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 still have a little over three years

stroked his beard and once again looked through

you can

proceeded to hand me back the contract

"Thank you."

the contract from Douglas's hands,

soon broken by Douglas, who's face returned to its

I can

his head, Douglas looked at Angelica

think that you managed to get a count

"I was lucky."

not even a Baron ranked demon was when she

was downgraded to that of an untitled demon, and that

Waylan found out that Angelica had gone from Baron to Count in a mere two years, they'd start to

enough of your time. You can go rest

at Angelica, Douglas

still turn back

I nodded my head.

should still be able

"I see."

at Douglas's

now. Her concealment is excellent. However, it's not

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

small sip

demon. This little protection I added should be able to hide her presence even better. Don't worry too much, though. Only

Pausing, Douglas frowned.

been caught till now was

put the

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

"You have a point."

spoke up

on his chair,

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

me, Waylan

a demon in your finger.

"...Right."

that I thought about it, what

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

factor that I failed to take into

Waylan once again

of the bag, are you planning on telling

and staring in his

if her presence still

"Oh? Why is that?"

Douglas curiously asked.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

on my chair, I tapped

"Why?"

of my eyes, I calmly opened

her presence to

***

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

approval. Be it dwarves, elves, or even orcs, whenever I went, they would nod their heads in

was a bit 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

their looks were a sign of acknowledgment. It meant that my efforts

same road as before, I walked

Ci Clank—!

leaning by the side of the reception, wiping his sweaty forehead with the large

me, he greeted me with a somewhat cold

here, human. How was yer

"...Not bad."

Malvil, the first thing I noticed was the unpleased look on his

probably saw it, didn't

decided to

the whole time with the

"Tsk."

sound of Malvil's

back, he silently

goes my chance at getting a

muttered to myself as I stared at Malvil's

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

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

having a sword

this development, but it's not

guess I'll just have to

ye

"Huh?"

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