The Author's POV

Chapter 322

"So you're saying that you defeated her and in doing so convinced her to sign a mana contract with you?"

Douglas's clear voice echoed throughout the room.

"That's correct."

I replied with a nod.

Since the cat was out of the bag, I came clean about Angelica.

I told Douglas and Waylan everything that had happened between Angelica and me, from how I defeated her to how I made her sign a mana contract with me and how we came to the current working relationship.

I, of course, altered a few of the details about the story. After all, I couldn't just tell him that I defeated her through the use of the red book.

All I told him was that Angelica was heavily injured before fighting me, and that was how I was able to defeat her.

"…I see."

Stroking his beard, Douglas looked at Waylan, who looked back at him.

"Do you have a copy of the mana contract with you?"

Waylan asked from the side.

"I do."

"Can you let us see it?"

Turning to face Angelica and seeing her nod her head, I nodded back.

"No problem."

Tapping on my bracelet, an old-looking scroll materialized in my hand.

Unraveling the scroll, I took a brief look at it.

「Mana contract」

[Term 1]

Party A and Party B are prohibited from harming each other, regardless of means. If either party has any intention of harming the other party, the contract breached will suffer the consequences.

[Term 2]

If Party A is in danger, and Party B has the power to help, he/she must provide support to other party.

[Term 3]

The contract between the two parties will dissolve in five years. After five years, the two parties will no longer be bound by the terms of the contract.

[Term 4]

Parties are prohibited from harming each other's self-interest.

[Term 5]

.

.

.

"Here you go."

After taking a good look at it, I proceeded to hand it to them.

"Thank you."

Taking the contract, Waylan and Douglas unscrolled it and took a good look at it.

The silence that ensued after that felt almost suffocating.

But I remained calm.

I had gone through too much shit to get fazed from something like this. At the end of the day, given Douglas's personality, there shouldn't be any worries.

...I hope.

"How long do you have left in the contract?"

Douglas suddenly asked.

"How long?"

Frowning, I mused.

'If we're talking about time, counting the eight months I spent at the Monolith, the four months I used to get here to Henolur, and the additional four months that I spent with her before the Monolith incident, it should be about...'

my head, I confidently

I still have a little over three

face each other, Douglas stroked his beard and once again

can

he proceeded to hand me back

"Thank you."

Douglas's

followed after was a subtle uncomfortable silence that was soon broken by Douglas, who's face returned to its usual

contract, I can

Douglas looked at

get a count

"I was lucky."

reality, Angelica was not even a Baron ranked demon was when she

of the injuries she sustained from Elijah's death, her rank was downgraded to that of

from Baron to Count in a mere two years, they'd start to

of your time.

at Angelica,

still turn back

I nodded my head.

should still

"I see."

tea re-heated instantly at Douglas's touch. Steam

you should do so for now. Her

Angelica's body suddenly stopped, and

took a small sip of the

she was a demon. This little protection I

Pausing, Douglas frowned.

see. The only reason you hadn't been caught till

put the teacup down and

aren't all too rare. If you had explained it to the dwarves before coming here, she probably would've been

"You have a point."

spoke up from the

his chair,

already seen a couple of demons working together with the dwarves. So

me, Waylan pointed

a demon in your finger.

"...Right."

it, what

with me. Everything would've been resolved if

that I failed

legs, Waylan once

are you planning on telling the others about

and staring in his direction, I shook

would like it if her presence

"Oh? Why is that?"

Douglas curiously asked.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

back on my chair, I tapped on the wooden

"Why?"

the corner of my

we can use her

***

from Waylan and Douglas, I made my way towards the utility center. I needed to sell

or even orcs, whenever I went, they would

was quite advanced. It wouldn't be hard for the others to see clips of how

quite pleased with

were a sign of acknowledgment. It meant that

before, I walked towards

Ci Clank—!

instantly spotted Malvil. He was currently leaning by the side of the

he greeted me with a somewhat

human. How was yer

"...Not bad."

Malvil, the first thing I noticed

probably saw it, didn't

decided to

I didn't fight the whole time with the

"Tsk."

sound of Malvil's

his back, he silently walked

chance at getting a sword

to myself as I

sort of expected this outcome. I did, after all, refuse to listen

his shoes, I, too, wouldn't want to make a sword for someone that refused to listen to his instruction, but at the

was the point in having a sword if I wasn't

this development, but it's not like

I'll just have to find another

be ye doing? Follow

"Huh?"

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