"Tch, if I wasn’t bonded to these chains, I would have ripped you apart faster than you could even blink," she said through clenched teeth as Ryuk stared into her dark eye before he shrugged.
"I guess that’s a factor I should consider. Freeing you could lead to me getting ripped apart. I don’t think that helps your case, though."
"Huh?"
"For a person over 200 years old, you seem a bit slow up there. I wouldn’t have said that if I were you..." Ryuk said, chuckling mockingly to himself as she bit her lip when she realized.
She let her anger get the better of her.
"So, like I asked, what’s your name, and give me a reason to free you if I could," he asked once more, eyes narrowing as her dark eye glimmered with suspicion.
"Why? Why do you even care?"
"You could have punched my face in like you said and grabbed the card. Why bother with the questions?"
"Hey, you want to get out of here or not?" Ryuk asked, irritated by her constant dodging, as her dark eye gleamed in disbelief.
[She has already lost all hope of ever getting out.]
[She doesn’t believe it’s possible anymore.]
The system notification flashed, seeing behind her actions as Ryuk’s eyes flicked toward it, but then the words soon rang out.
"My name? I have many names people address me as."
"The most common is ’Monster’... so I guess that’s it."
"And a reason to get me out of here? Because I need to get revenge on the bastard who placed me here in the first place!" she said, baring her monstrous fangs, as Ryuk raised an eyebrow.
"Really? Not going to check up on your family and see if they’re okay? Or a friend you might know?"
"Family? What’s that?" she asked, confused as her black eye blinked toward Ryuk, who blinked back in confusion.
"And friends? Hahahaha!"
"Let me ask you. Will you be friends with something like this?"
"Will you be fine with something like this being close to you, behind your back, or beside you?" she asked, as she looked at herself—and when he looked at her truly monstrous form, he couldn’t help but agree. She made a point.
If anyone in their right mind and senses sees someone like this, they would instantly go for the kill. And they can’t be blamed.
Everything about her reeks of evil and nothing of good.
"So, no going to meet your family or friends? Just straight into revenge immediately after you get out, huh?" he asked, as she grinned deviously.
"Yes. What, you scared now?"
"I’m scared... for you."
"Huh?"
"You’ve been trapped here for 200 years."
"And whoever tied you up here definitely hasn’t been idle around all this time. He’s obviously growing stronger with every year."
"I doubt you’ll be his match anymore, meaning you’ll just end up imprisoned once more."
"Of course, I won’t go face him first, playboy. It’ll take some time, training, and trying to find him. But I’ll find that bastard one day, and I’ll cleave him into pieces and use his skull to make a crown for myself..." she said with ferocity, and it somehow reminded Ryuk of Antares.
He had also seen how furious Antares was when he spoke of the person who gave him a good whopping and robbed him with the runes.
That was the new question that popped into his head.
’Who is this person imprisoning powerful Eternity-stage experts?’
’Just what’s his aim, and why did he keep them locked up on Endearth, each of them seemingly in some sort of test?’ he couldn’t help but wonder with eyebrows furrowed.
’But whoever it is, they seem to be helping me somehow.’
’ I’ve gotten Antares to my side, and his strength is something that is helpful, even more so once he forges his weapons.’
’And I can sense it. These chains of hers are not just holding her—they’re also restricting her strength.’
’Just the lava that had been contaminated by her aura should be enough to take down cataclysm stage experts.
’There’s no doubt about it. She’s at least at the Eternity stages... or possibly even higher.’
"I’ll free you. But we’ll have to make a deal so I’m not harmed once you’re out of your chains," Ryuk’s voice echoed out as he levitated back into the air, standing a meter before her.
"You will have to sign this..." he said, as a paper appeared in his hands, and he unfurled it before her.
"And... I’ve seen this before. What’s it called again? A contract book or something?" she asked.
"It’s a Contract Grimoire. I guess you know how it works if you know the name, right?"
"Two people come together, make a term of contract, and sign their aura onto it, and the book disappears. Whoever breaks their word will be punished or something?"
"I’ve always thought it was insane since I heard there’s always a way to break the contract," she said, as Ryuk shrugged.
"There is a way to break the contract, alright. But it ain’t easy, and you’ll be better off just focusing on fulfilling the terms instead," he replied as she stared suspiciously at him before asking,
"And what are your terms?" she asked, and Ryuk replied.
"Simple. For as long as you remain on Endearth, you will listen to my command—and you cannot break them."
She scoffed in anger.
"So if you ask me to open my legs up, I will have no choice but to do that and have your way? In your fucking dreams!" she spat out as Ryuk’s eyebrows quivered, looking at her.
"You said it yourself. If no one will be your friend because you look like a demon, why would anyone want you to open your legs?" he asked, confused, as she smirked mockingly.
"You men are all hypocritical bastards. Once your desires run amok, you wouldn’t care about anything else but quelling them."
"Even in here, chained up in chains, I’ve seen fools who called me a Monster at first lose their minds."
"You think they cared if I truly was a monster before they extended their lecherous hands toward me?" she asked, as Ryuk nodded his head.
She made a point.
"How about we create exceptions then? Like... except me ordering you to open your legs? How’s that with you?"
"Why would a succubus care about having her legs opened anyway? Isn’t that what people are afraid of—her wringing them dry?"
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