The Author's POV

'…I should've thought things more thoroughly.'

Priscilla masticated her lower lip as she reflected on something. At the time, she was so intimidated by his power that she readily agreed to work with him without giving it further thought.

What choice did she have?

In the end, things turned out exactly as he had said, and she directly benefited from his help.

She didn't think much after that. She thought that their collaboration was over…

She didn't become aware of the nature of the circumstance in which she found herself until after she had a conversation with the other human.

"Shit."

She let out another curse.

Her footsteps eventually came to a halt in front of a substantial wooden door. It was a door that she had been to numerous times before.

To Tok—!

She knocked on the door once.

"Come in."

As if expecting her, she heard her grandfather's voice and she pushed the door open.

Clank—

She didn't say anything and kept her head lowered. She just waited for her grandfather to say something.

"What have you come here for?"

She didn't have to wait long to hear his voice.

Raising her head, she bit her lips once more.

Just as she was about to say something, her grandfather's words rang.

"Have you come here regarding what happened a month ago?"

She raised her head in surprise.

How did he know?

"Hum."

Setting his pen down, Prince Valling smiled.

"You think I wouldn't know? It was very obvious from the start that something must've happened since I know very well of your capabilities."

He continued.

"Although you are powerful, in no way are you capable of defeating seven Duke ranked demons. Especially by yourself…"

He lowered his head, eyeing her directly.

"…If our secret forces were used, I'd know."

Priscilla lowered her head. Indeed, the other houses might not suspect a thing because everything was directly pinned pointed toward Duke Ukhan, but her grandfather must have suspected that something was up because the Gall Bladder that she brought back with her was missing.

Since her uncle must've previously reported that they had brought one back, when he realized it was no longer there and everyone seemed to have completely forgotten about it, he must've realized that their memories had also been tampered with.

Plus…

sizeable amount of nectar had vanished was a

really wasn't that hard for him to suspect

out in their

acted on their own since your memory also got distorted,

one of his drawers and turned

forward

That petty bastard.

voice, Priscilla

'As expected…'

grandfather already knew everything. She still had

do you think

her

instead of getting angry at her, he asked

"You-re not angry?"

mirror

your answer. If you can give me a satisfactory answer, then I won't

eyes suddenly

the pressure inside the room started to increase dramatically, and Priscilla found

was far worse. On a level that made it seem as though the pressure given out by the human was

thing she felt was pure dread at

the sentence for her to understand what

pressure didn't last for long, and she was

"Hap…haaap…"

run down the side of her face

mouthful of saliva, she recollected herself and raised her head to meet

back at her. His gaze and expression were as calm as they

made him so terrifying

"We have two options."

started to speak. She had already thought about the situation on her way

first option is the obvious option. We report everything to his majesty. In

looked at her

disclose the information, the other demons will probably become aware of what happened, whether it gets leaked by the humans, or eventually found out due to the actions of the Demon King,

thought this wasn't going to happen. Especially since they had signed the mana contract and agreed to keep

Unfortunately…

again, opening up the contract and reading its contents,

both parties will be unable to disclose in any shape or form any

'I've been duped.'

Especially considering how thoroughly she had looked through the contract, but when she thought back on it, she could recall a few

deliver a letter. You

had purposely said it back then for her to

and she

occurred, they would begin to be shunned and targeted

as an enemy and remained silent throughout this entire process was sufficient justification for them to look for trouble and target

a trap, and lure the human to us

dare think any further. She'd already

He wasn't someone who'd

"I understand."

seemed to have

to me

"Okay."

Priscilla complied.

option is to buy their silence and

a simple solution, and probably what the other party

pay an appropriate price to keep them silent about their deal and have some sort of cooperation

probably what he was looking for the

indeed risky, so long as no one finds out,