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

a little over three years

Douglas stroked his

you can

to hand me back the contract

"Thank you."

from Douglas's hands, I put

soon broken

contract, I can tell that what you

Douglas looked at Angelica

you managed to get a

"I was lucky."

even a Baron ranked demon

that of

that Angelica had gone from Baron to Count in

it seems like we've taken enough of your

at Angelica,

turn back into

I nodded my head.

still

"I see."

at Douglas's touch. Steam

now. Her concealment is

that leaked out of Angelica's body suddenly stopped,

took a small sip

traces that I realized that she was a demon. This little protection I

Pausing, Douglas frowned.

been caught till now was probably because they were too focused

the teacup

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

"You have a point."

spoke up

his chair, he

seen a couple of demons working together with the dwarves. So it's not that strange. What's strange, however,

to face me, Waylan pointed at

to hide a demon in your finger. That's

"...Right."

that I thought about it, what Waylan was

shouldn't have hidden the fact that I had Angelica with me. Everything would've been resolved if I had just shown

that I failed to take

legs, Waylan once again spoke

the cat is out of the bag, are you planning

in his direction, I shook

like it if her presence still

"Oh? Why is that?"

Douglas curiously asked.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

on my chair, I tapped on the

"Why?"

from the corner of my

use her presence to

***

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

dwarves, elves, or even orcs, whenever I went, they would nod their

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

I was quite pleased with

their looks were a sign of

as before, I walked towards

Ci Clank—!

spotted Malvil. He was currently leaning by the side of the reception, wiping his sweaty

he greeted me with a somewhat

human. How was yer

"...Not bad."

first thing I noticed was the unpleased look on

saw it, didn't

sighing, I decided

fight the whole time with the

"Tsk."

Malvil's tongue

back, he

goes my chance at getting a sword forged from

helplessly muttered to myself as I stared at

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

to listen to his instruction,

the point in having a sword if I wasn't alive to

that didn't mean I was sad about this development, but it's not like I could force him to make a sword for me,

have to find another

be ye

"Huh?"

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