The Author's POV

Chapter 516

"He's going to be crucial for when we escape?"

My interest was immediately piqued when I heard his words.

In an attempt to quench my curiosity, I asked.

"Who exactly is he?"

But my other self simply shook his head.

"You will find out once you challenge him."

"Haaa..."

Closing my eyes, I let out a long sigh. As usual, he would always leave out the more important details for later.

What a terrible habit.

"...So I won't be fighting against the current emperor?"

"Not yet."

A narrow grin spread across my other self's face as he replied.

"If you were to fight him right now, you would only end up losing."

"Hmm...?"

Involuntarily, my brows furrowed as I tilted my head.

"You serious?"

"...Yeah."

Processing the information, my eyes closed.

'So another one who is stronger than me...'

Honestly, I was quite troubled by his apparent confidence in his prediction of my inevitable defeat against the present emperor.

It just didn't sit tight with me.

Was I just that competitive? Wasn't too sure.

"Huuu..."

With my eyes closed and letting out a short breath, I inquired about the current Emperor.

"For you to say what you said, the Emperor must be incredibly strong."

"...Sort of."

My other self replied.

In a tight brow furrow, I stared.

"Sort of? What do you mean?"

"He may be strong, but that isn't the reason why I am saying that you will lose against him if you two fought."

"...Continue."

Taking in more of what he was saying, my ears perked up. I had a feeling that his next words were going to be extremely important.

"The games are rigged. SilverStar, the current Emperor will be made the next Overlord in the next match."

"What?"

And I wasn't wrong as his follow up made my eyes shoot wide open.

"Hold on, what are you talking about? Doesn't Edward still have over thirty matches left before he gains freedom? Shouldn't he still be fine?"

"You're right."

My other self gave a short nod.

"But there are two main fundamental reasons for this action. The first reason you should already know."

"Yeah."

left before he gained his 'freedom,' but to avoid making it appear rigged, he was purposely set to

Even then.

"Why this early?"

matches he lost before hitting 100, I was fairly confident

must

wait for long

far from breaking

"...Huh?"

ears with my fingers

did you say?

"No."

self just

I shrugged my shoulders.

"...Whatever."

only asked because I wasn't sure I had heard wrongly.

I took a

guess it makes more

both Dukes themselves, if Edward broke through, his strength would reach a similar level to theirs. This in itself was

bottom of my chin, I pondered out

why we created all that chaos before coming here was because we wanted to attract the attention of

glanced at my other self whose

But that was enough.

it makes more sense for

the other Duke had left the territory based on the

the two of them been together, Edward's rank up

now under the watchful eye of only one Duke-ranked demon, the appearance of someone

sit by and watch something like this unfold. He was planning on having Edward killed before

my pondering, I

not just

to ask? Have you

with another question. Glancing at him for a second, I shook my

"Nevermind."

Right...

clan. Of course, their pride wouldn't

'Stupid.'

as I

"Alright."

at myself from the

idea of what I'm

my direction, he disappeared from

out a piece of paper and a pen. Grasping the body

since I already knew what I

"...and done."

mouth as I

of things in the

"This should be enough."

I had put in that I looked for

god they didn't search

To Tok—!

response. Fortunately, I did not have to wait for long as the door soon opened and a demon appeared

His croaky, brittle

"What do you want?"

to pay

"Ha?"

spite of this, he

'This might be fun...'

pick up the whisper of his

decided to follow through with my

"Follow me."

"Okay."

the door behind me, I followed the

***

the ceiling of his room,

has it been

out of focus, and his emotions were

spent in this hell hole were taking a toll on

But.

little

as he clenched his hands into a

end was

struggle he had to endure before he

a little

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