.
Is the gap between us really this big?
Damn it… I'm at the third rank.
And I can't even force him to fight seriously?
The fourth rank… is it really this powerful?
What's the solution…
I can't think of anything.
If I merge all the Flame Art I have… will I be able to land a strike on him?
How am I supposed to face this ordeal…
Think… I have to think… think…
That bastard… he made me believe the contract was in my favor.
The contract?
Why the hell did he even have a contract sphere?
Was it a coincidence?
Or…
"That bastard…" I snorted in anger.
"You lured me into signing the contract, didn't you?" I said out loud.
The master laughed. He didn't answer—just kept that mocking smile.
"Now… yes, now I understand," I said.
His possession of the contract sphere wasn't a coincidence—it was a combat strategy.
Set up a contract… then an unbreakable defense… then victory.
While I thought he was just standing there, unmoving, impossible to break through…
