Chapter 48: Hearts Guild [1]

Chapter 48: Hearts Guild [1]

"You trynna die, Punk?"

Isaac stood in the middle of the Cafe, facing Ava as she glared at him with a sharp gaze, grinding her teeth as she did.

'There she is. The real Ava Longfield.'

"I'm glad you've decided to drop the fake persona, Demon's Blessing," Isaac commented as the aura around Ava intensified.

Grabbing Isaac by the shirt, Ava tightly gripped his collar as she pulled him closer.

"I don't know who you think you are, but I'm feeling generous today. I'll choose not to ruin your life if you forget whatever you think you saw."

It was clear Ava felt as though she was between a rock and a hard place because otherwise, Isaac knew she would have attacked him already.

"Or, you can do what I ask and I'll forget everything about the Demon's Blessing."

Seeing her immense aura affect Isaac in no way, as well as being confused, Ava could see in Isaac's eyes that she wouldn't get her way easily.

"I already told you, what you're asking is..." Ava spat but before she could finish, Isaac interrupted.

"Let me finish." Isaac held his hand up.

After a pause, Ava clicked her teeth as she retracted her pressure, releasing Isaac.

"I have three demands. If they're fulfilled, I'll keep your secret."

"Get to the point." Ava hissed.

"Firstly, I want you to take my Aroze." As Isaac said this, Ava intensified her glare as she snapped back.

"I already told you, I can't accept your random 'Miracle Herb'. Indulging in such a risk will bring shame to both my family and me if it doesn't work. You've given me no reason to believe your words..."

"That's not what I mean." Isaac's bracelet hummed as a sheet of paper appeared in his hand.

Upon seeing it, Ava was instantly able to tell what it was.

"A Mana Contract?" Ava asked, to which Isaac nodded.

"Read it."

Mana Contracts were quite the extreme form of coming to a conclusive agreement in Spawn, where both parties had no choice but to abide by the rules of the contract.

Isaac had learned this from Oliver. It had cost him a total of 15,000S, which he thought was absurd. But he had no choice.

As for the punishment, it would vary. However, for this contract, Isaac had made the punishment...

"It says if you have any malice or ill intentions with giving me the Aroze, and the following demands, you will...die." Ava looked up as she furrowed her eyebrows.

"Yes. Keep reading."

'Although, I'm not sure how it would kill me.'

Isaac added inwardly.

"I must take the Aroze for a total of three days to run tests, returning it to you after my time is up. If I fail to do so or return the Aroze in a worsened state, I...will become your slave?"

Ava glared at Isaac as she slammed the paper on the table.

"Would you rather have the same punishment as me?"

Upon remembering Isaac's chance of death, Ava calmed down, returning to her seat.

"Additionally, if you choose you still don't want to work with me even after the three days of research, I will accept your wishes and never bother you again."

Although Isaac thought it to be easier if he blackmailed Ava further with the information he had, he still didn't want to make a bad impression on the powerful Longfield family, and maybe even the Khans.

He needed an ally, not an enemy.

"How much further?" Ava asked as she started to grow impatient.

"Right here should be good enough," Isaac answered, halting his steps without looking back.

"Why have you brought me here?"

Pausing for a second, Isaac turned around, revealing what he held in both hands.

Isaac seemed to be holding a glass cylinder with some sort of liquid floating inside.

However, that wasn't what piqued Ava's interest.

Instead, it was the two eyeballs floating within the liquid. Both of them were adorned with bright crimson pupils that dazzled, seeming as though a whole world was trapped inside.

"This is..."

"The Scarlet Eyes!" Ava yelped, breaking character as her jaw dropped and her eyes were left wide open.

'H-How...' She thought.

She didn't know what to be surprised about. The fact a National Treasure was being nonchalantly waved in her face as if it were nothing or the fact it was an F-Ranker who held it.

"You know them?" Isaac asked.

"Of course I do. There isn't an Inheritor in Spawn who hasn't heard of such a famous National Treasure. But how do you..."

In that moment, Isaac could visibly see Ava realising she'd lost her cool, regaining her composure.

'Is he really an F-Rank?'

"Well, I was going to say this is my second demand. I want you to replace my eyes with these."

"What? You want to use the Scarlet Eyes?" This time, Ava was able to keep her cool as she asked with a raised eyebrow.

"What my intentions are is none of your concern. My demand is to have my eyes replaced. You're a medical Ninja, aren't you?"

Ava grits her teeth as she suppresses the urge to lunge at Isaac.

"What I'm saying is, eyes aren't simply light bulbs you can screw on and off. Without the proper procedure, you'll suffer immense pain, not to mention the temporary loss of sight."

Isaac walked toward Ava as she spoke, soon coming face to face.

Shoving the glass cylinder into her hands, Ava couldn't help but be taken aback by Isaac's demeanour.

'He...doesn't care. The pain, blindness...he doesn't give a damn.'

No words were spoken as Ava took the cylinder, only now realising the section in the contract stating they could not steal or harm the other party when they were vulnerable.

'He knew. Crazy bastard.'

Staring into his eyes, Ava raised her thumb, index and middle fingers, pressing the thumb on the bottom side of the eye and the other two on the top.

"You'll suffer the pain of your eyes literally being torn out, and you'll succumb to blindness till the Scarlet Eyes are implanted."

Isaac took a deep breath as he exhaled, looking her straight in the eyes as he braced himself.

"Do it!"

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Next chapter title: Hearts Guild [2]

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