"Be careful what you do to the Instrunts. It would be better if you don't force them. That way, they will obey you and give you more support."
Radmilo regarded Clem's explanation with a look of disinterest. He was not interested in getting close to the monsters on a personal level. Both ti and effort would be wasted.
He had to put a lot of effort into taming one monster. According to research, it took a monster tar three months on average to befriend a monster.
"I won't waste my ti just to ta a monster. In addition, I want a hundred monsters to beco my followers within a year. It will be up to you to either ta them or convince them to follow ."
Clem fell silent as Radmilo's words went against his will. He did not want the Instrunts to be forced to sign a contract because he was friends with so of them.
Moreover, he already knew Radmilo's character. The man had many faces. Clem rembered well that Radmilo always cursed the IRO during their fights. When the IRO people visited the dungeon to check them, however, the man imdiately transford into a loyal dog.
In short, Clem should not have put his trust in Radmilo. But he had no other choice because the humans had grown to be very strong. He needed to work with a powerful human if he was going to win against them.
"The Instrunts cannot be forced into signing a contract by all humans. Only humans they declare to be strong can do that. You must keep in mind that even if you kill them, they won't be impressed. They have high standards regarding strong humans," Clem explained again.
This ti, Radmilo did not say what he thought right away. He fell silent as his mories brought him back to the ti he fought the female crow monster at Forr Cobbler Creek Recreation Park.
He turned down the monster's offer because he did not require her talent. Now he understood why the monster was trying to work out an agreent with him. It appeared that the monster intended to leave the dungeon.
"The Instrunts mostly don't like humans," Clem spoke again as soon as he realized Radmilo did not argue with him. "They won't be happy to sign a contract with others since it restricts their freedom. If you don't want to ta them, then you have to impress them."
After giving it so thought, Radmilo replied, "Okay. I will try to avoid pressuring them. Besides, I want to explain our plan. They will probably agree when they find out that you, their friend, are also following ."
"I think the sa! I will sign the contract with you. However, you have to revise it by adding a clause that says you won't kill . You don't have my trust, you know."
"But I want to kill you just once. I got a quest to kill you. For your information, I never miss a monthly quest."
Clem knew about the monthly quest because he had talked about it with Glover. He did not expect Radmilo to still want to kill him, despite the fact they were going to sign a contract.
"Don't get wrong. Our relationship isn't sothing special in my opinion. Therefore, I don't care if I have to kill you. After all, you will co back alive after being killed," said Radmilo, knowing what the monster in front of him was thinking.
"If you kill in the dungeon, I will indeed respawn. But I will really die if I get killed outside the dungeon."
"Deal. I will kill you here after completing my other quest."
Following that, Radmilo made the contract's clauses the changes Clem had requested. They ended up signing the magic contract.
However, Radmilo did not end their eting because his purpose in coming to the dungeon was not just to make a contract. He changed the topic by saying, "I already told you I wanted to ask you a few questions when we et again."
"I know. Unfortunately, I'm not an Instrunt that has connections with many Pri Movers. Because of that, my knowledge is limited," Clem replied in a low tone.
"Then you must tell which Instrunt has many connections with people in your world."
"Of course. But still, I also know a few things, so you may ask now."
"What will happen if the Instrunts win?"
Clem's gills turned dark from rembering that the Instrunts had yet to win over the humans. "We will return to our world and live as before we ca to yours."
"Will the power that sponsors give to humans not disappear? I can still picture the system appearing after my awakening. It asked for consent so the power could enter my body. In the agreent, I saw the sponsors would not take back the powers they gave to awakeners."
"I don't know for sure. However, I heard rumors the Pri Movers won't take back the powers they gave. They want to know what the humans will do if the Instrunts win and disappear from the earth."
Radmilo understood what the Pri Movers were trying to do. They must have been interested in what happened. That would be a different story if humans had power when there were no monsters to beat.
The awakeners beca hunters because they felt responsible. The monsters could only be beaten by their power. However, they would beco indecisive when the monsters disappeared. So of them would believe they have no more responsibilities.
Theft, murder, bullying?
They would assu that fighting cri was not their responsibility. The police were responsible for that. The chosen humans could have the desire to commit cris when they were not bound by responsibility.
The disappearance of monsters and dungeons raised a bad potential. The IRO would organize the hunters when that happened. However, if most of the hunters rebelled, they might have problems.
"I will help the Instrunts to win," Radmilo said, then asked Clem to explain more about the world of Instrunts and Pri Movers.
It took Radmilo two hours to talk with Clem. He wrote down everything the monster said. It turned out that Clem was quite useful, more than he expected.
Radmilo returned to his apartnt while rembering Clem's words about the system created by the Pri Mover. The system was not perfect, as Clem had stated earlier.
Still, the system was quite helpful for supporters and sponsors. They could guess what the awakeners had done through their inventory and the titles they got. Anything that entered the system would be reported by the supporter to the sponsor in real-ti.
Clem said the system could not monitor human activity like CCTV. In addition, the system also did not allow awakeners to communicate with Pri Movers. It was because the Pri Movers regarded the awakeners as their pawns and had no right to talk to them.
Then a Pri Mover who made the system sold the 'monitoring' item to the sponsors. The item could monitor whatever awakeners were doing, but it was sold for a high price.
The world where the Pri Movers and Instrunts lived was similar to the human world. There were transactions, too. What made the difference was the fact that they had magical powers, unlike humans.
Clem explained the Instrunt's life was the sa as humans. They worked to make anything that could be sold and earned money.
However, the Instrunts had to obey the Pri Mover who led their kingdom. Radmilo concluded the Pri Movers were tyrants while the Instrunts were their slaves.
Then he got a new fact that not all the Instrunts have a characteristic like a monster. Most of them had a physical resemblance to humans. However, the Pri Movers used magic that turned them into monsters before being sent to earth.
Radmilo understood better why Clem wanted to defeat the humans. At the very least, the Instrunts had a better life in their world, even though they were still subordinate to the Pri Mover.
'Are the Pri Movers not afraid their actions will backfire on them?'
The question appeared in Radmilo's mind. If humans knew the facts about Pri Movers, they would probably try to trick the system into getting out of control.
Unfortunately, the Instrunts already hated humans because they thought humans were the cause of their suffering. Everything might change if they open their hearts to humans and start working together.
Even so, humans would not believe it right away because they also considered the Instrunts as monsters. The Pri Movers appeared to have anticipated that humans and Instrunts would not get along.
Radmilo stopped thinking about it when he arrived at his apartnt. He started to outline his strategy for ssing with the IRO's ergency eting.
After eting Clem, he beca interested in making a contract with the Instrunts and leading them to wreak havoc. They could help him to withstand attacks from those present at the ergency eting.
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