Abnormal Loophole

By now, Evenson had roughly pieced together the whole story.

For centuries, Gildres had wanted to resurrect Saint Joan of Arc. To that end, he had begun studying forbidden knowledge, and after abandoning it, he had surely researched other unorthodox and evil spells as well. But his starting point had been exceptionally high. If The Book of the Vishanti could not fulfill his wish, then Magic such as necromancy naturally could not accomplish it either. Thus, all his attempts had failed.

The reason was that Saint Joan of Arc's soul had been forcibly imprisoned by the Naaru, who intended to use the methods for creating Einherjar to forge a powerful Army of the Light. Then it went without saying why Gildres was now seeking a deal with Mephisto.

"Mephisto is a Demon Monarch skilled in soul transactions. In widespread legends, demons have always stood in opposition to God, so you believe he can help you retrieve Saint Joan of Arc's soul and resurrect her. Am I correct?"

"Completely correct." Gildres nodded and admitted it openly. "This is the best method I could think of, and also the last. No matter what, I will not give up."

"Besides, he and I have already signed a contract. Once a Devil Contract is established, neither he nor I has any room to go back on it. So I do not believe for a moment that Mephisto sent you to retrieve that cube."

"However..." Gilles de Rais narrowed his large eyes slightly. "I know you are strong, so unless absolutely necessary, I do not wish to fight you. Therefore... why don't we both pretend none of this ever happened and leave peacefully?"

That truly made Evenson hesitate. Gildres was unlike other dark wizards. He had survived for centuries, and over all that time, he