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.

because I want you people to realize just how shitty of an organization the Union is, no, that's

wiped the side

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

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

they heard my words, however, I merely shrugged my

Union, I truly did think that their decision

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

their decision, but, I wasn't so blinded

unfortunate, this was the

"Haaa..."

out a

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

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

head, 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

won't think twice about sacrificing you for

empty bottle in my hand. Raising my head,

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

was not

apparent now, but, in the very near future, this would become more and more

best to let the world realize this now before it was too

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

expandable. Don't just start blaming the Union or

my head, I glanced toward the ceiling of the

have seen the crack in the

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

you have, then I will let you know

knew that everyone's attention was currently drawn

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

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

the exact moment, I mumbled the last words, the eyes of many individuals

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

speaking, the reporters

"Im...impossible..."

"It can't be..."

"You must be lying."

disbelief echoed throughout the room as the complexion of some of the

blame

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

people would obviously start

of crap, however, I just wanted to let you know that in the few years that I was

looked back at

"Isn't that right, Douglas?"

"Yes."

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

it, I continued to

So, listen well when I tell you this, get your shit together, because in a few years' time,

know about what was about to come

everyone to wake up from this false sense of

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

was an army of

when the time came that the Demon King arrived on earth,