed towards where the ceremony

they had taken a few steps, Kevin suddenly recalled something

"Wait, what about Jin?"

"…"

"…"

"…"

his words, everyone stopped walking and an awkward silence enveloped the

couple of seconds that Emma finally

was coming…or rather,

***

the ceremony was being held was in the enormous white building in

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

only the high-ranking elven members stayed, but they

"All done?"

"Yeah."

up with Douglas in

the others who

quite uncomfortable with a suit, but whenever he tried to complain, Smallsnake would

are all

fine. Stop

sight if I had to

that was missing was Angelica. This was mostly her choice,

Henlour, but that didn't mean that the orcs and elves still fully trusted

had helped the dwarves, she was considered a traitor to the demons. We managed to

only be

"Is there anyone missing?"

Douglas asked, looking around.

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

he looked even more imposing than last

my head, I

think everyone is

"Did you forget anything?"

suit, I shook my

I have everything

we may leave

the lake in

pace, I walked beside

met with the others

with Donna and

time we split up when

"Yeah."

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

the enormous white building in the

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

don't look

at Waylan who was quietly

skin mask, he looked to be

akin to a soldier that was about to embark on a long war appeared on his face.

thought, before turning my attention back to Douglas