Chapter 1729: Chapter 1161: Yearning to Beco…
“……Why should I make a contract with you?”
The witch in front of Duanmu Huai coldly stared at him.
By the way, she had completely shed the petrified shell on her body, appearing as just an adorable girl similar in age to Qianshu, with long pink hair and bright red eyes. Of course, this witch wasn’t wearing clothes, but Duanmu Huai didn’t mind.
After all, what can he do right now anyway?
“Haven’t you already commanded so many powerful beings? You definitely don’t need !”
That’s right. Although she had just awakened and hadn’t figured out what’s going on, the witch could confirm that this being in front of her possessed powers far beyond hers. Not to ntion the things she just summoned, each strong enough to rival a powerful Demon. If they all charged at once, even she wouldn’t stand a chance.
What made the witch even more frightened was that she didn’t know what they were.
If they were Demons, that would be understandable. But the witch could be sure, what this girl commanded wasn’t Demons at all, but so kind of utterly incomprehensible existence———Could it really be a Divine Beast!
“There’s sothing I want to ask you.”
“Then……”
“But you’re a Demon, and I hate using my brain. Honestly, I don’t like people lying, and I dislike finding the truth within lies. If we make a contract, then you can’t lie, right? That’s enough for .”
“……Just for this?”
Even the witch, newly awakened, was taken aback by the girl’s response. But soon, she let out a cold laugh.
“Can you really? Didn’t that nun just say, you might think you can command Demons, but in the end, Demons will consu you entirely. Moreover, there’s a price to be paid for making a contract with a Demon. What do you intend to offer?”
“Hmm……”
Hearing the witch’s question, Duanmu Huai pondered for a mont and revisited the ancient texts.
“Lifespan, I guess.”
“……That’s indeed a very orthodox and classical way. Are you sure it’s okay? You don’t look that old. Life is long for you. Maybe you think it doesn’t matter now, but when that day truly cos, can you still face it calmly?”
“I understand your point, I’ve actually seen sothing like that.”
“Oh?”
“I once watched an animation where a nun made a pact with a Demon, using her life to command the Demon to defeat enemies and guard humans. And in the end, as you said, the young girl’s life ca to an end, but she didn’t accept death calmly. At sunset, she clung tightly to the Demon she contracted with, crying she didn’t want to die…… Frankly, that scene was incredibly shocking to . Usually, such developnts end with accepting death, right? Yet that girl, despite being ntally prepared, still longed to live…… Even though she felt fear in the face of death, she persisted to the end. I have to say, it was quite respectable. Oh, by the way, even though that girl eventually died from expending her life, the targeted Demon still lived carefree in this world—what an unconventional ending.”
“……What’s animation? But I see, you want revenge for that girl……”
“So I thought this is a rare opportunity, why not cosplay once.”
“What’s cosplay?! I don’t understand what you’re saying, but I feel you’re not speaking well!”
“Also, if a token is needed for the contract, can I use a watch instead? The kind with a countdown on the chest whenever lifespan is consud. I think it would look more like it.”
“………What do you take a contract with a Demon for……”
Listening to Duanmu Huai’s requests, the witch was at a loss for words. Although her isolation had been too long for her to understand what Duanmu ant by “animation” or “cosplay,” she could guess that he most likely admired a character’s actions in a story and wanted to mimic them……
By the way, even after being sealed for so many years, the witch wanted to say: is this how playful you humans have beco?
What do you take a contract with a Demon for?
Taking a deep breath, the witch stared at Duanmu Huai, speaking up.
“Then, give the contract book.”
“The contract book? What’s that?”
“……Don’t you even know this? To make a contract with a Demon, humans need a detailed and concrete contract docunt……”
“So troubleso, I don’t want such a botherso thing.”
However, the witch’s explanation was directly interrupted by Duanmu Huai’s impatience.
“The contract content is simple; you follow my orders completely and must answer my questions truthfully.”
“……Is this really enough?”
Even the witch was speechless at the simplicity of Duanmu Huai’s contract requirents. Normally, the process of humans making contracts with Demons involves wits and strategies, with both parties deliberately leaving various traps and constraints in the contract docuntation.
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