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

on the fence

was how trustworthy

only met him once in his life,

saved me from losing to SilverStar, I still

couldn't be blamed for this. Having spent as much time as he did in the arena

Ren not revealed who he was, Edward would've

strength he displayed

this was a point of

can a person change

the person he had once met in

he really someone he could

don't really have a

bitter smile spread across Edward's face as he thought of

He was going to lose, either way, so he may as well just bet everything he

simply didn't have

Clank.

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

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

Ren, finally came out to the

echo of his footsteps filled the

an immediate pause in everyone's gaze as he walked in Edward's direction. Heavy

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

the crowd or the noise coming from

mind, there was only an image of Ren standing opposite

opponent opposite him as no other sound entered his ears. He could also

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

breath, he slowly took

later, his gaze met Ren's. While their eyes met, Ren similarly took a stance and placed his right hand over his sword's

of powerful mana erupted

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

as he focused all of his mana toward the

[You may fight!]

that the demoness's

the demoness's voice, he took a

spear, a blood-red wave resembling a small tsunami erupted, before

Click

time he stabbed his spear, he heard a subtle

'Fast.'

found Ren's sword

was at that moment that Edward realized that his attack wouldn't

"Khh..."

Edward twisted his torso and moved the spear shaft toward his right

Clank—

loud metallic ring echoed throughout the whole arena as Ren's sword came into contact

point of contact between the two weapons, circular pressurized wind gales

Ren did something completely out of

still pushing against Edward's spear, Ren's back arched and he punched out toward Edward's direction using

'What in the...'

that Ren's actions confused Edward, who had originally thought that Ren was going to fight him with a sword, but despite his surprise,

"Hm!?"

his arm, he felt something hard press

did that

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

Bang—

Ren's fist, Edward was pushed a

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