Manbun looks at my equally shocked and blank face,"What?" (-᷅_-᷄ )

"A month?"(O □ O)

"Yeah?" (-᷅_-᷄ )?

"I was asleep for a month?"(o◇o)

"Asleep?"

"Uhh, yeah... I started to feel sleepy after getting hit with one of Magi-kun magic potions that has the effect of freezing people in place. It didn't affect me, but I got tired after being hit by it, but I still had to finish the game. Then a bunch of stuff happened after and I didn't have the time to rest. I was at my limits by the time I reached the main tree. I moved my consciousness there to restore my energy..." I mixed lies and truths together to form a coherent story. I really don't want to lie again but I have a feeling the Manbun won't take kindly to people helping the enemy.

"Hmm, so there's a rebound..." It seem that my story pulled through.

"Umm, so what happened after I fell asleep?" I stare into Manbun's eyes and ask in a serious tone.

"Well...first things first, do you know what a contract is?"

I shake my head.

Manbun starts explaining in a patient tone,"A contract is made between two or more people and the contents are dictated by the person that forms the contract. After both sides accept the terms, if either side fails to uphold the contract, they will face a heavenly punishment?"

"Heavenly punishment?" I started to get more and more confused...

"Un, The contract and actions surrounding the rules of the contract are watched over and judged by the G.o.ds. If they deem one side to have gone against the agreement, they can send lightening to strike said person or group." Manbun states all this information fluke it's completely normal.

??!!!?!?!?! UM?!? G.o.dS!? THEY HAVE G.o.dS IN THIS WORLD?!?! LIKE PHYSICAL G.o.dS?!?!

Woah woah woah woah, what's with this dumptruck of information. Do you expect me to be like,"Yeah, uh huh, G.o.ds, cool"?!

Sigh, ok calm down, deep breaths...

Whew, but really, Manbun is being super inconsiderate of my tiny brain and slow though process. At least he's giving me time to accept this information.

Ah, speaking of Manbun, he's kind of just been staring at me for the past minute in silence while my brain almost melted...I guess that's kinda considerate? But I should probably say something, his eyes are starting to bore a hole though me.

"So...if I'm understanding the situation correctly: You made a contract with Kuro, your long-term enemy, about some sort of fight to the death and now everyone's busy preparing for it?"

Manbun maintains his stone-like expression but I can see confusing covering his eyes,"Kuro?"

"The guy in spandex."

Manbun raises his eyebrow, slightly more confused.

I rephrase,"The guy in front that was wearing black."

Manbun nods his head and hums. "How did you know the content of the contract."

Ah, I forgot the incantation was said in a strange language. Instead of answering his question, I refute,"How did you know what was said and how did Nero know what to say?"

"The party that created the terms on the contract and the party that's signing the contract can read and understand the intent behind the words, but not the exact words used in the agreement. Also, this situation has happened in the past, but it never escalated to the point of us signing the contract. How did you know." He answers my question and restates his own.

That's...