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 worried

on the

was

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

he 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

he was, Edward

strength he displayed really shocked

point of concern

much can a person

different from the person he had once met in the

really someone

but I don't really have a

face as 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 on

didn't have a

Clank.

that moment, the gates on the other side of the arena opened and

emotions was accompanied by white hair and two

finally came out

calm echo of his footsteps filled the entire arena as he

everyone's gaze as he walked in Edward's

front of Edward, and their

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

there was

feel 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

enveloped the spear as he tightly

slowly took a stance

gaze met Ren's. While their eyes met, Ren similarly took a stance and

surge of powerful mana erupted from out of his

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

to himself as he focused all of his

[You may fight!]

that the demoness's voice echoed

action. The moment he heard the demoness's voice,

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

Click

stabbed his spear, he

'Fast.'

he found Ren's sword already reaching out for

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

"Khh..."

Edward twisted his torso and

Clank—

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

of contact between the two weapons, circular pressurized wind gales were released. Spreading out throughout the whole

that Ren did something completely

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

'What in the...'

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

"Hm!?"

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

that get

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

Bang—

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

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