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

out of the water, Kevin almost dropped

was still in his boxers. The reason why he woke up so early was to watch Ren's press conference, however,

could Kevin not be

"Ren, what in th—"

your hopes into, then you can do that

voice once again

Kevin's body

"Ah...Ah..."

was trying to say pushover, wasn't

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

slowly started to protrude from the

Crack—!

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

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

"Shit..."

curse inevitably escaped from his

second phone

***

"The plan has failed..."

elderly man with turbid gray hair and wearing a dark gray robe gazed at a small projection

in the projection was a youth

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

guess you could say that I did what the Union couldn't do for

listened to the youth in the projection, the

Crack—! Crack—!

knuckles started to crack as the mana around him started

"Relax."

raspy voice rang from behind Mo Jinhao. At the exact moment

gaze on the projection

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

"It did."

Jinhao's words was

you're talking about 876's situation, then yes, the plan could be considered to be a failure, however, if you're talking about the

over the matter, Mo Jinhao's eyes began to

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

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

face turned solemn as

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 seeds of chaos

Monolith's goal was to create as much discord as

was so that they could break the natural

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

plan for the future when the contract finally

come

Mo Jinhao finally turned his head around where his eyes soon paused on a black humanoid figure sitting down on a small

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

"Ugh."

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

humans can possibly

head to look at Mo Jinhao. Their

like you've finally come to terms

"Yes."

nodded

may have not been able to trouble 876 as much as we wanted, but we have indeed achieved our main

toward the projection, he quickly turned it

leaving to talk to the

behind him as he directly headed

Clank—!

room door shut,

"Ku, ku, ku."

With both arms on the back of the sofa,