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However, he immediately glanced at her and sank to the ground while holding his chest.
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"You’re used to living in that state."
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It's probably because of the strong magic that's planted in his heart that he's trying to kill her.
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"Slave's grace .... Didn't they tell you that you would die if you ran away?"
"Huh ..."
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The boy rubs his forehead against the ground, taking a rough breath.
It must be extremely painful. The boy twists and clenches his teeth, but never screams or whines.
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On the contrary, when he desperately gets up and raises his face, he still stares straight at Claudia.
The black mist clinging to his body is about to squeeze out his life. It might be painful, but I thought it was impressive that he kept his eyes on me.
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But Claudia doesn't think she was being glared at. No matter what, she walks up to the boy and crouches down in front of him.
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(It's a rare thing. A slave contract to magically bind an object and obey it until death-there are people who use this kind of magic even now.)
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The magic of slavery contracts imposes strong constraints.
The boy probably signed the contract with his master in exchange for something. However, he ran away in violation of the contract and was subject to "penalties".
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"That's not all .... Maybe you tried to tear up the contract?"
"……Noisy……"
"You're stupid. Doing so will only increase your suffering and end up killing you."
"Annoying shut up……!!"
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Even though his face is so beautiful, he speaks violently.
Claudia sharpened her lips, but suddenly noticed his movement.
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"... Is it still resisting and trying to break the contract?"
「――……」
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The boy does not reply.
But it was an eloquent silence. Even if he’s not, Claudia can clearly see that the boy's magical power is rampaging in his body.
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"It's useless to do that. Until the moment you die, The pain will just get worse. If youstop resisting, the black snakes will be quiet."
"What did you say?"
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The boy squeezes a terribly blurred voice, staring at Claudia.
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"I don't feel like being a slave to that guy until the moment I die. Isn’t it okay if I can escape for just a second or even a moment?"
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I saw that the hand clenching his heart had a lot of power.
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"I couldn't choose how I was born .... If I die anyway, I choose myself to die."
"Fufu"
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Claudia giggled with her hands behind her.
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"You're beautiful, but you're a little stupid."
"……What……"
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Claudia smiles in front of the boy with unpleasant eyes. And I told him.
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"Because anyway"
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I Chant in my heart and manifest a dagger in my hand.
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"--Choose a life, not something as boring as death."
"...!?"
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Then she thrust the dagger into the left side of his chest.
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"you……!!"
「――……」
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I Look down and make sure the magic blade reaches his heart.
I pulled out the dagger at a stretch while touching the tip and feeling the magical power overflowing.
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The fluttering red blood overflows, and the boy reflexively frowns. But this blood is, of course, more than just blood.
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"... His blood is shining ...?"
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The golden brilliant blood dyed the blade of the dagger.
Claudia grabs the kneeling boy's chin and forces him up. Looking down at the haze entwined around his neck, she puts the daggers tip on the left side of his chest.
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"I'll cut these ugly chains. I'm a little impatient, so don't go wild even if you're scared."
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Claudia smiles with satisfaction as the boy opens his eyes.
After all, it is the color of obsidian that you will fall in love with even if you look at it nearby. She opened her lips slightly, took a short breath, and chanted.
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""Break!""
"--!!"
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Claudia's thrusts the dagger into the left side of the boys chest again. The magical power like a curse flowed back, and the black color of the mist became darker.
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The magic of slave contracts is rampaging. The handle of the dagger held in my right hand seems to melt and simmer.
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"Oh, I'm going against it."
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This feels interesting and refreshing, causing Claudia to smile.
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"With my body right now I can’t break the contract, so I'll overwrite your slave contract."
"Overwrite ...?"
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The boy painfully distorted his face, but never turned his eyes away from Claudia.
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"Believe me. I'll remove the collar right away."
"Oh ... !!"
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As soon as she said so, there was a cracking sound.
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The rampaging wind is so strong that I can't open my eyes.
The hem of her dress flutters violently.
Claudia, holding her milk tea-colored hair, gently opened her eyelids after the wind stopped.
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"……this is……"
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The boy looks around with an incredible look.
The black mist has cleared and the forest was full of soft silence. The boy then looks down at the left side of his chest.
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Not to mention the black snake, there aren’t even any scars from getting stabbed by the dagger.
The dagger in Claudia's hand has melted and disappeared.
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"Did you stop the penalties? Not only that, even my slave contract ..."
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I answered the question while yawning softly.
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"It's not gone. I just reconnected it."
"Reconnect?"
"The tip of the chain attached to your soul has changed from the previous master to me."
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I pat the hem of the dress, but it doesn't work with my small hands.
If the dirt was so noticeable, I shouldn't have made the dress white. Claudia looked up at the boy, bending his lips.
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"All I have to do now is destroy the contract. What is your name?"
"……don’t have one"
"I see, I'll call you Noah for a while."
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Is it so strange that I didn't touch deeply on the lack of a name?
The boy, named Noah, looks at Claudia with an unobtrusive eye.
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"You… Who are you? No matter how I think about it, I can tell you're not just some kid."
"Hmm ... I don't mind telling you, and I have to destroy the contract but first ..."
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From earlier, the ground is fluffy and swaying.
Claudia held her hand over Noah and cast a simple spell.
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""healing""
「！」
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A sphere of light is born and circulates around Noah.
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"Are you feeling fine now? If so hold me instead." [Tl note I assume she decided to hug him on a whim but there isn’t much context here]
"Well ... hey, wait a minute!"
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Reaching out, Noah reflexively hugged Claudia.
The height difference causes Claudia's forehead to reach around Noah's belly? It doesn't seem to be enough to be picked up, and I'm really sorry.
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"Hey, I really want to sleep."
"... What?"
"Maybe I used too much magical power ... I can't stand my body ... I'm sorry ... Fluffy."
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After a big yawn, Claudia sticks to Noah.
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"Wait. Do you mean your sleeping here?"
"Send me ......... my house, munya ..."
"Hey……!!"
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Having said that, I suddenly felt that my consciousness was cut off.
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Leaving her head to Noah, Claudia begins to sigh. No matter how much Noah shook, I couldn't seem to wake up.
Noah, holding a sleeping Claudia, murmured in a bewildered voice.