Silver Blade and Rose

Chapter 53

The last method proposed by Edwin is actually a bit of a test of trust.

Strictly speaking, Zals hasn't even known him for less than a year, so it's a bit rash to entrust his freedom and future to him, but even if he wants to continue thinking, his arms can't wait too long, That's why there is such a thing as listening to Edwin tell a story.

He wanted to know each other better, this idea was not unique today, but suddenly became urgent today, and Edwin did not disappoint him, telling him everything he wanted to know.

"I'm just a human being." He knew he couldn't, but he still couldn't help asking, "Is it really okay for you to tell all your secrets like this?"

Edwin smiled.

"You won't tell anyone, I know."

His tone was firm, and Zals really wouldn't do this, and he didn't feel ashamed to be seen through, so he just sighed and said, "I feel very unfulfilled when you do this."

Edwin teased him, and he wanted to tease him too, but he was seen through at a glance, and he didn't know whether to say that Edwin knew him too well, or that he was too good-looking.But no matter what, Edwin showed full trust in him, and Zales was quite happy.

"Put it on next time," said Edwin. "As for the thing just said..."

"I promise."

Before he could finish speaking, Zales spoke first.

Edwin was startled: "I haven't finished yet."

"Well," Zales said with a smile, "you're not going to sell me, I know."

He imitated the way Edwin spoke just now, but the latter frowned and corrected his bad habit in a serious tone: "Don't promise anything to the devil casually."

"Even you?"

"Even me." Edwin affirmed his playful rhetorical question.

Seeing that Zals was full of surprise, he added: "Don't trust the devil easily, I might harm you too, but not this time."

It was only then that Zals realized that he was warning himself, and nodded with relief: "Okay. Then... what is the specific content of the contract?"

"It's very simple," Edwin said, "do what I tell you to do. You, this life and your freedom, all belong to me. I have absolute command over you, because the body flows With my blood, you can't resist me."

It sounds like an overlord's clause, Zals was thinking about it, when he saw the waiter who had sneaked up to talk to him froze in place after hearing this sentence, turned around and went back with a suspicious expression.

"In contrast, you will gain power far surpassing that of human beings. Because you are my family member, I will do my best to protect your safety." Edwin said without changing his face, knowing what happened behind him It's over.

He intentionally made the first half of the sentence so ambiguous, only in this way can he scare away the girl who is about to move and wants to strike up a conversation again, so as not to cause trouble because of the content of their conversation.But these words seemed to have misled Zals, who was a bit hesitant, so he added: "We can make another blood contract to ensure that I won't force you to do something against your heart because of this contract." thing."

Of course, no demon had ever signed such a contract with human beings that was of no benefit to them before, but their situation was different, and Edwin didn't think it was a big deal.

After all, with this relationship, he doesn’t need to worry about the recurrence of Grant’s death in the future, and he doesn’t need to change assistants frequently. He can get a permanent and useful assistant by signing his name with his fingers. is a good thing.

"That's not necessary," Zars said helplessly, "It's not that I don't trust your character, the reason for my hesitation is just...my parents don't know about this, and if they find out the truth in the future, they may feel that they can't accept."

He didn't even tell Bill and Lilian what kind of place he was working in or what he was doing, and now he still has to hide the contract he signed with the devil from them. It would be fine if he could hide it from them forever, but who I don't know when the truth will be revealed, and what to do if they are too sad to accept it, this is what Zales is worried about.

As for himself, even though Edwin himself said that he should not be trusted easily, Zars still believed that the other party would not harm him more than this time, so he had no objection to signing the contract—he really didn’t want to lose himself Even if the right arm is fitted with a prosthesis, it will have a great impact on the movement, and it will be even more difficult to hide from the parents; as for the second method proposed by Edwin, even he knows that it is very unstable and needs to maintain the seal for a long time Once he stays away from Edwin or Elvins for some reason, the black flame on his arm can easily get out of control, causing more trouble.

Zals knew very well that no matter how he looked at it, the contract with Edwin was actually the safest.He was even mentally prepared, but he was worried that Bill and Lilian would not accept it.

"I think, I can help with this matter." Edwin said suddenly when he was frowning and worried.

Zales looked up at him.

"This afternoon, I will go to your house in the name of your boss and visit your parents." Edwin said, "I will tell them that you plan to sign a long-term agreement with me and work for me until retirement , the remuneration is generous, and as long as you don’t travel far, you can go home to visit them at any time. In the future, you can go back to see them often. Every time you go back, I will put a ban on you. Even if the big devil comes to the scene in person, you will not be able to see that you are my contractor .”

Edwin has already done enough for him in this matter, Zals thought that convincing or concealing Bill and Lilian should be his own troubles, subconsciously said: "There is no need to do this..."

"I should do it." Edwin stretched out his hand, and drew a symbol on the back of his hand resting on the table with his slightly cool fingers, "Like this, it's a simple spell to cover your breath, and you can use it yourself in the future, but I'll make it safer."

The symbol was very simple, and it was drawn in two or three strokes, but Zars didn't pay attention to how to draw it, and focused on Edwin's finger.

Slender and well-defined, although it is a beautiful hand, the body temperature transmitted through the skin is as low as ever.

"Your hands seem much cooler than Lord Elvins's," he whispered. "Why?"

The big dog lying under his feet was warm, and Zals' body temperature was not too low, which made Edwin's fingers even colder.He and Elvins are both descendants of the Whitelanders who settled in hell, but the body temperature of the latter is normal—Zars and him have had a lot of physical contact in the forest, and their body temperature is similar to that of him, and there is no difference between him and Elvins. Such a big difference when contacted by Edwin.

"My power is incomplete, half of it was taken away and I was exiled to the human world." Edwin didn't care, and explained casually, "Unlike Aiwen, he just forgot his name, and the power is still on him , and I only have [-]% of my original strength, that's why clowns like Onsarst dare to trap me."

And even if he only had half strength, it would not be difficult to kill Onsastre, but it would cause trouble, so he didn't choose to do it right away.

Anyway, there will always be opportunities in the future, and he will not stay here forever, and one day he will return to the place where he was born.Onsarst should wish for his own good, and don't allow himself to live until the day he goes back to hell.

"...So that's how it is."

Zals was a little curious about why he was exiled, but today Edwin has said enough, and it is not good to keep pestering the other party to ask this kind of privacy, so he swallowed the question back and looked at the other party. Having finished his breakfast slowly, he suggested, "Let's go back? It's getting late, and Ke Er still wants to run around outside."

Edwin wiped his mouth with a napkin and did not object to his opinion: "Okay."

They took Cerberus on the road for a while, and when they reached a remote section where there were no other people, they simply untied the rope and let it play on the grass by itself.Zals didn't dare to walk away, fearing that someone would suddenly come over and be frightened by it, so Edwin stood beside him, watching Cerberus having fun on the grass by himself.

The big dog is very sensible. Seeing that Zals was injured in his arm, he never came to play with him. As for Edwin, he was the owner who had never played with him since he was not weaned. The owner on the Internet plays with him.

"Thank you." Zales said.

His eyes were still on Cerberus, but the words were undoubtedly addressed to Edwin. After he finished speaking, he seemed to be afraid that Edwin would say "should be" again, so he added the promise: "One last time , I won’t thank you for it afterwards.”

Only then did Edwin nodded in satisfaction, and swallowed back what he wanted to say.

He didn't mean to say "should be", Zars is really not obedient, he has many other ways to make him give up thanking him, but since the other party promised not to say anything, let's forget it.

All the way was safe and sound. After returning to No. 179, Zals said he wanted to take a shower and went upstairs. Thinking that the bandages were just tied to see, there were no wounds on the surface of the arm, and it didn't matter if it got wet. Edwin didn't stop him, let him go up.He went to Hannah's room and poured a cup of coffee. Hannah sat on the chair with a sad face and asked him, "Boss, do you really want to make a contract with Zars?"

I told Munn about this in the morning, Edwin was not surprised that he would tell Hannah, nodded slightly, and rarely asked her back: "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Hannah rested her chin on one hand sadly, and said hesitantly, "I just think...Zars is a human being, but it's actually pretty good."

"Why? Don't you dislike humans?"

"Yeah," Hannah immediately affirmed this, and then said, "But, he's a human being... pretty good."

The implication is that she doesn't want Zals to become another person she is not familiar with after making a contract with the devil.

This kind of situation is not unheard of. In the past, after signing a contract with a demon, human beings changed their temperament drastically due to the influence of the demon, and almost completely turned into another person, but Edwin didn't think Zals would become like that.

"Do you not trust me, or do you not trust him?" he asked Hannah.

Hannah turned her head to look at him, her delicate little face was mixed with doubts and sorrow at first, and then these emotions gradually faded, and she returned to her usual expressionless look.

"... I see, I'm sorry, boss." She whispered.

Seeing that she understood, Edwin didn't say anything more. He left the room with a coffee cup in his hand, and said to Elvins who happened to pass by the door, "Do me a favor and prepare the materials for the contract."

The latter was stunned for a moment, then glanced in the direction of the upstairs bathroom: "Did we talk about it?"

Edwin nodded.

"Then..." Elvins looked at him, "Are you coming or me?"

"Of course I'm here," Edwin turned and left without even looking at him, "What are you doing with my assistant?"