Only the crickets' sounds could be heard deep in the forest, and after walking further, Sigmund finally found a good spot to replenish his mana. It was an area with a thinner canopy where the moonlight directly shone from above. He carefully brought Ivory down under a pine tree, her back leaning on its trunk.
"Sigmund, before anything else… I want to thank you. Thanks for saving my family. I know you did it because we had a Contract Ritual, but even so… I want to thank you for your help-"
"Shut up! Enough with the talk, weakling," Sigmund said in annoyance as he knelt in front of her.
Ivory's eyes widened in shock. She thought that he had already changed after the ritual!
"Sigmund? What's with that tone again- Hey!! What are you doi-" she yelled and was left speechless when Sigmund tore the collar of her nightdress like a beast.
