Turning off the shower valve, putting on some clothes, and drying my wet hair with a towel, I headed back to my room and jumped on my bed.
-Pamf!
"haaa..."
As I felt my body sink into the white mattress, I exhaled and relaxed my body.
I was honestly quite tired.
Training for four hours with Donna really took a toll on me...but if I had to be honest, I didn't dislike the feeling..
Even though after every session it felt as though all my bones had been broken, the feeling of continuously finding my strength improving overwrote all of the pain and suffering I felt.
...it was honestly addicting.
Staring at the white ceiling of my room for a couple of seconds, recalling something, and lifting my head up, I stared towards the corner of the room where a black cat quietly rested on the seat of a chair.
After hesitating for a second, I spoke up
"Hey Angelica, can you turn into something other than a cat?"
Turning her head in my direction, Angelica warily asked
"Why are you asking?"
"No, I'm just curious"
Squinting her eyes suspiciously, Angelica nodded her head
"Yes, but I won't be able to turn back for a week"
"A week? That long?"
"Yes, the skill has a cool-down period"
"I see.."
That made sense.
With how strong her skill was it was understandable that it had a cooldown period.
If she could change into whatever she wanted without a cooling period, I wouldn't be surprised if she told me that her skill was an ranked one.
It would honestly be that strong.
Seeing my reaction, Angelica became even more suspicious as she asked
"...why are you asking me this?"
Turning my attention back to Angelica I casually replied
"Ohh, it's because I might need you to change into something else"
To put it bluntly, I wanted to bring Angelica to Immorra with me.
No, I needed her to come to Immorra with me.
With her being a demon, it was only natural that I brought her along with me. Although I wasn't sure about whether she had ever been to Immorra, I needed her for a specific task.
One that would involve her demonic powers...
In fact, if Angelica didn't come with me, the plans that I had been preparing for the past two months would go down the drain.
...that's how important her participation was. Therefore, I needed her to change into something else other than a cat as it wouldn't really be ideal for the environment we were going to be in.
Hearing my answer, Angelica shook her head and firmly denied
"No"
It was already humiliating enough for her to be a cat, now he wanted her to change into something else?
No.
Angelica wouldn't stand for this.
"No what?"
"No, I will not turn into something else. Don't push your luck human"
Frowning, I protested.
"But you didn't even hear what I wanted to say"
a cat is
could finish speaking, I cut her off and told
I'm going
Angelica's voice rose a few
what?! Immorra? That Immorra
"Yes, that Immorra"
Angelica's outburst was understandable.
being a demon, she naturally knew where Immorra
although she had never been there, she knew just how much of a strategic asset it was for the demons. Just the fact that the demon king had not devoured the planet
head, I
me right, next week I'm going to
Angelica looked at me as if I was crazy.
Are you trying to kill yourself? Moreover, how can you even travel all the
me and you being in a cat
head, Angelica
tell each other presences apart, if I go I will just be dead weight as well
staring at Angelica, after a short pause
"...Not if you transform"
Angelica said
in her normal form, demons would more or less be able to tell he presence as they shared the same source of
be able to as her power would be directly
Frowning, Angelica angrily said
is the point of me
Smiling, I reassured her.
worry about that, I've already thought
already thought things through beforehand, or else
could tell if a demon was in the vicinity due to them sharing the same source of power, I also knew that if Angelica was using her skill, she wouldn't be
matter if she was going to be found out or
as everything worked out in the way that I wanted, the trip to Immorra was
Angelica still
"...no"
want to go. Knowing how dangerous the place was, there was
all she cared, but she
Angelica once again refuse
take no for an answer. Don't forget I still have your core in me, if I die you die,
to bringing her to Immorra, Angelica was left
didn't know what to
said was
the fact that her
he died she would die alongside him...her fate was no
was now tied to the
helplessness washed
fate is now? From the Matriarch of a clan to a demon that is forced to hide
how low she
"..."
Angelica's crestfallen expression, I sighed and
this for free, there's
I
treated like
do something against her will without giving her an appropriate reward. Especially since I wanted her to be a part of my mercenary group. Not forcefully,
relationship I was looking for. One of mutual trust rather than a forced
I forced her to do my bidding without rewarding her, what made
fact, I wouldn't be surprised if she decided to hunt me down for the rest of her life after she got
her head upwards, Angelica softly
"...like what?"
after a short pause I
help you breakthrough
Angelica looked and me in shock as her voice
"What?"
"Yeah..."
I wasn't lying.
filled with treasures. Although I didn't know every
as it was something that
The viscount rank.
that a lot of
landed
should I
out the mana contract from my dimensional space, I smiled and flashed the contract before
just add it in
down that by the time she would come back to Immorra she was going to have something that would help her break through the Viscount rank, Angelica wouldn't have to
if I didn't hold my end of
contract, after a short pause, Angelica nodded
to think
to Immorra or not signing the contract and potentially
wasn't a
the Viscount rank ever since a long time ago...if he really did as he promised and helped her
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