As I had just taken off my shirt to go take a shower, I looked back at Hwaya awkwardly.

“What!? Why did they suddenly die?”

She explained, “They were contracted to me.”

“Contract? You mean…” I asked her, dumbfounded, “You mean they died because they went against the contract?”

Hwaya nodded. “Yeah. I put my familiars on the rankers we took in. As you see…”

I interrupted, “You can put familiars on them without being discovered?”

She smiled wryly. “I got some help from dungeon items. It’s not like the dungeon only has battle-related items.”

Sorry, I only got battle-related items... While I winced inwardly, Hwaya’s finger danced in the air, and she took out a small ball from her inventory. It was then that I suddenly remembered something.

“Why are you in my room?” I asked suspiciously.

Hwaya blithely said as she began conjuring fireballs, “Your mom let me in. By the way, you’re not really engaged to Ludia, right? She was cooking in the kitchen.”

I gave her a look. “Don’t ask that while you’re making fireballs. The answer is no. Also, stop staring at me like it’s normal.”

A teasing light appeared in her eyes. “What?...