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 eyes opened

mouth like a fish stuck out of the water, Kevin almost dropped his phone on the

change as he was still in his boxers.

Kevin

"Ren, what in th—"

hopes into, then you can do that with Kevin. He's the type of

once again rang

time Kevin's body

"Ah...Ah..."

trying to say

as he found himself having a hard time

to protrude from the top of his

Crack—!

a cracking sound rang throughout the room, finally

happened, Kevin's face

"Shit..."

curse inevitably

second

***

"The plan has failed..."

as an elderly man with turbid gray hair and wearing a dark gray robe gazed at a

in the projection was a youth

as

could say that I did what the Union couldn't do for quite a while, and that's

youth in the projection, the greater the hatred in

Crack—! Crack—!

the elderly man's knuckles started to crack as the mana

"Relax."

Jinhao. At the exact moment

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

to you. Yet, it

"It did."

Mo Jinhao's words was

failure, however, if you're talking about the plan in

matter, Mo Jinhao's

876 aside, the plan could be considered a success in its own way. It can't be considered

not achieved what we wanted with 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 be patient and think long-term, there will be

his arms, Mo Jinhao's face turned solemn as he deliberated

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, getting to 876 should not be

Monolith's goal was to create as much discord as possible in

natural established

far, although their plan did not succeed as much as Mo Jinhao wanted it to as he wanted nothing more than to

it, they could plan for the future when the contract

I've come to a

head around where his eyes soon paused on a black humanoid figure sitting

his nose, the demon

"Ugh."

demon's

humans

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

like you've finally come

"Yes."

Jinhao nodded his

as much as we wanted, but

toward the projection, he quickly

to the leader. If you will excuse

robe flung behind him as he directly headed for the exit of the door, leaving

Clank—!

sound, the room door shut, and silence surrounded the

"Ku, ku, ku."

laugh as his head moved back. With both arms on the back