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

only he hadn't

one isn't all too

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

first glance,

that was

he had asked, Duke Azonech had already come to

to

smile on his face deepened as he slowly

"...A pity."

under his

willingly choose to kill yourself

really believe that he could escape after seeing what he

of the fact that he could have lived a few more years,

terrible mistake on his

I

he

was time for him to reap his

***

time don't you

the first thing

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

I couldn't speak to him

of my circumstances, he

won't be like all the other matches that you've experienced. You should be

his line of sight, I subtly nodded

'I know.'

Of course, I knew.

as Edward, he was actually coming at me with

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

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

biggest

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

paused mid-sentence, and

sentence to understand what he

was then that

and if that's the case, you stand no chance

his direction, I didn't say

thoughts were quite

don't

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

for the sake of doing

understood this point as

He also knew this.

there was only a

still unclear about his real

and get rid of his curse? But what exactly

fact that time would repeatedly

I wasn't sure.

I tried asking him, he would always

His silence seemed forced.

though someone or something

they perhaps the weird chains? This was

I still didn't

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

I cocked my head

then I didn't know you were the one

my thoughts, he shrugged his

control your body not too long ago, when we were in that dungeon. What difference does it make now?... Are you really that confident in defeating a Duke-ranked demon that

stared deeply into my eyes, he paused for

you something. Regardless of how many times you want to die, or

closer to me, his ice-cold eyes looked down at

not interested in taking your body. But, it is within my

his hand, he pointed his finger toward

within your best interest if

***

Clank. Clank. Clank.

were being pulled inside a small cell,

"Ukhh.."

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