The Author's POV

"Useless, useless, uselss..."

While browsing SilverStar's belongings, I found myself saddened by the fact that I was unable to locate any of the things that I was looking for.

I found the room to be fairly large, about as big as a tennis court, and it was quite beautifully decorated with all kinds of furniture. Plants, flowers, and other nature-related things dominated most of them.

But this was expected given his elven nature.

"Still nothing."

I muttered after moving one of the sofas to the side, and still not finding anything. I was honestly starting to get quite frustrated.

"He's a lot more cautious than I originally let him out to be."

In all fairness, I should've expected this from the very beginning. After all, given the current environment, who wouldn't?

"Guess I can only go for the second option."

Sitting down on one of the couches, I stopped searching and just relaxed. There was another and simpler way to get the resources.

...and it should present itself any minute now.

"What are you doing here?"

It was then that a familiar voice echoed inside the room as a silver-haired figure entered. There was a seething rage hidden within that voice as the man in the air rippled slightly.

Glancing in the direction of the silver figure, I gave her a simple nod.

"You're here."

"...You're here?"

SilverMoon's body froze for a split second as she cocked her head to the side. Clearly confused about my intentions.

"You were waiting for me?"

She asked.

To which I nodded.

"Yes, I was."

Well, sort of.

Musing for a moment, she asked.

"Have you reconsidered my previous offer?"

"No."

I shook my head.

Standing up from the sofa, I calmly walked in her direction.

"My intentions in coming here are simple."

Stopping in front of her, I extended my hand in her direction.

"Tell me where SilverStar's resources are."

Immediately after those words left my mouth, SilverMoon's eyes turned bloodshot. The mana in the air rippled, and her hair fluttered widely. Seeing how the situation was getting out of hand, I immediately cut her in the middle of her words.

"How dare y—"

"I can help you get rid of the Overlord."

For a moment, the mana coming from her body stopped and her eyes paused on me. Before she could do anything else, I took advantage of the moment and continued speaking.

"You've already seen what happened when SilverStar fought against the current Overlord. A total defeat."

SilverMoon's face twisted when I said those words. Regardless, I kept pushing.

"You know yourself that you are weaker than SilverStar, meaning that you have no chance of ever exacting revenge against the current Overlord."

The more I spoke, the more SilverMoon's face twisted.

Even then, she never once interrupted me. It was clear that she couldn't dispute any of the words that I was saying.

After glancing at her for a moment, I asked.

"You've probably already heard about what happened between the current Overlord, haven't you?"

"...Yes."

She nodded her head.

receded back, and I

a mess, and her

appearance was a far cry from the confident and overbearing one from the

shell of her former

With SilverStar now dead, what was the point

and escape with her husband, but now that he was

was

hair back, SilverMoon opened

heard that you

"Indeed..."

my teeth, I

wave of oppressive mana burst out from my body,

face closer to her, I spat through my gnashed

went to him to greet him since we were from the same race, but guess what? Not only was I kicked out of the room, but he even dared to spit on me...How

Crack. Crack.

I cracked my knuckles.

"Nice acting."

heard from the side. Trying my best to keep

that was coming out of my

were two goals in my bringing out my mana. One, to show her that I truly held a grudge against the current

her

her that I was

as yours, and I want nothing

this the reason why you

thought back at SilverStar. Even then, her hatred for the Overlord ran quite deeply as her eyes

able to see

seen just how strong the Overlord is. What makes you think you can beat him? Someone whom my husband couldn't even win

moment of time,

don't really have a choice,

"What do you mean?"

SilverMoon's eyes narrowed.

smirked slightly in

yourself are not confident in beating

face changed when I said those words. After a while, she clenched her teeth and

couldn't argue back with

I kept pushing.

match. Whoever wins against us will become the next Emperor since you yourself don't seem to become

I continued to gauge SilverMoon's reaction. And the more I talked, the more I could see the

I kept pushing, I

'What a vile strategy...'

they were at their lowest

essentially what I was

in reality, this whole scenario had been designed to be this

connection between SilverMoon and me as a result of telling

winning and killing SilverStar, and given SilverMoon's relationship with SilverStar, it was only natural for such a scenario to

was desperate for Edward's

at the thought of never being able

where I came in and used that connection to manipulate

giving her hope, I was essentially exploiting

vile strategy, but I

were they as they had also done such

will prove to

voice to a

the resources and I will avenge your

***

crowd reverberated throughout the arena grounds as I stood in the middle of the

"Huuuu..."

deep breath, I felt the

I managed to

end, I was able to

for when I broke through to

I opened my eyes, I was met with a pair of yellow

those pupils I

'He's strong.'

a glance for me to understand that I was not

first time in a long time, I finally felt a sense of dread coming out of my opponent. It felt as though I was

a teddy bear, Lightning Dragon spared

when I saw this, but I didn't put much thought

calm as it

two

the entire arena, causing the

a brief moment of time, I gave her a

"Yes."

"...Yes."