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"

toothpaste all over the mirror, Kevin's

mouth like a fish stuck out of the water,

in his boxers. The reason why

could Kevin not

"Ren, what in th—"

you can do that with Kevin.

sentence and Ren's voice once again rang out

Kevin's

"Ah...Ah..."

to say pushover,

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

to protrude from

Crack—!

throughout the

see what had happened, Kevin's face slowly

"Shit..."

a curse inevitably escaped from his

second phone

***

"The plan has failed..."

the surroundings as an elderly man with turbid gray hair and wearing

in the projection was a youth with deep blue eyes and black

elderly man's eyes as he stared at the youth in

couldn't do for quite a while, and that's actually doing some damage

to the youth in the projection, the greater the hatred in the elderly man's

Crack—! Crack—!

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

"Relax."

behind Mo Jinhao. At the exact moment his words echoed, the mana around

his gaze on the projection in front

said that to leave things up to you. Yet, it

"It did."

Jinhao's words was the same

could be considered to be a failure, however, if you're talking about the plan in an objective manner, it did not fail. The Union has

Mo Jinhao's eyes

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

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 against 876. Especially if we manage to break down

Mo Jinhao's face turned solemn as

human domain. However, just like the demon said, if we take advantage of this situation, we may be able to plant even more seeds of chaos in the human domain. Once that

Monolith's goal was to create as much discord as

natural established order, and

it to as he wanted nothing more than to break 876

it, they could plan for the future

I've come to a

his eyes soon paused on a black humanoid

cup in his hand and bringing it toward his nose, the demon took a couple

"Ugh."

face soon grimaced. Moving the cup away from himself, the demon's

how you humans can possibly like this

the demon raised his head to look at Mo Jinhao. Their

finally come to terms

"Yes."

Jinhao nodded his

trouble 876 as much as we wanted, but we have indeed achieved our main

he quickly turned

be leaving to talk to the

robe flung behind him as he directly

Clank—!

a loud sound, the room door shut, and silence

"Ku, ku, ku."

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