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,

have a little over three

their heads to face each other, Douglas stroked his beard

you can

scroll, he proceeded to

"Thank you."

the contract from Douglas's hands, I

after was a subtle uncomfortable silence that was soon broken by Douglas, who's face

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

his head, Douglas looked at Angelica with

that you managed to get a

"I was lucky."

was not even a Baron ranked demon was when she

from Elijah's death, her rank was downgraded to that of an untitled demon, and that

from Baron to Count in a mere two

taken enough of your

at Angelica, Douglas

still turn back into a

I nodded my head.

still be

"I see."

tea re-heated instantly at Douglas's touch. Steam slowly diffused in

you should do so for now. Her concealment is

out of Angelica's body suddenly stopped, and a small transparent

a small sip

little

Pausing, Douglas frowned.

been caught till now was probably because they were too focused on the enemies rather than

the teacup down

rare. If

"You have a point."

up from the

back on his

couple of demons working together with the

to face me, Waylan pointed at my

a demon in your finger. That's

"...Right."

I thought about it, what

hidden the fact that I had Angelica with me. Everything would've been resolved

factor that I failed to take into

legs, Waylan once again spoke

the bag, are you planning on telling the

staring in his direction, I shook

would like it if

"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

her

***

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

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

that I thought about it, dwarven technology was quite advanced. It wouldn't be hard for the others to see clips of how I

was quite

their looks were a sign of acknowledgment.

road as before, I

Ci Clank—!

He was currently leaning by the side of the reception, wiping his sweaty forehead with the

he greeted me with a somewhat cold

human. How was yer

"...Not bad."

I noticed was

saw it, didn't

I decided

whole time with the sword you

"Tsk."

Malvil's tongue clicking

with his hands behind his back, he silently

goes my chance at getting a sword forged from

muttered to myself as I stared at Malvil's disappearing

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

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

in having a sword if I wasn't

this development, but it's not like I could force him to

I'll just have to find another

be ye

"Huh?"

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