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

little over

other, Douglas stroked his beard and once again looked through the

you can take

he proceeded to hand

"Thank you."

Douglas's hands, I put

soon broken by Douglas, who's

taken a good look at the contract, I can tell that

looked

managed to get a count ranked

"I was lucky."

was not even a Baron ranked demon

sustained from Elijah's death, her rank was downgraded to that of an untitled demon, and that was how Kevin and I were able

and Waylan found out that Angelica had gone from Baron to Count in

of your time. You

at Angelica,

still turn

I nodded my head.

should still be able

"I see."

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

you should do so for now. Her concealment

of Angelica's

took a small

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

Pausing, Douglas frowned.

wait. Elves can probably also see. The only reason you hadn't been caught till now was probably

then put the

all too rare. If you had

"You have a point."

up from the

back on his chair,

demons working together with the dwarves. So

me, Waylan

to hide a demon in your

"...Right."

that I thought about it, what Waylan was

that I had Angelica with me. Everything would've been

was a factor that I failed to take

legs, Waylan

out of the bag, are you planning on telling the others

head and staring in his

would like it if

"Oh? Why is that?"

Douglas curiously asked.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

I tapped on the wooden

"Why?"

at Angelica from the corner of my

can use her presence to our

***

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

dwarves, elves, or even orcs, whenever I went, they would nod their heads in my direction before going

that I thought about it, dwarven technology was quite advanced. It wouldn't be hard for the others to

then, I was quite pleased with the

a sign of acknowledgment. It meant that my efforts

before, I

Ci Clank—!

He was currently leaning by

me

human. How

"...Not bad."

Malvil, the first thing I noticed

probably saw

decided to come

didn't fight the whole

"Tsk."

Malvil's tongue clicking

with his hands behind his back, he silently walked back

chance at getting a sword forged from

to myself as I stared at

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

a sword for someone that refused to listen to his instruction, but at the end of

the point in having a sword if I wasn't

course, that didn't mean I was sad about this development, but it's not like I could force him to

I'll just have to

ye doing?

"Huh?"

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