yasinovel Chapter 132: Mana Contract [2]
Chapter 132: Mana Contract [2]
Mana Contract
It is an agreement between two parties bound by mana itself.
To form a contract, both parties must willingly swear upon their mana. If either side goes back on their words or breaks the contract, they will lose the ability to wield mana altogether.
To be precise, since only those of [gold] rank or above can truly wield mana, a broken contract would cause their rank to fall back to [silver].
Although technically they could still use skills, they could never advance back to [gold] again. The door would close forever.
To form a Mana contract, at least one party must be [gold] or above. If the second party is a [silver] ranker and breaks the contract, they might not face immediate backlash, but they can never advance to [gold]. The ceiling of their potential would be sealed.
This is why very few people use mana contracts. No one can predict the future. It is unpredictable. A day may come when they have no choice but to break their word.
And the worst part? What if a person unknowingly goes against their own sworn word, even without realizing it?
The Mana contract does not care about intent. It only cares about the truth.
But the slave contract is different.
Although technically it is also a mana contract, the fundamentals are not the same.
In a slave contract, one party holds the dominant side, and the second party holds the submissive side. Similar to a Mana contract, at least one party must be [gold] or above.
However, the dominant party never suffers, even if they go back on their words. The contract protects them completely.
The submissive side, however, will suffer pain worse than death if they go back on their words, lie, or show the slightest bit of hostility to the dominant party.
But... the submissive party needs to agree to the unfair contract willingly, without the slightest bit of resistance.
In short, a Mana contract is a mutual agreement between equals. A slave contract is a one-way ticket to hell for the submissive side.
...
"Let’s begin."
As soon as the Frostflame Clone said those words, the other clones nodded in unison.
Even though Junior was captured, he could tell by the scent in the room that this was no longer his dorm room.
The air was different. These lunatics had brought him to another place.
But it did not matter.
Earlier, Junior had been so flustered that he forgot the most important thing. They could not turn him into a slave unless he willingly agreed.
But would he? There was no way he would do that.
And after his body and soul had started to synchronize, his mind had calmed down. Now he knew how stupid and careless he had been.
That said, he also understood why he had been stupid. Because of his soul, he could not think like he used to in the past.
Not to mention, many of his memories had been sealed, something he was now aware of.
Even though his soul and body had not fully synchronized, many of those memories had opened up in his mind.
Not only that, but he also recognized something terrible. Every time he died and regressed, his soul suffered damage.
Although his soul was very powerful, he had already died many times in succession today. His soul had weakened considerably.
And that weakening was also the reason his body and soul had started to sync in the first place.
Because his soul was no longer too strong for his frail body.
’This knowledge is also a blessing in disguise.’
If he had never died by the lunatic’s hands back-to-back, if the lunatic had never made him feel utterly helpless, he might never have been able to resonate and learn any of this.
Then Junior’s thoughts shifted to the lunatics.
’This guy... is amazing.’
’If a person like this existed in the medieval era, he might have definitely become a celestial.’
’Even though I acted stupid and careless, he was able to link pieces together and come to a perfect conclusion.’
Now Junior realized that even if he died and regressed back, he would lose his current synchronization of soul and body.
He would lose his clarity. He would become stupid again.
Not that he was interested in dying anymore. If he died, his soul would weaken even further.
If he continued to drag this issue with the lunatic, he would die again and again until, eventually, he might truly die.
Although it might be an exaggeration, he did not even know the source of these four lunatics.
Hell, he could not even deal with these clones. How strong would the actual person be?
Even thinking about it sent shivers down his spine.
The more he thought about it, the more it made sense.
So, he made a decision.
"I will tell you."
Junior’s sudden words made the clones pause in their tracks.
"But first... let’s make a Mana contract."
As soon as Junior said those words, the clones were caught off guard.
"What the hell?"
"So suddenly?"
Junior was amused by their reactions. For the first time today, he had surprised them.
The Frostflame Clone narrowed his eyes.
"What makes you think we would agree to a Mana contract? We are going to turn you into a slave."
But Junior just smiled,
"Well, to enter a slave contract, I need to willingly agree to it."
The Black Lightning Clone crossed his arms.
"I have other methods to try."
Junior tilted his head.
"Let’s hear them."
The Black Lightning Clone’s voice dropped lower.
"I heard you have a loving uncle. If you do not agree to the slave contract, I might do something to him."
The smile on Junior’s face did not fade. His voice was calm, almost bored.
"Try me."
The room fell silent for a few seconds. The air grew heavy. Even the clones seemed unsure how to respond.
Then the Space Clone tilted his head slightly as if listening to something no one else could hear and said,
"He is coming... You can negotiate directly with him."