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 a better

looked rather haggard as her hair was a mess,

from the

was a shell of her

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

and escape with her husband, but now that he was dead, such an

mental state was anything

hair back, SilverMoon opened

but I heard that you were

"Indeed..."

teeth, I pretended to be

wave of oppressive mana burst out from my body, forcing SilverMoon to take

her, I spat through

race, but guess what? Not only was I kicked out of

Crack. Crack.

I cracked my knuckles.

"Nice acting."

from the side. Trying my best to keep my composure

a deep breath, the mana that was

One, to show

show her

that I

deeply as yours, and I

why you

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

to see

makes you think you can beat him? Someone whom my husband

brief moment of

really have a choice, do

"What do you mean?"

SilverMoon's eyes narrowed.

slightly

not confident in beating him,

those words. After a while, she clenched her teeth

couldn't argue back with

I kept pushing.

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

And the more I talked, the more I

I couldn't

'What a vile strategy...'

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

I was doing at

whole scenario had been designed to be this way from the very

point of connection between SilverMoon and me as a result

with SilverStar, it was only natural for such a scenario

scenario where she was desperate

despair at the thought of

where I came in and used that connection to manipulate her into giving me the resources her

hope, I was essentially

was honestly quite a vile

neither were they as they had also done such schemes

me the resources and I will prove to you that you've made the

lowered my voice

resources and I will avenge

***

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

"Huuuu..."

a deep breath, I felt the mana inside of my

god I managed to

in the end, I was able to break through thanks to the

the things he had would've actually been helpful for when I broke through to rank, but given the time constraint, I had no choice but to waste them for my

moment, I opened

into those pupils I felt a cold chill

'He's strong.'

glance for me to understand that I was

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

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

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

as calm as it

the two contestants

the entire arena, causing the crowd to become

for a brief moment of time, I gave her a

"Yes."

"...Yes."