Chapter 101 - 101.Signing The Contract With ADemon
Inside Viscount Dorstone’s mansion, the necromancer and the demon were sitting on couches placed opposite each other.
Jake was writing something on a piece of paper with a quill feather pen. The ink was a mixture of his and Minerva’s blood.
The woman had crossed her legs, looking deeply at the unknown characters the demon was writing.
After noting everything, Jake lifted his head and caught a pleasant view.
He could see Minerva’s slender pale legs. Her tight flesh was overlapping on each other, tempting him to stroke and slap her thighs.
Minerva didn’t bother to cover them. She pressed the elastic couch with her heavy peaches and pridefully bent her waist ahead. The two flesh mounds made dents on the couch. In her mind, she liked how Jake smirked seeing her body.
However, he wasn’t smiling just because of that.
Jake dipped the quill pen in the ink container and sent some mana into the scroll. The blood immediately dried up. Below the unknown characters, some sentences appeared. They were written in a local language that Minerva understood.
”What’s this?” She leaned over to take the paper scroll. Her gown had a large V-shaped cut which showed a generous portion of her zombie milkers.
As Minerva opened the scroll, she nibbled on her red lips. Reading the single clause on it, she frequently changed her positions.
”You have to change this!” She threw the scroll on the table between them. Crossing her hands, she rested her breasts on her wrists.
Jake was calm while tasting her disapproval.
”Let’s look through this,” he proposed and began reciting.
”This is a Contract of Servitude.”
The necromancer harrumphed. She didn’t like the sound of it. However, Jake continued.
”In accordance to the Commandments written on the 666th Level of Hell, Zombie Necromancer Minerva Dale, titled ‘Youth Seeker,’ agrees to serve her contractor Jake Farlen, titled ‘Demon Earl,’ in any way or form, with no desire to harm him and his properties, until she ceases from existence, for one droplet of Life Elixir.”
”This is no better than slavery!” Minerva stood up after hearing him.
However, Jake just crossed his legs and chuckled.
”What do you suggest then?” He asked.
Minerva didn’t speak until a few seconds passed. She turned around and said, ”I want a mutually beneficial contract.”
”Indeed.” Jake nodded. ”I may have gone too far there. Let’s see where we can change this.”
His sudden change in attitude caught her off guard. Minerva was actually willing to work for him, but she didn’t like the ‘any way or form’ part about it. She wanted some degree of freedom.
Jake burned the contract paper and took out a blank one from his inventory. Catching the quill with [Demonic Grasp], he began writing different clauses. When he was finished, he passed it to her.
Minerva didn’t frown this time. Her eyes even widened, and a smile appeared on her face. The clauses this time weren’t so bad. It was exactly what she wanted!
Sensing her surprise, Jake internally laughed.
This was a simple psychological tactic used by sly merchants. Instead of giving an optimum deal right off the bat, give a ridiculous price first. The other party would refuse, obviously. However, they would be more inclined to agree once that price lowers by a bit.
This new contract used phrases like ”mutual assistance” and ”protection of both parties.” However, underneath those wordings, there were many loopholes to be found.
Jake was sneakily using Emotion Manipulation to make her feel a bit happier and satisfied. If looked from a different angle, the clauses Jake had written worked in his favor.
Like clause no. 4. It said she must ”engage” in various ”activities” with him, and ”oblige” to his ”requests” as long as he didn’t threaten her life. There was nothing written about what type of activities or requests they could be.
Jake might request her to suck his cock, and she would have to oblige. It wouldn’t kill her, after all. This way, he could also use her undead army.
The next clause made Minerva thrilled. It said Jake would never try to harm her beauty. He had no interest in disfiguring her, anyway. That clause was placed to lower her guard, even by a little bit.
Despite that, Minerva wasn’t dumb enough to ignore any clauses. She read through all of them and found the contract acceptable. She hurriedly passed it back to him and waited for him to sign first.
‘Of course, three droplets are better than one,’ Jake thought. He had increased the amount of Life Elixir as well. That made the contract more appealing to Minerva.
To be completely honest, Jake could’ve stubbornly gone with the first contract. Minerva was desperate and would eventually cave in. However, that would make her resentful. She would try every way to break the contract.
Jake didn’t want that extra trouble. He was patient and could wait until she naturally submitted to him.
Placing the contract paper on the table, Jake uttered some incantations and a magic circle appeared below him. Minerva had a focused expression.
”Swear on your True Name first and then sign.” Her eyes had a sharp glint.
Of course, she knew how sly demons were. If possible, she would never sign a contract with one. However, Jake had exactly what she needed.
He was expecting this. Jake calmly prepared himself and bit his thumb. Dropping his dark red blood on the magic circle, he said, ”I swear on my True Name that I will follow this contract.”
Picking up the quill pen, he signed at the bottom. A Demon didn’t have to utter his True Name to invoke its power. As soon as Jake signed, he immediately felt a binding force between him and Minerva. The force urged her to sign as well.
She cautiously approached the table. Taking the quill pen, she wrote her full name at the bottom. The next moment, the magic circle suddenly spun and attracted the contract paper. Swallowing it, the circle disappeared.
Jake and Minerva could feel something chaining both of their souls. The force was pressuring Jake now. He took out the white gourd at this moment and asked Minerva, ”How will you consume the three droplets?”