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.

assist her with the termination of the contract. Since they are both willing to break the contract, and since it is written in the contract that if

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

which threw me back a bit. For

to Angelica, who nodded her head back at him with a solemn

"I'm ready."

"Take out your contract."

Angelica waved her hand in the air. It landed directly in front of her and

will harm the other during the duration of the

to do something they do not

I was, I curiously examined

it before, but it had been a while, so I had

was suddenly drawn away from the scroll and back to Angelica and Silug, who

"...A pity."

raised my hand in the air to touch the demonic energy that was lingering in the air to see if I could control it, but I was disappointed to discover that it simply passed through my body, unlike psyons, which

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

difference was the same as that between tennis balls and golf

"We're done."

of breaching the contract as a whole didn't take very

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

could've caused your bloodline to thicken up. You won't suffer any backlash from this, although your strength has decreased

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

"Don't worry too much."

to pat him on the shoulder. I tried to reassure him while keeping an

him, the more he reminded me of a

harvest from the demon treasury, so you don't need to

those words came out

in the treasury. There were a large number of strange herbs that I knew would be

I acquired, there was no question that there would

I come back, he'll most probably be

orcs would become now that we've

that I was not the only one who was excited,

what you've said

"Why wouldn't it?"

to put some distance between

should know how many herbs the demons must have stored in

"Thank you."

his appreciation by bending his head in a respectful

should be the

my face. I then waved my hand in the air and passed down a scroll

you're thankful, sign

"What's this?"

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

contract and slowly read the

speaking while he

is that you sign the contract and become my ally. When the time comes, I will need you, and your people to help me fight a large war against the demons. It will be a terrifying war,

"Okay."

me off in the middle of my sentence. The scroll that he held in

mine and Silug's directions, and

at Silug

sign

that were written in

but

of us would've been alive until now.

stunned

smile soon formed on my lips as I patted

"You're right I did."

make the wrong

my plans. With the city slowly building and the orcs in my command, everything that needed to be

I looked at Angelica and said, "I guess we're done here. Looks like we will be going back to

"Yes."

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