Book 2: Chapter 51 (1/2)

When the Holy King and the Earl left, only El-san and I were in the room. El-san sat on the chair where the Holy King was sitting, saying “Eh, finally.” Kind of a shameless person… just like a rabbit.

「Eh, please check the contract first.」he said, sliding the paper detailed with the contract magic across the table.

I remembered what Non-san taught me.

——Reiji-kun, check for 3 things when performing the contract magic.

(First, is the paper. This is a plant-based paper.)

Using a parchment is highly effective, and it is extremely difficult to perform “magic omission”. Whereas, it is relatively easier to do “magic omission” on plant-based paper, so this paper is in my favour.

What Non-san meant when she explained “magic omission” is, to “slip out of the contract magic”.

(Second, is the contract technique.)

——If the user who can use contract magic does not perform the magic directly on the person, but performs the magic through paper, the effect will be so low that sometimes the contract magic itself may not be established.

This time, the magic is written on the paper.

(Third, is the contract method.)

——There are four types of contract magic that are commonly used: one that is approved by the state, one that is approved by the church, one that is used independently by each guild, and one that is developed by an individual. The former two have been used for a long time, so loopholes that can limit the extent of the contract magic are already being studied.

This paper was the contract method of the Kruvan Holy Kingdom.

(Non-san, we did it! It is the almost ideal contract magic!)

If this is the case, after concluding the contract magic, I can cancel it using the church’s secret methods. Just as I was thinking that–

「Eh, it doesn’t have much content, but if you’re so worried about it, you don’t really have to sign the contract.」

「…What?」

「After all, no amount of contract can keep a secret from leaking out. Eh, you can’t put a literal zip on people’s mouth.」

「……」

Non-san. The contract paper has been collected.

Non-san. It seems that everything you taught me went to waste.

「…I-Is that really okay?」

「It’s just necessary for the sake of appearance.」

El-san quickly wrote my name on the document, and the magic was activated with a flash of light.

「Eh, and also, there is a method called “magic omission” for this kind of contract magic. If you are interested, I can teach you.」

「I-It’s fine…」

The other party is bringing up “magic omission”?!

Cold sweat formed on my forehead.

「Is that so?」

Why do you look a little disappointed! Ah, even though he’s a rabbit, I’m starting to understand his facial expressions.

「Is this really okay? Isn’t everything that happened yesterday dangerously important stuff?」

「Eh, that’s right. Rather, I think it would be better if this information were to spread.」

「Really?」

「Indeed. It doesn’t make much sense to keep it a secret. It just makes the Holy Royal family look mysterious, that’s all. Rather, it’s better to spread the knowledge about the skill orbs worldwide. Eh, I think it’s more beneficial that way.」

The scale of this story is getting bigger.