Chapter 355.

Chapter 355.

Chapter 355. Forming a Strategic Alliance. (7/10)

“If I said I was a devil, and we could write a contract where my life would end if I betrayed your trust, would you believe me?”

“No, I’d ask you to see a doctor.”

“What if I could prove it to you?”

“Prove it to me? How?”

“How about signing a contract where a small circle cut will appear on the back of my left hand without either of us doing anything if a certain condition is met.”

“Is this supposed to be some sort of lame magic trick to deceive me?”

I showed the back of my hands to her and asked, “Does it look like I have a fresh cut on the back of either of my hands?”

“No. But you could try something after.”

“You can hold both my hands the entire time to make sure I can’t do anything funny.”

“Well... I guess I can entertain this.”

“I’d like two chances with these contracts though.”

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“To be honest I don’t know if this will actually work. I’ve never tested this sort of condition in a contract before. It might require a soul being offered for it to work. I’d like to try it without any soul offering though.” Logically speaking, I couldn’t imagine how I could be hurt if there was no connection to her soul. Well, even if there was, the entire notion was absurd to begin with, but I'd already more or less come to terms with the fact that souls existed.

“Soul? You need me to sell my soul?”

“Well, if we do go the soul route we can fully flesh out the contract including the part with me getting a cut on the back of my left hand if a condition is met. This first one will just be a test.”

“I can’t believe I’m even bothering to entertain this.”

“Well, you’re stupid after all. Idiots people believe in stupid shit, right?”

“You’re calling yourself an idiot, idiot.”

“Yeah, I know I am. I’m an idiot just like you after all. The only difference being, I’m a little bit lower than you on the idiot spectrum.”

“An idiot’s an idiot.”

“True enough.”

“Can I borrow some paper?”

“Sure. Here you go.” She pulled a few sheets out from a drawer in her desk and slid them over the counter to me.

I pulled out the pen from my pocket and started writing it up. It only took a minute since I was just testing the condition.

“Alright so whenever you say abracadabra, a small circle cut will appear on the back of my left hand. Just sign the dotted line.”

“Abracadabra? That’s lame, let me pick something I want to say instead.”

“Like what?”

“I want to keep it a secret.”

“Why?”

“Womanizer. But why should I agree to protecting this extra baggage?”

“I’m agreeing to let you add an extra condition of your choice. That’s a pretty big risk for me. So in exchange, adding one more person should be the price.”

“Fine. I’ll accept that then. Are there any more women you’re involved with that I should know about who would be a concern?”

“Actually... there are... a few more... women...”

“Seriously?”

“Yeah.”

“I’m a bit afraid to ask, but... altogether... just how many girlfriends do you have exactly?”

“Uh...” Let’s see. Roll call. Rosa, Alicia, Irene, Angela, I guess Wisteria counts, and now Yuna. What is wrong with me?

“Sssssi...”

“Can’t even say it?”

“There are... six altogether.”

“Haaaaah. I’m a bit astonished you have the gall to say such an absurd number. Six-timing? You truly are a womanizer to the core.”

“I’m not! I swear! A lot of things just... sort of happened... and it turned out this way. It’s hard to explain. No, I can’t even explain it all if I wanted to. The story sounds too ridiculous to believe. Even I’m having a hard time coping and trying to accept how everything happened still.”

“Guys who make excuses are truly the worst. You didn’t force them or anything, did you?”

“No.”

“They all know you’re involved with more than just them?”

“Yeah.”

“And they’re fine with that?”

“Somehow... things worked out that way.”

“What number is Yuna?”

“She’s... the sixth.”

“And that Alicia girl?”

“The second.”

“Who’s the first then?”

“Her name is Rosa. In a way, she’s the mastermind who orchestrated my disastrous web of relationships with women. She had the hots for Alicia. Rose wasn’t very good at making female friends and Alicia was the first girl she ever became friends with on her own. After I started dating Rosa, she used me to tie Alicia down and keep her by her side.”

“It sounds pretty complicated like you said.”

“It is. Rosa doesn’t get along that well with Yuna though. Alicia is kind of like a bridge between the two of them. She befriends just about anyone, unlike Rosa.”

“Well, I won’t bother prying into it much more than that. But really though, the world isn’t fair at all. Here I am trying so hard to get a boyfriend then there’s this ungrateful bastard with six girlfriends.”

“Please... stop reminding me. I get headaches when I think about it too much. Having multiple girlfriends is a nightmare, it’s too exhausting. It’s completely overrated.”

“Go die. Really, just die.”