Rebecca obediently followed Oedmeir's orders, leaving the data sea and hiding within the temporary safe zone Oedmeir had created for her.
Completely isolated within this data security zone, she could not witness any information from outside. All she could do was draw upon the image archive stored within herself, admiring her precious spiritual nourishment to pass the time.
"Ha ha... it's you... You had a contract with my great master..."
"I wasn't the one who signed it."
"Ha ha... You'll have to ask Malcador... There's no such thing as a free lunch..."
"Tch..."
Oedmeir reached out, seized a string of numerical code, and deleted it completely.
"I remember you used these little tricks many times during the war."
Hearing Oedmeir's words, the electronic demon instead giggled. "Dealing with you is still more interesting... Their things nowadays are so simple, and so bland..."
As it spoke, the electronic demon's data stream drifted to Oedmeir's side and said threateningly, "Until you insects have repaid every debt... my master shall always possess your soul..."
The electronic demon manifested an image. Within an ever-changing crystal cage lay Oedmeir's soul.
"Heh... Are you threatening me? I would rather become your plaything than betray humanity."
"No, dear comrade. This is not betrayal. It is repayment of a debt. Under the contract, you have only one final debt left to repay."
The electronic demon produced another contract, inscribed with demonic language. Oedmeir had never studied such things, yet she could understand its meaning.
In one corner of the contract, written in blood, were three signatures in utterly different styles.
The simplest signature looked as if it had been written with a pen dipped in blood.
That name was the first thing to catch Oedmeir's attention. It was an old name Malcador had once used.
Of the other