The Author's POV

[Agh! Someone help me!]

[M, monster!]

[Help me!]

The room was filled with the sound of people screaming in anguish. They originated from a specific video that was projected onto a screen, and showed an image of a young man with glossy black hair and deep blue eyes taking care of a series of guards in an effortless manner.

The expression on Octavious' face remained the same as he sat in front of the holographic projection. His eyes were as listless and hazy as they had always been.

It was as if the happenings in the projection were of no interest to him.

[Would you like to replay the video?]

The video soon came to an end, and silence filtered across the dimly lit room.

The next couple of minutes were spent with Octavious's gaze intently fixed on the projection. It wasn't until a subtle shaking began in the room that he finally showed any kind of reaction, and he got up out of his chair.

Swoosh―!

The entire room became tinged with white, and all of a sudden, a tremendous amount of pressure filled the space. The pressure began to have an effect on Octavious's face, and for the first time in a while, his eyes began to show visible signs of change.

He slightly lowered his head.

"How may I be of service?"

His tone was composed, but there was a hint of fear hidden deeply within his words.

[I trusted that you would've accomplished the mission without a problem. What has happened?]

An ancient, and deep voice reverberated throughout the room.

[There is a purpose behind why I have bestowed upon you the power that you currently possess. Because you haven't let me down in any way up to this point, you are still alive. That, however... is being tested at the moment...]

As Octavious listened to the voice, he could feel sweat running down the side of his face.

He hurriedly lowered his head further.

"I apologize for the situation."

[…Find the culprit behind the incident and make sure to eliminate them. I do not wish to expose myself.]

"I understand."

Octavious nodded his head, and knelt down on one knee. He then placed his hand over his chest.

"I will carry out the task to the utmost, Protector of the Seat of Diligence."

[I really hope that you won't let me down. There is no "next time" in this scenario.]

after that, the voice got quieter and quieter until it was gone completely, leaving Octavious alone in the room. While he rested both arms against the table, a trickle of sweat continued to run down the sides of his

must find the

his grip on his fist, his eyes clouded once more, and his face went back

making some adjustments to his suit, he turned around and

was going to personally

***

"It's as I expected…"

deep breath, and then I sat myself down on the sofa. As I tried

'Fuck.'

processing the information. I learned very little from the memories, but by combining them with what I already knew, I was

stare at the three grandmasters

not wrong, the main reason why they're

I wasn't absolutely certain of this hypothesis at the time, I had a strong intuition that this was almost certainly the case. From what I gleaned from their recollections, I was able to

my world, he was the strongest

surprisingly, however, was the fact that he still learned the martial manual

I saw him at the Union Tower, and thinking back at the memories that I saw from Melissa and seeing that

I can't be too sure just

shook my head

hypothesis proved to be correct, then I wouldn't

It was too much…

"Huuuu…"

took another deep

then that I heard Grandmaster Keiki's

"…Did you find anything?"

my head, I looked at him and

going on. I just am not one hundred percent sure yet. However, from what I've gathered, you have indeed been targeted, and the reason is possibly because

bastard, Octavious! Power has

out loud while gnashing

knew that something was wrong from the very beginning. He must feel

may not necessarily be

over the armrest of the

is definitely responsible for what happened to you guys, the motive behind it is definitely not because he feels threatened by your

he did. He

who lived in my world. However, I knew that wasn't possible considering that he wasn't yet powerful enough to deal with them back when they were still in

was thus aware of the fact that there was something

my world were really not due to the demons, then I'm afraid there's some sort of higher power hidden

think

pity that I still don't have enough

the edge of the couch as I did so, and stood up. After that, I turned my

the three of

straightened their backs. Grandmaster Levisha

something that we can do, then we

I knew that they meant

It was just that…

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