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.

Since they are both willing to break the contract, and since it is written in the contract that if both parties

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

responded curtly and extremely formally which threw me back a bit. For a moment I thought he

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

"I'm ready."

"Take out your contract."

the air. It landed directly in front of her and Silug, who

other

compel the other to do something they

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

it had been a while, so I had forgotten

drawn away from the scroll and back to Angelica and Silug, who were glowing with a dark purple color that

"...A pity."

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

at a much slower pace. However, despite their diminutive size, they were significantly

was the same as that between tennis balls and

"We're done."

breaching the contract as a whole didn't take very

after the contract was broken, and at the

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

spoken by Suriol caused Silug's face to become more gloomy as he stared at his shrunken muscles while the

"Don't worry too much."

and extended a hand to pat him on

the more he reminded

demon treasury, so you

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

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

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

I come back, he'll most

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

appeared that I was not the only one who was excited, as

what you've said

"Why wouldn't it?"

bit to put some distance between

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

"Thank you."

his appreciation by bending

be

at Silug with a serious expression on my face. I then waved my hand in the air

thankful,

"What's this?"

give you the herbs, there is a condition for

read the contents, which were

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

"Okay."

in the middle of my sentence. The scroll that he held in his hand suddenly glowed and broke apart into thousands of particles as it shattered

and I felt another connection established inside of my

Silug with a surprised

sign the contract so

terms that were written in

are rash, but

until now. I would be more

stunned

lips

"You're right I did."

like I didn't make the wrong choice in

the city slowly building

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

"Yes."

standard icy reply as she sat down and closed her eyes shortly after. She