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 organization the Union is, no, that's far

my arm, I wiped the side of

still pissed off about what the Union did to me, at the

the best for humanity, and back then, with all the information they had at their disposal,

when they heard my words, however, I merely shrugged

the Union, I truly

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

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

this was the cruel

"Haaa..."

let out a

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

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

head, I fiddled with the empty potion bottle in

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

think twice about sacrificing you for the benefit of

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

on the discarded side of the Union, if you want to survive

not

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

was best to let the world realize this now before it

turned my head in the direction

aren't some expandable. Don't just start blaming the Union or

I glanced toward the ceiling of the

crack in the sky,

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

have, then I will let you know

how quiet everyone was being, I knew that

continue to expand. The mana density in the world will increase, and so will your talent cap. If previously you

Union to throw you away? Then you better get stronger, because, in a couple of years'

the last words, the eyes of many individuals present in the

and impassive expressions changed to that ones filled with shock, as some couldn't stop themselves from standing

I started speaking, the reporters mustered the courage to speak

"Im...impossible..."

"It can't be..."

"You must be lying."

echoed throughout the room as the complexion of some of the reporters paled

blame

knew just how catastrophic a cataclysm was. Especially since the second cataclysm only happened

that a third one might happen, people would obviously

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

back at me.

"Isn't that right, Douglas?"

"Yes."

started to spread throughout the auditorium as the reporters

it, I continued

tell you this, get your shit together, because in a few

better time to let the world know about what was

cataclysm and the Demon King soon arriving, it was time for everyone to wake up from this false sense of peace that they

planning on defeating the Demon King, the

was an army of demons behind

the Demon King arrived on earth, most of them would end