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—!

White Reaper who was lying on

hear

"Ukh..."

his right hand on the ground, White Reaper forcefully raised his heaad to stare at Edward. There was clear hatred in his eyes as he

his mouth, he spoke through his gnashed

human. Shouldn't you

help you because you're a

bent down until his eyes stood at the same level

a reality check. Had you not been human,

"Spu!"

his sentence, White Reaper spat

movement of his jaw and brought his hand forward and blocked his mouth, stopping

was hidden in the spit, he glared

"You..."

his hand and slapped White Reaper in the face. The movement was so fast

Bang—!

White Reaper was sent crashing

"Uaakkh!"

Reapers' body slowly slid toward the

"Take him away."

ordered as he turned his body and no longer

"Keke."

and dragged his body up. It had to be noted that, it was only after the conflict was over that the demon

scene to occur from

"You bastard!"

his way out, Edward could hear White

my words, as soon as I become the next Emperor,

ears as

Clank—!

silence returned to the room. Instead of immediately checking out the contents of the dimensional space, Edward put the orb

That said.

before putting the orb away, he was able to check what was inside

was a piece of

contents immediately, he stopped himself

mind that every move he made was

the only thing he could do

***

"Akh, that hurt."

massaged my shoulder as I

hit me, he should've held back a

it. The pain

"Haa..."

I stared at the ceiling of the

correctly, we should be able to escape soon,

"Yes."

figure appeared at the other end

you

my head against the wall, I

"Nice..."

nothing more than to get out of this place as fast as

ceiling of the room,

about it,

Crusher, I had

new room. One that was bigger and more comfortable than this

Kind of wanted it.

my eyes turned into

"There's only one problem..."

that was the fact that the room was

brows furrowed

guess I should finish all my

I stretched my back

make the most of my time if I wanted to escape

***

At the same time.

a large office space,

"Something like that happened?"

"Yes, your excellency."

while holding his hand over his mouth

"...What an interesting development."

after a while. With one knee to the ground,

like me to

at his servant before

the off-chance that something goes wrong in the next match, we can make use of him

"As you wish."

in the shadows as he placed his

returned to

his gaze lingering on the spot where his servant

cold light flashed in his eyes

might be even better than

***

To Tok—!

at his door, Edward raised

"What is it?"

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