(R) Legendary Summoner
Magic Cards

The darkness of the mine passageway faded as torchlight roamed the place.

A total of a hundred more slaves, mined the rocks and metal ores they saw in their positions of work.

Same with Ryuha. His sweat had begun to drip, as the basket beside him began to fill with metal ores that he managed to get.

Both clockwork points straight up. The sound of bells ringing by one of the officers was heard to the ears of the slaves.

Hours of rest for the slaves. Ryuha sat leaning back with her basket already half full.

While enjoying a piece of dry bread, as usual Ryuha recovered his energy even though he could only rest for ten minutes.

His work continued after two white-robed men guarding at the entrance of the mine shouted.

Days as usual. At all Ryuha was unable to find anything other than ordinary metal ores. That can be exchanged for one bronze coin per kilogram.

Time goes by quickly. Ryuha's basket was not yet fully filled with metal ore.

"Haish, I think I should work longer?!"

One by one the slaves left the mine. And leaving only a disheveled black-haired male with an almost extinguished torch.

"Wine! Why are there no more metal ores here?"

The man hastened his swing. But still all he got was dirt and rough rocks.

Tingg ...!!!

Like being stung by an electric current. Ryuha's body bounced against the wall of the hallway. His hand accidentally nudged the torch, and made the torch fall and go out.

The man immediately got up without thinking about the back pain he was feeling.

"Wine! Gawatt! Damn it today?"

Can only crawl while stuttering around. In that extremely dark place, his shocked eyes felt quite aching.

Pickaxe found it. Wanting to hurry back, but something that was thickening him earlier made him curious.

The man stuttered it. And felt something different from the usual metal ores.

Just by using instinct, Ryuha mined the hard object, trying to retrieve it.

A red crystal like a frozen flame, was visible in his eyes as it emitted a hint of light.

He continued to enlarge the task he made. And as much as possible do not scratch the crystal.

The more the crystal is visible, the greater the red light emanates.

The man took it slowly. His hands were trembling, so unreliable.

His mind flew away.

"What will I get after this?"

"What will I buy after this?"

Beautiful things began to paint etched into his mind.

Suddenly, a "Crakk!!". A small crack was seen on the crystal's surface. Which is growing every time.

Ryuha was confused as much as possible not to make the crack even bigger.

But still, the longer the crack got bigger.

Until there was a sound like glass that was hit strongly with a hammer.

Ryuha's hand tremors are getting stronger. He was knee-deep, because his hopes had been shattered. He didn't know what kind of thing was happening to him.

Suddenly given hope, and suddenly the hope was lost.

The shards that broke, leaving only something card-shaped, which had the image of a man who had a half-horrible face with one horn on that side. His body was surrounded by flames.

With a blank look, Ryuha was about to collect the crystal fragments without caring about the card.

His brain was quite chaotic making it hard to think. One sharp flake scratched the palm.

It made his brain think again like before, because the pain was like being stung by a bee.

His blood was coming out even faster than when he was hit by another scratch wound.

Blood drops, accidentally hit the card. Which makes the card shine bright.

Ryuha could clearly see the image inside the card. Also a blood red Magic Circle that had suddenly appeared.

Woshhh ...!!!

One powerful blow, blowing Ryuha up to roll a few meters. The cold within the mine had suddenly changed by a hundred and eighty degrees.

His skin was like a sunburn in the summer. Sweat drenched his body.

As he lay down, his eyes glanced towards the figure surrounded by flames. Exactly like the one on the card.

Walking closer to him with a cold gaze and a strong killing intent.

"You're the one who raised me?"

"Can you talk?"

The first question he had not answered, the man as high as one hundred and eighty again gave a question.

How can I answer? Eve killed a very strong one that almost made Ryuha speechless. Plus he is confused by what he experienced.

It could only gulp, holding back the fear that made its body tremble.

The man breathed. Her bead eyes that looked like cat eyes glared sharply at Ryuha.

As if looking at what was inside Ryuha's mind, the man who had a half-monster body laughed out loud.

The long dark hallway made his laughter echo. Sounds like a pirate who managed to find a treasure. Don't stop laughing.

"I didn't expect a weak boy like you to raise me? Hey don't be afraid. I'm not gonna hurt you!"

A smooth hoarse voice, sounded quite frightening. But from the look in his eyes, Ryuha could see the truth of the remark.

His strength slowly recovered. The man in rombeng sat down cross-legged and rearranged his breathing.

It was also done by a half-monster man who was now right in front of him.

"Se, what exactly happened? Who the hell are you? Why did you show up on the card?"

A series of questions that Ryuha said, even made him talk. Ryuha who saw him just scrunched his forehead.

"Of course."

What the fuck? Ryuha really could not understand with a word said by the creature.

"Wait a minute, let me remember something."

What Ryuha heard was only an indistinct voice coming out from the man's mouth.

A few minutes' delay. Finally the strange creature can remember the events he experienced, although not completely.

"It will take a long time if I tell this story, do you still want to hear it?"

Ryuha's face was immediately serious. The man nodded his head. Prepare to listen to the story.

"So my name is Baal. I am one of the Seven Demon Lords. To be exact, I am the master of the third pillar. My age ..., a lot. As I recall, there was once a great battle of the Human, Devil, and Angel races?!"

Although the opening story is a little strange, but what he said has similarities as Rose said. About the battle of the three races that fought over each other's positions.

"I'm not really interested in it but, an angel came to me and forced me to help him. At first I refused but, whatever power I can't stand when I see someone pleading with me."

I don't know why Ryuha seemed to be watching a theater show.

"Then I helped the fight."

"You helped the angel to exterminate people and make them slaves?"

Ryuha's two hands clenched tightly as she said so.

"No! We both exterminated an army of angels!"

Angels and Devils conspire to exterminate an army of angels. Ryuha's brain turned around in confusion.

"Then?"

"Then we fell into a trap, became a card, and were resurrected by a snot boy who had no ability at all the story ended! Huhhhh! Remembering it really pisses me off!"

Ryuha understood the outline. But if it is like that, humans should not experience such destruction.

"Or there's something behind it."

"haha! Exactly right! I didn't think your brain could work even a little!"

Ryuha frowned hearing that remark. Really piercing the heart.

"Just after that, the angels cast an extremely powerful spell. That they did to seal all the creatures into the cards. But I guess, they failed in the middle of the ritual and instead sealed them themselves?"

"Wait, you said you were sealed. Then how did you find out?"

"Choorah?! It seems I can vaguely see and hear some happenings after I'm sealed."

Ryuha let out a long breath, while laying his body on the rough surface of the ground.

"What's a long story? All I heard was a bedtime story?! Nothing really matters."

The strange man laughed again.

"Of course there is!"

"No need to say that! I don't want to hear it!" Ryuha closed her ears.

Engraved a small smile on the lips of the strange creature named Baal, before he said the thing that made Ryuha immediately woke up.

"Did you just say contract?"

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