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.

to glance in the direction of the others,

the mishap, it should've never have

there to

the platform. Despite the fact that

be it...khrrr...Only

"I agree."

his eyes locked

contestants had been warned beforehand of the possibility

"I see."

nodded

present represents the future of our kind,

was speaking, the only one that remained did not have a change in expression throughout the whole event was Octavious Hall who

he cared or not about what

Trrr— Trrr—

then that Octavious suddenly felt a vibration coming from

have detected slight fluctuations from one of the meters the Monolith

unable to properly locate the individual, but it

Octavius's brows furrowed slightly.

876.

forgotten everything about

agreed to catch

as the Union had never

it, but it had never been on their lists

was because his signal disappeared a while back. Octavious

had never said anything regarding him being dead, Octavious had

from the current message, it appeared as

the screen of his watch, Octavious sent a

constant alert. If you find

message, Octavious leaned back on his chair with an

876 or not, he

***

Late at night.

alcohol permeated

was a young girl with auburn-colored hair. With a pale complexion, her frail figure lay on a

hand was Kevin whose body trembled uncontrollably. A couple of hours after the incident, the elves managed to finally stabilize her condition, allowing for the

and the others, Kevin went to visit Emma. Taking his feelings into consideration, they

Emma's frail figure, Kevin felt a heartwrenching

across his

is all my

his teeth tightly. It was only after someone showed him

undisguised amount of hatred flashed across his face

a lot harder than he

I did not

ever happened if

in

Cli Clank—!

walked in. Staring in his direction and walking

too much the doctor said that she

"...I know."

muttered. His

going to live...but, he also said that sh-e suffered from a permanent injury on her back. She...will never be able to

Emma's hand tightly before

let you

an undisguised hatred mixed in his voice as he uttered

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

right, I am too soft. I should've not interfered back then when you

the louder his

losing control of his

was happening to him, the feeling he was currently experiencing, the heartwrenching feeling of losing

he

can't let

sudden outburst, Ren shook his head and

your fault...It really

Kevin stood up. Closing his eyes

you're right. This

wiping the corner of his

has to be Aaron. He's the one who is responsible

his body. Turning his head and facing

going to win

He suddenly proclaimed.

doctor said that there is a chance of her fully recovering, and that's through the usage of something called an 'elven tear'. I will win the tournament and ask for

one last look at Emma, Kevin walked out of

Clank—!

felt his emotions become numb as a fire lit up in

going to stop him from winning