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Planta guessed many things right.
First, lisa didn't want to do this, she was being forced to do it.
Her Spirits told her that, despite her Cursed Body, she wasn't a bad person, she had purity and innocence inside of her heart.
Second, she guessed right that it was her guild master forcing her to do this, she had already learned that there were many guild masters in the seats, her daughter told her of a very annoying woman constantly screaming.
It was Teressa, the guild master of the biggest alchemist guild of BNLO, The Golden Cauldron, this woman was constantly telling soone what to do, according to her daughter's intel.
The connection was easily made once she asked her spirits for assistance, and they easily saw a connection between lisa and this woman, a curse that bound them both.
lisa was in a leash, like a dog, and Teressa held that leash tightly, telling her what to do.
She would have gone as far as disqualifying her if she had not found this out in ti, but now, things were going to be different.
Or so Planta was hoping for…
"You don't have to respond with words," Planta told her through telepathy. "Tap the table two tis for "YES" and one for "NO", is that okay?"
"A-Aah…"
lisa only made a sound of fear, and then tapped the table twice.
"Good."
As Planta nodded, she quickly continued speaking.
"Whatever Teressa is offering you; I will pay you ten tis that."
"E-Eh?!"
"I will also destroy the contract for you, it's easy for , my spirits can do it."
"Really?"
"Yes, I am not lying, lisa."
"But why would you go so out of your way for … You just t ."
"Because I am a mother… And I dislike when children are treated unfairly like this, this is abuse, and it should be illegal, even if its inside a ga."
"Lady Planta…"
At the end the girl still talked.
"Now, I know there's little ti, and I know I haven't showed you enough to trust but… Please, lisa, I don't want to disqualify you."
"…"
lisa sighed, tapping the table twice.
She hesitated at first, but then realized that literally anything else was better than Teressa.
Even if Planta might be trying to trick her too…
At this point, she didn't care anymore.
"Good girl. Leave it to , and don't worry. You're safe now, lisa. I will protect you."
lisa wanted to believe her words, as she felt several tiny spirits gathering within her body, flowing inside of her body, and then beginning to bite a large, crystalized curse.
Crack, crack…!
CRASH!
Like tiny termites made of white light, they devoured the entire curse, leaving the entire binding contract effectively useless.
"I-I'm free…?" lisa gasped, noticing that Plant had indeed said the truth.
"Tell how much she pays you per month…" Planta said.
"Um… Usually five hundred…"
Ding!
[Player: Planta] has sent you 5.000.000.000 Gold.]
[Do you accept?]
[Yes] [No]
"S-She really paid ?!"
"You need that money for sothing, right? Is it your family?"
"Yes… mom is sick and… I am the only one earning anything."
"I see, take the money then, dear. I hope you can co work below my wing; I will treat you well."
"T-Thank you so much…"
lisa started crying as the roots surrounding her disappeared, the audience was left wondering what had just happened, completely unaware of the entire conversation that happened.
The third round ended, and every participant gave their items to the judges, the King and the Queen, lisa's attacks ended, and everything beca awfully silent.
The people were confused, many thought lisa would have to pay for what she did, yet nothing happened.
However, there was soone grinding her teeth in utter disbelief and fury.
"LISA! Why did you disobey ?! LISA! ANSWER !"
She kept trying to contact her through her telepathic accessory, yet lisa was not answering anymore.
Until she got tired of her screaming at her.
"I resign."
"Huh? Hah?! What… did you said?"
"I won't work for you anymore lady Teressa… I am tired of this, you're not a good person and… I found soone better now."
"Huh?! Y-You filthy bitch! What do you an you found soone BETTER?! I am the only person that ever allowed a hideous monster like you to work for them! I an, what else would you do if everything you touch is cursed?!"
"I don't have the obligation to say who it is…"
"Y-You! Stop speaking to in such a manner! I am your boss, treat with so respect or I'll fire-"
"How will you even fire if I am not working with you anymore? I resign, and I won't work for you, even if you try to coerce or force , you can't at the end."
"W-What do you an I CAN'T?! YOU BELONG TO ! I MADE A CONTRACT… WITH YOU!"
"That contract is finished and destroyed."
"Ah!"
Teressa quickly realized her only leash to lisa was destroyed, her eyes widened in utter disbelief, she started smiling a bit… a desperate smile.
"C-Co on now, lisa… I've always treated you fairly! You know I am your dear auntie, right?!"
"…"
"All those tis we've eaten together, w-what about the other guild mbers? They'll miss you!"
"Nobody ever cared about there… and you exploit them all too, they hated you but you don't even know."
"WHAT?!"
"I don't want to deal with you ever again in my entire life… You're an horrible… and awful person, if you did this in the real world, you would surely get sued."
"lisa! HEY! LISAAAA!"
lisa suddenly broke her contact with Teressa, easily conjuring a ntal barrier to cancel her Telepathy.
"T-This can't be true, right?"
Teressa started trembling in utter disbelief, her guild mbers glaring at her with concern.
"Um, master Teressa, what's wrong?"
"Are you okay?"
"Is sothing bothering you? What about lisa?"
"S-SHUT UP! YOU'RE ALL SO USELESS!"
Teressa ran away from the arena, filled with anger, frustration, and… disbelief.
And Planta glanced at her from afar, with her bright draconic eyes.
"Make sure to never bother her again, or I'll kill you."
Her voice reverberated inside of Teressa's mind. Enjoy exclusive chapters from empire
"A-Ah…! W-Wha…?!"
She had ssed with the wrong woman.
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