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.

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

in an orderly fashion. When one of the parties unexpectedly withdraws their consent to the annulment, there

formally which threw me back a bit. For a moment

focus to Angelica, who nodded her head back

"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

harm the other during the duration

will compel the other to do something they do not wish

from where I was, I curiously examined the scroll containing words written

while, so I had forgotten what was written on the

to Angelica and Silug, who were glowing

"...A pity."

energy that was lingering in the air to see if I could control it, but I

had a much greater thickness and moved at a

the same as that between tennis

"We're done."

didn't take very long as it was over

had been seeping into Silug's body began to dissipate almost immediately after the contract was broken, and at the same time, a

didn't consume any devil fruits or things that could've caused your bloodline to thicken up. You won't suffer any backlash from this, although your strength has

as he stared at his shrunken muscles while the aura that surrounded

"Don't worry too much."

him with a warm smile on my face and extended a hand to pat him on the shoulder. I tried to

more I looked at him, the more he reminded me of

harvest from the demon treasury, so you don't

moment those words came out of my mouth, Suriol's

on all the gains I had made in the treasury. There

him the herbs I acquired, there was no question that there

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

even need to consider how frightening Silug and the other orcs would become now that we've reclaimed the planet and gained access to

the only one

you've

"Why wouldn't it?"

put some distance between Silug and

should know how many herbs the demons must have stored in their vaults. Since

"Thank you."

appreciation by bending his head

be

I then waved my hand in the air and

you're thankful, sign

"What's this?"

contract. Although I said that I would give you the herbs, there is a

the contents, which were written

he carefully read

fight a large war against the demons. It will be a terrifying

"Okay."

and infused his aura into it, cutting me off in the middle of my sentence. The scroll that he held in his hand suddenly glowed and broke apart into thousands

floated toward mine and Silug's directions, and I felt another connection established

looked at Silug with a

you sign

through the terms that were

orcs are rash, but

of us would've been alive until now. I would be

stunned by

my lips as

"You're right I did."

the wrong choice in coming

now a little bit closer to my plans. With the city slowly building and the orcs in my command, everything that needed to be

Angelica and said, "I

"Yes."

as she sat down and closed her eyes shortly after. She projected the air of someone who did not wish to have their