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.

what

still on the

him was how trustworthy he

once in his life, and he didn't know him

probably saved me from losing to SilverStar, I still don't trust him

be blamed for this. Having spent as much time as he did in the arena

revealed who he was, Edward would've

he

a point of concern for

person change in such little

person he had

really someone

but I don't really have

Edward's face as he thought

of his realization that the games were rigged, Edward knew that he could only play along with whatever he was planning. He was going to lose,

didn't

Clank.

on the other side of the arena opened

calm, devoid of any emotions was accompanied by white hair and

Reaper, or Ren, finally came out to

calm echo of his footsteps filled the entire

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

footsteps soon stopped in front of Edward, and their eyes met. Staring back into them, Edward slowly closed his

was the crowd or the noise coming from them, immediately disappeared as soon

very moment, in his mind, there was

a faint presence standing next to him. In the moment, he was only focused on studying his opponent opposite him as no other sound entered his ears. He could also feel the presence of someone else, but he made sure to pay no mind to it. It was probably the demoness who always appeared at the

hands. A powerful red glow enveloped the spear as he tightly grasped it with both hands; all the mana inside

deep breath, he slowly took a

met Ren's. While their eyes met, Ren similarly took

surge of powerful mana erupted from out

end up losing, I should do a good job at making it look like I put up a

himself as he focused all of his mana toward

[You may fight!]

that the demoness's voice echoed

moment he heard the demoness's voice, he took a step

small tsunami erupted,

Click

he

'Fast.'

as he found Ren's sword already

that his

"Khh..."

torso and moved the spear

Clank—

whole arena as

pressurized wind gales

then that Ren did something completely

spear, Ren's back arched and he punched

'What in the...'

originally thought that Ren was going to fight him with a sword, but despite

"Hm!?"

he felt something hard press against his arm.

that

grit his teeth and exerted more force on his arm, finally breaking through the ring and placing his

Bang—

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

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