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

still have a little over three

to face each other, Douglas stroked his

can take this

to hand me back the contract

"Thank you."

Douglas's hands, I put

soon broken by Douglas, who's face

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

his head, Douglas looked at Angelica with

managed to get a count

"I was lucky."

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

her rank was downgraded to that of an

Baron to Count in

taken enough of

at Angelica,

she still turn back into

I nodded my head.

still be able

"I see."

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

now. Her

the demonic energy that leaked out of Angelica's

small

This little protection I added should be able

Pausing, Douglas frowned.

only reason you hadn't been caught till now was probably because they were

put the

too rare. If you had explained it to the dwarves before coming here, she probably would've been able to roam

"You have a point."

up from

back on his chair, he

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

to face me, Waylan pointed

hide a demon in your finger. That's very

"...Right."

I thought about it, what Waylan was saying was

me. Everything would've been resolved if I had just shown them the

factor that I failed to take into

Waylan

bag, are

my head and staring in his direction,

it if her

"Oh? Why is that?"

Douglas curiously asked.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

I tapped on the wooden

"Why?"

from the corner of my eyes,

use her presence

***

center. I needed to sell the demon cores that I had

my way there, much to my surprise, I was met with looks of approval. Be it dwarves, elves, or even orcs, whenever I went, they would nod their heads in

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

I was quite pleased

of acknowledgment. It meant that my efforts

before, I walked towards the utility center's main

Ci Clank—!

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

he greeted me with a

human. How was yer

"...Not bad."

Malvil, the first thing I noticed was the

saw

sighing, I decided to come

the whole

"Tsk."

sound of Malvil's

behind his back, he silently walked back to his

getting

helplessly muttered to myself as I stared at Malvil's disappearing

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

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

sword if I wasn't alive

mean I was sad about this development, but it's not like

have to

be ye doing?

"Huh?"

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