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

this one isn't all too

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

glance, he looks pretty

that was merely on the

already come to the conclusion that he

to

on his face deepened as he

"...A pity."

muttered under

makes you willingly choose to kill yourself

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

a few more

terrible mistake

I

with his hand, he proceeded to head out of the

time for him to

***

time don't

first thing

wasn't that I didn't want

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 mouth

of my circumstances, he continued

all the other matches that you've experienced. You

his line of sight, I subtly nodded

'I know.'

Of course, I knew.

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

of the fact that he wasn't going to be honest with his rank as

As if

biggest

than enough to fight against the Duke had he been suppressed. With everything that I've taught you over the past

and

sentence to understand what he was trying

was then

the case, you stand no chance

direction,

thoughts were

don't trust

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

for the sake of doing

as I took advantage

He also knew this.

was only

was still unclear

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

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

I wasn't sure.

tried asking him, he would always keep

His silence seemed forced.

felt as though someone or something was stopping him from

chains?

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

just like when you use Monarch's indifference. It won't make

those words, I cocked

I didn't know you were the one controlling

being able to understand my thoughts, he

does it make now?... Are you really that confident in defeating a Duke-ranked demon that

stared deeply into my eyes, he

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

ice-cold eyes looked

interested in taking your body. But, it is within my best interest that you

hand, he pointed his finger toward

within your best interest if

***

Clank. Clank. Clank.

were being pulled inside a small cell, creating

"Ukhh.."

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