The Author's POV

[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.]

Staring at the projection in front of her, Monica munched on the popcorn in her mouth.

"...Munch, munch, I guess you were right Donna. His tongue really did go loose...Munch..."

There was a trace of amusement in her voice as she said those words. Clearly, she wasn't the least bit perturbed about the things that Ren had said on the projection.

"Munch...Heh, he even said that he doesn't care about anyone, hahaha...way to go Ren!"

Besides her, Donna was in total dismay as she covered her face with her arms.

"I knew it...I knew that this was going to happen..."

Gulp—!

Swallowing the popcorn in her mouth, Monica patted Donna on the back. Secretly, she was just trying to get rid of the grease on her hands.

"Calm down Donna, the one that should be most worried about the situation should be me. Unlike you, I'm actually working for the Union, not that I disagree with what he's saying, but..."

Lowering her hand, she grabbed another handful of popcorn.

"Well, what's done it's done. The moment I gave him the recording, I already knew that he was going to pull something like this."

Stopping her hand right before her mouth, Monica sighed.

"Actually, I'm probably going to be in a bit of trouble since Daphne didn't know I was recording her back then, but, well, I'm ranked now."

Softly chuckling, Monica stuffed her mouth with another handful of popcorn.

"Munch...Munch...What they gonna do about it?"

Gazing at the projection in front of her for a good minute, Donna eventually gave up.

"...Well, alright."

'I knew that this was going to happen anyways.'

Though a small part of her prayed that Ren wouldn't pull something like this, thinking back at the words he said, Donna realized that perhaps this was for the best.

The crack in thy sky did indeed seem like a good indication that something big was about to happen.

If Ren's words served as a catalyst to help humanity realize in just how much of a predicament they were in, then what he said wasn't as bad as she was making it out to be.

There was only one problem.

And that was the backlash that Ren's words would create throughout the world. For a good while, Donna knew that the human domain would be in a lot of turmoil.

Turning her head to glance at Monica who was carefreely eating her popcorn, Donna softly mumbled.

"It looks like we're going to be very busy this month."

Because she had been so focused on the press conference, Monica was unable to hear Donna's mumbles.

"Hm?"

Turning her head, she asked.

"Did you say something, Donna?"

"No."

Staring at Monica for a good couple of seconds, Donna shook her head and sighed.

"Nothing, I didn't say anything."

***

[...and that's Kevin Voss.]

"Pftttttt"

over the mirror,

and closing his mouth like a fish stuck out of the water, Kevin almost dropped his phone

his boxers. The reason why he woke up so early was to watch Ren's

could Kevin not be

"Ren, what in th—"

looking for a pusho—Keumm, someone to put your hopes into, then you can do that with Kevin. He's the type of guy that will care about random

through his sentence and Ren's voice once again rang out from the

Kevin's body

"Ah...Ah..."

trying to say pushover, wasn't

moment of time, Kevin was unable to formulate a sentence as he found himself having a hard time

from

Crack—!

knew it, a cracking sound rang throughout the room, finally snapping

to see what had happened, Kevin's face slowly started to turn

"Shit..."

a curse inevitably escaped

my second phone this

***

"The plan has failed..."

gray hair and wearing a dark gray

projection was a youth with deep blue eyes and

as he stared at

could say that I did what the Union couldn't do for quite a

the youth in the projection, the

Crack—! Crack—!

the elderly man's knuckles started to crack as the mana around him started to

"Relax."

Mo Jinhao. At the

kept his gaze on the

said that to leave things up to you. Yet, it doesn't look

"It did."

Jinhao's words was the

you're talking about the plan in an objective manner, it did not fail. The Union has suffered

Mo Jinhao's

set 876 aside, the plan could be considered a success in its own way. It can't be considered

however, the seeds of distrust against the Union have been planted. If we take advantage of this situation, we may be able to harvest a lot out of this situation." The same raspy voice from before continued speaking. "You just have to be patient and think long-term, there will be plenty of opportunities

turned solemn

or the human domain. However, just like the demon said, if we take advantage of

much discord as

break the natural established order,

it to as he wanted nothing more than to break 876 into bits, the current situation was very favorable for

it, they could plan for the future when the contract

come to

soon paused on a black humanoid figure sitting down on a

his hand and bringing it toward his nose, the

"Ugh."

Moving the cup away from himself, the demon's eyes squinted considerably as he moved his head to the

don't understand how you humans can possibly like this sort

down, the demon raised his head to look at Mo Jinhao. Their eyes soon met, and

like you've finally come to

"Yes."

Jinhao nodded his

able to trouble 876 as much as we wanted, but we have

toward the projection, he

to the

Mo Jinhao's robe flung behind him as he directly headed for the

Clank—!

sound, the room door

"Ku, ku, ku."

by Everblood's amused laugh as his head moved back. With both arms on the back of the sofa, Everblood's raspy voice echoed across the