CHAPTER 35: CHAPTER: 35, A NEW CHOICE

The next day, Gura woke up to find herself all over Kieran.

Kieran was facing the other side while she was hugging him from the back. She quickly backed away, her face red with shame. Her heart raced uncontrollably at the lingering fragrance from Kieran.

She sighed after getting the idea that Kieran was still asleep and wouldn’t know about this. But her thin shield broke instantly,

"So, finally awake?"

Kieran was already awake, maybe even earlier than her. Her face that had just regained its color again turned red like a ripe tomato.

"I-I-I--"

"No need to explain." He reassured and added under his breath which was barely audible, "I liked being close to you."

"W-What!?" Gura asked with embarrassment. Her hearing was exceptional enough to barely hear his suppressed words.

"N-Nothing, Nothing!" Kieran quickly tried to change the subject and got out of the bed.

Later, Kieran assigned the head maid to train Gura for basic household chores. Gura was ready to learn since these would come in handy for the year she will serve Kieran.

After handing her over to the head maid, Kieran went back to the underground dungeon. Everyone had estimated that the monsters in the dungeon weren’t that strong and could be dealt with solo. So, everyone planned to go solo until reaching level 10 and then go ahead in teams.

**

Duron sat among the glamorous light emitted from the surrounding crystals on the first floor of the dungeon.

He was deep in thought with his heart burning in pain and resentment. He had noticed Azaria’s gloomy mood for the previous three days. She was drained and devoid of life like a dried house plant that didn’t receive water for days.

But along with it, he also noticed her expression when she saw Dainsleif. Her face became lively and rejuvenated like that very plant receiving water after some days of drought. How her face became full of jealousy, her outer shell of beauty breaking without caring about anything when she saw that goblin girl and Dain’s skin touched.

Duron’s heart was burning with resentment, jealousy and every negative feeling someone can feel during a one sided love. {A/N: I feel you bro (Crying emoji)}

He couldn’t focus on hunting because of these troubling feelings, which is why he was sitting among the beautiful lights to calm these messy feelings.

But even now, those feelings gnaw at him with the still lingering heartache that won’t go away. He was shrouded by a feeling of gloom, anger and resentment.

"Quite the surprise I found in this mortal world." A deep, menacing voice crawled in his ears.

Duron was shocked and taken aback to hear a voice when he was currently the only one on the entire first floor. After a second, he realized that the voice spoke in his head and not from any outside sources.

"W-Who are you?" He thought in his mind, making sure he wasn’t hallucinating or hearing things out of sadness of being unloved. He was wary but a very subconscious sense made him feel like this very moment will cause a huge change in his life ahead.

"You are smart as well, not bad." The voice said now in an amused tone. After a few seconds, it said in introduction, "I am Graton, a Demon soldier under the Supreme Demon King of Salvation."

Duron’s eyes contracted with dread, this unknown voice was from one of the demons, a race that will soon invade Imarion, an enemy of all 6 nations in this world. Just how in the hell did this demon come inside the royal facility?’ he thought with sweat forming in his forehead.

"A-A Demon? H-How are you here?" Duron muttered.

"Oh c’mon. Don’t be such a killjoy. I am here to offer you a contract." Graton said with a casualness that felt like he was talking with an old best friend who you talked shit with.

"W-What Contract?"

"Web Novel Contract!"

"What?"

"Kidding~. Even if the Author only got one, how can I give you one?"

Duron was dumbfounded, a crow shouted from the distance. The f* is this demon talking about?’ he thought.

"What I offer you is a Demonic Contract. You let me stay in your shadow and help me; in accordance I will help you become stronger, pretty good right?" Graton offered.

Duron was tempted but still hesitated. If he accepts this contract then he would become the enemy of this world and Azaria. He cannot risk the faint chances he has on Azaria for unorthodox power.

Sensing his hesitation, Graton reassured him with another cause added, "Don’t worry. I’ll even help you in winning over that girl of yours. You know, if gentle ways don’t work then force would be the only way to get Love."

Duron suddenly had an epiphany, what hadn’t he done for Azaria? He tried every gentle and romantic way he could think of to win over her. But just like how fire has no effect on water, all of his tricks and ways had no effect on Azaria’s Heart.

Now, he was out of any new ideas. If he accepted the contract and used force to win her heart, would that be alright?

"Hey! Don’t judge a book by its cover. I may not have a form in this world, but I am an Incubus Demon. I play with females like they are just some one-time use toys. I am very confident in winning over that little crush of yours." Graton added.

Duron was now totally convinced. But he was still careful and said, "How about we delay it for a few days. Until then, you can stay in my mind and help me a little so I can estimate if the contract will be profitable for me."

Graton thought for a moment, he knew once that man got stronger; he would not have any chance of hiding. Truth be told, he was desperate for a host for lack of refined mana. The crystals nearby do possess mana but they are unrefined and raw mana that needs to be refined through a person to cultivate them.

Mana crystals are one of the most efficient ways people of this world increase their mana capacity and he was no different. He reluctantly accepted, saying, "Okay..."

And with this, a new road opened for Duron...

To be continued...

A/N:

"Dear fellow Senior Brothers and Sister into the Dao of Scripture. I humbly ask for your help to complete this moderately Mediocre Scripture of mine. I am need of your assistance as i am trying to pass the tribulation called MGS from this NovelBin pavilion. Please unseal the sealed scripture pages using your spirit stones and assist me into passing this tribulation.

Your Humble Fellow Taoist, Darkin710"