"Very good, Prince Vlad. You won't regret this choice."
Andrew nodded in satisfaction. Prince Vlad gave a bitter smile, hoping he truly would not regret it. At this point, this was his only option.
Next, Andrew sensed that World's Favor had not yet transferred to him. Clearly, that was because the Vampire had not been born yet.
Andrew certainly would not turn himself into a Vampire. He took Prince Vlad back up the mountain, then raised his hand and cut Prince Vlad's shadow away.
"Until this is over, I'll need to borrow your shadow. Once everything is finished, I'll return it to you."
Andrew said, "If you're lucky, you might even gain a powerful shadow as a bodyguard."
Prince Vlad shook his head. "I don't need a powerful shadow. I only want my family to be safe and sound."
"You'll have that."
Andrew smiled and sent Prince Vlad's consciousness back into his body. Prince Vlad immediately woke up. His wife and child were overjoyed and threw themselves into his arms, while his son burst into loud sobs.
"I'm fine. I'm fine."
Prince Vlad hurriedly comforted them. A moment later, he nodded toward Andrew, who only he could see in the Void, indicating that the deal had officially begun and expressing his gratitude.
Andrew nodded in response. Prince Vlad then had his wife and child sit on the horse while he led it toward the vacation villa higher up the mountain.
That was right—Prince Vlad had a vacation villa on this mountain. During the summer, he often brought his family here to hunt. As the lord of this region, his living conditions were naturally not poor.
"Although I took away his World's Favor, running into me was his good fortune. At the very least, I'm not like certain Demon Kings who