The Author's POV

I felt a sudden sense of amusement rise from within me as I stared at Octavious.

Even though I couldn't tell at first, he really did look like Melissa from up close. Was that possibly the reason for my sudden sense of amusement?

I couldn't tell.

Turning my attention back toward the reporters, I continued.

"You people are probably unaware about what truly transpired before a bounty was put on my head, however, if I had to summarize what happened, I would say..."

Leaning my body a little, I placed my hand underneath my chin and looked upwards.

"Hmm, I guess you could say that I did what the Union couldn't do for quite a while, and that's actually doing some damage to the Monolith."

"..."

Silence.

Once again, despite of the words I just said, no one was able to say anything as they just continued staring at me with a dumb look on their face.

They were apparently still processing what I previously told them.

Regardless, I continued.

"To summarize what happened between me and the Union, it would be like this..."

Raising my hand, I pointed at myself.

"I, Ren Dover, dealt more damage to the Monolith than the Union ever had in their whole existence. The piece of recording you just listed was proof of that. Why else do you think the Monolith would be so adamant in using me as a counterparty for the Union to sign the truce? Just for the sake of it?"

I shook my head.

"No, it's cause I can actually do something about them, unlike the Union who can't seem to be able to do anything at this point."

Shaking my head, even more fiercely, I let out a sigh.

"Haa..."

Then, taking out a potion from my dimensional space, I quickly chugged it down.

"Hmm?"

As I was chugging the potion down, I suddenly had a thought.

'Shit, I'm starting to become like Melissa.'

Over the past week, I had been taking the potions as though they were water.

'I need to do something about this.'

I knew that this couldn't keep going in the future. I needed to find a way to completely dispel my mental traumas.

Plack—!

Smacking the potion on the table, I gazed at the reporters.

all of you this is not because I want you people to realize just how shitty of an organization the Union is, no, that's

my arm, I wiped the side of my

off about what the Union did to me, at the end

aren't my priority, my life isn't their priority. They are an organization designed to think the best for humanity, and back then, with all

my words, however, I merely shrugged my

as I wanted to antagonize the Union, I truly did think that their decision wasn't

the past. Furthermore, they were also

for their decision, but, I wasn't so blinded by rage

was the

"Haaa..."

let out a long

on the

guilty, he also isn't exactly innocent. I won't get into too much detail about what he's done, however, he was simply used as

the empty potion bottle in front

doesn't mean I'm against their methods. All

organization that won't think twice about sacrificing you for the benefit

go of the empty bottle in my hand. Raising my head, I closed my eyes for a brief moment before opening them

of the Union, if you want to survive in this world,

was not a

It may have not been apparent now, but, in the very near future, this would become more and

the world realize this now before it was too

head in the direction of one of

aren't some expandable. Don't just start blaming the Union or every

my head, I glanced toward the ceiling of the room

the crack in

eyes were currently on the ceiling of the room, I

I will

from how quiet everyone was being, I knew

mana density in the world will increase, and so will your talent cap. If previously you had your talent cap to blame for your inability to climb to the top, now you

the current high rankers. You don't want the Union to throw you away? Then you better get stronger, because, in a couple of

the exact moment, I mumbled the last words, the eyes of many individuals present in

to that ones filled with shock, as some couldn't stop themselves from standing

ever since I started speaking, the reporters mustered

"Im...impossible..."

"It can't be..."

"You must be lying."

the room as the complexion of

couldn't blame

just how catastrophic a cataclysm was. Especially since the second cataclysm

one might happen, people would obviously start fearing for the

is a load of crap, however, I just wanted to let you know that in

who looked back

"Isn't that right, Douglas?"

"Yes."

throughout the auditorium as the

I

going through right now. So, listen well when I tell you this, get your shit together, because in a few years' time, this so-called momentary sense of peace that you are all

about what was

cataclysm and the Demon King soon arriving, it was time for everyone to wake up from this false sense of peace that they were

on defeating the Demon King, the Demon King wasn't the only enemy out

an army of demons

the Demon King arrived on