The Author's POV

'A name...what sort of name should the city have?'

During the time that I spent wandering around aimlessly in the winding corridors of the castle and deeply ruminating over the topics that I had just recently been discussing with Jin, I found myself stopping in front of a wooden door.

"That was fast."

I had arrived at my next destination before I knew it.

Reaching out for the doorknob, I yanked the door open.

"You're here."

I was greeted by the sight of Angelica sitting at the far end of the room with a couple more people.

Silug, and Suriol.

"Yeah."

I closed the door behind me and walked into the room. Finding a sofa to sit on, I sat down and shifted my attention back to Angelica.

"What did you call me for?"

"I'm going to cancel the contract with Silug."

Angelica went straight to the point and told me her intentions.

My brows jumped up at her words.

"You what?"

"I'm going to cancel the contract with Silug."

Angelica repeated in a serious tone.

My brows furrowed when I took note of her tone as I leaned forward a bit.

"Can you tell me why you want to break the contract with Silug?"

"Because there's no longer a need for the two of us to be contracted anymore."

"Ah."

Indeed, now that I thought about it, Angelica and Silug no longer needed to be contracted together.

With Immorra conquered and with me no longer fearing Silug's betrayal, there was no need to keep him contracted with Angelica.

'Plus, I think the reason she doesn't want to be chained by him anymore is because she's now stronger than he is.'

He was essentially of no use to her anymore.

Plus, if he died or anything happened to him, Angelica would be the one to bear the brunt of his death.

It became clear to me that she no longer wanted to bear such a liability.

"Sure, I don't see why you shouldn't break the contract."

I gave her the go ahead.

That being said, she didn't really need to ask me for the contract break. Our relationship was different from that of the past. I trusted that she wouldn't betray me, so I didn't think there was a need for her to ask for my permission.

Still, the fact that she asked for my permission showed that she respected my opinion.

"What are you doing here?"

My attention then shifted toward Suriol who was standing a bit further away from Angelica and watching everything quietly.

Turning his head to look at me, he replied.

to break the contract, and since it is written in the contract that if both parties come to a mutual agreement to annul the contract,

in an orderly fashion. When one of the parties unexpectedly withdraws their consent to the annulment, there is a small chance that

a bit. For a moment I thought he

I could ask him anything else, he shifted his focus to Angelica, who nodded her head back at him with

"I'm ready."

"Take out your contract."

through the air after Angelica waved her hand in the air. It landed directly in front of her and Silug, who

the other during the duration of

will compel the other to do something they do not wish

curiously examined the

a while, so I had forgotten

Angelica and Silug, who were glowing with a dark purple color that

"...A pity."

hand in the air to touch the demonic energy that was lingering in the air to see if I could control it,

contrast to psyons, demonic particles had a much greater thickness and moved at a much slower pace. However, despite their diminutive size, they were significantly

difference was the same as that between

"We're done."

take very long as it was over

to dissipate almost immediately after the contract was broken, and at

things that could've caused your bloodline to thicken up.

caused Silug's face to become more gloomy as he stared at his shrunken muscles while the aura that surrounded his

"Don't worry too much."

him on the shoulder. I tried to reassure him

looked at him, the more he reminded

just reaped a bountiful harvest from the demon treasury, so you don't

the moment those words came out

I reflected on all the gains I had made in the treasury. There were a large number of strange herbs that I knew would

the herbs I acquired, there was no question that there

I come back, he'll most probably be ranked, or

how frightening Silug and the other orcs would become now that we've reclaimed

that I was not the only one who was

what you've said

"Why wouldn't it?"

bit to put some distance between

know how many herbs the demons must have stored in their vaults. Since I have no use for them, I see no reason why I shouldn't

"Thank you."

his appreciation by bending his head in

be the

serious expression on my face. I then waved

thankful, sign

"What's this?"

that I would give you the herbs, there is a condition for

the contents, which were

speaking while he carefully

your people to help me fight a large war against the demons. It will be a terrifying war, and I will need all the resources I

"Okay."

of my sentence. The scroll that he held in his hand suddenly glowed and

directions, and

looked at Silug

you sign the contract so

the terms that

rash, but isn't this a

none of us would've been alive until now.

was stunned by

soon formed on my lips as I patted

"You're right I did."

the wrong choice in

plans. With the city slowly building and

back, I looked at Angelica and said, "I guess we're

"Yes."

closed her eyes shortly after. She projected the