"I, Maxime, wish to conclude a contract with the designated person."
Then he resumed his normal voice.
"If you're not speaking of your own free will, that's your choice. But just so you know, I don't need your cooperation."
The light between them suddenly turned into a golden spiral, like a luminous vortex.
"No! What are you doing!? What sorcery is this!? What are you doing to me!?"
The knight struggled, her body tensing under a force she didn't understand.
But Maxime's knee held her firmly to the ground.
Then, the spiral seemed to rush towards her, penetrating her back.
She let out a muffled scream, her eyes widening as a similar light emanated from her own heart.
An ethereal contract appeared before them, linking them by an extremely thin golden thread.
The knight felt a phenomenal power seeping into both her body and her soul.
"No! No! No! I don't want to!"
