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

hadn't

isn't all too

above, Duke Azonech's lips opened enough to reveal

first glance, he looks

that was merely on

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

wanted to challenge

his face deepened as he

"...A pity."

under

makes you willingly choose to

really believe that he could escape after seeing

few more years, he became greedy and decided

mistake on

true pity that I

with his hand, he proceeded to

for him to

***

don't you

room, the first

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

was being closely monitored, and given that I couldn't speak to him inside of

aware of my circumstances,

the other matches that you've experienced. You

sight,

'I know.'

Of course, I knew.

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

aware of the fact that he wasn't going to be honest with

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

the biggest humiliation in

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 the

sentence to understand what he was trying to

was then that

won't be wearing a suppressor and if that's the case, you stand no chance at beating him. Your

direction, I didn't say

my thoughts were

still don't trust

me over the course of four months, he

doing it for the sake of

understood this point as I took advantage

He also knew this.

there was only a

was still unclear about his

rid of his curse? But what exactly was this curse he

would repeatedly loop for

I wasn't sure.

asking him, he would always keep his

His silence seemed forced.

as though someone or something was stopping him from saying

the weird chains? This

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

when you use Monarch's indifference. It

words, I cocked my head

then I didn't know you were the one

to understand my

not too long ago, when we were in that dungeon. What difference does it make now?... Are

my eyes, he paused for a

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

closer to me, his ice-cold eyes

taking your body. But, it is within my best interest that you don't die,

pointed his finger toward

is within your best

***

Clank. Clank. Clank.

small cell,

"Ukhh.."

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