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

time processing the information as he stepped onto one of the

hard time figuring out how he had been able

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

Dragon was able to somewhat gauge how strong an opponent

to the Blood Prince, there was still

to have

of the person

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

a very long time, the Duke

have been any fuller as it was packed to the

was at that

everyone here has already heard of the event that's currently

his appearance. The

at the arena below, the

the demons wanted to do at the moment was catch a glimpse of the

arena and city were under the watchful

finally

couldn't

see him

have hard feelings against him…but he was the Duke. Of

Dragon's eyes squinted as he gazed at the audience. Their thoughts were so

at that

let us welcome the

gates at the far end of the arena slowly opened, the demoness's

that point forward, everyone

horns that protruded from the side of his forehead,

Azonech stepped

every movement attracted the attention of all

Tok. Tok.

echo of his footsteps resounded throughout

arena. There was a calm look on his face as he gazed toward the

silence was followed by loud

"Duke!"

"Duke Azenoch!"

"Beat him up!"

at the top of their lungs sounded borderline fanatical. In spite of this, Duke Azenoch appeared to be enjoying the cheers as he basked in them

began to spread across the Duke's

the top of

"The device…"

gazed at

toward his

"It's not on."

Dragons' eyes were special. Not only could they allow him to detect the general flow of mana in the air, but they could

mana, demonic energy, or

any energy coming out of the Duke's suppressor,

this, he came up

planning on killing

planning on

he learned of this as he pressed both hands on

I should've

to become the next Overlord was

this was only

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

to escape, he could do it without the need to defeat the Duke, hence why he

moment that he had heard the rules that it was practically impossible

kind of Duke would ever put their reputation on

would

Within a span of a single month, he managed to

Clank.

words faded, the gates on the other side of the arena slowly opened up revealing a familiar figure

"hm?"

he appeared, Lightning Dragons' face

times, a

"What?"

felt a wet sensation. Unknowingly, his body started to tremble as he took a step back and

"...Who is he?"

That...

he

He was someone else.

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