Contract

The general content of this contract was that, to prevent the reader from being ignorant of the extraordinary world, it first explained what extraordinaries were. Furthermore, the contract explicitly stated that as long as one signed this contract, they could directly obtain all the extraordinary powers of the Law Pathway from Rank One to Rank Four.

Of course, this did not mean that they would directly embark on the Law Pathway after signing the contract. It was just that during the period the contract was in effect, the person would temporarily possess these abilities. The source of the abilities was still the King, even though the King was already dead.

It was no exaggeration to say that this point alone was probably something very few ordinary people could refuse. This was essentially free superpowers!

As for the price of signing this contract? It was to do everything in one's power to reclaim the country and sit on the throne. Perhaps as a little clever trick of the King, the contract did not explicitly state Trig's strength, only saying that a despicable and shameless usurper had seized the throne.

So, didn't this make it even more tempting? Besides superpowers, there was also a chance to become the king of a nation. Was there really such a good deal?

But Freya did not know how others would view this contract. In any case, she was currently worried to death.

Honestly, she had absolutely no interest or desire to become the king of a nation. As could be seen from her Mind Pathway clone, her most fundamental desires were slacking off and loafing around, as well as helping others within her power. But once she became King, wouldn't she be busy to death?

Not to mention, once Trig's usurpation was over and the city lockdown's occult barrier vanished, Freya would be able to beautifully take her full set of potions and escape with a massive haul. But with this contract arriving, there was no need to even think about it—she would definitely end up directly on Trig's hit list.

Euphy clearly realized this as well. The other two contracts had flown out of the city to parts unknown, but Freya's contract had landed right inside the city.

This was something everyone could see. Even if Trig did not know the precise location, a dragnet search of this area was probably going to happen immediately. They would probably dig three feet into the ground to find Freya, this princess.

Freya said, “Hey, Euphy, do you think if I don't sign this contract and just hand it over directly to the newly appointed King, he would let me off?”

Euphy said without even thinking, “What do you think?”

Freya said, “I think... probably not.”

Kuro, who had been listening the entire time, finally reacted. She looked at Freya in surprise and said, “Huh? So you're actually the princess of this country?”

Freya said, “I wasn't a moment ago, but now I am. As for the future, it probably won't be long before I become a dead princess.”

In the original host's memories, there was absolutely no memory of her parents. Even for the original host, she had only heard from the orphanage director that her mother was an ordinary maid who passed away shortly after giving birth to her. As for Freya's name, 【Freya Russell】, the Russell part was her mother's surname.

As for her father, there was no information at all. But who could have guessed that this elusive “biological dad” would actually be the King of this country?

Freya remembered that in her past life, many feminist girls would call their fathers “biological dad” as a sign of disrespect. But under the current circumstances, she felt there was nothing wrong with her calling that King her biological dad, right? “You couldn't beat them, so you drag your enemy Trig down with you, fine! But dragging me down to accompany you in death, what is that supposed to mean?!”

Kuro blinked. “A princess, wow, so cool!”

Freya complained, “No, no, no, it's not cool at all, okay? I'd rather be an ordinary person!”

Freya waved her hand, and the contract in front of her slowly closed. The spiritual fluctuations emanating from it gradually dissipated, and it finally seemed to turn into an ordinary scroll, landing in Freya's hand. Of course, she was only refusing the contract for now, but the efficacy on the scroll was still there. If she wanted to sign it in the future, she could do so at any time.

Freya sighed. What to do next was a major problem. Hide? Hide until Trig could not find her no matter what, and then gave up the search and ended the city lockdown?

Then, just as Freya was thinking this, Kuro's ears suddenly twitched. She said, “A lot of people are approaching this place very quickly.”

Freya froze. “Huh?”

Wait, wasn't this too fast? Only a few minutes had passed!

Freya looked left and right. This scroll was too large to fit in her pocket, so she directly bent down and threw it under the bed in her bedroom.

A moment later, a group of people arrived at the Holmes mansion and pushed the door open to walk in. The one greeting them this time was still Euphy's father. As the head of the family, Duke Holmes forced his expression to remain steady and forced a smile. “What is it this time? Our entire family has stayed indoors since the day before yesterday and done nothing.”

The leader of this team was surprisingly an acquaintance of Freya's—it was Jessica, the captain of the Mobile Squad who had previously helped handle the Jerome incident. She said solemnly, “Duke Holmes, the situation is extremely urgent. Did you see some blue thing fly over just now?”

Trig indeed did not know the precise landing point of the contract, but he could roughly judge which area of the city it was in based on its direction. The next step was simply to search this area. And within this area, the nobles who had previously declared neutrality were naturally the primary suspects.

Hearing this, Duke Holmes shook his head. “I didn't see anything.”

He truly had not seen anything, because just now, he had been playing chess with the old man out of boredom, and his entire attention was focused on the board. However, Duke Holmes said, “But I think I felt a fluctuation of spirituality...”

Before he could finish his sentence, he saw his daughter emerge from the bedroom with a look of consternation on her face, waving her hands frantically at him. But Duke Holmes only glanced at her, completely ignored his daughter, and turned back to continue speaking to Jessica. “So what is going on?”

Jessica did not explain much, only saying, “Please cooperate with our investigation, Duke Holmes!”

Then, with a wave of her hand, the team members behind her immediately dispersed, walking toward various parts of the mansion to begin their search.