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…

of nectar had vanished was a significant indication that

him

things worked out in their

suspected that the other party acted on their own since your memory also

of

look forward to our

That petty bastard.

familiar voice, Priscilla knew that she was

'As expected…'

grandfather already knew everything. She still had so much to

do you think I should

raised her

of getting angry at her, he asked

"You-re not angry?"

smiled, putting the mirror back

can give me a satisfactory answer, then I won't be

eyes

the pressure inside the room started to increase dramatically, and Priscilla found herself unable to take a

level that made it seem as though the

thing she felt was

to continue the sentence for her to understand what

for long, and she

"Hap…haaap…"

sweat run down the side of her face as she clutched her chest and clenched her

of saliva, she recollected herself and raised her head

at her. His gaze and expression

feature that made him so

"We have two options."

had already thought about the situation on her way back

first option is the obvious option. We report everything to his majesty. In doing so, we'd have to disclose everything that had happened,

paused and looked

probably become aware of what happened, whether it gets leaked by the humans, or eventually found out

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

Unfortunately…

up the contract and reading

unable to disclose in

'I've been duped.'

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

deliver a letter. You

what was? He had purposely said it back then for her to eventually realize

had made her shudder, and

the other demons learned about what had occurred, they would begin to be shunned and targeted by them. Irrespective

they had collaborated with an individual who was regarded as an enemy and remained silent throughout

could set up a trap, and lure the human to us and capture

She'd already witnessed first

was crafty and powerful. He wasn't someone who'd fall for

"I understand."

seemed to

me the second

"Okay."

Priscilla complied.

option is to buy their

a simple solution, and probably what the other party hoped to

to do was pay an appropriate price to keep them

was probably what he was looking for

one finds out, we'd have no