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.

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

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 will suffer a backlash as a result of this action. I'm

which threw me back a bit. For a moment I thought he was a

him anything else, he shifted his focus to Angelica, who nodded her

"I'm ready."

"Take out your contract."

It landed directly in front of her and Silug, who were facing each other but standing

party will harm the other during the duration of

compel the other to do something they do not wish to

examined the

it before, but it had been a while, so I had forgotten what was written on

Silug, who were glowing with a dark purple color that slowly spread throughout the

"...A pity."

lingering in the air to see if I could control

much greater thickness and moved at a much slower pace. However, despite their diminutive size,

as that between tennis balls and

"We're done."

didn't take very long as

seeping into Silug's body began to dissipate almost immediately after the contract was broken, and

you didn't consume any devil fruits or things that could've caused your bloodline to thicken up.

he stared

"Don't worry too much."

to pat him on the

looked at him, the more he reminded me

demon treasury, so you don't need to

words came

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

I acquired, there was no question that there would be a significant shift in his

he'll most probably be ranked, or

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

not the only one who was excited,

what you've said

"Why wouldn't it?"

bit to put some distance between

this situation. In addition, you should know how many herbs the demons must have stored in their vaults. Since I have

"Thank you."

his appreciation by bending

be

a serious expression on my face. I then

you're thankful,

"What's this?"

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

and slowly read the

continued speaking while he carefully

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, and

"Okay."

of my sentence. The scroll that he held in his

and Silug's directions, and I felt another

at Silug

you sign the contract

the terms that were

rash, but isn't this a bit

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

stunned by

on my lips as

"You're right I did."

the wrong choice

city slowly building and the orcs in my command,

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

"Yes."

reply as she sat down and closed her eyes shortly after. She projected the air of