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 this is not because I want you people to realize just how shitty of an organization the Union

I wiped

me, at the end

priority. They are an organization designed to think the 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 done the

when they heard my words, however, I merely shrugged my shoulders when I saw

the Union, I truly did think that their

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

resentment for their decision, but, I wasn't

unfortunate, this was the

"Haaa..."

out

which was propped up on the table, I gazed into the eyes of every reporter

exactly innocent. I won't get into too much detail about what he's done, however, he was simply used as a scapegoat by the Union in order to let me come back to the human domain. If you compare me, to him, who by the time was already dead, selling

with the empty potion bottle in front of

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

twice about

my head, I closed my eyes for

this as a warning from someone who's been on the discarded side of the Union, if you want to survive in

not

strongest survived, and the weakest died. It may have not been apparent now, but, in the very near future, this would become more and more apparent to

best to let the world realize

head in

to the Union that you aren't some expandable. Don't just start blaming the Union or every organization out there

toward the ceiling

crack

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

I will

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

expand. The 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

of the current high rankers. You don't want the Union to throw you away? Then you better get stronger, because, in a couple of years' time, the least of your worries aren't going to be the Union nor the Monolith, but it will be the

words, the eyes of many individuals present in

previous silent and impassive expressions changed to that ones filled with shock, as some couldn't

started speaking, the reporters mustered

"Im...impossible..."

"It can't be..."

"You must be lying."

as the complexion of

blame

was. Especially since the second cataclysm only

one might happen, people

be thinking that all I'm saying is a load of crap, however, I just wanted to let you know that in the few

Douglas who looked back at

"Isn't that right, Douglas?"

"Yes."

throughout the auditorium as the reporters started talking

I continued to

you this, get your shit together, because in a few years' time, this so-called momentary sense of peace that you are all enjoying will be gone, and what you will

a better time to let the world know about

was time for everyone to wake up from this false sense of peace that they were currently

Demon King, the Demon King wasn't the only

was an army

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