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 had failed

he hadn't

isn't

Duke Azonech's lips opened enough to

glance, he

was merely

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

to

on his face deepened as

"...A pity."

muttered under

willingly choose to kill

could escape

few more years, he

a terrible mistake

I

he

time for him to reap

***

time don't

my room, the first thing that greeted me

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

movements was being closely monitored, and given that I couldn't speak to him inside of my mind, I could only keep

my

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

his line of sight, I subtly nodded my

'I know.'

Of course, I knew.

my next 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 completely

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

planned on killing me during the fight. As if the

be the biggest humiliation

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

mid-sentence, and

sentence to understand what he was trying

then that

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

direction, I didn't say

thoughts were quite

don't

the course of four months, he had done

wasn't doing it for

as I took advantage of

He also knew this.

there was only

was still unclear about

just to kill the demon 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,

I wasn't sure.

I tried asking him, he would always keep his

His silence seemed forced.

or something was stopping him from

perhaps the weird chains? This

questions aside, I still didn't feel

like when you use Monarch's

cocked my head forward and gave

I didn't know you were the one controlling

understand my thoughts,

now?... Are you really

eyes, he

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

to me, his ice-cold eyes

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

his hand, he pointed his

within your best interest if you don't

***

Clank. Clank. Clank.

small cell, creating a loud

"Ukhh.."

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