Ophelia seed calm on the surface, but she was actually surprised in her heart.
Although such a suspicion was to be expected after all that had been said up until this point, she was amazed by Narvim's repeat of the Supre Leader's question.
The question was simple, yes, but it also demonstrated the broadness of the person's mind and thinking.
Ophelia couldn't help but admire the Red Dragon Clan's Supre Leader more and more. Such an interesting being made her want to learn more about the person.
Nevertheless, Narvim wasn't finished.
"My Supre Leader also considered that you, being the Storm Calamity Witch's close retainer and a Rank 6 Divine Being in the previous life, wouldn't want such a binding contract with the Great Devil Hecate. As such, he suspects you have a looser contract with her than the standard Devil's Contractors," Narvim added.
Once Ophelia heard that, she could no longer remain calm.
Narvim had said that the Supre Leader hadn't reached a conclusion regarding her relationship with Lady Hecate. However, his suspicion unexpectedly hit the nail on the head.
The person's power of deduction was actually so terrifying.
After piecing together so many doubts and clues, how could his suspicion still be considered a suspicion?
Others would have already called it a definite conclusion.
"Thank you, Your Excellency. You have satisfied my curiosity," Ophelia said gratefully before complinting, "And I must say, it seems prosperous days await the Red Dragon Clan under the leadership of your Supre Leader."
"If there's an opportunity, I would like to et your Supre Leader one day," Ophelia added.
"That day would co sooner than you think if you indeed have what we ca for, Lady Ophelia," Narvim said, staring at the Witch Mother thoughtfully.
"I suppose there's no need to hide it at this point," Ophelia calmly smiled before saying, "Just as your Supre Leader had guessed, I have a contract with Lady Hecate."
"Furthermore, it is indeed not as binding as the usual contract given to other Devil's Contractors. I suppose you can call a Subcontractor," Ophelia stated.
"Oh? What's the difference?" Narvim couldn't help but wonder.
"Devil's Contractors sell their souls to the Great Devils in return for power and longevity. Regardless of whether they keep their contract or break it, their souls are no longer their own. Upon their deaths, their souls will go to the Great Devils," Ophelia explained.
"On the other hand, Subcontractors like are allowed to maintain our independence and keep our souls. There's no doubt that Lady Hecate would be interested in a soul like mine. However, even she wouldn't dare to snatch a soul that a higher-rank being has already marked."
"You could say that my position as a Subcontractor is cooperative instead of subservient. Lady Hecate lends her divine power and abilities, and I perform so tasks for her."
"Of course, the amount of divine power and abilities I can borrow from Lady Hecate can't be compared to her regular Devil's Contractors. However, it's enough to create a portal to Gehenna," Ophelia ntioned.
In truth, creating a dinsional portal connecting Pangea and Gehenna was not as simple as she made it sound.
It required Lady Hecate and her to channel their power toward each other, similar to throwing out a rope to each other from two opposing cliffs. It was not easy for the rope to reach the other side since the space between them was chaotic and unknown.
They could only sense each other's general direction before tossing the rope.
Furthermore, she only played a supportive role in creating the dinsional portal by fueling the connection. Most of the work was done by Lady Hecate.
"Now that you have confird my relationship with Lady Hecate, what do you intend to do with this information, Your Excellency?" Ophelia calmly asked.
She was not worried about her safety, considering they were still allies bound by a contract. She was simply curious about what the Red Dragon Clan's Supre Leader wanted from her and Lady Hecate.
"My Supre Leader wishes to et Great Devil Hecate to discuss a potential cooperation. If you can be the bridge of communication for us, that would be great, Lady Ophelia," Narvim finally stated the true purpose of his arrival.
"I see…" Ophelia uttered with surprise.
Although she had already suspected that would be the case, she was still surprised when she heard it.
In the past 300 years, this was probably the first ti soone from Pangea would actively seek out a Great Devil to make a deal with them.
"Do you think it will be possible?" Narvim inquired.
"I don't see any problem, Your Excellency," Ophelia smiled before taking a step forward, asking, "I can help your Supre Leader communicate with Lady Hecate. But whether he can acquire her agreent, he can only rely on his own capabilities."
"Will your Supre Leader co to , or should I go to him, Your Excellency?" Ophelia asked shortly after.
"It would be great if you could make the trip to him, Lady Ophelia," Narvim replied with a soft sigh. He was relieved that he could complete his task without an issue.
Since they were racing against ti to gain Great Devil Hecate's cooperation, the Supre Leader knew that pinning all their hopes on finding Hecate's main Devil's Contractor was not good enough, considering the person's location was unknown.
On the other hand, they had a previous run-in with the Witch Mother, leader of the Black Witch Society.
After recalling the details of their exchange, they realized the possibility of her having a connection with the Great Devil Hecate.
Fortunately, they weren't wrong in their guess.
"When should I see your Supre Leader, your Excellency?" Ophelia casually inquired.
"If you are not busy, I can take you to the Supre Leader right now, Lady Ophelia," Narvim said politely.
"Good. Then, let us be on our way," Ophelia replied eagerly, adding, "I just happen to be quite free right now."
"Understood."
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Great Ratholos Empire, Imperial Capital
As the war raged on, Emperor Varan quickly mobilized all his available resources to search for Galen's wife.
However, with little-to-no information on Galen's wife in their records, the search proved to be exceedingly difficult.
After all, without even a description of her appearance to work with, trying to filter through several hundred million people in a short ti was an enormous, near-impossible endeavor.
Unless Galen's wife ca forward and identified herself, the chance of finding her was abysmally low.
"Your Majesty, this person has practically disappeared from the face of the earth for hundreds of years. Finding her seems impossible. Perhaps focusing our resources on the war effort would be the wiser choice," the imperial advisor suggested.
However, Emperor Varan shook his head and said, "Even if it seems impossible, we still have to do it. This is our only choice."
"Unless we can get Great Devil Hecate to help us before Great Devil Abaddon descends, we will lose everything," Emperor Varan stressed with a grave expression.
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