Give Me a Chance

Defeated.

Monet sat in the Hall of Silence, gasping constantly. This Chaos Demon's body felt as heavy as if it had been filled with lead.

The cheers of the audience outside sounded as vicious as deadly curses in Monet's ears.

"Sis... Sis..." Monet's voice came out in broken fragments. He had no idea what to say.

"We should leave, Monet."

As if nothing had happened, Clairely directly took control of the Chaos Demon's body. Yet when she clenched her hands, she found that her arms still moved somewhat stiffly.

"We can't go anywhere! Sis, if we run away now..."

Monet's mind was already a complete mess. He was on the verge of going mad, constantly considering the possibility of escaping from that Chaos Demon's grasp.

"Run away? How?"

Clairely's voice carried a trace of self-mockery. She looked at Grand Duke of Bones standing at the entrance to the Hall of Silence. With a casual flick of her finger, she could crush both Clairely's and Monet's souls into pieces.

"We... We..."

Monet was already speaking incoherently, but Clairely remained exceedingly calm. She followed the other members of the Foya Knight Order through the players' passage and all the way to the entrance of the contestants' lounge.

At that moment, Clairely felt as though she were standing below an execution platform. The Foya Knight Order members on either side had become prison guards, while the audience had become a crowd gathered to watch an execution.

Clairely was astonishingly calm inside. She walked straight onto the execution ground and saw Axe Executioner Joshua Anoroth sitting in a chair.

"I'm surprised you didn't choose to flee from here."

Joshua studied the soul mark in his palm. To Clairely, the gesture was no different from sharpening a blade.

"I hope you'll keep your promise," Clairely