Chapter 108

Elysia closed her eyes at the sensation that struck her without warning. It felt a little chilling, and she marveled at the way he had offered to hand over his knowledge. It was a strange experience to just gradually accumulate miscellaneous magical knowledge.

But, if it was like this…

As she was thinking, the most crucial information came in. Elysia opened her closed eyes and grabbed Hail’s wrist.

“Let’s do it, contract.”

Hail’s lips drooped like a hungry beast.

On the other hand, when she said that she wanted to sign a contract, Remote showed his palm and said that she should wait for a moment.

“By the way, is it okay to sign another contract? If the pact is broken…”

“It’s okay because she’s not human.”

However, in fact, Elysia wondered if the pact had already been broken.

The main point of the pact was that demons would not enter the human world, and in addition to that, it was to forbid contracts between demons and humans. Otherwise, the majority of demons would try to lure humans and plunder their souls somehow.

In addition, in order to prevent cases such as reviving a person who was supposed to die, there was a clause that prohibits participation in life and death.

In order to comply with the terms as much as possible, Hail chose to turn back time instead of saving Elysia. The first price he demanded from Rania was to find Der, but in the end, he ate Rania’s soul, so he must have violated the pact.

Elysia wondered if she was wrong, so she asked.

“Isn’t the pact already broken?”

At that, both Ramote and Hail made ambiguous faces. Hail stood still and opened his mouth while pointing to Ramote.

“If you break the pact, there will be no way to sign a contract again. As you can see, there are no dragons. And, the wizard is just sitting still?”

He said to Ramote as if pestering.

…Did Ramote have the power to break the pact? At the thought, Elysia furrowed her brow as if she didn’t understand them at all.

“The pact does not break by itself. As soon as they discover that the terms have been violated, someone from those present at the time of the pact must take action.”

Ramote sighed, adding that he couldn’t go into detail.

“So, Hail is asking old man pretending he doesn’t know.”

“Right.”

Elysia had one more question and asked Hail.

“Isn’t it better to break it?”

It was because the demons would be able to lure humans out like before the pact.

“No.”

At the time of the pact, it was said that the demons received something from the dragon though if the pact was broken, they should take responsibility for it. Ramote did not know what they had received, and he chose silence because he could not even tell her this part.

Elysia meekly nodded her head as she didn’t want to ask questions that he couldn’t tell her.

Anyway, because of him, the demons didn’t seem to want to break the pact. The contract with Rania was of Hail’s arbitrariness, who eagerly sought Der.

Ramote sighed and nodded his head.

“She was destined to die anyway, so I’ll just let it go this time. If something like this happens one more time, I can’t help it either.”

Hail smiled with a satisfied face. He smiled like an idiot that she thought that he wasn’t scary, and he continued to smile before grabbing her wrist.

“Baby. So, is it all settled now?”

Since Ramote had prevented them but was now reluctant to sign the contract, he seemed to get past the pact issue, too, because he made sure it wasn’t affecting the pact.

Elysia nodded her head.

“Ah. You…!”

Hail bowed his head and grabbed her wrist.

It was because Elysia grabbed his hair and pulled it into the dazing situation. Next to Der’s pattern, there was another small purple pattern. Although the size was smaller than Der’s, she felt it was insignificant.

“The terms of the contract are the same. I passed on the knowledge to you, and you call me every ten years.”

“Okay, go now.”

The business was over, so he had to go back to where he was. She then raised her body and beckoned to Hail.

“Old man, let’s talk about the rest tomorrow.”

Even though she heard Hail’s cry saying that the contract was no longer needed, she couldn’t hear him well.

* * *

“His Excellency is in the training ground.”

Elysia listened to the maid and headed to the bedroom.

She remembered Cassian’s words when he said he had to reorganize the knights in the mansion for a while. Since he mentioned that he would guide the knights himself, so he must be busy. So, even though she’d like to tell him right away, she would have to wait a couple of hours.

Coming into the bedroom, she was a little dazed and Elysia eventually flopped to the floor in front of her bed. Her pounding heart beat dizzyingly through her mind.

She was worried about Cassian and the future.

The fact that she didn’t have to decide did not yet have a sense of reality. Her heart was throbbing, and she never thought that that might not mean that she was not a complete vampire and that she would not live forever.

…No, she didn’t know. Maybe she just thought of it a little bit that way. She wanted to tell Cassian straight away when she saw his face.

“Elysia?”

When she heard the voice she had been waiting for, she turned her head. Elysia glanced up at Cassian as he strode towards her.

There was a faint smile on her face as he looked at her worriedly.

“Are you done at this time?”

“Because you are looking for me.”

Hearing those words, the corners of her lips rose again. She stretched her arms out to him as she wanted him to hug her quickly. Cassian, who snuggled into her, leaned against the head of the bed and looked at her.

Where should she start talking?

“What is this?”

“What?”

She followed his gaze and turned her head to see the pattern on her wrist.

“Ah, this is…”

Before she explained it, he looked as if he had already noticed. It was because Cassian knew that Hail was pushing for a contract. He pressed the pattern firmly with his thumb, blatantly expressing dissatisfaction.

“Did you make a contract with him?”

“Ung… That’s right, but it was something I couldn’t refuse.”

If he heard why, he would understand.

Cassian frowned.

“What’s the price?”

“Showing Der once in ten years.

Cassian added that if it had rather been like that, he would have taken her place as his eyes were still locked in the seemingly insignificant pattern. Seeing him like that, she was stabbed inside for signing a contract without any discussion with him, so she rolled her eyes.

“I think I was scammed.”

“What?”

“It’s the same as what I found out.”

Elysia looked at him, asking what that meant.

“I ran into him on the way, and he said it was a gift to me…”

“Really?”

Elysia hoped he didn’t, so she asked, hastily cutting off his words. Didn’t Hail say he couldn’t give anything without a price? He probably didn’t tell him the same things he told her.

Cassian’s lips lightly touched her and fell apart.

“That you will live the same time as me.”

“Ah…”

Elysia bit her lip.

She eventually ended up getting herself a contract for one more knowledge. Even though she felt resentful that it looked like she had been deceived, she had no intention of blaming Hail. It was because he gave her a part no one can confirm.

Besides, demons couldn’t tell lies in contracts.

There were cases where he played with puns cleverly though he only told the truth. At least he didn’t cheat or give her false information, so that was enough.

“Don’t tell me you have signed a contract based on the information he gave you.”

“It is not. The magic, too…”

Cassian’s fingers kept rubbing her lips, preventing her from continuing. His fingers were still on her lips while their lips touched briefly and fell apart, and a small smile leaked out from Elysia’s lips during the continuous kiss.

As she gazed at him with a pleasant smile, Cassian’s expression was a little strange.

“Cassian?”

…Why was his expression like that?

Cassian had a very ambiguous face… an ambiguous expression on his face that wasn’t happy, but he didn’t dislike the fact that he found out about it.

“Why do you look like that?”

There was an urge to answer her question.

Elysia narrowed her eyes and stared at him. Perhaps, he was wondering if the contract with Hail was also a scam, so he couldn’t express his joy very well. Still, it was still quite daunting. Why was he reacting like that…?

Cassian hesitated for a while and then spoke as if he had barely opened his lips.

“…I don’t know if I should be happy.”

“I beg your pardon?”

Of course, he should be happy.

Although it was only a while ago that they said they would find a way to be together, that problem was completely resolved.

“It’s nice that you don’t have to be left alone for eternity, but…”

She didn’t understand why he was saying that.

Meanwhile, Cassian’s fingers ran through her lips, to her ear, and then down the nape of her neck. His other hand rested on her back and pushed her.

“You…”

As he kissed her left chest tightly, he could feel the heartbeat passing through his lips.

“Do you have no regrets about eternal life?”

Why was that mentioned here?

Elysia frowned and lifted her lean body up.

…This man cared too much for her. Not only that he worried about her, who would be left alone if she lived forever, but he was also worried about whether she would have any regrets about eternal life as well.

“No.”

After all, they would live longer than others, and it was enough for them to be together for that time…

So, be happy. She sent that look.

At that, Cassian smiled out of courtesy and pressed the corners of her lips raised up with his fingers.

“You’re pretty when you smile…”

His fingers kept rubbing her lips, preventing her from continuing.

Elysia met his gaze slowly before biting her lips tightly at the emotion that she suddenly understood him. Now, she could see a face that was so emotional he couldn’t tell how he felt for her and how happy he was right now.

You should have acted like that.

When she added as she laughed, Cassian laughed along and Elysia gently stroked his eyes with her finger.

“Did I say thank you?”

“What?”

He must have suffered as much as her.

She pushed him and hurt him, but had she said to him that she was really thankful that he didn’t let her go until the end? From the moment she met Cassian, what should she say to him who spent his time only for her…?

Elysia lowered the hand that had touched his eyes and placed it on his left chest.

Thump thump.

She could feel his heart beating as fast as hers. Cassian’s lips touched her forehead, and Elysia gazed at him with her lips closed.

“Cassian.”

“Yes.”

“Cassian.”

Elysia bit her lip.

Even though it wasn’t often, the words she wanted to say to him didn’t come out easily. Cassian didn’t say anything, but as if he knew what she was trying to say, he spoke for her.

“I love you.”

Elysia buried her face in his chest and reached out to embrace him.

His always dizzying scent tickled the tip of her nose.