The Author's POV

'Now that's what you call an entrance.'

An eerie silence filled the entire space. No one dared to budge even an inch in Malik Alshayat's presence.

Malik Alshayatin was able to instill fear in the minds of those present in the room simply by making his presence known; as a result, he was in a position to seize control of the situation.

All of the individuals who were present were at the very highest levels of the human domain, and yet, none dared to look at him in the eyes.

This went to show how scary of an individual he was.

It was reassuring to learn that the top ten rankers were not the least bit anxious, with Octavious appearing to be the most composed of the bunch.

He slowly raised his right hand to call everyone's attention to himself so that he could speak.

"Calm down, he's not actually here. It's just a projection. "

"Sharp as always, Octavious."

Malik Alshayatin's gaze continued to be unruffled as it traveled from one person to the next among those in attendance.

He appeared to be smiling only slightly as he slouched back in his chair and mumbled something.

"Don't worry too much about me, you can continue with your meeting. I'm just here to listen. Treat me as if I don't exist."

"We can't do that."

For the first time in my life, Octavious appeared to be a proper leading figure as he interacted calmly with Hemlock.

He looked extremely composed and serious.

His calmness was directly transmitted to the others, who appeared to have calmed down as a result of his poise.

It was possible that he was just as shocked as the other people in the room, or that he really didn't care. However, I was aware that if the most powerful person in the room became nervous, the rest of the group would also become nervous.

His composure was able to calm everyone present.

'Oh right, now that I think about it, don't I have to meet him later?'

I indeed recalled the fact that I was supposed to meet him right after this meeting was over.

We needed to talk about a couple of important things.

"...That's a pity. It looks like I'm not wanted here."

Hemlock lowered his head, his expression crestfallen.

I shook my head when I saw him.

He was clearly having fun.

It was most impressive that he managed to infiltrate this location, but in retrospect, given his strength, which was in a league of its own, and the fact that Kevin had planned this, it wasn't all that surprising.

At least for me.

The same could not be said for the others, who cautiously eyed each other out of fear that one of them was being watched by another spy who was hiding among them.

This was the kind of response that Hemlock hoped to provoke with his appearance.

He wanted to make everyone paranoid. Make it seem as though he had his hands in everything, and make everyone feel hopeless.

Well, at least that was how it was supposed to be.

"Don't worry, there's no other spy."

I spoke up.

of the heads that were present in the room immediately turned to look

soft yawn while I lazily sat

other spies, they'd be with the other spies.

fell completely silent once more, only for it to be broken by

it was

at him. With a casual nod of my head, I waved my hand at

"Fancy seeing you again."

air turning chilly as

are they reacting

taken aback, but after some consideration, I realized what was wrong;

clearing my throat before

forgiven me for what I did to the Monolith the last time I was there. If you do, please let me know. In all seriousness, I did not intend to cause as much damage as I

my mouth, Hemlock's expression remained the same; however, the others' expressions changed significantly as they finally recalled the fact that I

done at the Monolith and how I had destroyed a significant portion of

to the highest rankers specifically. The majority of the population was still unaware of what had actually taken

matter was that the Union and other rankers within the human domain, just like the Monolith had for the Union, had spies working for

like that, the misunderstanding was quickly

supposed to be. Unfortunately, with a thin smile forming on his face,

about the issue. In any case, it is also nice to see you again after meeting you a few weeks back; I assume you are

'Should've seen it coming.'

evident that he was attempting to plant some doubts about me in the minds of those

and that was to stall time for whatever Kevin was planning on doing, so I might as well enjoy myself while I

I was in any

hair back

there to visit the grave of a dear friend of mine when you suddenly showed up. Very annoying if I had to be honest. I already know of two people whose charm nearly rivals mine,

"That's unfortunate to hear."

the fact that you're here. And here I thought I managed to kill all of the spies that you've managed to plant into the Union, looks like I

This was a lie.

one that got rid of the

that was irrelevant. I was attempting to anger

reaction from him and gain

Hemlock appeared as composed as ever, as if he cared nothing

brows furrowed tightly and I had a sudden

overlooking

***

top of a

a shadowy figure stood. As red and white lines

inhaled deeply, his focus on the towering structure that stood directly across from

"Everything is ready."

uncommon callousness, and his voice was especially

it tightly, feeling his heartbeat which was

the building opposite him, he felt

was no moment that was as important as this. Failure

that he couldn't

to accomplish his

there's no need for me to be

lost memories began to trickle

also because of this that in spite of how he was feeling, he was able to keep his cool

air in one single motion, and a panel

[[A] Mirage cloak]

allows the user to conceal all traces of their presence and aura from those around them. Time

[[S] Permeation]

that enables the user to avoid or get around

shop suddenly appeared before his eyes and he activated them. His presence disappeared completely, and his

dimensional space a

[Poison of the Medheives]

Rank : S