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,

little over three

to face each other, Douglas stroked his

you can take

proceeded to hand

"Thank you."

Douglas's hands,

after was a subtle uncomfortable silence that was soon

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

looked at Angelica

you managed to get a

"I was lucky."

even a Baron ranked demon was when she

her rank was downgraded to that of an untitled demon, and that

out that Angelica had gone from Baron to Count in

of your

at Angelica, Douglas

turn back into a

I nodded my head.

still

"I see."

re-heated instantly at Douglas's

Her concealment

his hand, the demonic energy that leaked out of Angelica's body

took a small sip

that I realized that she was a demon. This little protection I added should be

Pausing, Douglas frowned.

can probably also see. The only reason you hadn't been caught till now was probably because they were too focused on the enemies rather

put the teacup

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

"You have a point."

up from

on his chair,

together with the

Waylan pointed

hide a demon in

"...Right."

I thought about it, what Waylan was

the fact that I had Angelica with me. Everything

that I failed to take into

legs, Waylan once again

bag, are you planning on telling the

in his direction, I shook

I would like it if her presence

"Oh? Why is that?"

Douglas curiously asked.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

back on my chair, I tapped on the wooden

"Why?"

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

we can use her presence to

***

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

my surprise, I was met with looks of approval. Be it dwarves, elves, or even orcs, whenever I

it, dwarven technology was quite

was quite pleased with

sign of acknowledgment. It meant that my efforts

before, I walked towards the utility

Ci Clank—!

as I entered the building, I instantly spotted Malvil. He was currently leaning by the side

me with a somewhat

here, human. How was

"...Not bad."

at Malvil, the first thing I noticed was the unpleased

saw

I decided to come

fine. I didn't fight the whole time with the

"Tsk."

Malvil's tongue clicking

his back, he silently

my chance at getting a sword forged

myself as I stared at Malvil's disappearing

expected this outcome. I

sword for someone that refused to listen to his instruction, but at

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

it's not like I could force him to make a

I'll just have to find

ye doing?

"Huh?"

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