In the administrator’s area of the Black Tower.

-Ahem… Aileen, please let go of Ajax’s collar for now.

Kellion coughed awkwardly as he spoke, looking at Ajax who had been knocked unconscious after being struck by Aileen.

His own grandson was 300 years older than Aileen. Furthermore, it was widely known that Aileen suffered from a disease where her Dragon Heart was hardening, thus diminishing most of her magic power.

However? Seeing his grandson being dragged around by the collar, unconscious, by such an Aileen made him uneasy.

-Yes, Aileen. Let go of his collar and explain why Ajax is here.

Kaiser chimed in, agreeing with Kellion’s statement. While he wanted to first inquire about the Dragonheart, he gave way for Kellion’s sake.

The sheer magnitude of magic emanating from Aileen made it evident that her illness had been cured.

“Yes, actually…”

Aileen began explaining, releasing Ajax’s collar, how she came to hold him in such a manner.

“I was talking with Sejun when suddenly an alarm signaled Ajax’s unauthorized entry. So…”

-That bastard…!

-Drat…

The more Aileen spoke, the angrier Kaiser got, glaring at Ajax, and Kellion swallowed hard. The secret passage Ajax tried to use was the one Kellion had found and informed Ajax about. Kellion was speechless.

Furthermore, because Kellion hadn’t told Ajax about the contract with Sejun and exclusive cultivation rights, Ajax unknowingly planted the seed and ended up serving under Sejun for 100 years.

Of course, even if informed, there was a high chance Ajax would’ve breached the contract. But Kellion felt highly responsible for the mess.

‘Ajax mustn’t find out about this, right?’

Kellion decided to handle it so that Ajax would never discover his mistake.

Then,

Thump!

“Ugh!”

To ensure Ajax wouldn’t get up, Kellion kicked the back of his head, knocking him out cold. Any unnecessary outburst from Ajax could jeopardize his plans.

‘So, this is what that means.’

[Second Commandment – A tower farmer can command other tower farmers from different towers.]

Kellion finally understood the true meaning of the second commandment, and also how to recruit a Tower Farmer.

‘This could come in handy later.’

Kellion felt satisfied with the information he’d gleaned.

Then,

-Ahem… Given this is clearly Ajax’s fault, how about forgiving him with a contract stating he cannot disobey Sejun’s orders for 100 years?

He intended to resolve this with a new contract, essentially covering up the old facts with new ones, thereby burying his own fault.

-Hmm. A contract seems fine. What do you think, Aileen?

Kaiser asked Aileen for her opinion.

However,

“Please make it 200 years instead of 100. The original was for 100 years, after all.”

Aileen wasn’t content with just 100 years.

From Sejun’s perspective, he would’ve happily signed a contract that allowed controlling Ajax without any threat to his own life, but for Aileen, Ajax was already akin to a 100-year slave. The contract offering restricting him from disobeying orders for just 100 years was not appealing to her.

-Ugh… Fine.

Kellion drafted the contract and,

Stamp.

Affixed Ajax’s stamp to it.

Then,

“Please hand it over. I’ll send it to Sejun.”

As Aileen began to send the contract to Sejun,

“Just stamp it here, right, meow?”

Theo, an expert in obtaining stamps without a hitch from unconscious beings, pressed Sejun’s thumb on the contract. Thus, unbeknownst to the contracting parties, the contract was concluded while Sejun and Ajax were unconscious.

With Ajax’s matter settled,

way, what

curious about. Aileen, who had been equated with a newborn dragon in terms of magic power due to

A very old grandmother

-A very old grandmother?

“Yes! Grandma Kai-ra!”

-What? Kai-ra helped you?

Ten dragons were first created by the creator god over a

strongest dragon. She was the pride of all black dragons and a subject of admiration. When he

Kai-ra’s thoughts were left in the fragments of

that Dragon

Kaiser asked urgently.

the memory of my grandmother

it’s fortunate that Kai-ra

I go see Sejun

might

to

-Well…

to Aileen in a way that

strong, it’s dangerous for Sejun if I

Aileen was

in fixing the Dragon Heart! I

now, let’s try to increase Sejun’s

increased power, Kaiser

two days, Sejun wouldn’t have remained the weakest on

a tonic to make Sejun

Sejun told her not to, Aileen believed that this time, her cooking

You’re even cooking for that guy

of Sejun. He didn’t

***

Black Orcs began to move south

news quickly spread through hunters hunting on the 40th

But,

Thud. Thud.

troops

Then,

Black Orcs, a subordinate

and spoke to the

for the one who stole

with the Black Orcs, fearing death. But they also held hope since he mentioned being Theo’s

way; men, line up

hunters to a tent and the male hunters

human culture by trading with the

down to

“What?!”

the Black Orc’s statement.

be ashamed of! We

“What?!”

muscular chests, the Black Orc explained. The Black Orcs have a culture where only females wear tops. With only the

meticulously checked each hunter, now in their underwear,

of the hunters in the camp

“Let go of this!”

the male hunters as one was subdued by a Black Orc. Torn from the hunter’s

us everything you

said as he shook

“What are you saying?!”

don’t know. But eventually, you’ll

Thwack!

head with the skull staff, the souls bound to the staff

A moment later,

Please! I’ll tell you everything I know about the circle! Just take these

man pleaded

and I’ll take

What I know

soon as the

Thwack!

with the skull staff, retrieving the

“I found out.”

Luken’s magic is

of the Black

Just then,

the inspection

Black Orc

to move!

of the tower. We should head there

All troops, move to the 38th

Ppoooooo.

the horn, the Black

***

“Umm…”

exposed to

Park! Are you

Krueng?

[Dad, are you alright?]

But why

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