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.

reason I'm telling 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 far from

I wiped the side of my

off about what the Union did to me, at the end of the day, I get their decision. Everyone has

back then, with all the information they had at their disposal, sacrificing me was the correct choice. Had I

heard my words, however, I merely shrugged my

antagonize the Union, I truly did

had taken the [Seed of limit] in the past. Furthermore, they were also unaware

decision, but, I wasn't so blinded by

this was

"Haaa..."

out a

on

same thing could be said to have happened to Aaron. Even though he isn't exactly 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 a scapegoat by the Union in order to

I fiddled with the empty potion bottle in front

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

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

in my hand. Raising my head, I

the Union, if you want to survive in

not a peaceful

may have not been apparent now, but, in the very near future, this would

was best to let the world realize this now before

turned my head in the direction

Don't just start blaming the Union or every organization

I glanced toward the ceiling

seen the crack in the

on the ceiling of the room, I wasn't

have, then I

everyone was being, I knew

world will increase, and so will your talent cap. If previously you had your talent cap

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

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

"Im...impossible..."

"It can't be..."

"You must be lying."

with disbelief echoed throughout the room as the

blame

was. Especially since the second cataclysm only happened

a third one might happen, people

that all I'm saying is a load of crap, however, I just wanted to let you

Douglas who looked back at me.

"Isn't that right, Douglas?"

"Yes."

spread throughout the auditorium

I continued

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 enjoying will be gone, and

about what was

third cataclysm and the Demon King soon arriving, it was time for everyone to wake up from

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

army of demons behind

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