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

for the mishap, it should've

is there to

that he wasn't trying to speak loudly, his voice

so be it...khrrr...Only the strong

"I agree."

his eyes locked onto the

the possibility of death, we

"I see."

elven queen reluctantly nodded her

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

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

one knew whether he cared or not about

Trrr— Trrr—

from his watch. Turning

one of the meters the Monolith gave to

were unable to properly locate the individual, but it appears as though

Octavius's brows furrowed slightly.

876.

almost forgotten everything about

the Union had agreed to

thing as the Union had never

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

because his signal disappeared a

had never said anything regarding him being

message, it appeared as though he

screen of his watch, Octavious sent a

If you find his signal again, capture

the message, Octavious leaned back on his chair

they captured 876 or not, he

***

Late at night.

of alcohol permeated throughout

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

Kevin whose body trembled uncontrollably. A couple of hours after

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

Kevin felt a heartwrenching pain coarse

across his face

is all

only after someone showed him what had

of hatred flashed across his face as he tried

lot harder than he

not stop Ren during

of this would've ever happened if he had not stopped

sink in

Cli Clank—!

room suddenly opened and Ren walked in. Staring in his direction and walking up to him,

you don't have to worry too much the doctor

"...I know."

muttered. His

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

hand

let you

in his voice as he uttered

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

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

he spoke, the louder his voice

losing control

currently experiencing, the heartwrenching feeling

he thought about it,

let her

his

your fault...It

his eyes for a short minute, he

you're right. This isn't

corner of his eyes, Kevin's

has to be Aaron.

red glow suddenly manifested around his body. Turning his head and facing Ren, Kevin's

going to

He suddenly proclaimed.

recovering, and that's through the usage of something called an 'elven tear'. I will win the tournament and ask

one last look at Emma, Kevin walked out of the room, slamming the door shut behind

Clank—!

slowly felt his emotions become numb as a fire lit up in

going to stop him from winning the