"Uh..." Zemo forced a smile. "There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the contract."
"There wasn't anything wrong with it to begin with. It's all about fairness and justice."
"But some parts aren't explained very clearly." Zemo pointed at the end of the contract with a wry smile. "Could you translate what it means when it says, 'The right of final interpretation belongs to Aaron Gaius'?"
"I knew you'd ask about that." Aaron was not surprised. He merely pointed meaningfully at the ten potion bottles on the table. "These ten potions are the divine pathway I selected for you: the Hunter Pathway, also known as the Red Priest Pathway."
"From left to right, they are Sequence Nine through Sequence Zero of this pathway: Hunter—Provoker—Pyromaniac—Conspirer—Reaper—Iron-Blooded Knight—War Bishop—Weather Warlock—Conqueror—the Red Priest."
Zemo pondered it. "Sounds a lot like clearing stages and leveling up."
"You're not wrong. Going from Sequence Nine Hunter to Sequence Zero Red Priest is a transformation from mortal to god.
It can't be done overnight. You can only consume the next Sequence's potion and advance after digesting the potion of the lower Sequence.
It's like a stage-clearing game. You have to slowly accumulate experience, level up, evolve, and ultimately clear the game."
"It gets harder every time, right?"
"Yes, but you also get stronger every time.
You need to role-play the corresponding role based on the potion's name. That is the fastest way to accumulate experience."
"Hunter, Provoker, Pyromaniac, Conspirer, Reaper..." Zemo suddenly laughed. "I think I understand why you chose me.
This divine pathway seems tailor-made for me. I've played all of these roles before. I know them very well."
"That was part of the reason, but not all of it." Aaron shrugged and continued, "Sequence Nine through Sequence Eight are the low Sequences, while Sequence Seven