Chapter 2.5

Chapter 2. Uhh Mm Whats that? Scary

Puhahaha! I, I did it! I, Im a genius?! Ah Im afraid. Im afraid of my own talent! Lets think. Most contracts formed with demons and other summoned beings are done orally. The effect? It is absolute!

But lets think about humans. There is a need to obey an oral contract, but most people dont obey it. Thats why we created written contracts. Then? What if we use written contracts on summoned beings?

Once I thought of this, I realized something.

The way most demons come out when summoned are extremely similar! Of course, it varies a little by little, but its usually very similar!

If I were to use an example, Sutr appears by striking the floor with his hand. A demon like Fenrir would appear howling at the sky, and Jormungandr apparently covers the sky with its giant body and looks down on the darkened world. The summoning circles for these Great Demons mostly disappeared, but since the way low class demons were summoned were mostly similar, I thought it would be the same for these guys.

And out of these great demons, Sutr is the easiest to scam!

He hits the floor when he appears. Then, what if we put a written contract on a stone plate below the floor? And what if we modified the floor a bit so that when it breaks, it puts ink on your hands?

The contract would be sealed the moment youre summoned. Honestly, even I wasnt sure if this ridiculous tactic would work, but it worked!

Like this, a ridiculous contract was formed.

W, what? obey the contractor completely? The reward for doing so is being summoned in this world? W, what?! I cant kill or destroy without explicit permission from the contractor? H, how much power do you think youd be able to get from me like this?!

The more power you want, the bigger the reward has to be. In other words, the smaller the reward, the smaller the power. Of course, this can mostly be covered up by the power of the contractor, but this kids barely over 10. If she wants to use all of Sutrs power, shed need 10 years, no, perhaps the rest of her life to be qualified.

But its Sutr, right? The guy who ended Nordic Mythology? How am I supposed to earn money if a demon that strongs walking around destroying everything? Wait, would I even be alive in the first place? Thats why its important to seal the demons power! Of course, I made sure that Id be safe in the contract. But I still wouldnt be able to live if the world ended, right? That means that Id have to save it.

I finally became a hero that saved the world?!

T, this is a scam! N, no way this is possible!

Its nothing compared to you, though?

What do you mean?!

You take souls, right?

He shut up. Of course he would. Taking a soul is that big of a deal. Its better for a god to take a single soul, rather than gain thousands of followers.

I said this before, but the basics of this worlds magic start from imagination. That means that the power of gods originate from imagination as well. Of course, gods are strong from the start, but when followers imagine a god in his/her full glory, the gods rank would rise as a result.

But if a demon were to take a soul? It would get more power than taking in thousands of disciples.

When ones rank rises, he/she would get stronger. Even a human could become infinitely close to a god.

And souls are something governed by the one god that created everything.

Youd take something like that just by lending a bit of your power? Its like exchanging a diamond for a cookie.

Towards a scammer like that, I dont feel bad at all for scamming them. Well, it isnt like I feel remorse anyway. Im a villain, after all.

Instructor, is this really it?

Yes. That demon sealed the contract, and accepted it himself. The deed is done.

D, dont kid! I, I didnt

I cut off the enraged demon in that instant.

You dont need to agree to it.

There are three interesting systems in this world. The first system is the soul, the second is the game system the creation god authorized, and the third would be that.

Your permission is dictated by the Geass Roll.

Geass Roll. The third major part of magic, the contract, is one of the 5 things that form this world. And this contract is connected to the world in a special way that allows the world to authorize any magical contracts are formed. This process would be called the Geass Roll.

N, no way

The demon king spoke with a defeated voice. he mightve been a demon king back then, but now hes just a slave!

Huhahahahaha! Puhahahahaha! With this, my position in the organization should shoot up! I would be promoted! My salary will rise!

N, no way! No waaayyyyyy~~~

No way? Way!