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—!

at White Reaper

you not hear what I just

"Ukh..."

hand on the ground, White Reaper forcefully raised his heaad to stare

spoke

Shouldn't you be

you because you're

the same level as White Reaper.

you not been human,

"Spu!"

midst of completing his sentence, White Reaper spat on

to spit, Edward noticed the movement of

secretly grasped the black ball that was

"You..."

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

Bang—!

crashing sound, White Reaper was sent crashing against the

"Uaakkh!"

White Reapers' body slowly slid

"Take him away."

ordered as he turned his body and no longer looked back at White

"Keke."

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

a scene to occur from

"You bastard!"

could

become the next Emperor, I'll fucking kill you. I'll fucking

his words went deaf ears as Edward continued

Clank—!

the contents of the dimensional space, Edward put the orb away and continued

That said.

was able to check what

found was a piece of paper and

check the contents immediately, he stopped himself

no doubt in his mind that every move he made was being closely monitored by

he could do was be

***

"Akh, that hurt."

back into my room, I massaged my shoulder

him to hit me, he should've held

it. The pain in my shoulder

"Haa..."

sigh, I stared at

we should be able to

"Yes."

figure appeared at the other end of the

Edward heeds your words, you will

my head against the

"Nice..."

wanted nothing more than to get out of this place

from the ceiling of the room,

it, shouldn't

beaten Skull Crusher, I had

I would soon get a new room. One

Kind of wanted it.

eyes turned into

"There's only one problem..."

fact that the room was probably going to be monitored

brows furrowed

should finish all my preparations

I stretched

the most of my time if I wanted to escape

***

At the same time.

large office space, an amused

"Something like that happened?"

"Yes, your excellency."

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

"...What an interesting development."

With one knee to the ground, his servant

like me to

at his servant

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

"As you wish."

the shadows as he

returned to the

where his servant left, Duke Anozech took a

flashed in his eyes when he opened them

even

***

To Tok—!

loud knock at his door, Edward raised

"What is it?"

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