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

out of the water,

as he was still in his boxers. The reason why

could Kevin not be

"Ren, what in th—"

you can do that with Kevin. He's the type

Ren's voice once again rang

time Kevin's body

"Ah...Ah..."

was trying to say

a sentence as he found himself having a hard time trying to comprehend what he had

to protrude from the top of his

Crack—!

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

see what had happened, Kevin's

"Shit..."

this phone, a curse inevitably

my second phone this

***

"The plan has failed..."

turbid gray hair and wearing a dark gray robe gazed

was a youth with deep blue eyes and black

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

did what the Union couldn't do for quite a while,

projection,

Crack—! Crack—!

as the mana around him started to turn

"Relax."

raspy voice rang from behind Mo Jinhao. At the exact moment his words echoed, the mana around Mo

turning around, Mo Jinhao kept his gaze on the projection in

said that to leave things up to you. Yet,

"It did."

Jinhao's words was the same

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

matter, Mo Jinhao's

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

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

Mo Jinhao's face turned solemn as he deliberated

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

to create as much discord as

could break the natural

as Mo Jinhao wanted it to as he wanted nothing more than to break 876 into bits, the current situation was very favorable

it, they could plan for the

come to

his head around where his eyes soon paused on a black humanoid figure sitting down on a small red couch with a wine cup in his

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

"Ugh."

cup away from himself, the demon's eyes squinted considerably as he moved

still don't understand how you humans can possibly like this sort of

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

finally

"Yes."

Jinhao nodded his

trouble 876 as much as we wanted,

toward the projection, he quickly

be leaving to talk to the leader.

him as he directly headed for the exit of

Clank—!

sound, the room door

"Ku, ku, ku."

Everblood's amused laugh as his head moved back. With both arms on