The Author's POV

Chapter 530

"Huu...huuu..."

My body rose and fell as I breathed in and out. With sweat trickling down my body, I slowly closed my eyes and continued doing the same motion. Alongside it, I made sure to carefully move the mana around my body.

"Are you ready?"

It was then that a voice echoed inside the room.

I promptly ignored the voice.

Lowering my body once more, I flexed my muscles and only stopped once my chest and nose touched the floor before moving.

My movement was very slow.

Slow to the point that my muscles started to sting with each movement.

"Haa..."

It was only after I completed the movement that I finally stood up. Taking a clean towel I cleaned my body.

'Warm's up done.'

Clank. Clank. Clank. Clank.

Detaching four large bracelets from my arms, I put them away.

Knock. Knock.

It was exactly at this moment that I heard a knocking sound coming from the other side of the room.

"Overlord, get ready. Your match is about to begin."

"Okay."

Massaging my shoulders, I leaned and stretched my neck.

"What's your choice?"

The same voice from before spoke. As I glanced in his direction, my eyes paused.

Eventually, I nodded my head and mumbled.

"Okay..."

"Good choice."

A smile began to spread on my other self's face.

'I'm starting to think that this was part of his plans...'

I was honestly still strongly opposed to the idea of having him take over my body, but after taking everything into consideration, and realizing that the Duke could use his true strength at any moment and kill me, I realized that I had no choice but to accept his offer.

'It sucks, but I'm still too inexperienced to face a Duke-ranked demon.'

Clank.

Jolting me out of my thoughts, the door to the room opened up revealing several figures standing behind.

As soon as the door fully opened, one of the demons asked.

"Are you ready?"

"...Yes."

Nodding my head, I took a step forward. Walking shoulder to shoulder with me was my other self.

With the same emotionless expression, he muttered.

"Be sure to pay close attention to everything I do. I will show you the true depth of your strength."

Without saying anything, I opened my mouth and softly mumbled.

"Monarch's indifference."

***

In spite of the fact that he had only been defeated a week ago, Lightning Dragon could not believe what he was seeing.

against

was still having a hard time processing the information as he stepped onto one of the

figuring out how he

yes, but from what I've seen, the Overlord should still be a bit stronger even

able to somewhat gauge how strong an

Blood Prince, there was still a bit

have won

expected of the

regards to his upcoming battle with the Duke, which took the whole arena and

time in a very long time, the Duke was finally going

any fuller as it was

was at

heard of the event

made his appearance. The

gazed at the arena below, the

was heated, and all the demons wanted to do at the moment was catch a glimpse

whom the arena and city were under the

finally

demons couldn't contain their

else but to see him

was the Duke. Of course, they would root

squinted as he gazed at the audience. Their thoughts were

at

us

end of the arena slowly opened, the demoness's crisp and pleasant voice echoed throughout

that point forward, everyone

black hair, two large horns that protruded from the side of his forehead, and a presence

stepped into

attention of all spectators and demons

Tok. Tok.

footsteps

before he stopped in the middle of the arena. There was a calm look on his

was followed by loud cheers, which shook the entire

"Duke!"

"Duke Azenoch!"

"Beat him up!"

sounded borderline fanatical. In spite of this, Duke

faint curl began to spread

of

"The device…"

gazed at the device that the Duke was

his eyes, Lightning Dragon's

"It's not on."

mana in the air, but they could also allow him

demonic energy, or

detect any energy coming out of the Duke's suppressor,

this, he came

planning on

was planning on

of this as he pressed both hands on the window of the

I should've told him

to become the next Overlord was that he knew from the very beginning that the

this was only to be

that and the fact that he was too lazy to even consider the idea of fighting over

wanted to escape, he could do it without the need to defeat

that he had heard the rules that it was

kind of Duke would ever put their reputation on the line in front

if they would

as nothing short of a miracle. Within a span of a single month, he managed to accomplish something that the contestants had never been able to accomplish in the past, and that is to fight against the

Clank.

the other side of the arena slowly opened up revealing a familiar figure

"hm?"

appeared, Lightning

times, a cold chill swept his

"What?"

felt a wet sensation. Unknowingly, his body started to tremble as he

"...Who is he?"

That...

Reaper he had fought in the

He was someone else.

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