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,

years. I still have a little

Douglas stroked his beard and once

you can take

proceeded to hand me back the

"Thank you."

from Douglas's hands,

was soon broken by

I can tell that what you were saying was

Douglas looked at Angelica with

managed to get a count ranked demon to

"I was lucky."

Baron ranked demon was when she tried to fight Kevin and

that of an

Douglas and Waylan found out that Angelica had gone from Baron to Count in a mere two years,

taken enough of your time. You

Angelica, Douglas

turn back into

I nodded my head.

still

"I see."

instantly at

should do so for now. Her concealment is excellent. However,

of Angelica's

took a small sip of the

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

Pausing, Douglas frowned.

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

then put the teacup down

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

"You have a point."

spoke up from

on his chair,

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

face me, Waylan pointed

to hide a demon in your finger. That's

"...Right."

I thought about it, what Waylan was saying

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

a factor that I

legs, Waylan

the cat is out of the bag, are you

head and staring in his

it if her presence still remains

"Oh? Why is that?"

Douglas curiously asked.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

on my chair, I tapped on the

"Why?"

at Angelica from the corner of my eyes, I

use her presence to

***

made my way towards the utility center. I needed

with looks of approval. Be it dwarves, elves, or even orcs, whenever I went, they would nod their heads in my direction

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

I was quite pleased

a sign of acknowledgment. It meant that my efforts paid

same road as before, I

Ci Clank—!

leaning by the side of the reception, wiping his

me, he greeted me with a somewhat cold

human. How was yer

"...Not bad."

I noticed was

saw it,

decided to

I didn't fight the whole time with the

"Tsk."

Malvil's

his hands behind his back, he silently walked back to

chance at getting a sword forged

helplessly muttered to myself as I stared

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

in his shoes, I, too, wouldn't want to make a sword for someone that refused to listen to

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

sad about this development, but it's not

just have

ye

"Huh?"

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