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.

contract. Since they are both willing to break the contract, and since it is written in the contract that if both parties come to a mutual agreement to annul the contract,

the annulment, there is

extremely formally which threw me back a bit.

shifted his focus to

"I'm ready."

"Take out your contract."

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

harm the other during the duration

other to do something they do not

was, I curiously examined the

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

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

"...A pity."

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

much greater thickness and moved at a much

that between

"We're done."

of breaching the contract as a whole didn't take very long as it was over before

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

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

gloomy as he stared at his shrunken

"Don't worry too much."

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

the

demon treasury,

words came out of my mouth,

to myself as I reflected on all the gains I had made in the treasury. There were a large number of

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

come back, he'll most probably

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

one who was excited,

you've said

"Why wouldn't it?"

retreated a bit to put

many herbs the demons must have stored in their vaults. Since I have no use for them, I see no reason why I shouldn't give them

"Thank you."

showed his appreciation by bending his head in

be

I then waved my hand in the air and passed down

thankful, sign

"What's this?"

I said that I would give you the herbs, there

and slowly read the contents, which

he

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 I will need all the resources I can

"Okay."

the middle of my sentence. The scroll

particles slowly floated toward mine and Silug's directions, and I

Silug with a surprised

sign

the terms that were written in the contract before signing

are rash, but isn't

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

was stunned by Silug's

soon formed on my lips as I

"You're right I did."

make the

With the city slowly building and the

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

"Yes."

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