'This message... I----it won't a--appear to Samantha too right?', Adam thought anxiously

Soon, he began standing up then settling the items to his newly gained storage ring (B-grade).

A while later, he then unsummoned the 250,000 mana-powered shield and Greed, finally leaving the hunting ground after that as he didn't have any agenda on this hunting ground anyway.

Adam had no time to waste hence he summoned his Dark Wolf (rare), inserting 100,000 mana into it.

'Samantha, you arent inducing a ruckus now right?', he thought anxiously while riding on the dark wolf who was moving rapidly

He didn't even dared look at his surrounding as his focus was solely on reaching the city as soon as possible.

Minutes later, he finally reached Balagtasin City, immediately riding on a carriage after that as though anxious, he couldn't summon a Dark Wolf yet as its speed was unusual.

At last, he managed to reach the Batangas City's gate...

And there, a large commotion welcomed his hearing...

'Damn, Samantha, you cause a ruckus already?!', Adam thought furiously

After dismounting the carriage, Adam was about to run forth again, when suddenly, he was halted as he saw a silhouette of a young girl walking closer to him.

'Samantha', he uttered as he stopped on his course, and took a deep breath...

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Meanwhile...

As soon as Samantha thought of the possibility of Adam being an AAA-grade chosen, she immediately started running towards the west of Batangas City, where Feral Ogre's hunting ground was at.

'Ace!', she uttered

Along the way, Samantha kept on hearing a commotion of Chosen talking about what transpired on the hunting ground, specifically, the battle of A-grade Chosen.

'A-grade?! Pfft, it's an AAA-grade idiots!', Samantha snickered while running hastily

At last, she reached the gate of Batangas City and was about to ride on a carriage when abruptly, she spotted a young boy dismounting the carriage...

Of course, the boy was Adam.

Samantha instantly ceased her running, and just gazed at the Adam intimately...

The latter on the other hand also looked at Samantha with desperate looks.

Minutes have passed with the two Chosen remained standing, seemingly pinned on the spot while looking at each other.

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Silence enveloped the wholeness of the gateway as no sounds were heard.

Time seemed to stop as two Chosen gazed at each other intimately, neglecting the people and carriages within the area.

After a while, Samantha was the first to take a step forward then quickly summoned her scythe, while walking closer to Adam.

Adam on the other hand, summoned a piece of his coin discreetly while inserting more mana into it.

Every step that Samantha took caused Adam to gulp each time.

'What should I do? Should I kill her? But she would revive so that would be meaningless!', Adam thought

Soon, Samantha was only 2 meters away from Adam and began withdrawing her scythe, seemingly aiming for an attack.

Of course, Adam instantly positioned his coin in front of him and was about to expand its size when suddenly, Samantha's next action baffled him...

'Thud'

A thud was heard as Samantha knelt before Adam while breaking off her scythe, a sign of submission.

"Ace, will you let this chosen form a friendly relationship with you?", Samantha uttered with her head bowed down.

This action caused Adam a great shock as he was expecting that Samantha would kill him, but alas, she knelt instead and asked for a friendly relationship?

"fr-friendly relationship?", Adam stuttered as he felt it weird

'Is friendship supposed to form like this?', he thought

"Yes, friends as in companion, someone whom you can trust and will fight with you", replied Samantha

Adam, bewildered, then replied...

"trust, why should I trust you? Wait...wait..wait, why did you even ask for a friendly relationship in the first place?", Adam asked confusedly

Samantha then turned her head upward, looking at Adam with eyes flickering from excitement, then uttered...

"You, you're an AAA-grade Chosen right?!", Samantha said in a low and excited voice

This reply cause Adam confusion, 'AAA-grade?!, why did she come up with that idea?', he thought while knitting his brows.

Samantha then noticed this and said quietly...

"you don't have to hide it anymore, I already found out, the rating on the quest and seeing how you didn't die from that light on the hunting ground, you must be the source of it right?!", she whispered while giggling and chuckling silently

'Ahh, that's why!', Adam thought

"If that is so, then why did you ask for a friendly relationship?", he added, diverting the topic

"Who wouldn't want to form a friendly relationship with an AAA-grade chosen right?!", Samantha uttered excitedly

Adam then pondered for a while, of course, he didn't plan to answer Samantha's question about him being an AAA-grade chosen cause he couldn't say No as she might not believe it, same with answering Yes.

'Let's just let her fantasize about it', he thought as she just let Samantha think that he was an AAA-grade Chosen

Besides, he had a mask of Emre with him, hence, he could just change his appearance if inconvenience did come forth.

Soon, he replied with a calm and serious expression...

"Trust, why should I trust you then?!", Adam uttered seriously

After seeing Adam's serious expression, Samantha instantly stopped jiggling and began standing up, washing off her excited expression, turning it into a determined one.

"This, it's an A-grade item, One-sided Chosen Contract", Samantha uttered as she took a coupon-like item from her storage ring.

Adam, curious, immediately checked the item.

[ One-sided Chosen Contract (A-grade)

Description: An item that formed a one-sided contract between Chosen.

Effects:

: the chosen who is under the one-sided contract won't be able to oppose the condition given.

: only one condition can be given by the chosen

: only one penalty can be given by the chosen ]

'A contract huh', Adam thought

Soon, after seeing that Adam did finish checking the details of the item, Samantha immediately held the other side of the coupon with her finger, while Adam held the other side.

She then spoke in a desperate tone...

"Ace, through this coupon, you can input one condition and punishment on me, take this as a sign of my sincerity to form a friendly relationship with you.", she utters

Adam then nodded his head as he realized the seriousness of this item,

'There's no limit on the severity of punishment given, thus it means that certain death can be given as a punishment too?', Adam thought

Soon, after explaining to Adam how the item works, he immediately states his condition...

"Samantha, I forbid you from telling to others about me, even just what my hair color was like, or what I look like, and most especially about what you know about me, that's my condition.", Adam thought as the coupon started releasing a feeble light

'Ding!'

[ Condition has been given, please state the punishment ... ]

As the system rang, Samantha then instantly gulped and closed her eyes as she anticipated that Adam would give her a death punishment, cause though she was the one who proposed the idea and didn't plan to break the condition, still, the thought of having a death aura lingering around you was indeed difficult.

Soon, a voice was released from Adam's mouth as he uttered his punishment...

"my punishment.."

'Gulp'

"My punishment in case of breaking the condition is slavery, she will be enslaved by me and forthwith serve me", Adam utters

After hearing the punishment given, Samantha instantly opened her eyes, revealing a shocked expression with a mix of gladness.

She was glad.

And grateful to the point that she would cry anytime as emotions kept stirring within her.

After opening her eyes, what she saw caused her emotions that were on verge of breaking out to break out instantly as tears fell from her eyes.

'What a gentle smile!', she thought

Tears continued falling from her eyes while looking at the gentle smile imprinted on Adam's face.

Adam on the other hand proceeded to reveal a gentle smile as he knew where Samantha's tears were coming from...

'So she suffered too huh.', Adam thought

A while later, Samantha eventually stopped sobbing then raised her head upwards, looking at Adam's eyes directly...

"Thanks, Ace!", she utters while slightly tilting her face, revealing a gentle and angelic smile.

"Its all right!", Adam replied while maintaining his gentle smile