The Author's POV

Rushing in my direction, Kevin shouted. His voice sounded extremely panicked.

"Where is Emma?!"

"Calm down, Emma has been taken by the staff, her father is with her."

Raising my hand, I motioned him to calm down.

"From what I've been told, she is still alive. Just before Emma was about to get stabbed in the back, the referee reacted in time and slightly shifted her body away, preventing her death, but..."

Pausing, my brows furrowed.

"But what!?"

Raising my head and meeting Kevin's gaze, I deeply sighed.

"...but, well, it's not looking too good. She was hit directly in the spine, so I don't know."

"Haa..."

Like a deflated balloon, Kevin's stumbled a couple of steps back as his face drained of all color.

Grabbing onto his shoulder, I held him up.

"Relax, don't lose hop—"

"The book!"

Kevin suddenly shouted as he cut me off.

My eyes immediately opened wide at his words.

Placing my hand over his mouth, I quickly shushed him.

"What the fuck are you doing?"

"Hmmhmmm."

Increasing my grip on his mouth, I whispered in his ear.

"Get a grip of yourself, the event has already happened, the book can't do anything. Furthermore, there is nothing written on it. You know best since you've seen the book yourself."

Listening to my words, Kevin quickly calmed down as his eyes dulled.

Seeing this, I asked. "...Are you finally calm?"

Kevin silently nodded his head in response.

Eyeing him for a while, I proceeded to take my hand away from his mouth. Taking a deep breath, I tried to reassure him.

"Don't worry too much, I'm sure she will be fine."

Despite my words, I wasn't too confident in the things I said.

Emma's condition was quite critical. Fortunately, the elves were able to intervene just in time to stabilize her condition and so she was at least guaranteed her life.

Regarding whether she was disabled or not, I wasn't sure. Only time could tell.

"Huuu..."

Taking a deep breath, I turned my wrist and glanced at my watch.

[Permission to access granted]

[On] [Off]

'This is enough for now.'

Tapping onto the screen of my watch, I turned off the tracking device in Aaron's head.

***

On the upper echelon platform, moments before.

Silence descended on the platform as the eyes of all the members on the platform locked themselves on the one specific projection where a girl lay on the floor in her own pool of blood.

"Someone go and get her patched up quickly."

The first to speak out amongst the members was the elven queen whose delicate brows knit tightly.

She was evidently displeased by the fact that an incident had occurred.

the others, the elven queen lowered her head and softly

mishap, it should've

is there to apologize

voice reverberated throughout the platform. Despite the fact that he wasn't

contestant dies, so be it...khrrr...Only

"I agree."

nodded from the side as his eyes locked

possibility of death, we can't blame you guys

"I see."

reluctantly nodded her head

believe that this shouldn't have happened during my watch. Each individual present represents the future of

the only one that remained did not have a change in expression throughout the whole event

one knew whether he cared or not about

Trrr— Trrr—

suddenly felt a vibration coming from his watch. Turning

slight fluctuations from one of the meters the Monolith

to properly locate the individual, but it appears as though 876 is

Octavius's brows furrowed slightly.

876.

had almost forgotten everything about

Union had agreed to catch in exchange for the

reality, this was merely a formality thing as the Union had never bothered investing that much

it, they had to do it, but it had never been on their

876 was because his signal disappeared a while back. Octavious

since the Monolith had never said anything regarding him being dead, Octavious had some people keep

current message, it appeared as though he

onto the screen of his watch, Octavious sent a message

alert. If you find his signal again, capture him

leaned back on his chair with an

876 or not,

***

Late at night.

heavy scent of alcohol permeated throughout a

was a young girl with auburn-colored hair. With a pale

holding onto her small delicate hand was Kevin whose body trembled uncontrollably. A couple of hours after the

to visit Emma. Taking his feelings into consideration, they all chose to visit at a later hour, giving him

figure, Kevin felt a heartwrenching

multitude of emotions flashed across his face

is all my

teeth tightly. It was only after someone showed him what had happened

across his face as

than

not stop Ren during that

would've ever happened if he had not stopped Ren

to sink in as dark

Cli Clank—!

the door of the room suddenly opened and Ren walked in. Staring in his direction and walking up to him, he softly

don't have to worry too much

"...I know."

muttered. His voice

know that she's going to live...but, he also said that sh-e suffered from a permanent injury on her back. She...will

hand tightly before

you kill

an undisguised hatred mixed in his voice as he

head and glancing in Ren's direction, Kevin's snarled through

were right, I am too soft. I should've not interfered back then when you were about to kill him! ...This is

more he spoke, the louder his

feel himself losing control of

him, the feeling he was currently experiencing, the heartwrenching feeling of losing Emma...it all felt too familiar

couldn't quite explain it, but the more he thought about it, the

can't let

sudden outburst, Ren shook his head and

your fault...It really

stood up. Closing his eyes for a short minute, he quickly

right. This isn't my

and wiping the corner of his eyes, Kevin's

to blame, it has to be Aaron. He's the one who is responsible for

around his body. Turning his head

to win

He suddenly proclaimed.

chance of her fully recovering, and that's through the usage of something called an

taking one last look at Emma, Kevin walked out of the room, slamming the

Clank—!

felt his emotions become numb as a fire lit up in

stop him from winning