Chapter 34

### Chapter 34: The Contract (4)

“Huh? Not over there, come here. You look even hotter up close, don’t you?”

“Are you cosplaying or something? We know a good place, want to come with us?”

The ogre man spewed vulgar words while grabbing Lilianna’s left arm.

Slap!

“What the hell, you little bitch. You touched my body?”

Lilianna, startled by the dirty and disgusting sensation on her arm, slapped his hand away.

“Damn, you hit me? You little brat, I was going easy on you because you’re a girl.”

The man, hit by Lilianna’s fist, raised his fist to strike her.

“Damn, you humans...!”

Lilianna knew that humans were not powerful beings.

Lilianna released her magic. She hadn’t been a spinster for 50 years because she lacked abilities.

Though she hadn’t used this power for several decades, her skills were still sharp, and she enchanted the men in front of her.

The ogre man’s eyes clouded over, and it seemed the enchantment had worked.

“Phew, these horny bastards are all the same.”

However, a moment later, Lilianna’s mana was depleted, and the men’s enchantment was lifted.

“Huh? What’s going on? I don’t remember anything for a moment.”

“Did this crazy woman do something? I’m an Awakened, you know?”

One of the men approached, gathering mana in his hand.

“Why...?”

Thud—

Suddenly, Lilianna felt a sense of powerlessness and weakness.

She collapsed to the ground like a deflated balloon. No matter how hard she tried to summon her magic, it wouldn’t manifest.

Lilianna had run out without reading the contract, so she had no idea what her situation was.

Enchantment magic, no matter how low-level, is fundamentally a mid-level spell.

Lilianna, who was supposed to be weaker than the contractor, Lee Ho-yeon, wasn’t strong enough to maintain a mid-level spell for long.

“Enchantment!”

“Stop talking about enchantment!”

“Aah!”

The man grabbed Lilianna’s head and pulled her roughly.

“Hey, hey. Be gentle. If you hurt her, she’ll look terrible.”

“Hey, you stupid bastard. I’m an Awakened, so it’s fine. Is she an Awakened too?”

“It hurts... It hurts! Sob...”

The more Lilianna whimpered, the tighter the hand gripping her hair became.

Ah, this is really hell.

Tears welled up in Lilianna’s eyes.

She still couldn’t believe her situation.

I was just playing a game, how did it come to this?

Various thoughts raced through her mind.

I should have listened to Mom, why didn’t I?

Is the engineering department running fine without me?

I should have listened to that contractor...

“Get up, you bitch.”

The man lifted Lilianna’s head by her hair.

Tears streamed down her cheeks and fell to the ground.

I wish someone would save me.

“Damn, you bastards, you hurt my summon?”

At that moment, a familiar voice rang out.

The same voice she heard when she first fell into the human world.

She lifted her head slightly to see the handsome contractor standing there.

“That’s not just any summon, it’s priceless!”

Lilianna realized how much she missed that handsome face.

*

“Where did you run to?”

Lilianna had run out of the shop, and it was too vast to find one person.

In the end, she had to ask passersby one by one.

“Excuse me, did you see a woman cosplaying as a succubus pass by?”

“I can do a succubus cosplay for you if you want...”

“Thank you, but no.”

She decided not to ask women next time.

“Excuse me, did you see a woman cosplaying as a succubus pass by?”

“I think I saw her. About five minutes ago, a woman was running and screaming.”

Oh, lucky me.

After asking about three people, she heard from an uncle selling fish cakes.

“I didn’t see her clearly, but she ran towards the central tower.”

“That’s enough. Thank you.”

“No problem. Is she your girlfriend? What an unusual hobby.”

“...”

She didn’t have time to explain and ran towards the central area.

“Where did she go from here?”

Even in the center, there were too many paths to find her easily.

She couldn’t have gone far in five minutes...

Just in case, she spread her mana detection widely.

With her mana control, she could detect up to 500 meters around her.

“Huh?”

She felt Lilianna’s mana, which she had sensed earlier, just 10 meters to her right.

“What? I found her so quickly.”

She had been worried something might happen, but it was a relief.

She quickly headed towards the alley indicated by her detection.

“Are you cosplaying or something? We know a good place, want to come with us?”

Just before entering the alley, she heard a greasy man’s voice.

Cosplay? It sounds like Lilianna.

She peeked into the alley.

“What the hell, you little bitch. You touched my body?”

Slap!

Lilianna slapped the hand of the tattooed pig who was grabbing her arm.

From what she could see, the tattooed pig had been trying to hit on Lilianna.

“Damn, you hit me? I was going easy on you because you’re a girl.”

The tattooed pig, his pride hurt, raised his fist.

No, what is this guy trying to do to my summon?

If Lilianna gets hurt, I have to intervene.

“Damn, you humans...!”

But Lilianna’s confident words made her pause to observe the situation.

Magic was released from Lilianna’s body, and the tattooed pig froze.

‘Oh, a succubus spell?’

This might be helpful. Succubi can use enchantment spells, right?

Lilianna’s evaluation score in her mind went up by one point.

‘But Lilianna is supposed to be weaker than me, right? Enchantment is a fairly high-level spell.’

As soon as this doubt arose, the tattooed pig’s body started moving again.

“Huh? What’s going on? I don’t remember anything for a moment.”

“Did this crazy woman do something? I’m an Awakened, you know?”

The second tattooed pig made a ridiculous statement.

The first tattooed pig, though a loser, sensed the movement of mana as an Awakened.

Oh no.

Lilianna’s magic had run out, and the enchantment was lifted.

From her confused expression, it seemed Lilianna didn’t know about the contract that made her weaker than the contractor.

I should have hidden the contract.

Lilianna, looking dazed, collapsed, and the man approached her.

‘Should I go in now?’

Hmm, but I had a good idea.

Would a demon succubus die from a few hits?

No matter how I think about it, she wouldn’t.

The contract clearly stated that she would only die or suffer a severe disability.

The amount of mana in that man was pathetic.

He was just an Awakened who could use a little magic.

Ordinary people might be fooled by that, but not me, a student at Victoria Academy.

Would Lilianna’s life be in danger from a few hits by such a beginner?

No way.

So, she decided to observe the situation.

It was also a chance to gauge Lilianna’s character, and she would be more grateful if saved at a critical moment.

“Enchantment!”

“Stop talking about enchantment!”

“Aah!”

The man grabbed Lilianna’s head and pulled her.

‘Ah, that must hurt.’

“It hurts... It hurts! Sob...”

Tears welled up in Lilianna’s eyes.

Should I go in now?

“Get up, you bitch.”

The tattooed pig tried to drag Lilianna by her hair.

This isn’t right. Lilianna is mine. Do you know how much she’s worth?

“Damn, you bastards, you hurt my summon?”

She cursed and entered the alley.

The tattooed pig, surprised by the sudden voice, regained his confidence when he saw her face.

“What, you brat? We’re busy, so get lost.”

How could such losers not recognize a Victoria Academy student’s uniform?

The tattooed pig was still holding Lilianna’s hair.

“Please, help me! I’ll apologize for calling you a beggar! Please!”

Lilianna, making eye contact with her, cried for help.

She had been speaking informally earlier, but now she was using formal language. Maybe because I saved her later?

Her expression was much better than before. She had been rude earlier, but now she looked cute with her tears.

Am I a bit of an S?

She gathered her mana and looked at the tattooed pig holding Lilianna’s hair.

“Huh? What, brat. What’s that magic?”

“What do you mean, brat. You’ll find out when you get hit.”

Whoosh!

“Aah!”

The fireball that instantly formed in her hand hit the tattooed pig’s right arm, and he let go of Lilianna’s hair, which fell to the ground.

Thud!

“Huh?”

“Aah! My arm!”

“Damn! That guy!”

“...”

Lilianna, unconscious, lay with her head on the concrete floor.

The tattooed pigs, holding their burning arms, were in a panic.

“Get lost, you bastards.”

She threw a few more fireballs at the tattooed pigs. The ones on fire screamed like pigs being slaughtered and ran away.

The arm was already beyond repair, and whether they burned to death or not was not her concern.

“Phew.”

She slung the still unconscious Lilianna over her shoulder and headed back to the dorm.

*

By sheer luck, no one encountered them on the way back to the dorm.

“Sob. Sniff.”

Lilianna, regaining consciousness, buried her face in her knees and stayed that way.

“Sob. Mom. I want to see you.”

“Sigh.”

Reckless kids only come to their senses after an accident. By then, it’s too late.

I’m hungry. I ordered two chickens and waited.

I don’t know if she’ll eat, but I ordered two just in case. Now, my wallet is tight. Damn.

Ding-dong—

The bell rang, and the chicken was at the door.

“Sniff. Sob. Sob.”

She left the still crying Lilianna and set the chicken on the table.

“Hey, eat something.”

“Sob... Sniff.”

Lilianna lifted her head from her knees, her eyes red and nose runny.

Swallow.

Her recovery was unbelievable.

“What’s that smell?”

“...I can’t believe it.”

Lilianna, still crying, looked at the table.

“I’m your contractor. I can at least provide a meal. Let’s eat together.”

“...Yes, I understand.”

Why is she using formal language?

Lilianna sat at the table and looked at her with sparkling eyes.

She must be hungry but doesn’t know how to eat.

Luckily, I ordered boneless chicken. Teaching her how to eat bones would be a hassle.

“Just put it in your mouth and chew. Easy, right?”

She demonstrated by chewing a piece of chicken.

Chicken is always right.

I was worried she wouldn’t know how to use chopsticks, but it seems they have chopsticks in hell too.

“It’s delicious! To eat such food, you must be royalty...?”

“Royalty...?”

What nonsense?

“What is this food?”

“Oh, this is called chicken.”

“Chicken!”

“And stop being so formal. Just speak informally.”

“Yes, yes! No, okay.”

“Whatever strange misunderstanding you have, I’m just a normal contractor. Be comfortable. And I won’t steal your chicken, so don’t move it to your plate.”

“Okay, I understand. You’re a good person.”

Lilianna piled 10 pieces of chicken in front of her.

Fortunately, she seemed to calm down after eating. Now, we can communicate better.

“I don’t know much about succubi, but can you tell me about yourself? We’ll be living together, after all.”

“Uh, okay.”

And so, the story of the web-spinning expert succubus began.