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

him was how trustworthy

met him once in his life, and

saved me from losing to SilverStar,

much time as he did in the arena and

was, Edward would've

the strength he displayed

point of concern

person change in such

person he had once met

he really someone

I don't

smile spread across Edward's face as he thought

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 the possibility that brought

didn't have

Clank.

the gates on the other side of the

devoid of any emotions was accompanied by white

or Ren, finally came

filled the

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

Reaper's footsteps soon stopped in front of Edward, and their eyes met. Staring

it was the crowd or the noise coming from them,

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

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 beginning

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

deep breath, he slowly took

similarly took

of powerful mana erupted from out

a good job at making it look like I put

all of his mana toward the tip of his

[You may fight!]

that moment that

voice, he took a step forward

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

Click

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

'Fast.'

he found Ren's sword already reaching

moment that Edward realized that his attack wouldn't make it before Ren's

"Khh..."

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

Clank—

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

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

was then that Ren did something completely

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

'What in the...'

going to

"Hm!?"

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

did that

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—

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

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