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.

Duke against White

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

had a hard time figuring out how he had

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

to somewhat gauge how strong

Blood Prince, there was still a bit of a gap

him to have won that

the person who

surprises up his sleeve. Particularly with regards to his upcoming battle with the

long time, the Duke was

fuller as it was packed

was at that

already heard of the event that's currently

his appearance. The

below, the only sound

all the demons wanted to do at the moment was catch

being whom the arena and city were

to finally make

couldn't contain

else but to see

him…but he was

eyes squinted as he gazed at the audience. Their thoughts were so easy

was at

us welcome the

slowly opened,

that point forward, everyone

lustrous set of black hair, two large horns that protruded from the side of his forehead,

stepped into the

attracted the attention of all spectators and

Tok. Tok.

echo of his footsteps

he stopped in the middle of the arena. There was a calm look on his face as he gazed toward the other end

brief moment of silence was followed by loud cheers,

"Duke!"

"Duke Azenoch!"

"Beat him up!"

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

faint curl began to spread

top of one

"The device…"

Dragon's eyes opened wide as he gazed at the device

his eyes,

"It's not on."

flow of mana in

was mana, demonic energy, or aura,

him to not detect any energy coming out of the Duke's suppressor,

he came up

on

planning on

changed completely once he learned of this as

I should've

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

his all-seeing eyes, this was only to

and the fact that he was too lazy to even consider the

it without the need to defeat the Duke, hence why he never saw

that he had heard the rules that it was practically impossible to escape from the

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

if they would ever

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 against the current

Clank.

moment her words faded, the gates on the other side of the arena slowly opened up

"hm?"

moment he appeared, Lightning Dragons'

and closing his mouth multiple times,

"What?"

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

"...Who is he?"

That...

wasn't the White Reaper he had fought

He was someone else.

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