The Author's POV

Chapter 525

"Why didn't you kill him?"

An eerie voice echoed across a small room.

With my head lowered, I replied.

"Did I have to kill him? ...If so, I do apologize for my actions."

In the two days since my fight with Lightning Dragon, I had essentially recovered from all of my wounds. Some parts of my body were still sore, but that was just about it.

Regarding where I was...

It was Duke Anozech's private area.

"No, you don't have to be sorry."

In the aftermath of my fight with Lightning Dragon, it seemed that I had finally caught the Duke's attention.

Which was something that I desired from the very beginning.

He was instrumental in my inevitable escape.

"...Rather, you did me a favor by not killing him."

Lifting my head slightly, I raised my brow.

My head lowered once more when I saw the look on his face.

"Is that so? …then I'm flattered."

"...I'm starting to like you more and more."

The Duke said. I could tell he was pleased by the sound of his voice.

A faint smile spread across my face as I thanked the Duke.

"Thank you."

'Keep thinking that...'

It was only out of courtesy that I thanked the Duke.

While it was obvious I had never planned on killing Lightning Dragon, I was okay with him misunderstanding my intent.

After all, who would refuse free goodwill?

A little while later, Duke Anozech spoke again.

"I've recently gotten a report that you've allied yourself with the second-ranked in the Duke bracket, with the goal of killing the current Overlord, is that right?"

As soon as I heard his words, I pretended to be shocked before quickly burying it.

'As expected, the arena is heavily monitored.'

"Don't worry, I won't do anything to you. It's not against the rules."

The Duke reassured, evidently acknowledging my reaction.

My head lowered further.

"Nothing truly escapes you, your excellency."

In spite of saying that, I was rather surprised.

For my chat with SilverMoon to be discovered so easily by the Duke. It made one wonder how deep their surveillance system was.

'I need to tread more carefully...'

My awareness of this only heightened my guard regarding my future plans.

That said, this wasn't something that I had not expected.

Rather, this worked in my favor.

The Duke's next words proved me correct.

"...Do you want to fight the next Overlord?"

Raising my head, I replied without any hints of hesitation.

"Yes."

In spite of my quick response, the Duke's face remained the same.

My hatred for Edward was always obvious, I never tried to hide it. As a result, the Duke probably didn't find it surprising that I wanted to fight him.

"Are you that eager to fight the Blood Prince?"

"I indeed am, your excellency."

"Hmm..."

Seemingly falling into deep thought, the Duke mused for a moment before he opened his mouth again and asked again.

"You've observed how the current Overlord fights, right?"

"Yes, I have."

"Then what do you think your chances of beating him are?"

I paused and thought.

a while, I

percent. If he's hiding

"Fifty percent, huh?"

interlocked his hands behind

pretty high, don't you

decided to pose

excellency? What are the chances of me beating the current

"You?"

into thought again, he raised

creased when I

"Thirty percent?"

"....Thirty percent."

repeated in a

clench my teeth. In a way, it was

just continued

hand, Duke Azenoch

think that

"Yes."

I nodded without hesitation.

"I think that your–"

"Stop."

back of my neck interrupted my speech as the Duke's voice echoed throughout the

I felt the cold touch at

died had it not

my neck still standing, I slowly

eyes with another demon. His features were different compared to the Duke who looked more like a human. In a butler's attire, the demon behind me glared

speak to the

slowly removing his hand from

head to the Duke and

the inconvenience, your

"It's alright."

casually waved his hand before turning his attention back to me. Meanwhile, the demon quickly retreated from the spot

"Don't mind him."

lingered on the

chances of beating the Overlord

"No."

shook

"Hmm?"

Duke's face changed

before he could say anything else,

couple of

hearing those words, the Duke's face relaxed

still have a couple of cards

"That is correct."

"...How intriguing."

the conversation. After a while,

like to

'Bingo.'

my face, I kept

you really

"Heh."

out a

small device

"I'll help you out."

proceeded to toss the device in

"Here."

"...Thank you."

device, I

a small remote

able to tell what it was. It was the device that was supposed to stop the mana flow of the person

flipped it around repeatedly

same thing, lowering the hand

"Ehm, what's this."

The Duke smiled.

"That..."

he proceeded to point at the

that will turn that thirty percent, into a one

"One hundred percent?"

the device in my hand with an absentminded look

head again,

this I will be

"That is correct."

The Duke smiled.

to do is press that device in the most critical conditions, and the rest will be easy. Just make sure to

"I see..."

a simple nod, I put the

As he

you

"Excuse me?"

head to

He continued.

reward you for your efforts. So tell

"...What I want?"

head, I pretended to

already knew what

I had been aiming for

opened

"If I win..."

head, I met the

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