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

was planning. However, his next words caused the frown

"What about your family?"

worry about

replied. However, it seemed as though

is not just I who figured out that you're 876. The Monolith must have found out as well.

calmly looked back towards the scenery of

"They won't do shit."

replied after a while. A smile soon crept

believe I didn't

think that he would be the only

beginning, I knew that the Monolith would find out about my identity the

had already made preparations a long time ago.

"My family is safe, and

of displaying anger, Octavious merely closed his

thought things

eyes once again, he

you've thought that far, then I have no choice but to listen to what you

Octavious interlocked his fingers.

Why should the Union help

Why should

look at Octavious,

me? ...I need

smoke something before coming

I ever say that I needed their

I would seek help from the one organization that

How laughable.

Octavious's eyes. The smile

and listen

something clear. I never needed your help, nor do I need it now. All I'm doing right

situation. I didn't ask him to come to me for my sake, no, it was for

asked, "I'm sure by now you've seen

didn't answer. I

you not? You've also seen that I'm on good terms with the dwarves, and

I spoke, the sharper my words

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

tapped

was a replica of the contract Octavious and the others had

I took out the contract, Octavious's face finally changed a little. His voice turned deep, and he

The answer

already briefed him on my situation with the Union, so he knew of my circumstances. The moment we arrived in Issanor, as the Vice-Leader of the Union, he helped me

only after reading through it that I was able to find

human domain the moment he got rid of Jasper. He had to sort out his

contract, it was just a copy and not the real thing, but it was

look

I pointed toward two

to provide adequate effort in the capture

toward another section

a tracking system as well as a blood measuring system that will verify the identity

raised my head and looked at

could be?...You know, the tracking

to cross my arms

the device that was found in Aaron's head or even possibly the

my question, Octavious merely closed his

I shrugged it off.

Party A with a tracking system as well as a

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