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

he hadn't been that

this one isn't all

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

first glance, he looks pretty

course, that was merely on the

already come to the conclusion

to challenge

face deepened

"...A pity."

under his

you willingly choose to kill yourself

that he could escape

a few more years, he became greedy and decided

mistake on

I have

mouth with his hand, he

for him to reap

***

time don't you

to my room, the first thing that greeted me

around the place, I didn't answer. It wasn't that I didn't want to, but the place

one of my movements was being closely monitored, and given that I couldn't speak to him inside of my mind, I could only keep my

of my

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

line of sight, I subtly

'I know.'

Of course, I knew.

as skilled as Edward, he was actually coming at me with the intent of

he wasn't going to be honest with his rank as he would only pretend to wear a

planned on killing me during the fight. As if the Duke would ever let himself lose in front of his

biggest humiliation

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

paused mid-sentence, and silence enveloped the

need him to finish his sentence to understand what he was

was then that he

be wearing a suppressor and if that's the case, you stand no chance at beating

his direction,

thoughts

still don't trust

that despite helping me over the course of four months, he had done it for his own

doing it for the

understood this point as I took advantage of

He also knew this.

was

still unclear

kill the demon king and get rid of

repeatedly loop

I wasn't sure.

him, he would always keep his lips

His silence seemed forced.

or something was stopping him from saying

they perhaps the weird chains?

still didn't feel comfortable with the idea of him

just like when you use Monarch's indifference.

I cocked my head forward and gave

you were the one controlling

to understand my thoughts, he

too long ago, when we were in that dungeon. What difference does it make now?... Are you really

he paused for a brief moment

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

his ice-cold eyes looked

again, I'm not interested in taking your body. But, it is within my best interest that

he pointed

is within your best interest

***

Clank. Clank. Clank.

pulled inside a small cell,

"Ukhh.."

glanced toward the other side of the cell and saw a figure standing there. Blinking a couple of times