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

he hadn't been

isn't all too

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

a first glance, he

course, that was merely

simple request he had asked, Duke Azonech had already come to the

wanted to

face deepened as

"...A pity."

under his

makes you willingly choose to kill yourself like

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

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

terrible mistake on his

pity that I have

hand, he proceeded

him to reap his

***

don't you

the first thing that greeted me

that I didn't want to, but the

given that I couldn't speak to

my

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

line of sight, I subtly nodded my

'I know.'

Of course, I knew.

at me with the intent of killing me, unlike

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

me during the fight. As if the Duke would ever let himself lose

would be the biggest humiliation in his

the Duke had he been suppressed. With everything that I've taught you over the past four

and silence enveloped

didn't need him to finish his sentence to understand what he was trying to

was then that he

suppressor and if that's the case, you stand no chance at

in his direction, I didn't say

my thoughts were quite

don't trust

the course of four months, he had

doing it for the sake of

point as I took advantage

He also knew this.

there was only

still unclear about his

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

repeatedly loop for

I wasn't sure.

asking him, he

His silence seemed forced.

or something

they perhaps the weird chains? This was

unanswered questions aside, I still didn't

thinking too much. It'll be just like when you use Monarch's

he said those words, I cocked my head

know you were the one

understand my thoughts, he shrugged his

me to control your body not too long ago, when we were in that dungeon. What difference does it make now?... Are you really that confident in defeating a

he paused for a

something. Regardless of how many times you want to die, or how many times you die, you will never

closer to me, his ice-cold eyes looked

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

pointed his finger toward my

is within your best interest

***

Clank. Clank. Clank.

being pulled inside a small cell, creating a loud rattling

"Ukhh.."

Edward glanced toward the other side of the cell and saw a figure standing there. Blinking a couple of times to get a better look at the figure hiding beneath the