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, I

a little over three

stroked his beard and once

can take this

proceeded to hand

"Thank you."

from Douglas's

silence that was soon

a good look at the contract, I can tell that what you were saying

looked

you managed to get a count ranked demon to

"I was lucky."

not even a Baron ranked demon was when she tried to fight

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

out that Angelica had gone from Baron

taken enough of

at Angelica, Douglas

turn back into

I nodded my head.

should still be able

"I see."

teacup, the tepid tea re-heated instantly at Douglas's

Her concealment is excellent. However, it's

Angelica's

small sip of

It was because of these subtle 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 much, though.

Pausing, Douglas frowned.

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

then put the teacup

races aren't all too rare. If you had explained it to the dwarves before coming

"You have a point."

up from

on his

demons working together with the dwarves. So it's not that

Waylan

to hide a demon in your finger. That's

"...Right."

thought about it, what

fact that I had Angelica with me. Everything

a factor that I failed to take

legs, Waylan once

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

in his direction,

if her presence still remains a

"Oh? Why is that?"

Douglas curiously asked.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

on my chair, I tapped on the wooden

"Why?"

glancing at Angelica from the corner of my eyes, I calmly

use her presence to

***

I needed to sell the demon cores that I had harvested during my

looks of approval. Be it dwarves, elves, or even orcs, whenever I went, they would nod their heads in my direction before going

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

I was quite pleased

a sign of acknowledgment. It meant

I walked towards the utility

Ci Clank—!

currently leaning by the side of the reception, wiping

me, he greeted me with

here, human. How was yer

"...Not bad."

Malvil, the first thing I noticed was the unpleased

saw it, didn't

I decided

fight the whole time with the sword you

"Tsk."

Malvil's tongue

hands behind his back, he silently walked back to his

getting a

as I stared at Malvil's disappearing

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

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

sword if I wasn't alive to

development, but it's not like I

have to find

be ye

"Huh?"

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