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.

he

hadn't been

one isn't all too

lips opened

a first glance, he looks

was merely on the

asked, Duke Azonech had already come to the conclusion that he

to challenge

on his face deepened as

"...A pity."

muttered under his

choose to

he really believe that he could escape after seeing what he had

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

a terrible mistake on his

true pity that I have to

his mouth with his hand, he proceeded to head out

for him to reap his

***

don't

the first thing that greeted me was my

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

I couldn't

aware of my circumstances, he

won't be like all the other matches

of sight, I subtly

'I know.'

Of course, I knew.

he was actually coming at me with the intent of killing me, unlike Edward who came with

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

if the

would be the biggest

to fight against the Duke had he been suppressed. With everything that I've taught you over the past four months, this should

and

didn't need him to finish his sentence to understand

then that

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

in his direction, I didn't

thoughts

don't

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

wasn't doing it for the sake of doing

this point as

He also knew this.

there was

was still unclear about his real

it just to kill the demon king and get rid of his curse? But what exactly was this curse he was

it perhaps the fact that time would repeatedly loop

I wasn't sure.

him, he would always keep

His silence seemed forced.

though someone or something was stopping him

weird chains? This was most

I still didn't

when you use Monarch's indifference.

moment he said those words, I cocked my head forward and gave him a

I didn't know you were

my thoughts,

What difference does it make now?... Are you really that confident in defeating a Duke-ranked demon that could potentially use his power

he stared deeply into my eyes, he paused for a brief

times you want to die, or how many times you die, you will

me, his ice-cold eyes looked down at

interested in taking your body. But, it

his hand, he pointed

best interest

***

Clank. Clank. Clank.

pulled inside a small cell, creating a

"Ukhh.."

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