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.

being said, the reason I'm telling all of you this is not because I want you people to realize just how shitty of an

arm, I wiped the side

at

best for humanity, and back then, with all the information they had at their disposal, sacrificing me was the correct choice. Had I been in their position, I would've probably

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

I wanted to antagonize the Union, I truly did think that their decision

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

but, I wasn't so blinded

was the cruel

"Haaa..."

out

on the table, I

too much detail about what he's done, however, he was simply used as a scapegoat

the empty potion

Just because I'm bashing the Union a lot, it doesn't mean I'm against their methods. All I'm trying

about sacrificing you for the

hand. Raising my head, I closed my eyes for a brief moment before opening

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

not a

world where the strongest survived, and the weakest died. It may have not been apparent

world realize this now before it

my body forward a little, I turned my head in the direction of one of the

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

head, I glanced toward the ceiling of the room

crack

eyes were currently on the ceiling of the room, I wasn't able to see the reactions of the people

then I will let

everyone was being, I knew that everyone's attention was currently drawn

will your talent cap. If previously you had your talent

you away? Then you better get stronger, because, in a couple of

the eyes of many individuals

expressions changed to that ones filled with shock, as

speaking, the reporters

"Im...impossible..."

"It can't be..."

"You must be lying."

the room as the complexion of some of

couldn't blame

just how catastrophic a cataclysm was. Especially since

one might happen, people would obviously

just wanted to let you know

I glanced at Douglas who looked back at me. After a short pause, Douglas nodded

"Isn't that right, Douglas?"

"Yes."

to spread throughout the auditorium

I continued to

you all know, the other races have gone through what we're currently going through right now. So, listen well when I tell you this, get your shit together, because in a few years'

world know about what was about to come soon, now was the best

everyone to wake up from this false sense of peace

planning on defeating the Demon King, the Demon King wasn't the only

army of demons

rate, when the time came that the Demon King arrived on earth, most of them