The Author's POV

Chapter 439

"...Actually, there might be a way."

Angelica said with a complicated look on her face.

Her words reignited hope within me, however, that was quickly dashed away when I realized that there was no free lunch in this world.

Indeed, there may have been a way, but there was most definitely going to be a cost associated with that way.

Closing my eyes and taking a deep breath to collect myself, I opened them up again and asked.

"What is the way? Breaking the contract?… You know that's not really possible."

Mana contracts, regardless of the party's will could not be broken. The reason for this was unknown, the same went for skills, no one really knew why they existed…well, that was back in the past, I now knew.

It was because of the Akashic records. They were the entity responsible for creating the laws of the world, and in this case, the law that they had set was that mana contracts couldn't be broken.

Was there a deeper reason for this? ...I really wasn't sure.

That aside, It was because of this 'rule' that people were extremely apprehensive when signing a mana contract.

Since both parties couldn't break the contract, if both were unable to fill the requirements set in the contract, both parties may end up bound together for life.

Furthermore, I didn't want to break my contract with Angelica.

Not only was she a powerful ally that I could trust, but all the previous plans that I had made with Silug would go to waste.

I couldn't really afford to lose those.

Angelica also seemed to have understood this point as she quickly shook her head.

"No, it's not that."

Pausing, Angelica stroked her ears with her paw and carefully said.

"…the contract we signed back then, if I don't recall wrongly, its grade is not that strong."

"Right..." I nodded my head.

As I've said before, there were different grades to a mana contract. Each grade meant for a different rank an individual it could bind.

The grades went from [I] to [V], with [V] being the highest.

For obvious reasons, back then I couldn't have afforded a [V] mana contract, in fact, even now I couldn't afford a [V[ mana contract, its price was way too high. Those kinds of contracts were not only hard to get but had little to no supply and extremely high demand.

It wasn't something I could get my hands on.

Back then, with the money I had, I only managed to get my hands on a grade [III] contract.

This was the standard grade contract and could bind individuals whose strength was around to rank. Which was my exact rank.

"Back when we signed it, if I don't remember incorrectly, I think I was baron ranked while you were still somewhere around D to E rank."

"Yes."

I was indeed around that rank when I first met her. Still, my eyes squinted as I tried to understand what she was trying to get at.

"...That was back then, right now I'm a count ranked demon while you're ranked. Just around the threshold of the mana contract rank effectiveness."

"Aah!"

Hearing Angelica's words, I suddenly slapped the palm of my hand.

'How come I didn't think of that!'

It didn't take too long for me to understand what she was trying to hint at, and when I realized what her plan was, a mixture of surprise and caution washed over my face.

fact that there was a chance for me

as I managed to break through to rank, I would have

being said, even if I exceeded the rank grade, there was still a very real chance for me to suffer serious consequences. The possibility of death may have been significantly lowered, but it wasn't exactly off the

even if I did end up surviving the backlash of the contract, it

just repeat the same thing at the next

contract,

"Yes."

opening them up again,

won't you suffer a backlash from

"I will."

replied with a soft

will not be too troublesome for me. Maybe by a month's

suddenly frowned. Before she could say

I can take

head and staring towards the ceiling of the room,

don't think it will

know this might be a dumb move on my part, but, I felt that

me dying, but I think with enough preparations I could

would without a doubt

Perhaps it could even go as far as me losing a rank, and obviously kicking me out of the tournament due to the injuries, but I felt like this was

"Eh?"

my thoughts paused there. A sudden thought struck

I perhaps like

going to make such a rash decision because I had feelings for

to risk my life for the sake of others unless it jeopardized my own. It just wasn't me…yet, here I was now, just about to

the feelings I

I had to add, but I had seen plenty of

hating me, my decision in letting Amanda hand her mother the

and Amanda found out everything, our relationship would reach a point where

did this mean

'Uh…I really don't know.'

my hair

I tried to rack my brain over the matter, the more confused

honestly, I had not been with Amanda long enough to think of her as a romantic interest...yet, why did I not want her to hate

Clank—!

even more wildly, the door to the room

up to me, her soft footsteps rang

"Here."

"Thank you."

bracelet from her, I quickly focused my attention on the bracelet. Somehow, I couldn't muster the

mana into it, after a couple of seconds, I took out

Xurin fruit, and the fruit responsible for curing Amanda's mother of her

I

imagination and a complicated look flashed across my face,

the fruit that can cure

I could see hope glimmer inside of her as she eyed

flinched and retrieved it before turning

"…May I?"

"Go ahead."

whilst extending my hand, urging her to take

Amanda eventually extended her hand and took the fruit. Then, retrieving

and the moment I did, a thought

dart around the fruit, and her subtle changes in facial expressions were quite a comical scene for me to

"Hahaha."

small laugh escaped from my mouth. I instantly

though I had laughed a little bit too loudly

"Is something funny?"

"...Ehm."

only two people present aside from Angelica, I just

"You."

to have taken Amanda by surprise as she cocked her head

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