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 significant

hard for him to suspect that something

things worked out

that the other party acted on

from one of his drawers and turned it

forward to our

That petty bastard.

voice, Priscilla knew that she

'As expected…'

She still had so much to

think I should

raised her head

of getting angry at her,

"You-re not angry?"

smiled, putting the mirror

on your answer. If you can give me a satisfactory answer,

eyes suddenly

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

level that made

was pure

sentence for her to understand what he

for long, and she was soon able to catch

"Hap…haaap…"

her face as she clutched her

of saliva, she recollected herself and raised her head to

and expression were as calm as

feature that made him so terrifying

"We have two options."

the situation on her way back

report everything to his majesty. In doing so, we'd have to disclose everything that had happened, and

looked at

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

going to happen. Especially since they had signed the mana contract and

Unfortunately…

and reading its contents, she

contract is signed, both parties will be unable to disclose in any shape or form any information regarding the

'I've been duped.'

she had looked through the contract, but when she thought back on it, she

to deliver

He had purposely said it back then for her to eventually realize when the

shudder, and she realized that she

they would begin to be

had collaborated with an individual who was regarded as an enemy and remained silent throughout this entire process was sufficient justification for them

a trap, and lure the human to us and capture

She'd already witnessed

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

"I understand."

grandfather seemed to have

to me the second

"Okay."

Priscilla complied.

buy their

and probably what the other party

keep them silent about their deal and have

probably what he was looking

long as no one finds out, we'd