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.

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

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.

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

his focus to Angelica, who nodded her head back at him

"I'm ready."

"Take out your contract."

in front of her and Silug, who were facing each other but standing on opposite sides of

the other

do something they do not wish to

was, I curiously examined the

seen it before, but it had been a while, so I had forgotten what

and Silug, who were glowing with

"...A pity."

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

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

that between

"We're done."

didn't take very long as it was over before

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

consume any devil fruits or things that could've caused your bloodline to thicken up. You won't suffer

to become more gloomy as he stared at his shrunken muscles while the aura that

"Don't worry too much."

to pat him on

I looked at him, the more he reminded me

a bountiful harvest from the demon treasury, so you don't need to worry about regaining

moment those words came out of

I had made in the treasury.

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

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

consider how frightening Silug and the other orcs would become now

not the only one who was excited,

what you've

"Why wouldn't it?"

retreated a bit to put some distance between Silug

you should know how many herbs the demons must have stored in their vaults. Since I have no use for them,

"Thank you."

his appreciation by bending his head

be

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

thankful, sign

"What's this?"

I said that I would give you the

and slowly read the contents, which were written

while he carefully

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

"Okay."

middle of my sentence. The scroll that he held in

and I felt another connection established inside of

looked at Silug

sign the

terms that were written

orcs are rash, but isn't this a bit

none of us would've been alive until now. I would be more

stunned by

lips as I patted Silug

"You're right I did."

like I didn't make the

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

Angelica and said, "I guess we're done here.

"Yes."

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