Although it looked the same, this Shadow Demon gave off a slightly different mana frequency compared to the one from before. Han-Yeol was certain that this was not the same Shadow Demon that he had entered into a contract with.

[I think the number of Shadow Demons you can handle has increased due to your skill leveling up.]

The Ego system, Karvis, interjected at just the right time to assist Han-Yeol.

‘Ah, is that so?’ Han-Yeol muttered inwardly.

[Yes.]

Fwoooosh…!

[Human… What should… I do…?]

‘Oh right, it did warn me not to aimlessly summon a demon for no reason,’ Han-Yeol thought as he recalled what the online post had written. He had actually activated ‘Summon Demon’ out of curiosity because it leveled up, but he did not really have anything, in particular, to ask from the demon.

[Human…]

Perhaps it was because the Shadow Demon had noticed what was going on, but its voice seemed to have become a bit more emotional.

“Ah, I am curious about something. The offerings you guys require are monster corpses, right?” Han-Yeol asked.

[That… is right…]

The Shadow Demon calmed down when Han-Yeol mentioned the monster corpses.

“Then, will you also be able to grow stronger if you hunt the monsters yourself?” Han-Yeol asked.

[Of course… We will…become stronger…]

‘I see…’ Han-Yeol thought. It basically meant that he did not have to summon a greater demon, because he could just...