After that, God Zeshion explained everything about a Servant Contract, as far as he knew. Mostly, it had three restrictions for the servants.
One is that they need to be within a kilometer of their “Lord” for at least an hour a day.
Two, they must follow the “Lord’s” orders, no matter how unfair they may be. At this part, worry was clearly reflected on the faces of Lady Luo and the Wan Sisters. Even Goddess Vermeil was frowning.
If I took advantage of this, then that meant I could make the three girls do my bidding… Even if that’s to take someone’s or their own life.
I tried ordering something from Wan Li and Wan Er to test it.
“Put on your clothes in five seconds.”
It was an impossible task, given that a yukata couldn’t be worn quickly. The two’s bodies moved on their own, dressing up as fast as physically possible, but it still took over half a minute to finish.
The two fell to their knees right after, large beads of sweat rolling down their foreheads as they endured an illusory pain. They were highly weakened after failing to follow the order. As God Zeshion said, it really was unreasonable.
The third was a simple restriction. It makes the servants unable to raise their hands against their “Lord.” Any thought of harming me would get punished by the system, weakening them. Direct or indirect, as long as they plan to hurt me in any form, the system will intervene.
After that, Lady Luo quickly went back. They left through another teleportation gate opened by Goddess Vermeil and returned to the Luo residence. Although she wanted to bring Ying Yue with her, given that she couldn’t leave my immediate proximity for long, she gave up.
Of the Luo members, only goddess Vermeil was left with the Seimei. She was watching over Ying Yue, who was still unconscious, and using her healing skills on her to restore her health as quickly as possible.
After the meeting ended, I was called by God Zeshion to talk with him in private.
“Will, Alpha told me that there’ll be soon a war centering around you. It’s one where many lives would be lost…”
Alpha was probably his tamed monster with Void powers, as seeing the future falls under the umbrella of Void skills. His eyes wavered as if hiding something beyond his lengthy words.
“I helped you a little with the Luo, hoping that they could help you in your ordeal…”
He shook his head slightly as he continued.
“But Alpha just told me earlier that due to that interference, the future changed greatly. Even she can’t see what’ll happen anymore.”
After saying this, he passed me three large essence crystals. It was the same type that caused the energy overflow that I suffered last time, making me shiver involuntarily at the sight of it.
“Use this to power up your tamed monsters. I’m sure it’s not enough, but it’s better than nothing.”
I took the crystals from him and placed them inside my storage ring. At this moment, I remembered something and decided to ask.
“God Zeshion, do you know any metals that mana couldn’t permeate?”
“Metals that mana can’t pass through? Then try any high-energy metals like Orihalcon, Mythril, or Adamantium.”
I was speechless after hearing his reply. Those metals cost millions per gram. Even if I used all my money, it’s not enough to buy those to make a full clip.
“S-Something cheaper, maybe?”
“Hmm…”
God Zeshion took a good few minutes of thinking before finding an answer.
“Try the cursed ore then. It’s a cheap metal that’s hard to process, but it should be similar to the previous metals in terms of mana permeability.”
He then raised his finger in front of me as a warning.
“But do be careful! As its name suggests, the ore has a powerful curse in it, making it extremely dangerous to handle.”
As he was finally done with his business, Zeshion was about to leave. Zeta came and opened the space before him, but he turned around with a serious face once more. .𝒄𝒐𝒎
“Will, I trust you, so let me warn you about two things. One, don’t die, or else the System’s Crowned Successor title would be returned to my brother. Next, do not abuse your servant contract ability… Please.”
I could feel that there were some personal feelings mixed with the last one. I nodded my head firmly, responding positively.
“I won’t use it in an unfair way, I promise.”
Hearing that, God Zeshion smiled before leaving without any parting words. He took my black card for inspection and to convince the “others” that he refused to name.
Left alone and having nothing to do, I returned to my room. The time was about to reach dawn, so I’m pretty tired already. I want to catch some sleep to at least recover from my overworked state.
I plopped straight in the middle of the bed and lay up facing the ceiling. Under the watchful gazes of the shadows hiding in my room, I closed my eyes and slept…
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In the middle of the night, at a time I couldn’t determine, I was woken up.
The room was dim because the lights were not turned on. Only the candlelight by the table gave a slightly yellowish tint to the surroundings.
*shuffle* *shuffle*
I felt movements in the bed as someone suddenly straddled on top of me. I looked over with my blurry vision and found a dark figure with a long and thick tail waving around.
“… Igni?”
I muttered the first name that came to mind, but then, when I saw the golden eyes with vertical pupils, I immediately regained full consciousness.
“Ying Yue!!!”
I was surprised, honestly.
Did she come here to kill me in my sleep? That should be impossible since the servant contract prevents that. I tried to look around, looking for the trusty shadows that were always around to guard the room.
However, every single one of them was down on the floor, unconscious.
No wound or blood pool was visible, so they should still be alive. The energy inside them was calm, meaning they were just asleep. However, to make someone at the 8th stage fall asleep without a fight is something that Ying Yue can’t do herself.
‘… Goddess Vermeil!’
It didn’t take me long to realize that it was that God-tamer who made everyone fall asleep. Calling for help should be useless now since if everyone in the room is asleep, it’s easy to imagine the state of everyone else around.
From the special link, I could feel that the three girls were similarly asleep. They weren’t in pain or anything, so they should be safe. After I analyzed everything around me, only a couple of seconds had passed.
Ying Yue’s visage was getting clearer as my eyes got used to the darkness.
She was wearing a thin negligee that swayed with her every move. Although it was dark, I could tell that she wasn’t wearing anything underneath. Her eyes were glowing in a dangerous hue, making me feel like I was prey about to be devoured.
I tried moving my arms but failed. I was tied to the bed, and I didn’t even notice it until now. Cold sweat started falling down my forehead as I tried to think of a way to get out of this predicament.
Ying Yue, as if finding how I struggled pleasing to the eyes, smiled a sadistic grin. She leaned closer, her hair tickling my face as she moved closer to my ears.
“You forcefully made me yours… So now… I’ll forcefully make you mine…”