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."

pretty much the gist

understood what I was planning. However, his next words caused the

"What about your family?"

worry about

as though

as well. Since they can't come here, in all likelihood, they are going to target your parents. Was this the freedom

eyes, I calmly looked back

"They won't do shit."

while. A smile

you believe I didn't think this far

think that he would be the only one to figure things

beginning, I knew that the Monolith would find

a long time ago. At the moment, they should be

"My family is safe, and they won't have any trouble

instead of displaying anger, Octavious merely closed his eyes

you've thought

he leaned back

have no choice but

Octavious interlocked his fingers.

should the

should you

at Octavious, I looked around the room before I pointed toward

with me? ...I need your

something before coming

the world did I ever

they actually think that I would seek help from the one organization that turned its back on

How laughable.

Octavious's eyes. The

and

never needed your help, nor do I need

ask him to come to me for my sake, no, it was for

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

didn't answer.

also seen that I'm on good terms with the dwarves, and not only that, I've saved the asses of some of your

more I spoke, the sharper my

was simply venting out my frustrations. Not only did I see Monica and the others back at the Monolith,

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

replica of the contract Octavious and

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

I replied. The answer was obvious anyways. It

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

reading through it that I

but he headed back to the human domain

it was just a copy and

look

I pointed toward two highlighted parts in

fails to provide adequate effort in the capture of wanted fugitive 876, dead or

slowly recited before pointing toward another section of the

as a blood measuring system that will verify the identity of the captive. If the two criteria are met, Party A is requested to bring the individual to

my head and

what these two things could be?...You know, the tracking

proceeded to cross my

head or even possibly the traces of

Octavious merely closed

I shrugged it off.

provide Party A with a tracking system as well as a blood measuring system that will verify the identity of

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