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,

still have a little over three

other, Douglas stroked his beard

can

the scroll, he proceeded to hand

"Thank you."

the contract from Douglas's hands, I put it

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

can tell that

Douglas looked at Angelica

you managed to get a count ranked

"I was lucky."

a Baron ranked demon was when she tried to fight Kevin and

downgraded to that of an untitled demon, and that was how Kevin

had gone from Baron to Count in

like we've taken enough of

Angelica, Douglas

turn back into a

I nodded my head.

should still

"I see."

re-heated instantly at

now. Her concealment is

the demonic energy that leaked out of Angelica's body

took a small sip

subtle traces that I realized that she was a demon. This little protection I added should be able to hide her presence even

Pausing, Douglas frowned.

reason you hadn't been caught till

the teacup down and

cases in which demons have worked with other races aren't all too rare. If you had explained it to the dwarves before coming

"You have a point."

spoke up

on his

demons working together with the dwarves. So

Waylan

hide a demon in

"...Right."

about it,

had Angelica with me.

I

legs, Waylan once again

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

staring in his direction,

it if her presence still

"Oh? Why is that?"

Douglas curiously asked.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

chair, I tapped on the wooden

"Why?"

Angelica from the corner of my eyes,

we can use her

***

and Douglas, I made my way towards the utility center. I needed to sell the demon cores that

of approval. Be it dwarves, elves, or even orcs, whenever I went, they would

but now that I thought about it, dwarven technology was quite

I was quite

all, their looks were a sign of

the same road as before, I walked towards

Ci Clank—!

by the side of the reception, wiping his sweaty

seeing me, he greeted me with a

human. How was

"...Not bad."

thing I noticed

saw

sighing, I decided to come

the whole time with the sword

"Tsk."

Malvil's tongue

behind his back, he silently walked back to his

my chance at getting a sword forged

muttered to myself as I stared at Malvil's disappearing

out my sword, I sort of expected this outcome. I did,

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

having a sword if I wasn't alive to hold

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

guess I'll just have

ye doing? Follow

"Huh?"

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