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.]

leaving Octavious alone in the room. While he rested

find

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

making some adjustments to his suit, he turned around and quickly exited the

to

***

"It's as I expected…"

compose myself by drawing a deep breath, and then I sat myself down on the sofa. As I tried

'Fuck.'

was unable to maintain my composure after processing the information. I learned very little from the memories, but by combining them with what I already knew, I was able to form a hypothesis, which left me in a state of complete

to stare at the

reason why they're being targeted

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 deduce that Octavious was the one who

my world, he was the strongest person in

was the fact that he still learned the martial

and thinking back at the memories that I saw from Melissa and seeing that they were practically the same as the ones from my world, another

more information. I can't be too sure

shook my

proved to be correct,

It was too much…

"Huuuu…"

took another

that I

"…Did you find anything?"

I looked at him and

I have an idea of what's going on. I just am not one hundred percent sure yet. However, from what I've

Power

cursed out loud while gnashing his teeth in

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

necessarily be the

of the

definitely responsible for what happened to you guys, the motive behind it is

strived for excellence in everything he did. He was a man of great pragmatism and was the type of person who enjoyed having control over the

of the three grandmasters who lived in my world.

was thus aware of the fact that there

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

only think of

I still don't have enough evidence to prove my

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

the three

their backs. Grandmaster

something that we can do, then we will try our best

their eyes, I knew that they meant their

It was just that…

scratched the side