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.

that he had failed his

he hadn't been

isn't all too

Azonech's lips opened enough to reveal a

glance, he looks pretty

course, that was

request he had asked, Duke Azonech had already come to the conclusion that he wasn't

wanted to challenge

on his face deepened as

"...A pity."

under

willingly choose

could escape after seeing what he had

have lived a few more years, he became greedy

a terrible mistake on his

that I have to

with his hand, he proceeded to head out of

was time for him to

***

time don't

back to my room, the first thing that greeted me was my

wasn't that I didn't want to, but the

monitored, and given that I couldn't

aware of my circumstances,

match won't be like all the other matches that you've experienced. You should be aware of

his line of sight, I

'I know.'

Of course, I knew.

me with the intent of killing me, unlike

of the fact that he wasn't going to be honest with his rank as

killing me during the fight. As if the Duke

biggest humiliation in his

admit, your skills are more than enough to fight against the Duke had he been suppressed. With everything that I've taught you over the past four months, this should be

mid-sentence, and

his sentence to understand

then

if that's the case, you stand no chance at beating him. Your only choice is

in his direction,

thoughts were

still don't

the course of four months, he had done it for his

it for the sake of

understood this point as I

He also knew this.

there was only

unclear

to kill the demon king and get rid of his curse?

that time would repeatedly loop for

I wasn't sure.

I tried asking him, he

His silence seemed forced.

someone or something was stopping him from

the weird chains? This was most

still didn't

just like when you use Monarch's indifference. It

he said those words, I cocked my head

didn't know you were the one

able to understand my thoughts, he

does it make now?... Are you really that confident in defeating a Duke-ranked

eyes, he paused for a brief

to die, or how many times

his ice-cold

your body. But, it is within my best

pointed his finger toward

best interest if you don't

***

Clank. Clank. Clank.

small cell, creating a loud

"Ukhh.."

and saw a figure standing there. Blinking a couple of times to get a better look at the figure hiding beneath the shadows of the room, his