A figure in a black robe and white mask squeezed into the barrier.
It was the duplicate the Sin Eater had created earlier. He returned the contract burning with golden flames to the black cat, then walked toward the Sin Eater inside the barrier. When the two touched, they quietly merged back into one person.
The black cat did not raise a paw to accept the contract. Instead, it directly fired a burst of magic, wearing the contract away into nothing. Then it turned to look at Mammon. The wizard in the Fox Mask politely nodded to the black cat before silently vanishing into the shadows beneath the moonlit trees.
"Look on the bright side."
The newly reunited Sin Eater seemed to be in a better mood. He patiently consoled the black cat while reminding it, "...You only used one Gold Bean to pass Mammon's neutrality test. As far as I know, that was the best bargain any Sin Eater had ever made. Besides, they really are devils... Those cute animal masks merely conceal their true faces. Devils are not philanthropists... They will not calmly and fairly communicate with you so easily... If you think everyone is as easy to deal with as Samael, then you are gravely mistaken!"
Samael was the Sin of Wrath wearing the Wolf Head Mask. His test had been a fight. Back then, the black cat had merely spat out half a Cat Jade, and the fellow had turned and left. It truly had been the easiest test the black cat had ever faced.
"What about the Sin Eater?"
The black cat suddenly remembered the "position" it was preparing to test for and immediately began complaining. "Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Greed—five of the Seven Deadly Sins have already passed. At the very least, shouldn't you