Accepting the Inheritance (1)

But Solam knew nothing about that. He still naively believed he had misunderstood Shattered Demon Crystal. It had clearly kept its word—when it said it would submit, it submitted without the slightest hesitation. It had even allowed him to leave a soul mark within its body. What a conscientious fellow.

What a good guy!!!!

After leaving the soul mark, Solam could clearly sense that his control over Shattered Demon Crystal had become more thorough than ever before. The discovery made him incredibly happy.

Shattered Demon Crystal had always been the one screwing others over, yet today, it had willingly become his tool! Solam even felt like he was the protagonist, like the whole world would revolve around him! (And that feeling was right... because he really was the protagonist.)

Beaming with satisfaction, Solam held Shattered Demon Crystal in his hand, thrilled beyond measure. With Shattered Demon Crystal, he could summon an army whenever he wanted!

"Lord Solam..." Just as Solam was envisioning his bright future, a sorrowful female voice interrupted his fantasy.

Solam looked up and discovered it was the female Dragonborn who had been the first to answer his call! She had returned to human form by now, but her expression was deeply sorrowful, showing little joy at having regained her freedom.

"Can we leave now?" The woman paid little attention to Solam's somewhat surprised gaze and merely asked in a flat tone.

"Of course! I said that once Klauth died, you would be free. I keep my word—you can leave whenever you want!" Solam had no intention of keeping these Dragonborn. First, he disliked breaking promises. Second, after seeing how these Dragonborn had treated Klauth, he had little interest in enslaving them. He did not want to end up like Klauth, only to be betrayed by them someday