Clank—!
Darkness enveloped my vision as the doors behind me closed shut.
Raising my hand, I snapped my fingers.
Snap—!
A small flame formed in front of me, illuminating what was ahead of me.
"Rather plain..."
Apart from a small bed that sat in the corner of the room, there was nothing else in the room. Not even a toilet.
Shaking my head, I proceeded to lay down on the bed. The bed was rather hard, but I made due. Beggars couldn't be choosers.
Beside me, the flame continued illuminating the place.
Raising my hand, I glanced at my wrist.
"They sure are confident."
I had originally thought that they would've taken my bracelet away, but that never happened. This surprised me quite a bit, but who was I to complain?
This perfectly worked in my favor.
Reaching my hand out, I slowly clenched it. I then opened my mouth and asked.
"...Are you sure Amanda's father is the Overlord?"
"Yes."
A voice echoed from near the door of the cell. I lowered my hand and frowned.
"I have no choice but to become an Emperor rank, don't I?"
"If you want to meet him, that's your only choice."
"I see..."
I nodded. Raising my head, I gazed in his direction.
There was something I was curious about.
"Apart from more resources, what's so good about being an Overlord rank?"
"Freedom."
He only replied with one word, but that was enough for me to understand everything. Sitting up straight, I asked.
"Are you saying that once someone reaches Overlord rank, they will be freed?"
"Not quite."
My other self shook his head.
Turning his head to gaze in the direction of the door, he replied.
"For an Overlord to gain freedom, they must first win against one of the ruling Dukes."
"Tsss..."
I took a cold breath of hair.
"Beat on of the ruling Dukes? I assume their strength will also be suppressed."
If not, how would anyone be able to win?
The other me nodded.
"It will be, but unlike the challengers, they won't wear any artifacts to suppress their strength."
"This..."
Wasn't this shady? What if they were about to lose? Considering their pride, it wouldn't be strange if they resorted to some petty trick.
"It's exactly as you think."
Confirming my words, the other me leaned his back against the wall.
"Freedom is merely some false hope given to ignite the fighting spirits of the contenders. They never planned on freeing them from the very beginning."
"As expected."
Letting out a long breath, I sighed.
"Don't worry too much. Just focus on reaching Emperor rank for now. All other things will come naturally."
"...Alright."
no time for me to dwell on
and
was the only way I
"Ah, right."
midst of my thoughts, it was then that I suddenly
them and stared at them. Confirming that they
my
these past few months, it was only recently
How did that happen?
was then that my question was
of you using
didn't please me too
My eyes squinted.
this mean that I will have
that I really cared, but I
comes to shove, I might as
way
Right?
"Ugh."
I groaned.
'What a pain.'
me for a
turn back to normal
lit up
"Really?"
much power. There is a reason why people have ranks. Bridging so many of them without a body that is capable of holding such
"That makes sense..."
the past, I couldn't agree anymore with his
that I
body to hold such power, I couldn't understand how the only issue I suffered was just
the only side effect I
rest, you will soon be fighting
"Right..."
sigh, I nodded my head and laid
I slowly dozed
going to be
***
a
middle of the room. A tangible pressure rose in and out of the man's body as each breath he
him that
"Huuu..."
another deep breath, the figure slowly opened his eyes, revealing a
a trace of insanity inside of those eyes, but it wasn't very apparent. It had still not overtaken
"Please wait for me..."
voice was rather weak, but it was
I can feel
hands, a strong undulation
the man's eyes
win
***
Bang—!
side of the
"Yes, fuck him!"
"Screw him!"
"Hahhahahah!"
in a row for our new contender whose overall rank is now
'...Seriously?'
to keep a straight face. From white death to white reaper? What was up with them and
to be
looked at my opponent who
fighting every day, and
Rank thirty.
'I finally did it...'
ten. The only ranks that enabled someone to
reaching the top ten of a bracket could someone fight against the current
much known about him. The only thing I knew was
that the demoness came
your next challenger be? Are you going to repeat your previous
around the crowd for a brief moment, I slowly
correct. My next opponent will be a top
words left my mouth, the crowd erupted into loud cheers. The cheers were so loud that I felt the ground shake for
I ignored it.
quickly fight the
was purposely set up so that the Emperor-ranked contender wouldn't be challenged by
fight him, they must first earn the chance
no exception to
Once again choosing to fight the strongest contender
up the crowd. Stopping a couple of meters away from me, she winked her eye in my
way in my direction when she did that, but I merely
if she
a surprised look on her face. She seemed to be surprised
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