Chapter 152

Chapter 152

Level 2 Player

Lifetime Contract

“Stop the joke.”

At that time, Carolina opened her mouth.

“If thinking of making us into undead monsters, you would not have done things like recovering injuries. Say what you want from us. Whether points or items, I will pay a reasonable price.”

“Carolina, I cannot bow my head to guys who defile the souls of the dead!”

At Carolina’s words, Hapael raised both eyes and shouted as if having a seizure.

“Shut up, Hapael.”

However, at one word of Carolina where a cold chill is felt, Hapael lowered his eyes and quietly closed his mouth.

‘Still the same.’

The initiative of the Carolina and Hapael combo was held by Carolina even before regression.

“This is the Tower. The common sense of the Arius dimension does not work.”

In the Arius dimension, necromancers who handle the souls of the dead were public enemies. Even if eradicating them whenever they catch the eye, there was no problem at all. But this was the Tower.

Simply attacking by taking issue with the opponent’s class was no different from picking a fight without any reason.

“Until now, even if acting according to the common sense of the Arius dimension, there would have been no problem, but from now on, it will not.”

This was advice for Carolina and Hapael. These guys are the same as Cheon Mu-seong. They could not abandon the common sense and fixed ideas of the original dimension.

‘If this style from now on as well, it is troublesome.’

Like tearing and fixing Cheon Mu-seong’s common sense and fixed ideas, there was a need to forcibly tear and fix Carolina and Hapael’s common sense and fixed ideas as well.

“Correct words. We made a large mistake. Sorry.”

Carolina apologized in a mechanical tone. Although sincerity is not felt, at least she apologized. Jin-su moved his gaze to Hapael.

“Uek! S-sorry.”

Hapael who tried to flare up slightly watched Carolina’s eyes and eventually apologized.

“You said earlier that you will pay a reasonable price, right?”

“Yes.”

At Jin-su’s question, Carolina answered.

“You tried to kill us without any reason. It is correct to repay the life value with life, right?”

“Let’s write a contract. If letting us live, I will hand over all the points and items possessed. However, if rejecting the contract, even if killing us, you will not be able to obtain anything.”

At hearing Carolina’s words shouting while making a firm expression as if prepared for death, Jin-su burst a laugh with a pfft.

‘Making demands... Still properly not grasping the situation.’

It was fine.

If Carolina and Hapael do not know the situation they are currently in and the cold reality?

‘It is fine if forcibly injecting.’

Carolina seemed to think that death is the worst price they can pay. However, sometimes being alive can become more pain than dying.

‘Anyway, they really like contracts.’

It seemed they think it is the most trustworthy means.

‘Well, in the current situation, writing a contract is the most certain.’

Actually, if there is no contract, there was no loss at all even if the Jin-su party only receives the points and items and kills Carolina and Hapael. No, rather, since they can additionally obtain class change certificates or skill books, it was a benefit.

“I-if thinking it is insufficient, I can also continuously hand over points while staying on Floor 200.”

Once Jin-su only laughed without words, whether anxiety bloomed, Carolina first proposed additional conditions.

‘Is there no need to forcibly inject the reality?’

Jin-su thought the reason Carolina comes out like that is because she cannot grasp the cold reality. But it was not.

‘She knew.’

It is only that she does not want to pay more than necessary price, so she tried to negotiate somehow with the currently possessed points and items.

“You said to write a contract, right?”

“Yes.”

“Good.”

Jin-su took out two mana contracts from the inventory. And steadily filled the contract content.

“Here, the contract you wanted.”

Jin-su first held out the mana contract to Carolina.

“Uek!”

The face of Carolina who read the content of the contract twisted fiercely.

“Sign here? Are you thinking of working us as your slaves!”

Carolina fiercely opposed with an angry expression.

‘It is not that severe a condition either.’

Jin-su was slightly dumbfounded. Although there is a very slight compulsoriness, it was much insufficient to call a slave contract.

“I said I will give points and items according to the work done. What are you dissatisfied with?”

“There is no freedom! On top of that, why is there no contract period? By any chance, are you telling us to live a life of obeying your words for life? This is no different from a slave contract!”

“Calling a slave contract with this degree of constraint? Have you really not seen a slave contract? With this degree, it is a very rational employment contract.”

A real slave contract is powerful to the degree where the thought that it is better to receive the penalty and run away or die arises naturally.

“To me, it is no different from a slave contract. If so, rather kill us.”

Carolina tightly closed both eyes along with a firm shout.

“Got it.”

Jin-su drew the Blood-Sucking Sword and aimed at Hapael’s neck.

“Hik!”

At the moment the blood-colored naked blade is aimed at him, Hapael’s face turned pale.

“In the next life, do not carelessly rush saying you will kill an innocent person.”

Jin-su swung the Blood-Sucking Sword toward Hapael along with indifferent words.

Whoosh!

“W-wait!”

At that moment, Carolina opened the eyes she closed wide and blocked the front of Hapael.

“If yielding only a very little, I can accept the contract.”

“No.”

“Eudeuk!”

At Jin-su’s firm rejection, Carolina bit her molars.

“Understood. I will accept the contract.”

Carolina raised the white flag.

“Then sign quickly.”

At Jin-su’s words, Carolina received the contract with a trembling hand and signed.

Hwaak!

At that moment, the contract changed into a bright light cluster and permeated Jin-su and Carolina’s bodies.

“Here, sign quickly.”

Jin-su also held out the contract to Hapael.

“Can you not slightly adjust only Hapael’s contract?”

“Is it fine if only you live and that guy dies?”

“Keuek!”

Carolina frowned and turned her head, and Hapael also signed the contract.

Hwaak!

The contract that changed into a bright light cluster permeated Jin-su and Hapael’s bodies.

‘Ended.’

Although half-threatening, anyway, he concluded a lifetime employment contract with Carolina and Hapael.

“The lord is truly a merciful person.”

At Cheon Mu-seong’s words, Carolina flared up.

“Ha! Forcibly making this slave contract and saying merciful?”

“What slave contract? Which slave contract in the world does one simply take the share of the work one did legitimately! Also, you guys are only a band of bandits who rushed aiming for the lord’s life. Giving even the opportunity of rehabilitation to ones who are insufficient even if immediate execution, is it not truly a merciful measure.”

At Cheon Mu-seong’s logic, Carolina’s mouth was blocked. But the current situation felt too unfair.

‘A necromancer is a correct evil existence that insults the dead.’

They only met an evil necromancer and tried to punish it. The problem is only that their power was insufficient and they were hit conversely.

‘Yet, why on earth are these humans so strong.’

Even after being dragged to the place called the Tower, Carolina did not particularly feel large trouble. It was thanks to the contract with the light spirit Glow who was her close friend from the Arius dimension being maintained as is.

Rather, thanks to the contract with the light spirit Glow being strengthened by the system, Carolina came to possess stronger power than when in the Arius dimension. That was the same for Hapael who was dragged to the Tower together at the same time.

‘Until now, the kind called players I met were only existences like bugs that cannot even follow the tip of our feet.’

Not only the same Arius dimension origin players but also Musung dimension origin players were only weak ones of a similar level in Carolina and Hapael’s view.

Earth origin players were the weakest that there is no need to particularly mention.

In the Tower which is a world of survival of the fittest where power is the same as law, being a strong person was enormous power. That is why Carolina and Hapael spoke and acted as they pleased anytime anywhere.

Until now, there was no problem at all. So they thought it would be so from now on as well.

Yet, it was not.

‘Was it just that luck was good until now.’

They thought that players of a level that rivals them do not exist in the Tower. Yet, they could not even imagine in their dreams that there exist not one but two players who are far stronger beyond the level that rivals them.

‘At least Hapael has to be made free somehow.’

Although it does not matter how she becomes, she wanted to avoid Hapael being bound for life in such a slave contract.

‘First, let’s pretend to follow quietly while aiming for an opportunity.’

The mana contract is absolute. If rejecting the contract, Carolina and Hapael lose all mana stats. From Carolina and Hapael’s perspective who are spiritists, losing mana stats was no different from the meaning of becoming incompetent.

If becoming incompetent, one cannot live in the Tower of survival of the fittest.

‘Let’s look for a method to cancel the contract while pretending to obey. It was said there is no impossible matter in the Tower. If waiting, clearly an opportunity to cancel or nullify the contract will arise.’

Carolina decided to lower her body for now and wait for the time. Although Carolina has an arrogant and self-centered personality, it is not that her intelligence is lower than average. That is why she recognized better than anyone what attitude she should take in the current situation.

Only, it is hard to tolerate that.

‘For Hapael.’

Carolina forcibly opened the mouth that does not fall.

“Correct words. I was foolish. Thank you for letting the lowly life live and giving the opportunity of rehabilitation, contractor.”

Carolina bent her pride and bowed her head toward Jin-su.

“C-Carolina...”

At such an appearance of Carolina, Hapael’s face became a crying face.

“Hueuk! Huck!”

No, beyond a crying face, he began to cry while dropping tears from both eyes.

“Hapael, you have to greet the contractor.”

At Carolina’s words, Hapael tearfully bowed his head to Jin-su.

“Th-thank you for giving the opportunity.”

Jin-su made a bitter smile inwardly while looking at the appearance of Carolina who bowed her head while pretending to reflect even outwardly and Hapael who bowed his head while dropping tears.

‘No, it is not that I made a real slave contract either. Why are they like that.’

Jin-su’s contract was extremely fair excluding a few constraint matters.

Well, that is because a toxic clause that Carolina and Hapael have to obey Jin-su’s commands entered those constraint matters.

‘Although I have no thought of issuing commands unless a really necessary situation.’

Jin-su sincerely wanted to recruit Carolina and Hapael as members of the party. The personality is the worst, but the skill is certain. Also, since the reins are firmly held, there will be no matter of causing accidents from now on.

‘Forcibly working is a thing underlings do.’

Even if Carolina and Hapael’s skill is excellent, the limit is clear. Since they are glass cannons with low durability stats, the protection of a tanker is needed, and the blessing, heal, dispel, purification, and Sanctuary skills of a healer are needed.

‘On top of that, an assassin and archer who will do trap exploration and reconnaissance are also needed.’

Also, to prepare for extreme cold zones and desert terrain, a mage was also essential.

‘Since spiritists are on the side where versatility is lower compared to mages.’

It is not for no reason that Carolina and Hapael wrote contracts with ones whose skill is far lower and even decided to pay compensation and formed a party.

‘It is all because they need it for themselves.’

However, they were cleanly backstabbed by the party members who wrote contracts and even gave compensation.

‘Although there is no feeling of reaping what one sows, there is no way Carolina and Hapael think such commendable thoughts.’

Then the solution was simple.