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

and closing his mouth like a fish stuck out of the

change as he was still in his boxers.

could Kevin not

"Ren, what in th—"

into, then you can do that

through his sentence and Ren's voice once

Kevin's

"Ah...Ah..."

to say

was unable to formulate a sentence as he found himself having

to protrude from the

Crack—!

cracking sound rang throughout

what had happened, Kevin's face slowly

"Shit..."

at this phone, a curse inevitably

my second phone

***

"The plan has failed..."

an elderly man with turbid gray hair and

youth with deep blue eyes and

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

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

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

Crack—! Crack—!

man's knuckles started to crack as the mana around

"Relax."

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

his gaze on the projection in front of

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

"It did."

words was the

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 did not fail. The Union has suffered

the matter, Mo Jinhao's eyes began to

a success in

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 of opportunities against 876. Especially if we manage to break down the natural

Jinhao's face turned solemn as he deliberated

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 the human domain. Once that happens,

create as much discord as possible

the natural established order, and recruit more people for

their plan did not succeed as much as Mo Jinhao wanted it to as he

the future when the contract finally

I've come to

head, Mo Jinhao finally turned his head around where his eyes soon paused on a black humanoid figure sitting down on a small red couch with a wine

toward his nose,

"Ugh."

the demon's eyes squinted considerably as he

don't understand how you humans can possibly like

cup down, the demon raised his head to look at Mo Jinhao. Their eyes soon

looks like you've finally come to terms

"Yes."

Jinhao nodded

trouble 876 as much as we wanted, but we have indeed achieved

toward the projection, he quickly turned

the

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

Clank—!

the room door

"Ku, ku, ku."

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