Chapter 38
Zeth stood in the middle of a town as it was under attack, gigantic monsters rampaging all around him, staring at a demon and a man who wanted to kill him.
“Y-you summoned a…?!” Erza exclaimed, unable to even finish his sentence. In one hand, he held a book that was chained to his belt, and in the other, one of the mana bombs from earlier.
As Erza continued to back away, staring at the demon in terror, Zeth turned to look at his summoned help. “Disable him. Your priority should be knocking him out, but—”
“That is not part of our deal,” the demon said.
Zeth blinked. “What?”
“You offered payment in exchange for manual labor. We laid out those aspects of the deal. You cannot change it retroactively. And because you have not paid me yet, you also cannot force me to perform an action or else be unsummoned. Of course, if you would like to modify our preexisting deal, I would be open to such a thing.”
“Fine,” Zeth said with a frown. “What would it take for you to do what I ask?”
“Give me one thousand lives and I will kill this man and the monsters,” the demon said, staring Erza down. “At least, assuming you want this man dead.”
“One thousand?” Zeth demanded. “You’re fucking insane.”