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!"

my pocket, letting out a deep roar that came from deep within him, Ultruk wildly rushed

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

find

gotten to the point that it looked like Ultruk was

damned primitive race and

She cursed out loud.

the ground, a giant ripple formed on the ground beneath her, and a strong circular pressurized wind gale shot outwardly, pushing

successfully manage to accomplish its goal which was to distance Ultruk who was swept off of his feet and sent a couple of meters

"Fucking die!"

the small gap that she had created, lightning crackled from the tip of her

lightning crackled around her

lightning plate. A wild and violent energy gathered within it, and

attack. It was too late for

to surge into the

at each other as they prepared to

happened in a matter of seconds, and before

best

in Ultruk's direction. The electric plate that stood atop the staff suddenly whistled down. The space itself distorted an inch at a time

staring at the attack,

I

did not diffuse and connected, I wasn't sure whether Waylan's barrier would be able to withstand the aftershocks of the impact. It

"Crap..."

shared the

empty potion bottles,

"Huuuu…"

breath released from his mouth before

the direction of Durara, his broadsword, that was

when preparing her last attack, without a

minute, knowing that the two of them had still noticed that he had won,

moment than now when Durara had just consumed a

in his body, the muscles of Waylan's body rapidly

the distance, although I couldn't tell what type of attack he was trying to pull off, I could tell that it was no joke. Just from how the space around the broadsword distorted, it

Durara released her attack,

forward,

WIIIING—!

slash looked like any regular slash. There was nothing special about it. No fancy lighting, no space distorting

just a plain downward

what happened next,

Waylan slashed down,

"Huh?"

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

what was happening, Durara's face paled significantly. Before she could even react, the attack hit her in the body,

Clink—

"Hieak!"

body swung back a little and her attack changed direction. Instead of heading for Ultruk that

resonated in the

glared at Waylan. Revealed underneath her clothes

"You bastard!"

her armor that now had a large

"Haaargh!"

the fact that her attack had missed and her attention

cluster of light surfaced from the tip of his axe. After which, it arrived with a swift speed in her direction. The wild

Swooosh—!

the incoming attack, Durara was

the ground with her staff, multiple