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.

her body had already receded back, and I was able to get

haggard as her hair was a mess, and her eyes had

was a far cry from the confident and overbearing

shell of her

now dead, what was the point of escaping

to regain freedom and escape with her husband, but now that he was

mental state was

hair back,

I heard that you were kicked out by the

"Indeed..."

my teeth, I pretended to be

my body, forcing SilverMoon to take a step back

her, I spat through

from the same race, but guess what? Not only was I kicked out of the room, but he

Crack. Crack.

I cracked my knuckles.

"Nice acting."

from the side. Trying my best to

deep breath, the mana that was coming out of my body

out my mana. One, to show her that I truly held a grudge against the current

her

her that I was

yours, and I want nothing more than to just kill

you came to get

SilverStar. Even

her mouth, I was able to see

you think you can beat him? Someone whom my husband

her for a brief moment of time,

have a choice, do

"What do you mean?"

SilverMoon's eyes narrowed.

smirked slightly in

not confident in beating him, then who else

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

back with what I

I kept pushing.

us will become the next

And the more I talked, the more I could see

I couldn't help

'What a vile strategy...'

were at

was essentially what I was doing

this whole scenario had been designed to be this way

a point of connection between SilverMoon and me as a result of telling Edward about the

him winning and killing SilverStar, and given SilverMoon's relationship with SilverStar,

scenario where she was desperate

could only despair at the thought of never being able to

came in and used that connection to manipulate her into

her hope, I was

vile strategy, but I

a saint. And neither were they as they had also done such schemes in the

prove to you that you've made

my voice to

me the resources and I

***

the crowd reverberated throughout the arena grounds as I stood

"Huuuu..."

a deep breath, I felt the mana inside

I

in the end, I was able to break through thanks

helpful for when I broke through to rank, but given

I opened my eyes,

into those pupils I felt a cold chill run down

'He's strong.'

took was a glance for me to

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

though it was a teddy bear, Lightning

forehead creased when I saw this, but I

as calm

two contestants

echoed throughout the entire arena, causing the

for a brief moment of time, I gave her

"Yes."

"...Yes."