Maido tried to calm himself by thinking about what he should do. He made a lot of money after joining the IRO and could use it to find a safe place to live with his brothers.
Death was an inevitable fate. However, Maido had the power to avoid death. He could cheat the time of his death using his power.
First of all, Maido had to remember the physique of the person who was going to kill him. He did not recognize that person's face since, in his vision of the future, he was covered in a cloak and was wearing a half-black mask.
Nonetheless, he found the person had a cut on his lip. Then the man was taller and bigger than him. From now on, he would keep his distance when meeting someone with such physical characteristics.
"Yeah. I'll be safe if I stay away from him."
Maido slowly regained his composure. He opened a drawer to take out a paper containing an illustration of the person he was thinking of. He directly drew the figure of that person when he used his power to see into the future.
That person killed him using a dagger with two curved blades in one hilt. Maido never encountered an awakener who used such a weapon. That person also killed him in silence, which made him lack many references.
"It won't be difficult to avoid him when we meet if I also know his voice."
Maido cursed in his mind. He was sure he never got into trouble with anyone. It made him think the person who wanted to destroy him was a person from the future who had returned to the past.
His fear increased because he had thought about the terrible possibility. If his assumptions were correct, then he and the person had a serious conflict, which turned the person enraged and motivated to kill him.
"What happened between us that he hates me so much? Could it be that I killed him in our previous life?"
Maido found a ray of hope when he thought about it. That mysterious person was strong enough if he really went back in time. But still, he could die in his previous life.
Either way, Maido had to find something that could be used to kill his tough opponent. He did not have any clues, but he was sure what he was looking for belonged to the IRO.
People did not know the IRO had a secret research team. They researched everything else related to the gate and awakeners. They would not publish the information they know if the information could threaten them.
Maido had no connection with the secret team, but he could approach them since the team was under the supervision of The Dungeons and Gates Security Council. He would find a way to get into the secret research team.
***
Today was the day Radmilo would meet Clem to discuss their contract. He was in a pretty good mood because Jim gave him an apartment. He found peace there. The atmosphere in his apartment was different from the evacuation site, which was often noisy.
Radmilo intended to go to Clem's dungeon after finishing his breakfast. However, he heard a noise from outside while eating his toast. He had to leave his apartment to find out what was going on.
As soon as he opened the door, he found people crowding around one person. Radmilo immediately realized the person was famous from the moment people turned on their cell phone cameras.
"Dianella, why did you suddenly move here? Did you fight with your family?"
Radmilo narrowed his eyes when he heard Dianella's name being mentioned. He did not expect the girl to move into his apartment just to investigate him. The girl's condition looked much better than when they met last time in the dungeon.
It seemed that Dianella was wearing dentures to cover the teeth that Clem had crushed two days ago. Radmilo threw away those thoughts when he noticed Dianella's gaze fall on him.
Realizing the girl was about to do something, Radmilo decided to close the door. However, Dianella waved at him first before he could turn the doorknob.
"Woah, you live here too?"
Her actions drew people's attention to Radmilo. They had never met the man before. He seemed to be a new resident in this apartment. How could Dianella know this ordinary man?
"I'm glad to see you again. Thank you for saving me that time," Radmilo said with a smile because people were watching him.
He paid little attention when Dianella was talking about the gate explosion. As the girl spoke, he only thought about the contract he was about to sign with Clem.
"...I just moved here today. I hope we can get along."
Finally, Dianella ended the story about her fight with the axolotl monster. She gave Radmilo one last wave before going into her apartment.
Radmilo took a deep breath when he found out their apartment was next door. He then closed his apartment door after smiling at the people who were still crowding around.
"What's wrong with that girl? Makes me want to crush her dentures."
Radmilo was able to overcome it because he was an awakener. He turned off his skill effect just for that dungeon. Clem came up as soon as he entered there. It appeared that the monster had been waiting for him.
"I've made the contract. You can say what you think about it," Radmilo spoke, preventing Clem from greeting him.
The monster looked displeased for a moment as his gills turned dark. However, Clem soon forgot about his irritation when Radmilo took out a magic contract.
"We have to sign the contract today because I have other things to do. I can revise it if there's something you don't agree with."
Radmilo then cast a spell and the inscription in the contract appeared in the air, so Clem could read it.
[Magic Contract Agreement
Between:
Party A: Radmilo Laiv
and:
Party B: Clem
The parties agree as follows:
1. Party A agrees to assist Party B in destroying half the human population on earth
2. Party B agrees to support Party A in taming 100 Instruments
3. The parties acknowledge and agree that this magic contract cannot be terminated within a year
The parties cannot apply for termination...]
Clem thought for a while after reading the magic contract. "How about my task? Do I not need to protect you?"
"I don't want to make such a clause because there's nothing I can give. You don't need to protect me and neither do I. We just need to do the clauses in the contract," Radmilo explained as he handed Clem the contract he had been holding for a long time.
"Are you sure you can meet clause number one?"
"I won't write that clause if I'm not sure."
One year was a short time for Clem. Therefore, he felt a little doubtful about Radmilo destroying the human population in that period. But still, he had to believe because the magic contract could not be broken.
There was an unwritten clause regarding magic contracts. If both parties violated the clause, then magic would take their lives. That was why the International Guild Council forbade guild masters from entering into magic contracts with hunters.
Magic contracts were commonly used by monster tamers or bad guys who wanted to enslave others. If Radmilo dared to propose a magic contract with a clause that did not harm either party, then that meant he was confident he would not violate the contract.
"I just need to sign that contract with my blood, right?" Clem finally decided after much thought.
Radmilo nodded and took out a dagger from his inventory. "I've signed this contract. If you agree, then I can help get your blood."
"Actually, I want to talk about the Instruments before signing this contract. I can help you approach them, but they don't like humans. They will only be affected by the power of monster tamers."
Even though Clem spoke seriously, Radmilo did not find it difficult. Instead, he sighed and replied, "All I have to do is frighten them into signing a contract. Modern problems require modern solutions."
Clem's gills turned purple upon hearing Radmilo's words. He had no idea what would happen to the Instruments if the man did as he stated.
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