The Salamander King looked back at Eiro with a deep stare after that unexpected request. After all, who would just blurt out that they wanted to form a contract with a Spirit King after the rare chance to actually be able to speak to them?
Clark, who had been watching everything while hiding himself in the shadows of the corner of the room, was completely and utterly confused by what was currently going on. There were so many things happening that he wasn't sure how he was supposed to react in the slightest.
And then, sothing happened that surprised Clark even more. A lot of Salamanders were rather hot-headed beings, so most expected this to be the case with the Salamander King as well. Especially since it was already known to be the case with the Salamander Queen.
However, in this case, the Salamander King reacted incredibly calmly as he shook his head in response to Eiro's request, "I apologize. I cannot form a contract with you, even if I would have gladly done so when I was still a regular Spirit. But as King, I cannot simply leave behind my duties in order to fulfill the terms of such a contract."
"...But didn't you do just that because of a contract with this guy?" Eiro asked as he pointed at the pieces of ice on the ground, and the Salamander King just looked back at the Demon with a bitter expression, "This case was a rather unfortunate one. I do not know how they were capable of such a thing in the first place, but they transported a Spirit Gateway underneath this town and tried to take control of it. Hence, I ca to investigate. When I did, I saw my kin being enslaved while these people were trying to figure out how to tap into the essences of the Spirit Realm to cause even more havoc. I was unable to stop them, as it would have ant killing my kin, and it would not have helped stop them from taking advantage of the gateway. In return for the promise that they would cease harming my kin and sapping the power of the gateway, this contract was ford out of necessity. It was one with terms that allowed to break out in such a way, however." The Salamander King explained to Eiro, who listened to him intensely.
Although, it didn't really matter, since he already basically forgot about this. At the very least it seed like Clark was trying to rember everything for Eiro while recovering the bits and pieces left over from the book with his scorched hands. He really took his job seriously. If Eiro was paying him in the first place, he would give his escort an imnse raise.
But for now, while Eiro was able to get these thoughts together, he looked up at the Salamander King's face, "From now on, I will be the one that is supervising this space, including that gateway. You have my word that I will not let anything happen to it as long as I live." The Demon said with a clear tone, and the Salamander King slowly raised his flaming brows.
"You would truly take that task onto yourself?"
"Of course. Although, I don??t think I will be able to watch this place constantly. I might be gone for extended periods of ti." Eiro explained, and the Salamander King just started to smile lightly, "Do not worry. My kin are not as weak as they might seem to you at the mont. It was only due to these special circumstances that sothing like this was able to happen in the first place. But I think I know what I should give you instead of the contract you just asked for. It should be to your liking." The Salamander King pointed out, and slowly placed his palm onto the Demon's chest.
Eiro felt a deep stinging right above his heart before it turned into a burning that spread throughout his body. But it wasn't painful, it was rather pleasant actually. Empowering, nearly. And then, a notification appeared in front of Eiro's eyes.
[You have gained the ]
[Affinity with the Fire Elent Increased]
Eiro felt this power course through his body as he gained the blessing of this supre Spirit standing right in front of him. With a smile on his face, the Demon nodded his head, "I never got the chance to tell this the forr Naiad queen, so let say it to you now. Thank you." The Demon slowly looked down at his chest where the mark of his Blessings seed to focus. His torso was still mostly covered in the pale blue lines created by the
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