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 White

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

time figuring out how he had been able

Overlord should still be a bit stronger

to his eyes, Lightning Dragon was able to somewhat gauge how strong an

was still

have won that

of the person

his sleeve. Particularly with regards to his upcoming battle with the Duke, which took

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

been any fuller

was at that

has already heard

appearance. The

the demons eagerly gazed at the arena below, the only sound

heated, and all the demons wanted to do at the moment

being whom the arena and city were under

finally make

the demons couldn't

see him crush the

have hard feelings against him…but he was the

he gazed at the audience. Their thoughts

at

let us welcome the

of the arena slowly opened, the demoness's crisp and

point forward,

protruded from the

stepped into the

attention of all spectators and demons

Tok. Tok.

his footsteps resounded throughout

was a calm look on his face as he gazed

brief moment of silence was followed by loud cheers, which

"Duke!"

"Duke Azenoch!"

"Beat him up!"

borderline fanatical. In spite of this, Duke Azenoch appeared to be enjoying the

curl began to

at the top of

"The device…"

gazed at the device that

mana toward his eyes, Lightning Dragon's eyes

"It's not on."

Not only could they allow him to detect the general flow of mana in the air, but they could also allow him to

was mana, demonic energy, or aura, he could see

him to not detect any energy coming out of the

came

on killing

Duke was planning on

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

should've told

Lightning Dragon never once chose to become the next Overlord was that he knew from the very beginning that the

all-seeing eyes, this was only

the fact that he was too lazy to even consider the

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

he already knew from the very moment that he had heard the rules

Duke would ever put their reputation on the

they would ever let themselves

side of the arena, we have his opponent. Someone whose rise could be described 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

Clank.

other side of the arena slowly opened

"hm?"

he appeared, Lightning

closing his mouth multiple times, a cold chill swept his

"What?"

touch his face, he felt a wet sensation. Unknowingly, his

"...Who is he?"

That...

wasn't the White Reaper he had fought in

He was someone else.

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