Chapter 524 : Felyn and the Contract

"Co-contract..."

Adelina had encountered a problem more difficult than the Royal Capital District exam.

How to give this genius young lady a reasonable explanation that wouldn't arouse her suspicion?

All sorts of ideas flashed through the mind of the Light of Claude.

"Viloti, look, they aren't human, so they have to sign some kind of contract for peaceful coexistence with humans."

Adelina found a special characteristic in those two and explained it to Viloti.

"Is that so?"

Viloti clutched her wrinkled skirt. Adelina patted her, soothing her emotions.

"Of course." Adelina chose to say less to avoid creating bigger loopholes.

"But why is it Felyn who signs the contract with them?"

Viloti didn't understand. Although she liked Felyn, she was also aware of his current status and abilities.

In Viloti's eyes, Felyn's status was just that of a commoner, and he had only just been admitted to the Royal Capital District.

This didn't matter to Viloti; she liked Felyn regardless of his status. But she also knew, why would a Felyn like this have connections with a dragon lady and the daughter of the Demon Lord?

Letting the little Felyn sign a contract with such dangerous people, how was that possible?

"Fe-Felyn is very amazing, you know." Adelina waved her hand in front of Viloti's eyes. "He's actually..."

"Actually is..."

Actually what?

Actually a person secretly trained by the empire? Actually a master hidden from the world? Actually not an ordinary 18-year-old boy?

Adelina couldn't explain; she couldn't say it.

Seeing the suspicion in Viloti's eyes growing heavier, Adelina felt her scalp tingle.

She knew that Felyn hadn't told Viloti about the contract yet, certainly for his own reasons, afraid that Viloti couldn't accept the news.

So she wanted to cover for Felyn.

"Viloti, actually..." Adelina bit her lip, bracing herself to force it.

Felyn is just an extraordinary 18-year-old boy! There shouldn't be any problem with that sentence, right?

Gray princess-cut hair appeared between the two, and a slightly unfamiliar voice interrupted them.

"Eh? Miss Viloti, you don't know about the contract yet? How is that possible."

It was Valeria.

She knew that Felyn had been unusually attentive to Viloti for a period in the past.

She had thought it was because Felyn liked Viloti, but after thinking it over, she felt it was just Felyn's contract mission.

Including the words she had just heard from the dragon lady and a strange girl, every sentence was about the contract.

An idea appeared in Valeria's mind and became more and more firm: all the girls present, all the girls who spent time with Felyn, were Felyn's clients.

People only want to believe what they are willing to believe. No matter how outrageous the reason, their minds will automatically ignore the unreasonable parts and even patch them up.

Just like that famous phrase: "She's different! She's not that kind of person!"

Valeria felt that since Felyn was so ruthless to her, he would be the same to the clients around him.

Then, everything could be explained.

Why there were so many people around Felyn, why Felyn was so intimate with the girls, it was all because of that contract.

Zervanie, Adelina, Daiyi, Viloti, and now the dragon lady, all these people came because of the contract, which was why their relationship with Felyn was so good. Otherwise, how could Felyn meet so many girls at once?

And once the contract ended, this group of girls would also be abandoned by Felyn, just like her.

Valeria even felt some sympathy for Viloti, because she felt that Viloti had clearly fallen for it, just like her past self.

"Miss Valeria?" Adelina turned to look at the daughter of the Church of Reincarnation's elder. Because she didn't know the relationship between Valeria and Felyn, she didn't understand what Valeria was saying for a moment.

"Miss Viloti, Felyn is very close to you, right? That's just a contract mission. That's what Felyn does, providing emotional services to girls."

This sentence slowly drifted into Viloti's mind. Her pupils kept widening, and her breathing gradually stopped.

This sentence also merged with the wind, accompanying the airflow above Varil Village at this moment, drifting to every corner of the world.

Outside the village, everyone was busy cleaning up the battlefield and patrolling around.

Inside the village, Noelle fed Helia a piece of candy and then continued to set up tents.

Behind the church, Seraphina and Eitani were already arguing over the bracelet. Felyn hurriedly looked for words to comfort the two, trying to change the subject.

The world's operation would not stop for anyone's will.

But, Viloti's world began to collapse.

The ruins of Varil Village around her were still collapsing. All the stones and tiles turned to dust, transforming into a flood of beasts rushing towards Viloti.

Viloti was a genius young lady; she didn't need much explanation.

A single sentence from Valeria made her understand everything.

So, so it was like this.

This was what Felyn wanted to tell me.

The words he didn't finish just now, saying my father found him, it was to have him stay by my side.

So Felyn has contracts with so many people?

My past, in Felyn's heart... was it just a job?

Am I just an ordinary client of Felyn's?

The genius girl's brain began to operate frantically, and all the memories of the past—surfaced.

Once stained with the black of the contract, Viloti's past pink memories lost their original color, becoming blurry and indistinct.

Viloti's body swayed; she felt her legs go soft.

A ringing in her ears sounded at this moment, stopping Viloti's chaotic brain from thinking.

Her vision began to blur. She stared blankly at Adelina, at her furrowed brows and her dissatisfied gaze towards Valeria.

Adelina seemed to be talking, and Valeria seemed to be talking too.

But why...

Why can't I hear anything...

It's so uncomfortable...

My heart hurts so much... my body feels so sore...

Felyn...

Viloti thought of Felyn.

This name seemed to have a magical power, bringing Viloti's soul back to the human world.

She finally heard Adelina's words, "Miss Valeria, could you please leave now?"

"S-sorry, I didn't know about Viloti's situation..."

Viloti found herself in Adelina's arms, Adelina's hand constantly patting her back.

"Adelina..."

Hearing Viloti's voice, Adelina quickly lowered her head to look at her. "Viloti, are you still feeling unwell? I'll find a place for you to sit down first. We can talk about what just happened slowly, no need to rush."

Viloti shook her head. She held onto Adelina's arm and slowly stood up.

"I want... I want to find Felyn."

"B-but..."

Adelina was afraid that Viloti's emotions would become even more unstable after she went to find Felyn.

But she didn't know if she had the right to interfere in this matter. All she could do was to help Viloti from the perspective of a friend.

"Then I'll help you over."

Viloti reached out and patted the back of Adelina's hand. "Thank you, Adelina. But... I want to go by myself."

(End of Chapter)