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,

mouth like a fish stuck out of the water, Kevin

boxers. The reason why he woke up so early was to watch Ren's press conference,

could Kevin

"Ren, what in th—"

you're looking for a pusho—Keumm, someone to put your hopes into, then you can

and Ren's voice once again

time Kevin's body

"Ah...Ah..."

to say pushover, wasn't

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

slowly started to protrude from the

Crack—!

a cracking sound rang throughout the room, finally snapping Kevin

head to see what had happened, Kevin's

"Shit..."

phone, a curse inevitably escaped

second

***

"The plan has failed..."

gray hair and wearing a dark gray robe gazed at

youth with deep

flashed across the elderly man's eyes as he

the Union couldn't do for quite a

listened to the youth in the projection, the greater

Crack—! Crack—!

as the mana

"Relax."

behind Mo Jinhao. At the exact moment his

gaze on the projection in

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

"It did."

was the same

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

deliberating over the matter, Mo

we set 876 aside, the plan could be considered a success in its own way. It

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

Mo Jinhao's face turned

we take advantage of this situation, we may be able to plant even more seeds of chaos

goal was to create as much discord as possible

that they could break the natural established

as much as Mo Jinhao wanted it to as he wanted

they could plan for the future when the contract finally

come to a

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

cup in his hand and bringing it toward his nose,

"Ugh."

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

you humans can possibly like this

Mo

looks like you've finally come to

"Yes."

nodded his

not been able to trouble 876 as much as we wanted, but we have indeed achieved our main

projection, he

to talk to the leader. If you will excuse

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

Clank—!

a loud sound, the room door

"Ku, ku, ku."

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