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, Kevin's

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

change as he was still in his boxers. The reason

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

his sentence and Ren's voice once again rang out

time Kevin's

"Ah...Ah..."

trying to say pushover, wasn't

Kevin was unable to formulate a sentence as he

slowly started to protrude from the

Crack—!

it, a cracking sound rang throughout

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

"Shit..."

at this phone, a curse inevitably escaped from his

my second phone this

***

"The plan has failed..."

voice echoed throughout the surroundings as an elderly man with turbid gray hair and wearing a dark gray robe gazed at a small projection in

in the projection was a youth with deep blue

as he stared at the youth

do for quite a while,

projection, the greater the

Crack—! Crack—!

as the mana around him started to

"Relax."

then, a raspy voice rang from behind Mo Jinhao. At the exact moment his words

Jinhao kept his gaze on the

things up to you. Yet, it doesn't look like your

"It did."

words was

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

matter, Mo Jinhao's

we set 876 aside, the plan could be considered a success

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 against 876. Especially if we

face turned solemn as he deliberated over the

attack the Union or the human domain. However, just like the demon said, if we take advantage of this situation, we may be able to plant even more

create as much discord as possible in the

the natural established order, and recruit more

although their plan did not succeed as much as Mo Jinhao wanted it to as he wanted nothing more

for the future when the contract

I've come to a

paused on a black humanoid figure sitting down on

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

"Ugh."

cup away from himself, the demon's eyes squinted considerably as

still don't understand how you humans

raised his head to look at Mo Jinhao. Their

like you've finally

"Yes."

Jinhao nodded

much as we wanted, but we have indeed achieved

toward the projection, he quickly turned

to the

behind him as he directly headed

Clank—!

a loud sound, the room door shut, and

"Ku, ku, ku."

Everblood's amused laugh as his head moved back. With both