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.

unfortunate that he had failed

hadn't been that

isn't

Duke Azonech's lips opened enough to reveal a

a first glance, he

was

come to the conclusion that he wasn't one that could

wanted to

deepened as he slowly

"...A pity."

muttered under

makes you willingly choose to

believe that he could escape after seeing what he had done to

the fact that he could have lived a few

mistake on his

pity that I

he proceeded to head out of

was time for him to reap his

***

don't you

to my room, the first thing that greeted

that I didn't want to, but the place

closely monitored, and given that I couldn't speak to him inside of my mind, I

aware of my circumstances,

all the other matches

his line of sight, I

'I know.'

Of course, I knew.

actually coming at me with

was fully aware of the fact that he wasn't going to be

fight. As if the Duke would ever let himself lose in front of his

the biggest humiliation in

Duke had he been suppressed. With everything that I've taught you

mid-sentence, and silence

his sentence to understand

then that he

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

in his direction, I

thoughts were

don't trust

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

for the sake of

understood this point as I

He also knew this.

was only

was still unclear about his

the demon king and get rid of his curse? But what exactly was this

time would repeatedly loop for

I wasn't sure.

tried asking him, he would always keep his lips

His silence seemed forced.

something

they perhaps the weird chains? This was

all of these unanswered questions aside, I still didn't feel comfortable with the idea of him taking over my

much. It'll be just like when you use Monarch's indifference. It won't make a

cocked my head forward and gave

didn't know you

to understand my thoughts,

it make now?... Are you really

deeply into my eyes, he paused for a brief

to die, or how many times you die, you will never die. That is your

to me, his ice-cold eyes looked down

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

his hand, he pointed his finger

best interest

***

Clank. Clank. Clank.

inside a small

"Ukhh.."

Blinking a couple of times to get a better look at the figure hiding beneath the shadows of the room, his eyes