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?"

take this long to

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

her was her hair, which was being held by a small pin, exposing

"Hmmm…"

her eyes, Emma leaned forward to

look, it's the first time that I've seen you with your hair

"Thank you."

with

really beautiful," Emma circled Amanda multiple times before placing her hand on her chin and muttering. "Maybe I should

Gli Clank—

of them heard the sound of a door closing. What followed after was Kevin's apologetic

for the wait. I was having trouble

"Took you long enough."

pale yellow one-piece

was rare for Melissa to not wear any glasses, and today, for the first time in a while, she decided to

brows were slightly knit a frown. But at the same time, she always looked annoyed. This was probably why no one paid much attention to

stairs and arriving before

like everyone is here,

watch, Emma replied with

we'll end up being

"Okay."

Emma's words faded everyone headed towards where the ceremony was being

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

"Wait, what about Jin?"

"…"

"…"

"…"

words, everyone stopped walking and an awkward

couple of

was coming…or

***

location where the ceremony was being held was in the enormous

The sheer number of

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

"All done?"

"Yeah."

I met up with Douglas in

the others who also were dressed in formal

uncomfortable with a suit, but whenever he tried

clothes are

fine. Stop

sight if

was Angelica. This was mostly her choice, but it

trusted her. Perhaps some could trust her, but many were still against the idea of keeping a demon close to

her safety too. Since Angelica had helped the dwarves, she was considered a traitor to the demons. We managed to hide this back in Henlour, but the same couldn't

only be detrimental

"Is there anyone missing?"

Douglas asked, looking around.

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

fact, he looked even more imposing than last

my head, I

think everyone is

"Did you forget anything?"

I shook

I have everything

we

around, Douglas headed towards the

I walked beside

with

mean with

last seen him. Since the time we split up when we first arrive. I was genuinely curious

"Yeah."

been too busy attending meetings with

eyes suddenly focused on the enormous white building in the distance that was becoming clearer by

already be aware of

look

looked at Waylan who was quietly following us from

skin mask, he looked to

was about to embark on a long war appeared

thought, before