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 eyes opened

out of the water,

boxers. The reason why he woke up so early was to watch Ren's press conference, however, mid-way through the press conference, Ren suddenly named

could Kevin

"Ren, what in th—"

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 people that he

Ren's voice once again

time Kevin's body froze

"Ah...Ah..."

trying to say pushover,

sentence as he found himself having

from

Crack—!

cracking sound rang throughout the

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

"Shit..."

at this phone, a curse inevitably escaped from

second phone this

***

"The plan has failed..."

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

projection was a youth with deep blue eyes and black

across the elderly man's eyes as he stared at

the Union couldn't do

to the youth in the projection, the greater the hatred in the elderly

Crack—! Crack—!

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

"Relax."

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

gaze on the projection in front

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

"It did."

was

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

over the matter, Mo

if we set 876 aside, the plan could be considered a success in its own

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

Jinhao's face turned

words aren't wrong. Because of the contract, we can't directly 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 seeds of chaos in

much discord as possible

natural established order, and recruit more people for their

much as Mo Jinhao wanted it to as he wanted nothing more than to break 876 into bits,

for the future when the

I've come to

paused on a black humanoid figure sitting down on a small red

it toward his nose, the demon took

"Ugh."

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

you humans can possibly like this sort of

to look at Mo Jinhao. Their eyes soon met, and a smile emerged on his

like you've finally come to

"Yes."

Jinhao nodded

much

projection, he

leaving to talk to the leader. If you will

arm, Mo Jinhao's robe flung behind him as he directly headed

Clank—!

room door

"Ku, ku, ku."

With both arms on the back of the sofa, Everblood's raspy voice echoed across