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.

basically hinting at the fact that there was a chance for me to survive the backlash

rank, I would have a very real

I exceeded the rank grade, there was still a very real chance for me to suffer

I did end up surviving the backlash of the contract,

would just repeat the same thing at

contract, right?" Angelica asked, her voice deepening

"Yes."

my eyes and nodded. Then, opening them up again, I

you suffer a backlash from

"I will."

with a soft

troublesome for me. Maybe by a month's

frowned. Before she could say anything

I

the ceiling of the room,

it will be

move on my part, but, I felt that this was the only way to resolve

me dying, but I think

I would without a doubt suffer heavy

how much. Perhaps it could even go as far as me losing a rank, and obviously kicking me out of the tournament due to the injuries,

"Eh?"

mind suddenly halted as my thoughts paused there. A sudden thought

perhaps like

make such a rash decision because I

others unless it jeopardized

quite comprehend the feelings

but I had seen plenty of

my decision in letting

that if I did nothing about the situation, and Amanda found out everything, our relationship

did this mean that I

'Uh…I really don't know.'

hair

tried to rack my brain over the matter,

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

Clank—!

stir even more

Walking up to me, her soft footsteps rang throughout the room before

"Here."

"Thank you."

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

after a couple of seconds, I took out a familiar-looking

the fruit responsible for curing Amanda's

suddenly felt a lot heavier than I thought. It felt as though

knew that this was all fruit of my imagination and a complicated look flashed across my face, however,

that can cure

my hand, Amanda didn't speak. However, I could see hope glimmer inside of her as she eyed the fruit in my

flinched and retrieved it before

"…May I?"

"Go ahead."

hand, urging her

fruit. Then, retrieving it, she

on the fruit, I took this chance to finally take a good look at her, and the moment I did, a thought suddenly crossed my

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

"Hahaha."

mouth. I instantly covered my mouth when I realized what I

a little

"Is something funny?"

"...Ehm."

around the room and seeing that we were the only two people present aside from Angelica, I just decided to

"You."

by surprise as she cocked her head to

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