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...'

head,

a little over

face each other, Douglas stroked his beard and once

can take this

he proceeded to hand me back the contract

"Thank you."

from Douglas's hands, I put

uncomfortable silence that was soon broken by Douglas,

a good look at the contract, I can tell that

head, Douglas looked at Angelica

get a count ranked

"I was lucky."

even a Baron ranked demon was

to that of

Baron to Count in a mere two years,

seems like we've taken enough of your

Angelica,

she still turn back into

I nodded my head.

still be

"I see."

tepid tea re-heated instantly at

do so for now. Her concealment is

the demonic energy that leaked out of Angelica's body suddenly stopped,

took a small sip of

traces that I realized that she was a demon. This little protection I added should be able to hide her presence even better. Don't worry too

Pausing, Douglas frowned.

till now was probably because they were too focused on the enemies

then put the

which demons have worked with other races aren't all too rare. If you had

"You have a point."

spoke up from the

back on his chair, he

with the dwarves. So it's not

me, Waylan pointed at

to hide a demon in your finger.

"...Right."

I thought about it, what Waylan

hidden the fact that I had Angelica with me. Everything would've

I failed to

Waylan

are you planning on

and staring in

it if

"Oh? Why is that?"

Douglas curiously asked.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

on my chair, I tapped on

"Why?"

Angelica from the corner of my eyes, I calmly opened

use her presence to

***

way towards the utility center. I needed to sell the demon cores that I had harvested during

or even orcs, whenever I went, they would nod their heads in

now that I thought about it, dwarven technology was quite advanced. It wouldn't be hard

then, I was quite pleased with the

all, their looks were a sign of acknowledgment. It meant that

as before, I walked

Ci Clank—!

as I entered the building, I instantly spotted Malvil. He was currently leaning by the side of the reception, wiping his sweaty forehead with

me, he greeted me with

How

"...Not bad."

a glimpse at Malvil, the first thing I noticed was the

probably saw it,

I decided

the whole time with the

"Tsk."

sound of Malvil's

his hands behind his back,

at getting a

myself as I stared at Malvil's

expected this outcome. I did, after all, refuse to

were in his shoes, I, too, wouldn't want to make a sword for someone that refused to listen to his instruction, but at the end of the day, I did not regret what

in having a sword if I wasn't alive to

but it's not like I could force him to make a sword

guess I'll just have to

ye doing? Follow

"Huh?"

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