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.

someone as prideful as him to be treated as nothing but

Crack.

a cracking sound as he clenched his

"Huaaam …"

mouth with his hand, Lightning Dragon

"That's good for him…"

long blue sheath in which a sword rested inside and grasped it with his

"So tired."

his lips,

me up until the Emperor

he finished speaking,

The room quieted down.

***

To Tok—

"Come in."

lowered her head. In secret, she glanced toward the center of the room where a

The current Emperor, SilverStar.

that stood at the peak of the Duke bracket, and someone whom she

look at him to make sure that everything was alright, only

ready for

spite of the fact that her voice

figure standing in

there something

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

She eventually sighed.

Remember the human

"…What about him?"

simple victory, but he completely won

teeth clenched as she

you

"Without lifting a finger?"

flashed across SilverStar's face. But it came as fast

SilverMoon, he slowly walked up to

To Tok.

of his footsteps echoed

steps in front of her. His thumb traced down the long

this, he

"...It doesn't matter."

it doesn't

protested, but the Emperor shook

know very well that my next match is against the Emperor of

"Yes, I know."

This realization sent her heart

few minutes from now, the current Emperor,

face off against the Overlord would be decided

he would finally be able to fight

human

away from her cheek. Her face was filled

you really going to let him

"No."

He replied.

attention turned toward an ornate wooden closet not so far from where he was, where a white shirt was hanging.

So what if he managed to beat Skull Crusher? I can do that too. My real worry is

"You mean Lightning Dragon?"

"...Yes."

of his shirt,

see how he will be able to run rampant like that once I become

you really

asked. Worry returned to

Turning around, SilverStar smirked.

don't have to worry about me winning. That's a guarantee. I

***

"I'm curious about something."

my other self and our eyes met. The look

Regardless, I still asked.

can you

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

adjust though. Coming to terms with this fact, I

like what had