The Author's POV

"It looks like another talented one has arrived."

His gaze landed on a human girl with long, glossy black hair and thin lips. By demon standards, she could be considered quite beautiful, though the Prince had no interest in her.

There were other things that piqued his interest, and that was not one of them.

The fact that her powers affected a large area was one of the things that piqued his interest and was something he could not allow to continue.

She needed to be disposed of before she became a serious problem for his plan.

In fact, everyone who belonged in the group she was in need to be taken care of.

"Let's see."

His eyes swept over the three women before pausing on the elderly man. He was the strongest of the group by far. His strength was comparable to that of a young Prince, and he posed the greatest threat.

He was not a significant threat to him, but he could still affect his plans, so he had to be dealt with first.

Swoosh—!

Prince Konjak was a decisive individual. The moment he figured out what he needed to do, he set himself into motion.

Taking a step forward, he appeared right before the group.

"Humans."

He called out in a soft voice. His sudden appearance startled them, but not significantly. They appeared to have somewhat anticipated his imminent arrival.

This was good…

"There's no need to panic. I mean no harm… as of yet."

The Prince's voice was amicable.

With a calm smile on his face, he addressed the four people in front of him.

"If possible, I would like to avoid killing you all. You are all incredibly talented in your own right, and it would be a shame to kill you all, so I am here to propose an offer officially. One, I'm sure you won't be able to refuse."

Bringing his hand forward, three contracts appeared in his hand.

"I'm certain I don't have to explain to you all what these are, so how about it? Will you join my side? …I really don't want to kill such talented people."

While he brought the contract forward, the others gazed at the contracts before turning to face him. The shortest of them, the woman with orange hair, spoke with a frown on her face.

"I don't think you've done the proper math."

She turned to look behind her.

"There are four of us, but only three contracts. Do you seriously believe you will be able to recruit all of us if you cannot even count?"

"About that…"

The Prince smiled.

"It wasn't a mistake."

"What?"

"There's no mistake in the number of contracts that I'm offering."

The Prince repeated himself, his gaze falling on the elderly man.

"In the end, I've decided to offer three contracts to the three of you, excluding him. He is already past his prime and has reached his limit. I have no use for a person whose limit only amounts to this much. There are many other demons with more talent than him that I can recruit."

Demons lived for a very long time.

in front of him seemed to at most have fifty years left in his

but it certainly wasn't very much by demon

the peak of

put, he wasn't worth nurturing or bringing to his side. He had many other subordinates that were of his caliber, if not even better than he

"Don't worry, humans."

a noticeable change in the human's expressions, the Prince spoke

him alive. Though he's useless, he's still quite strong. Perhaps I'll have him

Boom—!

force was powerful, shattering everything nearby, but the Prince effortlessly repelled

faint reflection

"Hasty, aren't we?"

gaze fell on the human girl with orange

emanated from her sword, which

"You're not bad."

feeling the power contained within

"However…"

Flick!

his finger, the sword shut up, and he appeared before the orange haired girl. With his hand pressed against her abdomen, he

don't like it when I'm

Boom—!

into the distance, colliding with one of the closest dunes with a muffled thud, and sand flew

all out,

Woom—! Woom—!

"Oh, my."

Prince was confronted by a series of formidable forces, which he also handled with

his hand, an arrow, a whip, and a complex spell stopped

Prince's brows furrowed as he shifted his gaze toward the perpetrators while observing each

Xiu!

about to speak when the space behind him began to tremble, and the

"Uh?"

to react to the unexpected situation, a figure appeared next

he had thrown

Swoosh—!

Upon seeing her, the prince

it didn't pose a threat to him, catching the

"Your struggle is meaningless."

his way, the blade's direction changed, and the orange haired girl

Twamp!

"Akh!"

opportunity and kicked her in the stomach, sending

over, he felt a gentle

"Stop it."

His eyes wandered toward the woman

you a good deal; why won't

deal was rather

In his life, he had never mistreated his

in front of him were doing was, to

didn't

quickly dissipated,

interested in taking the lot

in the air beside him dispersed into

palm. The very air around him came to a sudden standstill, and demonic

case, I no longer have the need to keep

Rumble—! Rumble—!

Prince off, the entire pillar began to shake violently. Not only slightly, but the

"What's going on?!"

evidenced by the serious expression on his face

his majesty? No, but he can directly go in… just who in the

to wait for long

Cr…Crack—!