The Author's POV

Chapter 528

Inside the tunnel leading to the arena, a soft and groggy voice echoed.

"Are you ready?"

The voice came from SilverMoon, who was checking on me.

Her face had become quite sunken since the last time I had seen her, and she also didn't seem to be in the right state of mind. She was clearly still unable to cope with the loss of SilverStar.

She was essentially a dead woman walking.

The only reason she was here was to see my fight against Edward. The man that took her husband's life.

As I stepped away from her, I could hear the crowd's loud cheers behind me.

Without turning around, I replied.

"You don't have to worry about that. I will win the fight."

I wasn't lying about this.

I wasn't going to lose the fight.

In the wake of my meeting with Edward, it was now my turn to face him. There was already a palpable excitement in the crowd's cheers, which were getting louder by the minute.

The atmosphere around me was boiling.

In the meantime, SilverMoon, who was standing beside me, also sensed the weird atmosphere and took a step back.

"Okay. I've already helped you the best way I could. I hope you can keep your promise."

"You can count on that."

It was at that moment.

Clank—

The gates of the arena started to slowly open up revealing the vast arena in the distance. The crowd cheers intensified, and my shoulders relaxed.

'Here goes nothing.'

Taking a deep breath, I took a step into the arena.

***

'I don't know how to feel about this…'

Despite the passive face he wore, Edward's thoughts were complicated as he stood in the middle of the arena.

Having spoken with him yesterday, he understood what the outcome of today's match would be.

His inevitable loss.

But there were two problems with this.

One, he had to lose believably. Everything they had been working on would go up in smoke if he lost in an obvious manner.

But for this part, he wasn't too worried.

'Considering his strength, he does indeed have a chance of beating me. Especially if he has that device…'

His eyes paused on the bracelet in his hand. Ren would have an easier time winning if he had a device to turn off his suppressor.

Even than.

wasn't what worried

on the fence

was

met him once in his life, and

losing to SilverStar, I still don't trust him

spent as much time as he did in the arena and demon realm, he

Ren not revealed who he was, Edward would've

strength he displayed really

was a point

a person change

completely different from the person he had once met

really someone he could

but I don't really

face as he

the games were rigged, Edward knew that he could only play along with whatever he was planning. He was going to lose, either way, so he may as well just bet everything he had

didn't

Clank.

the gates on the other side of the

of calm, devoid of any emotions was accompanied by white

Reaper, or Ren, finally came out to the

the

everyone's gaze as he walked in Edward's direction. Heavy tension descended down

in front of Edward, and their eyes met. Staring

crowd or the noise coming from

moment, in his mind, there was only an image of Ren standing

moment, he was only focused on studying his opponent opposite him as no other sound entered his ears. He could also feel the

red glow enveloped the spear as he tightly grasped it with both hands; all the mana inside of him bursting

a deep breath, he slowly took a stance and opened

later, his gaze met Ren's. While their eyes met, Ren similarly

surge of powerful mana erupted

if I do end up losing, I should do a good job

himself as he focused all of his mana toward

[You may fight!]

at that moment that

the demoness's voice, he took a step forward

a small

Click

same time he stabbed his spear, he heard a subtle

'Fast.'

as he found Ren's sword already reaching

that moment that Edward realized that his attack wouldn't make it

"Khh..."

teeth, Edward twisted his torso and moved

Clank—

arena as Ren's sword came into contact with Edward's

circular pressurized wind

that Ren did something completely

Edward's spear, Ren's back arched and he punched out toward

'What in the...'

going to fight him with a sword, but despite his surprise, he reacted quickly by raising

"Hm!?"

he was about to move his arm, he felt something hard press

that get

a little as he grit his teeth and exerted more force on his arm, finally breaking through the ring and

Bang—

contact with Ren's fist, Edward was pushed a couple of steps

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