CH 102

“The [Magic Contract] should now be complete. If you don’t believe me, check the contents of the contract cast on you.”

“There’s no way I’ll get fooled by such childish bluffs. And in the first place, you can’t use magic without chanting… T-that’s not possible…”

Karendoll, who doesn’t believe I performed a magic contract without chanting, denied it, saying there is no such thing, but the moment she confirmed the contents of the contract, her expression changed to one of astonishment, and she was at a loss for words.

“I’m relieved to see that, even if you are unable to perform contract magic without chanting, you can confirm the contents of the contract by yourself. So, what do you think? Were there any flaws in the contract?”

“No, there were no… flaws. What in the world did you do? It’s common knowledge that you can’t use magic without chanting… There must be some trick to make it look like you performed magic without chanting without trouble to fool me into thinking you’ve done it and to make me afraid of you. Exactly the sort of thing a scum would come up with. As I said, scums are never that thorough.”

Although Karendoll admits that the [Contract Magic] happened, as she had confirmed herself, she doesn’t accept that it was done without chanting.

Well, it’s fine.

“Well, it doesn’t matter if it was done without chanting or not, does it? What matters is that it is complete, anyway. Isn’t that right?”

“That’s true. Then, let’s get started.”

“Do you want me to start by flicking this copper coin with my finger, and when it hits the floor, that’s it?”

“Anything is fine. If you want, you can start now by surprise. I don’t care.”

“Oh, okay.”

I flick the copper coin straight up into the air with my thumb.

There is a moment of silence, the fighting spirit floods the training hall, and then I hear the sound of falling metal.

“Pi—n!”

At that moment, I blew my finger whistle.

Karendoll’s wooden sword was stopped by Bridgette’s wooden sword just as it hit me in the face.

And here comes Bridgette.

How did she come so fast? And what’s this? Speaking of which, can she disperse? No, I’m afraid she can.

I wouldn’t be surprised if she goes beyond the realm of dogs, a ninja dog.

“You… know this is a mock battle between me and this scum, Kaisar, with whom I have contracted with magic. Do you realize what will happen if you interfere with that?”

“What are you saying? She’s not interfering, and it’s not a breach of contract. The mock battle was supposed to be about using what you can use to win. Slaves are one of them.”

“Ha!? How cowar—”

“You’re not going to call me a coward, are you?”