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.

this is not because I want you people to realize just how

my arm, I wiped the side of

pissed off about what the Union did to me, at the end of the day, I get their

They are an organization designed to think the best for humanity, and back then, with all the information they

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

Union, I

of limit] in the past. Furthermore, they were also unaware of who I was exactly, during the

hold some resentment for their decision, but, I wasn't so blinded

unfortunate, this was the

"Haaa..."

let out

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

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 let me

with the empty

get me wrong. Just because I'm bashing the Union a lot, it doesn't mean I'm against their methods. All I'm trying to do is let everyone know what type of organization the Union

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

go of the empty bottle in my hand. Raising my head, I

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 a

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

the world realize this

I turned my head in the direction of one of the cameras

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

the ceiling of the room and

crack in

the ceiling of the room, I wasn't able to see

then I will

quiet everyone was being, I knew that everyone's

density in the world will increase, and so will your talent cap. If

but so did some 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

eyes

changed to that ones filled with shock, as some couldn't

ever since I started speaking, the reporters mustered the

"Im...impossible..."

"It can't be..."

"You must be lying."

echoed throughout the room as the complexion of some

blame

cataclysm was. Especially since the second cataclysm

third one might happen, people would obviously start

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

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

"Isn't that right, Douglas?"

"Yes."

started to spread throughout the auditorium as the reporters started talking amongst

it, I continued

currently 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

the world know about what was about to

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

the Demon King,

an army of demons behind

came that the Demon King arrived on earth, most of them would end up being