"So it was you." As a Contractor with a religion as her power base, Alma naturally knew of Jiu Ming's identity. The man had never exactly kept a low profile, so anyone with even a little foundation could find out about him.
But that was all they knew.
"Ah... am I that famous already?" Jiu Ming scratched his head and asked in puzzlement.
Alma nodded firmly. "More than famous. Even a place like mine wanted to get hold of information about you, let alone other organizations."
"And then?"
"Obviously, there was nothing whatsoever. Even now, I find it unbelievable—just how did you manage to remain alone and completely unharmed all this time?"
"Well..." Jiu Ming chuckled. "Naturally, I relied on strength. All right, enough about that. If you became an ordinary person, would you retain your original way of thinking?"
Jiu Ming asked.
Alma did not immediately answer him. Instead, she pondered for a while before continuing, "So it really is true that you possess a way to turn Contractors into ordinary people. But I do not intend to do that. My Contract ability is still somewhat useful for now, and besides, I do not have much time left."
"Uh, I think you misunderstood something. I was only asking what you thought."
"What I think? I don't know." Alma shook her head. "If I became an ordinary person, I would probably change my original intentions. Or perhaps I would still retain them."
"In that case, how about we make a deal?"
Jiu Ming took a Sealed Card from the Card Collection Book. "Become an ordinary person, but you can start over from youth. Or refuse and remain as you are. What do you say?"
"..." Alma fell silent for a while, then suddenly raised her head to look at Jiu