To Joshua, I was a selfish, sadistic and anti-social guy who lived in my own thoughts. I had called him ‘novice’ and told him to knock me down when no one else in society had been that blatantly rude toward him. Everyone was always smiling at him, so whenever Joshua faced me, he had no choice but to remember that this was a lawless hellhole that was totally isolated from the outside world. He was confident that he would make me feel helpless if he managed to get out alive, so he seemed to be only thinking about his future plans.

He wanted to convert his plans into action so badly, but his thought was nipped in the bud by my cold attitude and power during the last battle. It was his first time being overwhelmed by absolute madness and he had to admit that. Anyway, that motivated the group members, who had been only expecting me to step up and protect them, to begin joining the battle after him. They weren’t gung ho because of Joshua’s financial strength and background. Instead, they were inspired...