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

only he hadn't been

this one isn't all

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

glance, he looks pretty

that was merely

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

wanted to

his face deepened as he slowly turned

"...A pity."

under

willingly choose to kill yourself

he could escape after seeing what he had done

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

a terrible mistake

pity that I

his mouth with his hand, he proceeded to head out of

for him

***

time don't

the first thing that greeted

It wasn't that I didn't want to, but the place was definitely

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 mouth

aware of my circumstances, he

like all the other matches

line of sight,

'I know.'

Of course, I knew.

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

be honest with his rank

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

the biggest humiliation in his

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 natural.

mid-sentence, and silence enveloped

his sentence to

was then that he

no chance at beating him. Your only

in his direction, I

my thoughts were

don't trust

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

wasn't doing it for

this point as

He also knew this.

there was only a

unclear about his real

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

it perhaps the fact that time would repeatedly loop for him,

I wasn't sure.

he would always

His silence seemed forced.

or something

they perhaps the weird chains? This

unanswered questions aside, I still didn't feel

be just like when you use

words, I cocked my head

didn't know you were the one

being able to understand my

difference does it make now?... Are

eyes, he paused for a brief moment

want to die, or how many times you die,

me, his ice-cold

body. But, it is

he pointed his finger toward my

is within your best interest if

***

Clank. Clank. Clank.

small cell, creating

"Ukhh.."

there. Blinking a couple of times to get a better look at the figure hiding beneath