When two flowers bloomed, each told its own tale.
While Adanis plotted how to intercept Angel and the others, Wise Sovereign had already clearly explained the issues omitted from the contract in the Truth Book.
The entire contract was actually rather loose; only the penalties were severe. However, those penalties merely looked harsh. In truth, they were Wise Sovereign's way of indirectly amplifying the reward.
The reason was clear. The first two clauses concerned Wood Spirit, chiefly protecting Wood Spirit and respecting Wood Spirit's wishes. These two clauses contained vast gray areas, and much of their wording was not explicit. With contracts based on such vague rules, Angel had many ways to exploit loopholes. Even if he violated the contract, he could avoid punishment.
The third clause prohibited the disclosure of information about what happened in Abyss City to outsiders, excluding matters related to Wood Spirit.
If there had only been the first half, there would have been very little room for ambiguity. Yet Wise Sovereign had added the latter half and provided no scope for it, making it a matter of personal conviction.
So long as it was a matter of personal conviction, whether one received punishment under the contract would no longer be decided by the "power of the contract," but by one's own thoughts.
If you felt that you had not done enough and deserved punishment, then the power of the contract would take effect. If your skin was thick enough and your heart black enough, and you believed there was nothing wrong with going off to have fun, then the power of the contract would not be able to touch you either.
It could be said that the restrictions in all three clauses were very loose, and every one of them had ways around it. Thus,