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

the fence about

worried him was how trustworthy

his

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

for this. Having spent as much time as he did in the arena and demon realm, he had

he was, Edward would've probably ignored his

the strength he

this was a point

person change

from the person he had once

someone he could

don't really

across Edward's face as he

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

simply didn't have a

Clank.

the gates on the other side of the arena opened and a familiar figure

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

finally

footsteps filled the entire arena as

he walked in

in front of Edward, and their eyes met. Staring back into them,

the noise coming from them, immediately disappeared as soon as he closed his

his mind, there was only an image of Ren

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

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

he slowly took a

their eyes met, Ren similarly took a stance and placed his right

mana erupted from out of

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

as he focused all of his mana toward the tip of his

[You may fight!]

that moment that the demoness's voice

was quick to take action. The moment he heard the demoness's voice, he

resembling a small tsunami

Click

same time he stabbed his spear, he heard a subtle clicking sound

'Fast.'

found Ren's

Edward realized that his attack wouldn't

"Khh..."

twisted his torso and moved the

Clank—

ring echoed throughout the whole arena

pressurized wind gales were released. Spreading out throughout

it was then that Ren did

arched

'What in the...'

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

"Hm!?"

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

that get

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

Bang—

Edward was pushed a couple of steps

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