The Author's POV

Chapter 183

After separating from Silug and Kevin, glancing at the ring on my finger I softly said.

"Alright, Angelica you can come out now"

-Fwa!

Following my voice, black smoke rose from my left finger and Angelica's figure slowly materialized before me. Opening her eyes, Angelica glanced at me and softly said.

"I'm ready"

Smiling, out of nowhere, I threw an orb-like object in her direction.

"Here"

-Plack!

"Huh? What's this?"

Catching the orb with her hand, Angelica tilted her head in confusion as she observed the black orb in her hand.

"It's your core"

Noticing Angelica's confusion, I smiled.

"..."

Taking a couple of seconds to process the object in her hand, opening her eyes wide and looking at me, Angelica's voice raised a few pitches.

"Ah?"

Seeing Angelica's reaction, raising my brow, I teased.

"What? You don't want it? If you don't want it I'll gladly take it back"

"No, no, no, I'll take it"

Shaking her head, Angelica quickly placed the orb in her chest.

-Shua!

Shortly after, as if made out of water, the orb directly melted into Angelica's body.

-Fwua!

As the core melted into her body, a terrifying red hue enshrouded her body giving her regal and majestic presence.

After a couple of seconds, slowly opening her eyes and turning her attention back to me, with a skeptical look on her face Angelica asked.

"...why are you giving it to me?"

Thoughtfully placing my hand on my chin, I shortly replied.

"Mhh, let's just say that I'm trusting you"

Taken aback by my answer, Angelica didn't know how to answer.

Being a demon and coming from a place where everyone would screw you over at the simplest mistake, the word 'trust' was not something Angelica was very familiar with.

There was no such thing as trust amongst demons and so Angelica was naturally unaware of how it felt to be trusted by someone.

...yet that all changed today.

For the first time in her life, someone had said that they trusted her. Moreover, it was the same human that had enslaved her and made her work for him for five years.

...it was weird and made Angelica feel odd.

Although she wasn't sure how she was feeling right now, deep down, just a little part of her felt grateful.

Turning her head away from me, Angelica softly muttered.

"...I see"

Seeing her reaction, unaware of what she was thinking, I kept a simple smile on my face.

Everything was a lie.

Of course, that wasn't the truth.

didn't need to

orb wasn't actually that

to do was channel my mana towards where the orb was located and I was able

signed the mana contract it didn't matter if I gave her the core back or not, lest she completed the five-year deal with me, she was

core to her back when we signed the contract, but I refrained from

The reason was simple.

for a moment like

it seem like I trusted her. On the outside, it looked as though I was trusting her and making her feel important, but in reality, I was merely trying to appeal to her so that she would let her guard

work on the hearts and minds of

if I wanted her to wholeheartedly follow

case the

flowery words, I made her feel

borderline psychopathic, I didn't really care. I needed to do what needed

I wanted her to fully become my piece, this

no hero. Sometimes, for the sake of the future, I had

it only led to a future where the demon king swallowed

a hero, they

they desired a hero off of me, I'm sorry, but I couldn't grant them that

their hands dirty for the sake of

-Baaam!

my thoughts, out of nowhere a muffled explosion rang in the distance shaking the whole

explosion was coming

seems like the aftershock of the battle is reaching all the

again has caused the orc chief

took it as a provocation and hence why the aftershock of the attack reached all of the

...that was good though.

castle and redirecting their attention towards the fight, it would in

along those lines, glancing at Angelica I

"We should go"

"Yes"

and glancing

"Angelica walk before me"

to walk before

could pretty much

of the castle both externally and internally, it was safe to assume that no one would particularly pay too much close

she was a demon was enough

being a demon helped somewhat, that didn't mean we were just brazenly moving

No.

needed to be careful when moving around. If someone stopped us and questioned us, without a doubt we would get

-Gulp!

extra safety precaution, I took out a

be

I quickly changed my clothes to the ones of the orc that I had met at the entrance at the back

couldn't change my skin pigmentation, it

I tried my best to distort my features to

of seconds of molding, glancing at

do I look like an

looking at me,

"...not really"

even a

if you look from

good enough

in order to reduce the chances of getting caught. I wasn't actually planning on fully copying an orc as that

part from far, it was good enough. Glancing at Angelica I quickly urged

"Alright, let's go"

Irritated, Angelica responded.

"Don't rush me human"

guess you don't really care about reaching

"Viscount rank?"

place we're going to has the

eyes

"Let's go"

shook my head as a smile appeared on my

"What a child"

...

were four floors with the bottom floor being the place where Kevin

the

and third floor, but honestly, there was nothing important there as only the first and fourth floor were important as they were

I were on the first floor of the castle and our goal was to reach the fourth floor. The highest and most secured

where our goal

"Let's go"

"Mhm"

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