Rules and return

Pinned beneath the giant bear's paw was a young man who looked less than thirty. He had short black hair, and his gray eyes were full of coldness, but Abner could still make out a trace of frustration and confusion in them.

He was frustrated at being pinned down, unable to move, and confused about why a giant bear had suddenly appeared.

Seeing this, Abner, who had transformed into a giant bear using Lilith's Tears, gave a distinctly human smile. It looked rather horrifying. Then the two humans present heard a deep voice emerge from the bear's mouth. "I've come to negotiate."

Negotiate? Who negotiates like this?!

If he had still been able to speak, the young Serial Killer would certainly have cursed aloud.

Instead, as the giant bear pressed down harder, the pain made him pass out completely.

"Sorry, my 'negotiations' are unilateral. Your participation isn't required," Abner said, a look of regret appearing on his bear face.

He had not the slightest pity for a Serial Killer who murdered people indiscriminately to please a devil. The only reason he had not killed him immediately was to prepare for more effective Spirit Channeling.

Watching this unfold, Doctor Dast Goodrian could not help twitching the corner of his mouth. He had "read" the Serial Killer's thoughts just before the man passed out, and, strangely enough, his own thoughts followed the same tangent as he inwardly remarked:

You're wrong, Mr. Killer. That sort of "negotiation" really does exist... the Feysac people, for instance, love doing it...

On the Southern Continent, the Feysac people always beat their enemies until they were utterly incapable of fighting back before choosing to "negotiate." That was why Loen and Intis had always held their diplomatic skills in contempt.

After pressing the Serial Killer into unconsciousness, Abner