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…

nectar had

that hard for him to suspect

worked out

I suspected that the other party acted on their

a mirror from one of his drawers and turned it

forward to our

That petty bastard.

voice, Priscilla knew that she was

'As expected…'

grandfather already knew everything. She still

you think

raised her

at her, he asked for her

"You-re not angry?"

smiled, putting the mirror back in

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

grandfather's eyes suddenly

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

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

was pure dread

sentence for her to understand what he meant

and

"Hap…haaap…"

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

of saliva, she recollected herself and

His gaze and expression were as calm as they had

was this feature that made him

"We have two options."

had already thought about the situation on her way back to the estate. Thus, she

option. We report everything to his majesty. In doing so,

and looked at her

become aware of what happened, whether it gets leaked by the humans,

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

Unfortunately…

again, opening up the contract and

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

'I've been duped.'

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

tardiness; I had to deliver a letter. You don't mind,

He had purposely said it back then for

and she realized that she

learned about what had occurred, they would begin to be shunned

an enemy and remained silent throughout this

set up a trap, and lure the human to us

She'd already

He wasn't someone

"I understand."

grandfather seemed to have understood

to me the

"Okay."

Priscilla complied.

to buy their silence and secretly

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

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

probably what he was

as no one finds