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 eyes opened

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

to change as he was still in his boxers. The reason why he woke up so early

could Kevin

"Ren, what in th—"

hopes into, then you can do that with Kevin. He's the type of guy

through his sentence and Ren's voice once

Kevin's body froze

"Ah...Ah..."

trying to

he found himself having a hard

protrude from the top

Crack—!

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

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

"Shit..."

a curse inevitably escaped from his

second

***

"The plan has failed..."

deep voice echoed throughout the surroundings as an elderly man with turbid gray hair and wearing a

youth

the elderly man's eyes as he stared

the Union couldn't do for quite a while, and that's actually

he listened to the youth in the projection, the greater the hatred in the

Crack—! Crack—!

as the mana around him started to

"Relax."

raspy voice rang from behind Mo Jinhao. At the exact

turning around, Mo Jinhao kept his gaze on the

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

"It did."

words was the same

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

matter, Mo Jinhao's

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

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

face turned solemn as he deliberated over the

of this situation,

to create as much discord as possible in

could break the natural established order,

to as he wanted nothing more than to

the future when the contract finally

come to

his head around where his eyes soon paused on a black humanoid figure sitting

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

"Ugh."

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

how you humans can

his head to look at Mo Jinhao. Their eyes soon met, and a

finally come to terms

"Yes."

Jinhao nodded his

as much as we

toward the projection, he quickly turned

be leaving to talk to the leader. If you

as he directly headed for the exit of the door, leaving

Clank—!

sound, the room door

"Ku, ku, ku."

broken 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