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Chapter 421

Pitch black darkness.

What met my sight upon activating Monarch's indifference was pitch black darkness.

The darkness seemed to be unending.

But it wasn't long before I regained consciousness and wondered to myself.

'What's going on?'

Why was I in this pitch-black word? ...and why could I move as I pleased?

This had never happened before, back when I activated Monarch's indifference.

Did that mean that my previous conjecture was correct and that Monarch indifference had a link with the shift in my mentality? Intense wariness flashed across my eyes.

Glancing around the place, I opened my mouth and coldly said.

"...Where are you? I know you're here somewhere."

Silence.

As my vice echoed amidst the darkness, all I was met with was silence. However, I wasn't one to give up easily as I once again opened my mouth.

"Come out. I've already figured things out."

"Hm."

It was then that with a soft hum, someone materialized a couple of meters away from me.

It was none other than the other Ren. Or at least, that was what I used to think. But now, I wasn't too sure.

With a thoughtful look on his face, he scanned my body from top to bottom.

"You're not half bad."

He muttered after a while.

I frowned at his words as I felt a weird sense of discomfort wash over my body. The sense of discomfort came from the way he was looking at me.

It reminded me of a scientist looking at his experiment. It felt very uncomfortable.

Calming down my nerves, I looked straight into the other Ren's eyes and got straight to the point.

With my limited amount of time, I could only carefully choose my questions.

"...You were the one responsible for what happened to Emma, weren't you?"

"Me?"

Lifting his head, the other Ren raised his brow. A small smile then surfaced on his face as he shook his head.

"Now why would you think that?"

"...Because I would never make such a mistake."

"Oh? Aren't you confident in yourself?"

Waving his hand, a wooden table materialized in front of the other Ren. Gesturing for me to sit down opposite of him, Ren sat down and raised his hand where a small teacup materialized.

Holding onto the handle of the cup, he raised the cup slightly. A small smile tugged the edge of his lips.

"Everything that happened is a result of your actions. I am merely someone whose body you took over."

"Don't bullshit with me!"

I quickly shot back.

"You can stop your little facade. I know that you're hiding something."

Walking over to the table, I sat down. Leaning forward, I coldly looked at the other Ren.

"I don't know what you're hiding, but I for sure know that you must've had a hand in my transmigration."

"...I'm hiding something? Transmigration?"

sip of his tea before putting it back down on the

together, he asked a completely

"What is your goal?"

"My goal?"

sudden question, I was

his head, Ren

what is your goal? What is your goal in life? What are you aiming to achieve in your life? It's a

his question, my eyes

being baffled by his sudden question, I still nevertheless answered. I wanted

"...Defeating the demon king."

Ren nodded his head

be the roadblock that you need to pass through in order to get to your real goal such as living

cup of tea, Ren gazed into the distance, towards the

goal you have will

words, I

words, I couldn't. His words held some truths in

demon king died, any other goal that I had

keep my family safe unless I

head, my eyes

"Get to the point."

another sip of his head, Ren put the teacup

answered your previous

are you talking

I don't recall ever hearing his

he did was ramble about how I

my

"You.."

again. I was currently having trouble trying to formulate

looked at me with a

incident with Emma, aren't you? It

hunch turned out to be right. It really was

what I did and

was true, and what happened

shook at that

instead of panicking I forced myself to

to calm

to do with defeating

asked, anger rising in my

his cheek on

suddenly distorted and his demeanor changed to that of a cold and emotionless person. He looked just like me when I

such dumb questions. You already know

out from his body, enshrouding the area around me as

'I knew it.'

such force,

I didn't say

could I not? It was obvious, yet, I

emotional baggage that Kevin carries with him.

I gazed into the other Ren's eyes. Staring deep into

Those eyes.

eyes reflected the eyes of a man who no longer cared for

far too soft. He does not have his

and yet he is the one that

and turned his back away from me. His cold voice once

to keep your family safe? You want to defeat the demon king? You want to

every question he asked powerfully rang inside of my

so, this is the only

"No."

shook my head and similarly

only way to defeat the demon

stopped a couple of

for you to hurt Emma or anyone that is close to him. What if he suddenly loses

"He won't."

shook

wired to prioritize those that are close to him. He does not think of the

me, he continued. His

I'm right. Removing every single burden around Kevin will grant us the highest possibility of beating the demon king...isn't

listening to

do you speak as

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