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.

that was coming out of her body had already receded back, and I was able to get a

her hair was a mess, and her

was a far cry from the

shell

this was understandable. With SilverStar now dead, what was the point

and escape with her husband, but now that he was

state was

her hair back, SilverMoon

that you were kicked out

"Indeed..."

teeth, I pretended

of oppressive mana burst out from my body, forcing SilverMoon to take a step back

her, I

Not only was I kicked out of the room, but he even dared to spit on me...How fucking dare

Crack. Crack.

I cracked my knuckles.

"Nice acting."

the side. Trying my best to keep my composure

deep breath, the mana that was coming

my mana. One, to show

show her my

her that I was

Overlord runs as deeply as yours, and I

why you came to get

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

to see a trace of

Overlord is. What makes you think you can beat him? Someone

a brief moment of time, I

have

"What do you mean?"

SilverMoon's eyes narrowed.

smirked slightly in

are not confident in beating him, then

After a while, she clenched her teeth

back

I kept pushing.

challenged Lightning Dragon for the next match. Whoever wins against us will become the next Emperor

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

kept pushing, I couldn't

'What a vile strategy...'

advantage of someone when they were at their lowest point, and

what I was doing

reality, this whole scenario had been designed to be this way from

and me as a result of telling

and killing SilverStar, and given SilverMoon's relationship with SilverStar, it was

scenario where she was

she knew her limits, and so she could only despair at

to manipulate her into giving me the resources her husband

hope, I was essentially exploiting

was honestly quite a vile strategy, but I didn't

saint. And neither were they as they had also

prove to you that

my voice to

me the resources and

***

loud cheers of the crowd reverberated throughout the arena grounds as I

"Huuuu..."

I felt

I managed to

the end, I was able to break through thanks to

broke through to rank, but given the time constraint, I had no choice but to

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

moment I stared into those pupils I felt a cold

'He's strong.'

to understand that

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

it was a teddy bear, Lightning Dragon spared me a single glance before quickly losing interest

creased when I saw this, but I didn't

was as calm as it

the two contestants

throughout the entire arena, causing the crowd

brief moment of time, I gave her

"Yes."

"...Yes."