The contract with Caruberos, a demon of treachery and a new slave with rainbow-colored hair, was carried out in an instant without any fuss.
It was natural. The moment they started doing tricks, they would have chosen to just kill them and find and destroy the artifact boxes one by one. As I was handed a dark blue ring that could be said to be the proof of the contract, while I took off the gauntlet and put it on my finger, Caruberos, who had been quietly kneeling and raising his hand in a completely restored form before I knew it, secretly I secretly looked at my eyes and took my luck.
“Then, shall we catch Ingladio now?”
At first glance, it looks like a hunting dog diligently trying to retrieve its prey, but just looking at its gaze and behavior, it was clear at a glance that its purpose was to put its own heart into a full fight rather than capture Ingladio.
If Caruberos breaks the contract, it will be terminated, but it was a contract where there was nothing wrong with me not keeping the contract, so it is understandable that I was restless like a dog hungry for shit. Since he voluntarily entered into a lifelong slavery contract that would not have been possible even in a black corporation in a dystopian cyberpunk world, he was willing to tolerate such arrogance.
“Take it. Bring your heart as promised.”
“Go, thank you!”
“I don’t mean to hit you, so let’s meet and talk. , If he talks about the oath and tries to refuse it, it was just an oath and it wasn’t a contract, so don’t give a shit about it.”
It wasn’t too difficult to fill in the missing parts because it was intentionally a little messy after memorizing the summoning circle. At first, I tilted my head because it was such an easy structure, but after hearing Caruberos’ explanation that he was making the magic easier so even the bad guys could easily summon it, I was convinced.
“Hurry up with all your might. Come back as soon as you get back.”
“yes!”
I calmed down lightly, suppressing the urge to hit the back of the head of Caruberos, who disappears into the summoning circle, perhaps because of the relief of having lived. moved to retrieve it.
Caruberos says that Ingladio will be able to undo the contract with Richie, but honestly, I don’t expect much. If my predictions were correct, it was highly likely that he just wanted to live, so he would talk at random.
The reason why demons stake their lives on contracts is that if they break them, they die.
I don’t know if it’s the last conscience left by someone who wrapped up the devils, or if it’s the character-breakers of the century who devised a way to fuck even the devils they’ve wrapped up, but they’re the beings that ended up being eaten.
The same goes for deals that have already been made. ‘Since the deal is over, it’s my heart to kill and loot you from now on.’ If the contract is concluded in the form of, which madman would make a deal with the demons?
If the deal could still be reversed, why was the contract with the devil considered so dangerous and to be avoided?
It’s impossible because it’s so sweet.
‘Return.’ That’s what Bondi is like.
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Suddenly, Ingladio reflected on his long life.
‘As a devil’, it was a life without any corners. It was Ingladio who lived as a pretty ‘model devil’, feeding mortals, fighting demons, and not overthrowing a country, but even overthrowing a fairly large city.
One of the reasons to prove this is that there is no hostile existence even among demons who basically can’t eat each other if they make a mistake. It is also thanks to him that even though he is careful to breathe because of the fear that is deeply ingrained in him, no one stabs him in to confirm the change that has happened to him or to seek a gap.
At least it was until just now. That is until Senichigua, who rode over the summoning circle before he heard all his warnings, came back.
I thought it was just an overreaction. No matter how much the world of mortals is treated as a toy by demons, it is a vast continent for those involved. There is a distance that cannot be ignored between the place where he faced the being who inscribed fear in himself and the place where he was called this time.
It was like that physically, and it was also the same in terms of the territorial difference between the Humans and the Asmodians. So it was possible enough to secretly respond to the call of the lich and bounce quickly. I didn’t because I just couldn’t overcome my fear.
Senichigua hadn’t understood him like that. It didn’t matter because I never asked for understanding. The reason why he came back was ‘It just seems like he finished safely.’ To the extent that I have the impression that it is.
“Hey, hey! Ingladio! I’m back!”
So even when she calmly revisited herself, she thought nothing of it. As always, it was purely coincidental that Ingladio’s gaze, which must have been to make fun of himself, caught Sennhigua’s pupil as he glanced at it.
In that split second, Ingladio noticed that a change had taken place. It wasn’t just because his behavior was awkward, he was able to read the emotions in those eyes.
“Well, after going over there… I met a human…” The
wandering gaze, halfway conversation, and the anxiety contained within.
It was definitely something he had experienced.
“You have met.”
It was confirmed that Senichigua briefly clicked his tongue at the sight of Ingladio standing back, alert, and extremely vigilant. But apart from that, Ingladio’s head was full of questions.
“You used Crumelia’s expedient to go. How did you come back?”
“What do you mean by that…”
“We met. Humans who play with demons, go to Eldmia.”
Senichigua flinched at Ingladio’s sharp blow, but the reaction that followed was quite different. And Ingladio, who kept a close eye on her with a furrowed brow, did not miss that small change.
The emotional state of Senichigua, where fear and realization coexist, is not important. Even though she met Eldmia Ega, the fact that she came back alive, was fine, and tried to fake the meeting to herself is what matters. Ingladio’s complexion began to turn pale after reaching a hypothesis that could never be good.
“You, you! You sold me! That’s why I was able to come back!”
“Ah, no… not really… but it’s a little different!”
“What’s the difference! Are you thinking of saying that you ran away from that human race? I don’t know about other demons, but I think that kind of lie would work for me who experienced it myself!?”
Ingladio, who had experienced the difference in gender to the bone because he was incarnated based on the sacrifices, was able to know.
Even if it’s the ultimate devil, if you face him, you can’t guarantee victory. He is the nemesis and death of demons who go beyond mana handling and become one with magic.
“Rich! That rich is the problem. He said he had no intention of harming you, so let’s talk…
”
One-sided anger and hostility. Something filled in my head only to erase the existence of the devil from the world. That’s Eldmia.
To the devil, Eldmia is such a being. And to Eldmia, demons are just filth that needs to be cleaned up. Ingladio had no doubt that the reason he was able to survive was because of his incarnation. If it was a movement with a heart, it would surely have disappeared on the spot.
But conversation? It is more credible to say that he could not stand it and tried to kill other demons one after another using the same demon.
“Well, really. I just wanted to know that you were the one who signed the contract with Richie. You, that… I swore. I swore that I would never be involved again. I even told you not to come.”
Ingladio would be a frustrating situation as Ingladio, but it’s the same with Senichigua.
Did you say Dongbyeongsangryeon? It was hard to show a coercive attitude at all after experiencing firsthand the reason why Ingladio was stuck in his hiding place and couldn’t move.
“…Whoa, I came back alive after signing a contract for absolute obedience. There’s nothing I can’t do by forcefully holding onto you with stupid words. If you don’t cooperate, I’ll have to report that as well, but in that case, I even threatened to warn you to be prepared.”
But that didn’t mean making emotional appeals either. Because they were demons, not mortals from beyond the dimension.
“Ingladiou, let’s make a wise choice. He said that if you don’t come, he will find you, even if he has to come back later.”
“Ha, how could a mortal… come here…”
It didn’t take long for Ingladio’s reflexive voice to begin to fade.
If it was that human race, it really seemed like that.
“…You fucking bastard…”
In the end, Ingladio couldn’t stand it and tears poured from his eyes like a waterfall.