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.

you people to realize just

wiped the side of

what the Union did to me, at the end of the day,

with all the information they had

the reporters changed when they heard my words, however, I merely shrugged my

as I wanted to antagonize the Union, I truly

simply no way for the Union to know that I had taken the [Seed of limit] in the past. Furthermore, they were also unaware of who I was exactly, during the time I saved

may hold some resentment for their decision, but, I wasn't so blinded by rage to not understand their

this was the

"Haaa..."

out

my chin with my arm which was propped up on the table, I gazed into

about what he's done, however, he was simply used

head, I fiddled with the

mean I'm against their methods. All I'm trying to do

won't think twice about sacrificing you for the

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

warning from someone who's been on the discarded side of the Union, if you want to survive in this world, you must prove your

not

apparent now, but, in the very near future, this would become more and

best to let the world realize this now

little, I turned my head in the direction of one of the

to the Union that you aren't some expandable. Don't just start blaming

my head, I glanced toward the ceiling

crack in the

on the ceiling of the room, I wasn't

you have, then I will let

I knew that everyone's attention was currently

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

Union to throw you away? Then you better get stronger, because, in a couple of years' time, the least of your worries aren't

the last words, the eyes

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

since I started speaking, the reporters

"Im...impossible..."

"It can't be..."

"You must be lying."

as the

blame them

cataclysm was. Especially since the second cataclysm only happened eighty years

a third one might happen, people would

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

looked back at me. After a short

"Isn't that right, Douglas?"

"Yes."

murmurs started to spread throughout the auditorium as

I

currently going through right now. So, listen well when I tell you this, get your shit together, because in a few years' time,

about what was about

Demon King soon arriving, it was time for everyone

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

was an army of demons

humanity kept progressing at this rate, when the time came that the