That evening.
Leandro finally came to his senses and bitterly regretted what he had done. The more he thought back on it, the more absurd it seemed. How could he possibly have let his guard down so completely?
Leandro was supposed to be different from naive humans who knew nothing about demons. And yet, just like those foolish demon worshippers always did, he had fallen under a demon’s [Charm] and practically put himself up as collateral!
‘But at the time, I didn’t feel any serious sense of danger at all.’
That was truly strange. Hadn’t he been so wary of Prince Morres all this time? He knew all too well that the most powerful demons approached in forms more innocent than anyone else.
‘And yet he still managed to blur that wariness and push me into making a contract. Just how powerful a demon is Prince Morres?!’
What was even more frightening was that all of this had happened entirely of Leandro’s own free will.
In truth, Prince Morres had not put any particular pressure on him. His own idiotic free will had simply thought, without a second thought, that it wanted to keep protecting the innocent requests of a child his age and that bright, guileless smile without a single shadow upon it. He had fallen for [Charm] with his eyes wide open!
The shock occupied Leandro’s mind for quite some time. The next day, and then the day after that. When he still could not concentrate on the State Council meeting, the Holy Emperor finally called him into his office and gently told him,
“Rest easy, Sir Leandro. It is…