Obviously, the other party was no other than, Eugene himself.
The same warlock, who together with his pet cat, Jorah, chose to live amongst the non-magic human.
He wondered how the other party managed to track him down and what more was that she even managed to read those inscriptions written in ancient
Marcellian calligraphy.The other party surely caught his attention this time, and since he was also currently in need of an assistant, he decided to give Abby a chance.
However...
"Get away from me! You freak!!!"
Abby shoved him away as soon as she regained her footing but because of her abrupt action, she fell on her feet.
"What a clumsy, young lady."
<Abby ran around the place like a headless chicken and Eugene did not stop her, he just let her did as she pleased since she would not get far from him anyway.There was no way she could escape him, the room was surrounded with nothing but walls and without his enchantment, no one would be able to leave the place.Meanwhile, Abby desperately felt in the dark. She convinced herself that the exit was somewhere within those walls."HEEEEEELLLLLPPP!"She screamed until her voice already turned coarse. But obviously no one would be able to hear her.Tears started to strea
"What about him?"Abby asked while looking at Jorah's direction. The cat sure was cute but the fact that it possessed a human voice and could actually speak was what bothered Abby the most.There was no way an ordinary cat could talk!"My name is Jorah. I am a cat, obviously?"Jorah replied to Abby while at the same time rubbing his body affectionately against his master's leg.Meanwhile, seeing the disbelief in Abby's eyes, Eugene picked up his cat and then explained at Abby afterward."Jorah used to be an ordinary tomcat, just like the others, but since he was now my pet, I gave him an upgrade. After all, what is my magic for?"Eugene said with a shrug."And you are???"Abby asked because the other party already introduced his cat but not him
"Look... It was not that I did not want to accept the job. To be honest with you, I actually badly need one. But, is there really a need for me to sign this blood contract???"Abby's face subconsciously twitched when she mentioned the word blood."Of course??? Because that is what would bind us. I don't trust words alone. Especially if it was uttered by a mere mortal. I've seen a lot of people who did not honor their words and break their oaths in the past.""But-----"Abby hesitated but Eugene finished her sentence off."But you are thinking you could be actually signing a death sentence.""Err... Quite close to that."Abby admitted, then she reasoned out."Who knows if this contract was actually about me selling my soul or something to the demon?"
Abby was just about to heave a sigh of relief when she suddenly heard Eugene issued a command."Jorah, the dagger.""Wait?! What was the dagger for? I thought---"Abby asked with a quivering voice as dread started to cloud her features. She eyed the cat warily as it handed Eugene a dagger.Meanwhile, seeing her reaction, Eugene only flashed her a smirk."Relax.""Relax you say? Go and try hearing that from a complete stranger holding a dagger before your eyes and tell me if you could calm down despite that."That was what Abby wanted to say but she no longer had the courage to do so. Instead, she backed up at the corner and watched what was about to happen next.Eugene, on the other hand, chose not to speak anymore and with
"So.. what about now? I mean, now that I am done signing the contract, what would be the next?"Abby probed. It was not that she was excited or anything else but she just wanted for all of it to be over."Just wait and see."
Abby obviously did not expect the cat to push her from behind her back so she was caught off guard. As a result, she tripped on her own feet, making her descend to another free fall, face first again at that.There was no way she could be able to reverse the situation anymore so she just closed her eyes and braced herself for the impact once her face came in contact on the floor.However, the anticipated fall did not come as she expected, and instead, she felt warm arms caught her."I can't believe myself that I take a clumsy girl as my apprentice. As early as now, I could already see the tons of headache brewing along my way."Eugene said more to himself, but he said that out loud, enough for Abby to hear.Meanwhile, afraid that the other party might catch her blushing upon the mere sight of him, Abby hastily pulled away. She stepped back to
Abby walked alongside Jorah on the corridor and good thing that the other party was quite talkative so there has been no awkward air between the two of them.Jorah the tomcat may be too straightforward once he talked but he was actually easy to get along with. Maybe it was because of the absence of pretense that could usually be found with humans.The place was actually huge compared to what Abby initially expected. From the outside, no one would probably have the faintest idea that a dilapidated house was actually hiding a grander interior inside.Likewise, the two chatted along the way as they walked and the tomcat even gave Abby some few reminders."Just a tip, little girl, Master Eugene hate tardiness. So as much as possible, see to it that you are never late in any of your assignments."Jorah pointed out to which Abby nodded her head in
"HAHAHA!"Abby on the other hand could not help but burst into hearty laughter when she heard Jorah's comment. Indeed, she must have to admit it, she made his simple act of sending her a dinner way too emotional.But who could blame her??? No one had made an effort for her before, that was why she could easily feel touched by a simple act of kindness of others towards her."Yeah, how silly of me."She agreed as she wiped her tears of joy. Then she accepted the tray that Jorah had been balancing in his two little paws."I must have made you feel uncomfortable. By the way, thank you for this. Would you mind joining me inside?"Abby offered and she was surprised when the other party agreed readily. From how it looked like, it seemed that Jorah was only waiting for her to invite him inside."Sure"