Reclaiming the Demon’s Curse - Chapter 193

Seeing Cyril’s cold gaze and feeling the pressure of the Aura coming from a higher-rank Demon, they immediately shook their heads and explained.

“It’s not Elder Selma’s instruction…”

“I’m sorry for not thinking straight. I was just too excited!”

“W-well, let’s just complete the contract now. Elder Selma said to serve you for 20 years, right?”

Cyril nodded after hearing this but he felt that he should show them who’s the boss here as he decided to change the deal.

“Alright, the one who instigated to flee… You will serve me for 5 more years than the others, understand?” The young man said filled with confidence. Since he trusts Xagan’s powers, he felt that he can abuse them this way.

“I understand! I, Tergath the Corruptor, accept the deal! I will serve you for 25 years as long as I’m not ordered to die or sacrifice my life in any way. Here’s a part of my soul to show my sincerity!”

Tergath appears to be a bipedal salamander with six insect limbs. One of his limbs started glowing with purple light before it entered Cyril’s body.

As soon as Cyril felt that he gained control of Tergath, he immediately felt proud of himself and looked at the others.

If Cyril can’t feel the Demonic Energy coming from their body, he would think that they are just some normal monsters found in an Arcane World so he couldn’t really feel afraid of them just like how he met Xagan for the first time.

During his previous life, he had only seen “weak” monsters after all. Only when he met Xagan for the first time did he experience the terror of meeting strong and scary creatures so he was really scared at that time.

However, he had already experienced so much in the past few months so he no longer felt scared of these kinds of disgusting creatures.

The other four immediately completed the deal with Cyril after feeling Cyril’s gaze land on them.

Finally, Cyril has a total of 5 Demon Corruptors under his wing.

“I’m sure that you guys are capable of changing your appearance, right?”

“That’s correct, Sir Cyril. However, since we aren’t from a noble demon clan and were only picked up by the Vestroth Clan because of our talents, we have limited transformation abilities.”

As soon they said this, they immediately transformed into 4 small animals. A lizard, a snake, a centipede, and a frog.

It seems that this is the most harmless-looking transformation that they could do. They are completely unlike Amaris who could pretty much transform to anything as long as she has enough energy to do so.

“So you’re telling me that only those with noble bloodlines are capable of doing complicated transformations?” Cyril asked curiously.

“That’s correct, Sir. Transformation may require Demonic Energy but it mostly relies on their physique to be capable of doing that.”

‘So it means that Amaris’ background is not that simple, huh.’ Cyril nodded. He’s not too interested in her so he didn’t think of asking her about it. He felt that it wasn’t that important anyway.

Nevertheless, this made him realize how better she is compared to these four.

***

A couple of days had quickly passed and Cyril finally received Vanessa’s news about his application to join the Union.

“Great news, Cyril! They are all impressed by your contribution and many have become curious about you.” Vanessa said with an excited voice over the phone.

“Eh? Did you mention my name to them?”

“Of course, not. I told them the name of your store. Whoever carries that token I gave to you will be considered as the representative of that store. So people’s names aren’t really that important. So make sure that you won’t lose it.” Vanessa hurriedly explained.

“That’s good… In the meantime, I want to see the Union before I let my Aunt handle everything.” Cyril said as he wanted to make sure that it is safe to send her Aunt to that place.

“If you’re ready, I’ll be giving you a modified Crystal of the Arcane World. It should arrive at your place in the afternoon.”

“Right, I thought that the Union doesn’t have a permanent Arcane World yet?” Cyril asked recalling their recent conversation.

“That’s true… We are still managing our main base since we just recently received the Crystal. The one you will be entering is something that we are still renting from one of our members. It’s a long story.”

“I won’t pry too much then…”

Cyril thanked the lady before asking a few more questions about what to expect inside the Arcane World. Their chat lasted for just about 15 minutes before they ended the call.

“Cy! You look happy… Did something happen?”

Since it’s the weekend, Bonnie remains at home since the store is closed.

“Aunt… It’s about the Union.” Cyril then recounted what happened and she seemed a bit worried after learning about the existence of other Mythical Races inside the Union’s Arcane World.

“That place is connected to many powerful organizations throughout the continent. The security there should be very high and there are basically zero crimes happening there as per Vanessa.”

“Ha! Did you believe that? That place is filled with treasures. How can it be that peaceful?” Bonnie doubted it immediately as she looked worriedly at her nephew.

“Ugh… That’s why I need to check it first. In the future, you might be the one visiting that place so I’ll ask Amaris to come with me later today.”

“Haa~ Since you’ll be with her, it should be fine then… She seemed like a veteran soldier so your safety is guaranteed there.”

Several hours passed before Cyril finally received the parcel containing the Modified Entrance Crystal.

At the same time, Amaris also arrived at the house and met Bonnie. Well, his aunt is still unaware that the black cat is also her employee after all.

Then, they immediately went to the Crystal Room where he met the four small creatures lazying around. They are assigned to protect the house while he’s accompanied by Amaris…

Luckily, they seem to be good at creating a powerful fortress so Cyril felt relaxed knowing that the house is safe.

‘It seems that I might no longer need the Forest Elves’ help in cre

“Master, there might be a chance that the other Demon in that Arcane World might sense my presence…” Amaris said before they could get in.

At the moment, Cyril is equipping his basic equipment. Although he’s not going there to kill monsters, he knows that trouble is always finding him and he has to be prepared.

“Don’t worry, even if you were detected, I can use some trick to ensure our safety against another Demon.”

“That makes sense… Unless they are higher than a Demon King, I don’t think they’ll dare to fight you back if you show a bit of your aura. Oh~ Never mind, then.”

Amaris and the others seem to have mistaken that he is the “Demon King”.

Perhaps they are thinking that he wanted to act weak… or he is playing like a human as a hobby. It just shows that they are trying to be considerate and just going with his act.

Of course, Cyril has no intention of clearing this misunderstanding since this is already for the best.

“Are you ready?” Cyril asked after equipping his Rank-A Artifacts.

As for his Upgrade Stone, he had decided to keep it for now and wait until a deserving Artifact comes to his hands.

Well, even though he has plenty of Artifacts at the moment, they aren’t the best quality after all. Since he only has a couple of Upgrade Stones, it’s better to save it until he really felt that it’s necessary to be used.

“Yes, Master. Will I retain my current human form?” Amaris asked as she looked at the mirror. She’s wearing a suit like a man but her voluptuous figure and attractive face couldn’t be hidden.

“Of course. Just stay like that. Ahh… You’re too pretty in that I guess, try to wear something—”

Before he could even finish his sentence Amaris manifested a hooded white cloak to cover her head.

“Well, that should be enough. Hmm… Now that I think about it, I’m sure that many people there wouldn’t want to be recognized as well. I’ll wear a mask too.”

Cyril thought as he pulled up a white mask, or his Identity Shroud Mask, and wore it on his face without activating its ability.

After being satisfied with his reflection in the mirror, Cyril finally activated the Crystal and entered the Union’s Arcane World.

Whoosh~

Cyril and Amaris entered the void connected to the Crystal and arrived on a stone platform where other Awakened would also pop out from time to time.

After looking around, he confirmed that this is indeed another Floating Island just like what Vanessa said.

“It looks a lot nicer than what I thought…” Cyril muttered to himself.

This is similar to the floating island where Ascension City controlled by underworld organizations is located.

However, this appears to be larger since Cyril was told that there are a total of two cities and four villages here.