The Author's POV

My eyes were glued to Edward's body, which was lying on the ground. In my ears, the noise from the crowd was drowned out.

During that moment, I had all my attention focused on Edward.

It wasn't until I saw his chest move that I finally relaxed.

He was still alive.

As he lay on the ground with his eyes wide open, staring at the red sky of the arena, his body was anything but fine.

Taking a deep breath and inwardly praying, I put the device back in my dimensional space and closed my eyes.

'I hope Amanda does not find out about this…'

If she found out I beat up her father...

Shivers ran down my spine.

'...Yeah, let's hope that does not happen.'

What Demon King?

She would probably finish me before that happened.

Well, I didn't think she would go that far, but I still didn't care to find out what would happen.

Keeping this secret under the grave was a sacred duty.

"Haa..."

I exhaled, and slowly opened my eyes.

As I opened my eyes again, I felt everyone's gaze pause on me. A pin-drop silence filled the arena grounds as none of the spectators spoke.

I then glanced toward the right. Nevertheless, I was surprised to find that the demoness had not appeared yet.

She was usually punctual.

'Where is she?'

I wondered to myself as I glanced around the place. It didn't take long for her to appear, as her figure appeared next to me shortly thereafter.

'Ah, there she is.'

Her eyes alternated between Edward and me as she hung open-mouthed. Eventually, she began to announce the match's result. The look on her face never changed as she spoke.

It was still filled with shock.

[…and the winner of the match is White Reaper, officially dethroning the Blood Prince from his Overlord position, and thereby becoming the new Overlord!]

It wasn't long before her words deeply echoed throughout the whole arena.

During a brief pause, the crowd and spectators digested the information before erupting into cheers.

The stadium started shaking as the cheers grew louder.

It was that loud.

My attention briefly focused on Edward's direction before I turned around and moved toward the metallic gates in the distance.

'My job is done, I should get prepared for the big event that is coming soon...'

It was about time I returned home.

***

"Not bad…"

Duke Azenoch's face was tinged with a faint curl as he watched White Reaper's figure slowly exit the arena.

The more he looked at him, the more pleased he became as he mumbled softly.

"He did not make the same mistake as the other one."

Recalling what had happened with SilverStar, the Duke shook his head with evident disappointment.

He was a good seedling. An obedient one.

was unfortunate that he had failed his

only he hadn't been

one isn't all too

from above, Duke Azonech's lips opened enough to reveal a

a first glance, he

that was merely on

Duke Azonech had already come to the conclusion that he wasn't one

wanted to

on his face deepened

"...A pity."

under

makes you willingly choose

really believe that he could escape

of the fact that he could have lived a few more years, he became greedy and decided to

terrible mistake on his

true pity that I have to

he proceeded to head out of

him to reap

***

time don't

back to my room, the first thing that greeted me

that I

that I couldn't speak to him inside of my mind, I could only

my

be like all the other matches that you've experienced. You should

sight,

'I know.'

Of course, I knew.

opponent was just as skilled as Edward, he was actually coming at me with the intent of killing me, unlike Edward who came with a completely

the fact that he wasn't going to be honest

fight. As if the

be the biggest humiliation in

suppressed. With everything that I've taught

mid-sentence, and silence enveloped

sentence to

was then that

you stand no chance at beating him. Your only choice is to

his direction,

my thoughts

don't

helping me over the course of four months,

for the sake of

understood this point as I

He also knew this.

was only

unclear

it just to kill the demon king and get rid of his curse? But what exactly was this

fact that time would repeatedly

I wasn't sure.

I tried asking him, he would always keep his lips

His silence seemed forced.

something was stopping him from

perhaps the weird chains? This was

these unanswered questions aside, I still didn't feel comfortable with the idea of

much. It'll be just like when you

those words, I cocked

didn't know you were the one controlling

my thoughts, he

make now?... Are you really that confident in defeating a Duke-ranked demon that could potentially use his power at any second without warning

stared deeply into my eyes, he paused for

many times you want to die, or how many times you die, you will never

me, his ice-cold eyes looked down at

I'm not interested in taking your body. But, it

his hand, he pointed

your best

***

Clank. Clank. Clank.

were being pulled inside a small cell, creating a

"Ukhh.."

groggy state, Edward glanced toward the other side of the cell and saw a figure standing there. Blinking