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!"

as I put Angelica in my pocket, letting out a deep roar that

pattern and looked sloppy, but the power contained within each swing was not something to take light of.

to find a chance

that it looked like Ultruk was the one that

damned primitive race and

She cursed out loud.

ground beneath her, and a strong circular pressurized wind

anything powerful, however, it did successfully manage to accomplish its goal which was to distance Ultruk who was swept off of his

"Fucking die!"

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

around her

plate. A wild and violent energy gathered within it, and an aura of destruction spread throughout the

too late for him to get close to her. He had to quickly

green hue began to

other, the two icily stared at each other as they prepared to unleash a terrifying

of seconds, and before

best

she pointed the tip of her staff in Ultruk's direction. The electric plate that stood atop the staff suddenly whistled down. The space itself

far and staring at the

set up around me, I would've been a

much danger I was in. If that attack did not diffuse and connected, I wasn't sure whether Waylan's barrier would be able to withstand the aftershocks of the

"Crap..."

one that shared the

away three empty potion

"Huuuu…"

out, a turbid, almost tangible breath released from his

eyes in the direction of Durara, his broadsword,

Durara consumed when preparing

last minute, knowing that the two of them had still noticed that he had won, Waylan had been secretly

when Durara had just consumed

once of mana in his body, the muscles of Waylan's

type of attack he was trying to pull off, I could tell that it

her attack,

a step forward,

WIIIING—!

about it. No fancy lighting, no space distorting energy blast, or any of those flashy moves that

was just a

next, completely

second that Waylan slashed down, the space around

"Huh?"

the changes happening around her, the moment the space distorted, it

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

Clink—

"Hieak!"

Instead of heading for Ultruk that was standing opposite to

the metallic sound resonated

underneath her clothes was a shining armor that

"You bastard!"

that now had a large scar on

"Haaargh!"

attack had missed and her attention was away, Ultruk, who had similarly charged up a powerful attack swung his axe in her

arrived with a swift speed in her direction. The wild

Swooosh—!

was left with no

staff, multiple barriers