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

like a fish stuck out of

ago, and thus he did not have enough time to change as he was still in his boxers. The reason why he woke up so

could Kevin

"Ren, what in th—"

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

through his sentence and Ren's voice once again rang out from

Kevin's

"Ah...Ah..."

was trying to say pushover, wasn't

unable to formulate a sentence as he found himself having a hard time

from

Crack—!

knew it, a cracking sound rang throughout the room, finally snapping Kevin out

see what had happened, Kevin's face

"Shit..."

curse inevitably escaped from

second phone this

***

"The plan has failed..."

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

projection was a youth with deep blue

eyes as he stared at

the Union couldn't do for

youth in the projection, the greater the

Crack—! Crack—!

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

"Relax."

Jinhao. At the exact moment his

his gaze on the projection in front

said that to leave things up to you. Yet, it doesn't look like your

"It did."

Mo Jinhao's words was the same raspy

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

deliberating over the matter, Mo Jinhao's eyes began to

be considered a success in

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

arms, Mo Jinhao's face turned solemn as he

just like the demon said, if we take advantage of this situation, we may

as much discord as possible in the

so that they could break the natural established order, and recruit

did not succeed as much as Mo Jinhao wanted it to as he wanted nothing more than to

could plan for the

I've come to

soon paused on a black humanoid figure sitting down on a small

bringing it toward his nose, the

"Ugh."

grimaced. Moving the cup away from himself, the demon's eyes squinted

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

Mo

finally come to terms with

"Yes."

nodded his

been able to trouble 876 as much as we wanted, but

the projection, he quickly turned

be leaving to talk to the leader. If you will

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

Clank—!

room door shut,

"Ku, ku, ku."

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