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.]

voice got quieter and quieter until it was gone completely, leaving Octavious alone in the room. While he rested both arms against

must find the

on his fist, his eyes clouded once more, and

he turned

to personally

***

"It's as I expected…"

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

'Fuck.'

learned very little from the memories, but by combining them with what I already knew, I was able to form a hypothesis, which left

my head to stare at the

I'm not wrong, the main reason why they're

From what I gleaned from their

my world, he was the strongest person in

fact that he still learned the martial manual or skill that made him the way he

was like that back when I saw him at the Union Tower, and thinking back at the memories that I saw from

more information. I can't be too sure just

shook my head

proved to be correct, then I wouldn't know

It was too much…

"Huuuu…"

another deep

I heard Grandmaster Keiki's

"…Did you find anything?"

looked at him and soon

percent sure yet. However, from what

Power

Gravar cursed out loud while gnashing his teeth

of us. I knew that something was wrong from the

necessarily

over the armrest of the chair I was leaning

the motive behind it is definitely not because he feels threatened by

excellence in everything he did. He was

otherwise, I probably would have assumed that he was to blame for the deaths of the three grandmasters who lived in my world. However,

aware of the fact

the deaths of the three grandmasters in my world were really not due to the demons, then I'm afraid there's

only think

I still don't have enough

of my seat, bracing my hands against the edge of the couch as I did so, and stood up. After that, I turned my attention to the

ask the three of you a

straightened their

If it's something that we can do, then we will try our

looks in their eyes, I knew that they meant

It was just that…

scratched the side