The Author's POV

On one of the upper platforms overlooking the matches, a heavy, somber atmosphere prevailed.

SilverMoon stared at Skull Crusher who was passed out on the ground without saying a word. She was not aware of Skull Crusher's current condition, and quite frankly, she didn't care.

He had lost, and that was all that mattered to her. Regardless of whether he had died or not, she was no longer interested in it.

"Trash..."

She uttered in disgust.

The match itself had already ruined her mood. As a result, she decided to leave the room as she no longer felt the need to stay there.

Before leaving the room, she took one last glance at the arena below before murmuring.

'Petty tricks.'

Clank—!

The door closed shut and she disappeared.

As for the other top rankers in the room, they had mixed reactions.

While their reactions to the white-haired figure below were not as strong as SilverMoon's, they were still startled by what they had seen. Their eyes were now mixed with fear and apprehension.

For him to have beaten Skull Crusher so easily, they themselves couldn't do it.

It now became clear to them that whoever this newbie was, he was above their level.

Well, almost everyone.

"Hm? Has the fight ended?"

A lazy and groggy voice echoed out on the platform.

Blinking a couple of times, Lightning Dragon lifted his head to view the arena below. The loud cheers had woken him up from his nap.

"Huaam."

Yawning out loud, he lazily asked.

"Who won?"

"...Your fellow human member."

A deep voice answered his question. The voice belonged to an orc, and he was currently ranked fourth in the rankings.

Compared to Skull Crusher, he was shorter, but despite his height, he emitted an even more powerful aura compared to Skull Crusher.

"Human?"

Taking a closer look at the action below, Lighting Dragon squinted his eyes.

His gaze lingered on the white-haired figure in the midst of the arena grounds for a little over a couple of seconds.

"He looks familiar."

He muttered in a loud voice.

Upon hearing his words, everyone turned to look at one another.

In the past, his words would have seemed odd to them, but now that they were used to him, they didn't think too much of it.

To them, was someone that had a terrible memory.

Sort of.

His lack of memory was more indicative of a lack of care. His memory of everyone else present in the room was limited to the current emperor, and no one else.

The only people he remembered were those who were worth remembering, and it was clear to them that they weren't worth remembering. The same could be said for the white-haired figure below as Lightning Dragon still seemed to be unable to remember him.

"Yes, he's won."

The orc from before replied. His eyes flickered coldly as he looked at the human on the sofa. However, he didn't dare to move.

In his mind, there was no doubt that the human in front of him was frightening, and that he stood no chance against him. Even then, his attitude irritated him to no end.

him to be

Crack.

rang with a cracking sound as he clenched his

"Huaaam …"

cover his mouth with his hand, Lightning Dragon leaned back

"That's good for him…"

sword rested inside and grasped it with his left

"So tired."

lips, he

wake me up until the Emperor match

he finished speaking, he

The room quieted down.

***

To Tok—

"Come in."

that looked familiar, SilverMoon lowered her head. In secret, she glanced toward the center of the room where

The current Emperor, SilverStar.

at the peak of the Duke bracket, and someone whom

look at him to make sure that everything was alright, only then did she finally lower her

you ready for

her voice sounded

figure

there something

in a rather soft tone. Lifting her head, SilverMoon's tightly furrowed

She eventually sighed.

nothing big. Remember the

"…What about him?"

just a simple victory,

clenched as she thought back to

you challenge our

"Without lifting a finger?"

it came

SilverMoon, he slowly walked

To Tok.

of his footsteps echoed throughout the

her cheek, he halted his steps in front of her. His thumb traced down the long scar that traced down

watched this, he

"...It doesn't matter."

mean it doesn't matter? He's directly challenging your

but the Emperor shook

well that my next match is

"Yes, I know."

her head. This realization

Emperor, SilverStar, would go against

would face off against the Overlord would be decided in

be able to fight against

the human

was filled with

are you really going

"No."

He replied.

he was, where a white shirt

he managed to beat Skull Crusher? I can do

"You mean Lightning Dragon?"

"...Yes."

of his shirt, his eyes flashed

that human, I will see how he will be able to run rampant like that

you really

Worry returned

Turning around, SilverStar smirked.

about me winning. That's

***

"I'm curious about something."

met. The look on his face suggested

Regardless, I still asked.

how long can you

occurred to me a while ago, but sometimes my other self could manifest physically. Having always thought he was some sort of vision, I

fact, I decided to just accept it and use it

like what had currently