The Author's POV

Chapter 801

'I hope he saw the message.'

Reminding myself of a certain demon with pink hair, I shook my head. My preparations were almost done.

All I needed were the conditions.

"Huuuh."

I looked around me while taking a deep breath.

The silence was deafening.

It was the only thing that filled the air. No sound of cars passing by or people chatting in the distance.

It was just me, standing there in the middle of an empty street.

I looked around, taking in the desolate landscape. The buildings were empty, and the only thing the occasional sound of a cart moving would reach my ears. It probably came from the little people that chose to remain back on Earth.

While there weren't many, their numbers weren't little.

Chirp! Chirp!

"I guess I'm not entirely alone."

I bitterly smiled at the thought. Apart from the few people that chose to remain, the animals were still here.

"You look pitiful."

A sudden voice brought me out of my thoughts, and when I turned my head, I was startled to see a familiar figure that bore a striking resemblance to myself, standing in the middle of the road.

His gaze indifferently fell on me.

"Why are you wondering aimlessly like that?"

"I was just looking at my surroundings."

I made up an excuse on the spot. To be honest, I actually was wandering around aimlessly, but I didn't want to admit it.

Not to him, at least.

"Should you be looking at your surroundings given the situation that you're in?"

"…No."

I shook my head.

Given that I only had half a year, and I wasn't even close to Jezebeth's level, I probably shouldn't have been roaming around the streets like I was doing now.

"You think you can beat Jezebeth with your current mentality?"

"Why are you grilling me all of a sudden?"

From the moment he appeared, he started asking me question after question. What was he doing? When did he suddenly start to care?

"Shouldn't you be hiding in some corner, muttering how you want to die and that I'm stopping you from doing that?"

I glanced at his hands and feet, which were no longer bound by chains.

"Let me tell you this, I am no longer stopping you from achieving what you wanted to achieve. Do whatever you want."

a bit

past years, he'd been manipulating me and cursing me. Many times, I tried to change his mind and help him out, and yet, all he did was spit on me

attention to his behavior, but now that he was finally free and could achieve his long awaited wish,

was this

"…"

I was about to say something else, he opened his

"You're a petty man."

"…"

I visibly felt it

we're the same person,

"No."

He shook his head.

of us aren't the same," he continued, "What we've experienced and what we've been through… we're completely different people at this point. You may look like

just an inferior copy of

"No."

once more, his gaze settling over my body. Although

perfect version of

***

to Gervis and Brutus. They overlooked the city from the building they were in, and their

you think? Do you think

pane. Unlike the other two, he had to move a little closer in order to get a better view of the city.

"It's not impossible."

away from the city. Extending her hand, three marble sized cores of different hues appeared in

ranked cores.

were her most

was absurd

elven forces, and she had never gotten the chance to use them since they were far too valuable for

begin the

breath, moving away from the glass pane and

room, a faint hum could be heard

a glance before she reached out to

push, the door swung open, revealing a dimly lit space that was packed to the

at least, that was what

a chaotic mess.

an otherworldly sheen over everything

projections. Holographic images flickered and danced in the

a

the piece of machinery in front of her. She

of what the dwarves had built, she didn't think it was to

made her feel rather complicated, but at the same

"Come here."

Gervis's call, she moved toward

where I put

was a smooth concave dent

"Yes."

fingers dancing across the piece of machinery in front of

Beep―! Beep―!

came to life, and the

the roaring sound of an engine reverberated throughout. It startled Maylin, who took a step back

the core on

only after she heard Gervis's words that she snapped out of it and did as she

a closer step toward the machine, she took out one of the ranked cores and placed it on

contact with the core, the machine trembled, and a terrifying pressure

Cr… Crack.

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