The Author's POV

Chapter 434

Upon confirming that I was indeed 876, the very air in the room chilled by a few degrees.

When I felt this, I merely smiled.

There was not an ounce of nervousness inside of my body.

Octavious Hall was a pragmatic man. He was someone who calculated profits above all else. Although he didn't look like it, from where I sat, I could tell that he was fuming.

If there was one thing that Octavious hated, it was losing control.

In a way, he was like me, except that he sought a different type of control. He sought control for the sake of his minuscule pride, while I sought control for the sake of being able to quickly adjust over the slightest of changes.

Even then, seeing his current complexion, I couldn't help but think to myself.

'Guess Gervis overdid it…'

There could only be one reason I could think of for him to be like this, and that was because he had been threatened by Gervis.

Well, it was inevitable. I had to guarantee my own life, after all.

"Does your confidence stem from Gervis's backing?"

Octavious finally spoke, his cold voice reverberating throughout the whole room.

I tilted my head for a second before eventually nodding.

"In a way, yes."

"So you're not afraid I will ignore his warning and kill you right here on the spot?"

"Yup, not at all." I shook my head. Then, glancing at him from the corner of my eyes, I softly added. "To be honest, I fear Melissa more than you."

This was not a joke.

As I've said before. Octavious was a pragmatic man. He wasn't the type to act rashly.

Since Gervis had obviously threatened him, it was clear that he couldn't make any rash moves, and as such, I wasn't worried about my safety.

But unlike him, Melissa would attack me even if she was threatened. There was a clear difference between the two.

"I see."

Octavious nodded. Surprisingly, he didn't look too fazed by the fact that I mentioned his daughter.

Did he perhaps already figure out that I was the one working with her regarding the magic cards…? If so, things were going to be even easier than I thought.

After a brief moment of silence, he opened his mouth again. His voice sounded much calmer than before.

"Your goal is freedom, isn't it?"

My brows knit.

"…Yes."

At my confirmation, Octavious quickly followed up with another question.

"And you're trying to frame Aaron as 876 in order to gain freedom, correct?"

"Right."

was pretty much the

However, his next words caused

"What about your family?"

worry about

However, it seemed as though it went to deaf ears as Octavious

figured out that you're 876. The Monolith must have found out as well. Since they can't come here, in all likelihood, they are going to

I calmly looked

"They won't do shit."

a while. A smile soon crept up on

you believe I didn't think this

would be

find out

already made preparations a long time ago. At the

lazily said, "My family is safe, and they won't have any trouble with you

surprise, instead of displaying anger, Octavious merely

thought

once again, he leaned back

no choice

Octavious interlocked his fingers.

should the Union

should you

laughed. Turning to look at Octavious,

messing with me? ...I need

smoke something

did I ever say

seek help from the one

How laughable.

eyes. The smile on my face

and

clear. I never needed your help, nor do I need it now. All I'm doing right now is giving you a

situation. I didn't ask him to

shifting my body forward a little, I asked, "I'm

didn't answer.

terms with the dwarves, and not only that, I've saved the asses of some of

I spoke, the sharper my

I see Monica and the others back at the Monolith, but I also had

gazing at my watch, I tapped on the screen and a holographic image appeared before

a replica of the contract Octavious and the others had signed with the

out the contract, Octavious's face finally changed a little. His voice

answer was obvious

The moment we arrived in Issanor, as the Vice-Leader of the Union, he helped me get a copy

after reading through it that I was able to find the holes within

human domain the moment

copy and not the real thing, but

a look

I pointed toward two highlighted parts

of the contract will be null if Party A (Union) fails to provide adequate effort in the capture of

slowly recited before pointing toward another section of the

well as a blood measuring system that will verify the identity of the captive. If the two criteria are met, Party

raised my head and

two things could be?...You know, the

to cross my arms

even possibly the traces of

response to my question, Octavious merely closed his eyes and continued to

I shrugged it off.

A with a tracking system as well as a blood

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