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"

all over the mirror, Kevin's

his mouth like a fish stuck out of

boxers.

Kevin

"Ren, what in th—"

a pusho—Keumm, someone to put your hopes into, then you can do that with Kevin. He's

voice once again rang out from

Kevin's body

"Ah...Ah..."

trying to say pushover, wasn't

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

protrude from the top of

Crack—!

rang throughout the room, finally snapping Kevin out of his

what had happened, Kevin's face slowly started to

"Shit..."

at this phone, a curse inevitably escaped

second

***

"The plan has failed..."

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

projection was a youth

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

that I did what the Union couldn't do for

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

Crack—! Crack—!

crack as the mana

"Relax."

the exact moment his words echoed, the mana around Mo

his gaze

to leave things up to you.

"It did."

Jinhao's words was the

however, if you're talking about the plan in an objective

over the matter, Mo Jinhao's eyes began

considered a success in its own way. It can't be considered a total

876, however, the 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

arms, Mo Jinhao's face turned

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

much discord as possible in the human

the natural established order, and recruit more people for

did not succeed as much as Mo Jinhao wanted it to as he wanted nothing more than to break 876 into bits,

it, they could plan for the future when the contract

I've come

paused on a black humanoid figure sitting down on a small red couch with a wine cup in

in his hand and bringing it toward his nose, the

"Ugh."

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

you humans can possibly like this sort

at Mo Jinhao.

looks like you've finally come to terms

"Yes."

nodded

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

toward the projection, he quickly

the leader. If you

Mo Jinhao's robe flung behind him as he directly headed for the exit of the door, leaving

Clank—!

a loud sound, the room door shut, and silence

"Ku, ku, ku."

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