The Author's POV

Chapter 517

"Hmmm..."

Staring at the hand that reached out for him, Edward didn't immediately take it. Rather, he continued to carefully scrutinize the individual in front of him.

'He's not simple...'

That was the conclusion he came up with after carefully examining him.

As the Guildmaster of the first-ranked guild in the human domain, Edward had the ability to discern, with a glance, whether someone was more than what met the eye.

Raising his head, their eyes met.

"White Reaper, right?"

"...Yes, that's my name."

"What a peculiar name..."

Lowering his head, Edward's eyes paused on his extended hand.

At that moment, he was astonished to discover two small words written on his index finger.

[Play along]

Closing his eyes, Edward's face remained stoic. Although he was surprised, he knew better than to show his outer emotions. Taking his eyes away from the hand, he glanced at the individual in front of him.

Once their eyes met, the ends of the White Reaper's lips curled ever so slightly. Edward's head cocked slightly as he noted this.

'Alright, I'll play along...'

Was it perhaps because of the sense of familiarity he gave off? ...Or was it because of something else?

In the end, he decided to play along.

"...What do you want?"

There was a slight tremor in the room as he opened his mouth. He was acting as he normally did when someone tried to meet him.

Lowering his head to glance at his hand, he smacked it away. He then indifferently muttered.

Smack—!

"Be quick, I don't have much time."

"Ah...nothing special."

The smile on White Reaper's face stiffened a tad bit.

He then replaced it with a flattering one as he clasped his hands together.

"I...well, I just wanted to pay my respects to you."

"Respect?"

Edward's eyes squinted.

'What are you trying to get at?'

He couldn't quite understand what he was trying to get at. Regardless, he continued to act as he normally did.

Glancing at the demon waiting at the door, he ordered.

"Get him out of my sight."

"...Huh, what?"

White Reaper's face changed. Turning his head back to glance at the demon waiting at the door, he raised his hands.

"Hold on a second, I'm not done speaking."

Focusing his attention back toward Edward, he spoke in a rather rushed manner.

"Mr. Overlord, please hear me out."

There was clear panic on his face as he said those words. Of course, having seen what was written on his hand, Edward knew that he was acting.

'But what exactly is he trying to tell...ah'

It was then that he finally saw it. It disappeared as fast as it came, but Edward was able to see it.

A small black ball that was resting in the middle of his tongue.

'Is that a dimensional space?'

Taking note of the black ball, Edward already seemed to get an idea of what the individual wanted him to do.

"Did you not hear me?"

Edward pressed his hand in a downward motion.

A terrifying pressure pressed against White Reaper's body as Edward channeled his mana into the air, forcing him to fall to his knees.

Thud—!

Reaper who was

you not hear what I just

"Ukh..."

raised his heaad to stare at Edward. There was clear hatred in his eyes as he stared at

mouth, he spoke through

human. Shouldn't you

help you because you're a

same level as

check. Had you not been human, you would've

"Spu!"

his sentence, White Reaper spat on

Edward noticed the movement of his jaw and brought his hand forward and blocked his mouth, stopping the spit from reaching

grasped the black ball that was hidden in the spit, he

"You..."

Reaper in the face. The movement was so fast that

Bang—!

a powerful crashing sound, White Reaper was sent crashing against the

"Uaakkh!"

Reapers' body

"Take him away."

as he turned his body and no longer looked back

"Keke."

to be noted that, it was only after the conflict was over that the demon moved into

expecting such a scene

"You bastard!"

Edward could hear White Reaper's

as I become the next Emperor, I'll fucking kill

words went deaf ears as

Clank—!

Instead of immediately checking out the contents of the dimensional space, Edward put the orb away and continued to meditate in

That said.

able to

he found was a piece of paper and a

he wanted to check the contents

his mind that every move he made was being closely

he could do

***

"Akh, that hurt."

I massaged my shoulder as I

to hit me, he should've held back

a potion, I quickly ingested it. The pain in

"Haa..."

stared at the ceiling of

correctly, we should be able

"Yes."

appeared at

words, you

head against the wall, I

"Nice..."

wanted nothing more than to get out of this place

my eyes away from the ceiling of the room,

it, shouldn't

beaten Skull Crusher, I had rightfully become

I would soon get a new room. One that was

Kind of wanted it.

chin, my eyes turned into

"There's only one problem..."

fact that the room was probably going to be monitored

furrowed at

guess I should finish all my

up from my bed, I stretched my

of my time if I wanted

***

At the same time.

office space, an amused voice

"Something like that happened?"

"Yes, your excellency."

holding his hand over his mouth to hide the smile on his

"...What an interesting development."

while. With one knee to the ground, his servant noticed

would like me to do,

Anozech glanced at his servant before

him closely. In the off-chance that something goes wrong in the next match, we can make use of him to get rid of the current

"As you wish."

in the shadows as he placed his

to

lingering on the spot where his servant left, Duke Anozech took a deep

in his eyes when he opened

be even better than

***

To Tok—!

knock at his

"What is it?"

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