Author's Interference (Remake)

After backing away from the Tempest brothers, we went towards the Ravenshade twins who were speaking with the Issac heir.

The Ravenshade twins were a pair who looked like they were over ten years old; they both shared straight jet-black hair with a pair of purple eyes and light-coloured skin.

Aaron, the first child, wore a black coloured three-piece suit just like everyone else and Avery, the second child, wore a black coloured floor-length evening gown or a cocktail dress.

Unlike the other families, the Issac only produced a single heir every generation, and they were the only pure mage bloodline among the Five Major Families.

The current heir was a girl who looked like she was around ten years old, just like everyone in the hall currently; she had bright golden eyes, blonde hair and porcelain skin. She wore a glistering white coloured cocktail dress.

She was known as one of the most beautiful people in the world by the age of fifteen when she entered the Academy; she was also the first female lead of the novel and my prime target before I could kill the protagonist.

Yelena Issac... A pure soul who swore to never kill a person in her entire life and stuck by that promise even when she was taken over by a demon... It's wonderful... The things rules can do to a person.

My first plan was to bring her over to my side somehow, and if that failed, then I would just kill her after my dear nemesis fell in love with her.

"Why did you not consider bringing people like Roger to your side? I think they would be excellent pieces to the board," Ryuk asked, reminding me of his presence.

People like us can't trust each other, we are like demons living in the world of mortals with a disguise that makes us look human but doesn't change our nature.

We are bound to betray one another even if we form an official alliance that is known to the public. The only ones I can trust are the ones that are pure and don't understand what I want. I need loyal followers, a force made of elites and a force who will give up their lives for me when I say so.

"So, if you can make her join you, she will fall in the first division?" Ryuk asked before finding the answer to that question by himself. "That isn't a bad idea, though I like the second idea better, I do want to see how the first plan would work out."

Why am I not surprised?

"I see that everyone is having a wonderful time here, mind if we join?" Roger asked, getting closer to the group. "Let me introduce you all to our new guest, he is Ray Allen, the son of Grey Allen."

"Oh, so he is the one who survived the assassination attempts from the Assassin's Syndicate single-handedly? That is impressive indeed; I am Yelena Issac; it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance," Yelena said, smiling brightly with a light bow.

"Wait a minute, how did you even survive that assassination, the news mentioned that you deployed some weird flying objects. What are they?" Aaron asked curiously, skipping the formalities.

"Do excuse my brother for his rudeness but I wanna know as well!" Avery added that it was as if they were sharing the same brain cell.

"Now that behaviour is something you would expect from a child... I can't believe I am saying this but these two are the only normal children in this ceremony," Ryuk commented, knowing that they were also a dark family like the Silverhearts.

The Ravenshade family was a dark family that dealt with dark magic, which was similar to normal magic, but their rituals were not righteous and needed many sacrifices. They were mainly spirit tamers; their contracts were mainly dark-type spirits, which is why they turned towards the dark path completely in search of strength.

"Those were merely drones, I just had a strategic approach to the problem and numerous traps made from beforehand. I was simply lucky to survive that encounter," I said humbly.

"Luck is also a part of one's skill, Ray. Oh! Sorry for the slip of the tongue, I didn't mean to be informal," Roger apologized, not letting go of the matter just like that.

And I don't believe it was just your luck... No one is lucky enough to survive an assassination attempt by the Assassin's Syndicate without any help at the age of five. You are definitely hiding something... Grey Allen, that bastard is still creating trouble for us even in death. Roger thought, keeping his facade up without any noticeable movements.

"I don't mind it; if that makes you comfortable, then you are free to call me without any formalities," I replied, reading his miniature facial movements.

I could tell that he was bothered by something but I don't know what it was. Did my story not seem convincing enough? I guess Moriarty is better at this stuff; I am not that sociable yet.

"The wizard was the only problem, I dealt with the other one easily with Roselet-Runa," I explained, finding Roger a bit less tense about the topic.

"Did you... Kill them?" Yelena asked with hesitation.

"Unfortunately, yes, I killed the mage. There was no way around it," I answered. However, it seemed as if she didn't believe my answer for some reason.

Right... She is a Life Path witch... I should have known that I couldn't lie to her. Even if I technically killed him, my soul wasn't in control of the body at that time... So Moriarty would be the actual culprit who killed the wizard and my words would be accounted as a lie. I thought, but I couldn't tell why she seemed happy about it. Creepy witch.

"Did you create those drones?" Aaron and Avery asked in unison, to which I answered with a nod.

While Aaron, Avery and Yelena seemed impressed by the answer Roger's face had a hint of worry on it.

Until the Ceremony started, I moved around with the current group to interact with a couple of others, sharing some stories about each of our families although I knew most of them and failed to remember a couple.

Roger mostly avoided his siblings but he would show some interest in the conversations when I mentioned something. He was trying to understand and analyse my characteristics and talents while also trying to find out if I had any hidden cards.

The problem with him is that he hates variables that can mess up his plans somehow, and my father was such a variable who always stood in the way of Silverhearts.

Grey had created so many enemies in his active period as a detective that it's hard to count in numbers. There was even a whole bloodline like Silverhearts who were after his head; had he not been an Allen, they would have executed him a thousand times, and even that wouldn't satisfy them.

If I turned out to be a variable like my father, Roger would probably try his best to get me to his side or, if that fails, assassinate me somehow.

He asked me to make friends... When most of the people surrounding me are his enemies.

The other attendees of the ceremony soon arrived in formal clothing and amongst them arrived the one person I was looking for... Samuel Ashcroft, the main character of my novel.

The game... Has begun.