The squirrel moved in a way that indicated it was looking for something. Yuno, who was ensnared by its cuteness walked up to it before kneeling down and offering it some candies she kept in storage.
The squirrel was cautious at first, but sensing she held no malicious intent it got close before taking the candies she offered and stuffing it in its mouth. As it was doing that, Yuno reached out with her other hand, stroking its cute little head.
The squirrel was taken aback but between the candies and the head scratches it seemed to enjoy her company.
It raised its head in comfort which prompted Yuno to be filled with happiness. Slowly picking it up, she gently held it in her hands, delighted the squirrel had taken a liking to her.
"Oh what a cutie!!!!!" she said as he took the comfortable squirrel with her.
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The main character continued plundering all there were in the drawers, only leaving things he thought would be beneficial for Yuno. By the time Han Sen had discovered the room, all the drawers had been opened and thrown across the floor.
The main character could be seen in the middle of the room holding a stone tablet in his hands. Suddenly an ominous presence descended onto the room, causing Han Sen to feel his chest tighten! Alongside the disturbing presence was glitches that appeared across space itaelf, as if to indicate that the natural laws had no meaning there.
The main character didn't seem to notice as he just stood there with the tablet in his hands. On closer Inspection, the tablet had a natural grey color, commonly found among rocks and stones. There on the face of the tablet could be seen lines of text which gave off a grand aura.
'To think the God System would stoop to such a level...'
The main character was clearly enraged and the reason was the writing found of the stone tablet.
It was knowledge pertaining to the cosmos; knowledge that shouldn't have made it into the hands of mere mortals.
'I'm guessing the God System sent these out in bulks... but for what reason??? To increase the power of the mortal realm quickly? That would allow more humans to fill the Heavenly Planes, essentially growing its forces.
Or maybe its another reason? No matter... all I need to do now is gather as many of these tablets as I can... who knows the power one would have if someone was actually able to comprehend these, just thinking of how annoying they will be is giving me a headache...'
His words were cold, clearly suppressing the main character's emotions. But that didnt last for long, as if to express his anger, the ominous presence turn even heavier, shadows dancing all around. Everything in the room shook in fear, as even the drawers were shaking... terrified by the almighty's burning anger.
The shadows slowly danced their way towards the main character but before they could advance any further, they were suddenly halted when Han Sen was forced to say, "S-Sir...", he could be seen kneeling on the floor with his face red.
His words seemed to have snapped the main character out of his angered state. Turning around to face Han Sen, the main character was met with the sight of him laying on the ground with only a sliver of his consciousness. It seems like he had used all his effort to call out...
'The fuck happened to this guy??'....
"Hey... hey, are you okay??" he asked as he poked Han Sen with his trusty sword. In response to his actions, black smoke raised from Han Sen's body, prompting the main character to retreat. He wasn't scared or anything he just... ehem let's continue...
It wasn't anything dangerous as when the black smoke stopped, Han Sen was healed and conscious. Opining his eyes with some difficulty, Han Sen stood back up stumbling a few times feeling a bit dizzy.
After he finally regaining his normalcy, he looked at the main character with an underlying feeling of fear having experienced such an ominous presence.
The two stared at each other for a bit, both not knowing what to say before finally the main character asked, "Tf happened??"
Han Sen was surprised hearing this as he thought, 'Did he not do it on purpose? Could he be that powerful even without effort???? This... this man is insane!!!'
Without any notice, he kneeled on the ground with one knee, his head low and his fist grounded. He exclaimed in a respectful tone, "Great Master please take this lowly one as your disciple!!"
The main character was taken aback as he looked at the kneeling Han Sen with apprehension. 'What's happening right now??? Could it be that he instinctively felt my greatness when I basically one spotted the Sect Master?'
Looking at the kneeling Han Sen, he smirked before saying,
"Being my disciple is a great honor, but it comes at a price... you must always follow my orders no matter how bizarre or dangerous they are, you also must be loyal to me... how does that sound, pretty fair right?"
Han Sen hearing this nodded his head enthusiastically before addressing his Master, "This disciple formally acknowledges the Master!!"
The main character held a grin on his face as he thought, 'Finally, someone who understands my true greatness!'
Snapping out of his thoughts he cleared his throat before saying, "Okay, I've finished what I wanted to gather, let's get out of here."
"Yes Master!"
With that the duo exited the room but were stopped when a sudden voice called out from behind. Han Sen being startled quickly drew his saber ready for a fight to break out.
'I didn't even sense anything!!!!' He thought, waiting for their impending brawl, but no such thing happened. Turning towards his Master for reassurance. But again, no such thing came as the voice rang again.
"Great Master, please set me free! I've been imprisoned in this treasury for over a hundred years, please Great Master allow me to explore the outside world once again!"
Han Sen's eyes narrowed as he couldn't determine the origin of the voice. But unbeknownst to him, the main character had been waiting for this exact moment as he said,
"Setting you free wouldn't take that much effort on my part but the question is why would I? I'm no saint, I'm no Mother Teresa, in fact I'm quite the opposite... so tell me, why should I help you? What do I gain in return??"
There was silence for a few seconds before the Imperial door declared, "I shall work under you for ten years!"
Ten years of subordination? That seemed like a high price for freedom... Of course, the main character didn't think so.
Instead, he let out a hearty laugh before he saying, "It doesn't seem like you want to, emm how did you put it, 'explore the outside world' again... Lets go my disciple, we'redone here."
The MC turned around with his disciple ready to leave, when suddenly the Imperial door voiced again, "Okay, okay, 25 years!!"
The main character laughed out once more before aggressively turning, causing his robe to flail around before saying, "How about this, 500 years? Take it or leave it!"
The Imperial door was flabbergasted by the brazen balls of the main character... but it really did want to go outside and explore the world. Just like his ancestors had done before him.
"500 years is too long, how about 50?"
Shaking his head, the main character replied "400" relenting to the Imperial door's wants.
"75!!!!"
"350"
"80"
"350"
"120, any more than that and I'd be forfeiting my life..."
Hearing this the main character let out a crooked smile, 'Just as planned...'
"Okay how about this, 120 years, but I will also help you get stronger, that way your life span would increase and you'll also be more powerful... how does that sound?"
The Imperial door thought over the proposition for a while before asking, "120 years and you let me get stronger but you also let me explore, you can summon me when you need me but I'll be free most of the time..."
'Now that's a deal!' The main character thought before saying, "I guess we have ourselves a deal..."
Upon that agreement, the main character placed his hand on the Imperial door initiating the contract to form. A golden glow spread from the main character's hand revealing golden chains that bound the door to that room.
Once that happened, the main character retrieved his hand before drawing his saber and jabbing at the chains. As usual, the chains were broken upon contact with the saber, causing the bindings around the Imperial door to crumble into golden light. Finally free of all the restrictions, the Imperial door floated up and before flying towards the hole made into the sphere.
It was obviously trying to escape as it didn't want to make the contract, but it had made a slight miscalculation. Just as it was about to escape, its sides collided with the inner walls of the sphere! It was too big to fit thought the hole!
'Fuck my life.'
It slowly turned around to find the main character smiling gleefully, it was as if he wanted the Imperial door to do such a thing.
"300 years, and that's final!"
The Imperial door didn't even put up a fuss as it simple floated in front of the mc, allowing him to place his hands up on it and make the contract. Golden light appeared around his hand before golden character's flew out from within. Binding the arm to the door and the door to the arm.
After it was finalized, the golden light as well as the Imperial door disappeared before a tattoo of an ancient door appeared on the back of the mc's hand.
'Ah, it feels good to be me!'