Zhong Mojing did not understand what the person before him meant.
But inexplicable pain and resistance suddenly welled up within him.
Like a marionette, his body slowly rose in a posture impossibly contorted for a human.
He opened his mouth, bowed to Ye Qiyan, and said:
"M... Master..."
[Supremacy: makes any unit recognize you as its master for a short time] [Consumes stamina] [Stamina: 5 points (?? stamina undergoing extreme depletion!!!)] [Note: you really should rest!]
His body was exhausted, but his mind remained as vigorous as ever.
Ye Qiyan casually tossed Zhong Mojing a Fruit with healing powers, then released the power of Supremacy.
Zhong Mojing slumped to the ground, fully conscious of everything he had just said and done.
Master? He had actually called the other man master just now?!
"Th-this is a Demon's ability? How is that possible? There clearly shouldn't be any ability like this among the Demon Cards!"
"Ugh..."
A sharp pain flared in his arm.
He lowered his eyes and saw an inverted black cross branded on his left arm, as though it had always been there.
"You!"
"From today onward, you will tell me about every important event in Abucado."
"Don't think about resisting or erasing it. You're welcome to try."
"Oh, right. You know Monrojina, don't you?"
At that name, Zhong Mojing's expression grew even uglier. His aged face looked as miserable and pained as though he had swallowed a fly.
"I... I do..."
"Good, then~"
There was no need to say more, because people like Zhong Mojing would fill in the blanks themselves.
The friend request was accepted.
Looking at the nameless avatar on the system Light Screen, Zhong Mojing's aged face took on a little more helplessness.
"I... will not reveal your ability. No... even if I wanted