“I don’t want to choose either; I want to compromise.”0

For her immediate response, Keter clapped.0

You've passed, Katherine. Instead of picking from the choices I gave you, you found your own, and without hesitation. People without conviction are always swayed by others' beliefs. But you've proven that you have your own. You've earned my trust. And you deserve my investment.1

“Compromise, huh? What exactly do you mean?”0

“I’m willing to risk my life, but I don’t want to die needlessly. If there’s no other way, then so be it, but if there’s a way to get closer to my dream without dying, please teach me.”0

“You sure have a lot of demands for a slave.”0

“I’ll be sure to credit Lord Keter for all my achievements. I have no intention of hiding our relationship.”0

“You talk back well, don’t you? Anyway, to use transparent arrows, you need mana. But as you know, if aura has already settled in your body, you can’t absorb mana. You have to get rid of all the aura in your body.”0

“I’ll do it. How do I get rid of it? You know, don’t you? That’s why you said you would teach me.”0

Katherine didn’t hesitate even for a moment in throwing her aura away. It was...0