The Author's POV

'What are you doing Angelica? Take their stuff.'

While Waylan was preparing to join the fight, glancing at Angelica, I pointed at the dead duergars on the floor.

'Didn't you say that you were out of devil fruits? Check their stuff, there might be a couple in there.'

[You just want their stuff don't you?]

Angelica coldly said, having read my exact thoughts.

Blinking a couple of times, I chose to remain silent.

'…'

Raising her brows in the distance, Angelica gave me a not-so amused look.

Sighing, I came clean.

'Fine you win. I do, so hurry up and get their stuff and give it to me. Keep the useless stuff.'

Having seen just how much trouble Waylan went through when he fought them, I couldn't help but covet the stuff that they had.

There was definitely going to be something useful in there.

[Fine.]

Tempted by the idea of getting more devil fruits, Angelica eventually nodded her head and headed towards the corpses of the deceased duergars.

Rummaging through their stuff, she briefed me on the things that she found.

[I've found another artifact, but just like the others, it requires a mixture of both mana and demonic energy to properly function. You can use it now but when the contract is over you'll no longer be able to use them.]

Pausing, she glanced in my direction and continued.

[…that is unless you're planning on consuming a devil fruit. If so, you can probably use them even after the contract is over.]

'No, I'm good. I can just sell it in the black market for a good price.'

I quickly shook my head and denied her offer.

Since the black market was for both villains and heroes, I didn't doubt that there was a market for the things that Angelica picked up.

When I returned to the human domain, I planned on selling all of the stuff I got today to fund my future endeavors.

'Anything el—'

Bang— Bang—

Cutting me off was a large explosive sound that came from the distance. Turning my head to face the direction of where the sound came from, I was once again reminded of the fight that was happening next to me.

However, contrary to the last time I looked at them, this time it was Ultruk who held the upper hand in the conflict.

'Angelica, get the stuff and quickly come back to me.'

Worried that something unexpected might happen, I urged Angelica to hurry up and return to me.

Replying with a cold stare, Angelica silently picked up her speed before quietly returning to my side. For obvious reason, I had her transform into a tooth again.

This time I didn't put her in my mouth and just put her in my pocket.

"Huaaarg!"

pocket, letting out a deep roar

contained no set pattern and looked sloppy, but the power contained within each swing was not

who was standing behind a thin purple translucent barrier knew this best as she struggled to find a chance to counter-attack. Ultruk's

to the point that it looked like Ultruk was

damned primitive race and your infinite

She cursed out loud.

ground beneath her,

wasn't anything powerful, however, it did successfully manage to accomplish its goal which was to distance Ultruk who

"Fucking die!"

of the small gap that she had created, lightning crackled

crackled around her

A wild and violent energy gathered within it, and an aura

solemness surged onto Ultruk's face when faced with Durara's attack. It was too late for him to get

hue began to surge

stared at each other as they prepared to

of this happened in a matter of seconds, and before

your best

The electric plate that stood atop the

at

Waylan had set up around me, I would've been a goner just

I was in. If that attack did not

"Crap..."

that shared the

empty potion bottles, he took a deep

"Huuuu…"

almost tangible breath released from his mouth

eyes in the direction of Durara, his broadsword, that was

just how much mana Durara consumed when preparing her last attack, without a doubt she had used a considerable

noticed that he had won, Waylan had been secretly preparing for that exact moment to

when Durara had just consumed a lot of mana

every last once of mana in his body, the muscles of

type of attack he was trying to pull off, I could tell that it was no joke. Just from how the space around

her attack, Waylan also

a step forward, he slashed

WIIIING—!

No fancy lighting, no space distorting energy blast, or any of those flashy moves that made the

a

what happened next, completely shocked

slashed down, the space around Durara

"Huh?"

taken off-guard by the changes happening around her, the moment the space distorted, it appeared next to her,

face paled significantly. Before she could even react, the attack hit her in the body, and

Clink—

"Hieak!"

direction. Instead of heading for Ultruk

the metallic sound resonated in the air for

open, Durara glared at Waylan. Revealed underneath her clothes was a shining

"You bastard!"

as she touched her armor that

"Haaargh!"

fact that her attack had missed and her attention was away, Ultruk, who had similarly charged up a powerful

of his axe. After which, it arrived with a swift

Swooosh—!

the incoming attack, Durara was left with no

with her staff, multiple barriers formed around