Luck is a Charm

"S-Slave contract?" Zen exclaimed in shock as he never thought about this before.

"Yes, slave contract and it's a bit different from the contract you have with the worker slimes and Kuro," Cecilia said.

Zen nodded his head in understanding before asking for clarification. 

"What's the difference between a slave contract and the contract I made with Kuro and Romu?" 

Although Cecilia said the contract is a bit different, he doesn't know what it is exactly. After all, he was still the master of the previous contract and could order the servant to do whatever he wanted. 

Cecilia pondered for a while before explaining the slave contract.

"Once the slave contract is made, there is no way for it to be canceled unless the master wants to nullify it. Also, the slave contract prevents the servant from even thinking about going against his master; otherwise, he will feel unimaginable pain." 

Zen raised his eyebrow slightly in confusion since that was practically no different than the contract he has. He remembered ordering Kuro and despite his reluctance, he still had to comply with it in the end.

"Let me rephrase the words, a slave contract is basically like creating a puppet as their every action would only follow whatever the master wished for. In other words, they no longer have control over their body and mind as their fate is solely determined by the master." Cecilia said.

Zen became a bit terrified by the condition of the slave contract and wondered what would happen to him if he were to be bound into one as a servant.

Cecilia seemed to know what he's thinking as she said, "A slave contract cannot be forced upon and must be agreed by both parties."

"Ah, I see now. It's pretty obvious that slave contracts are used to bind the poor and weak people. Anyway, since this is clearly a fantastic method, quickly teach me how to do the slave contract." Zen laughed in excitement as he could get some loyal pawn.

Sometime later, once Cecilia finished explaining the method, Zen kicked the guards as hard as he could, causing them to scream in pain as they woke up.

"AHHH… what happened?" One of the guards woke up as he gripped his stomach tightly since Zen kicked on that area.

Meanwhile, the second guard paled as he realized he was no longer at the entrance of the Jade Kingdom but somewhere else.

He glanced at Zen and started trembling in fear, "P-Please kind sir, forgive us and let us live. We promise to never go against you again."

Zen smiled briefly as he nodded his head.

"Do you really want to live?" Zen asked the two guards with a gentle tone.

"Yes, we want to live," The two guards shouted in unison with some hopes lighting up in their eyes.

Although they don't know what Zen wants them to do, as long as they live, they would be grateful and happy.

'Once we leave, we can easily run away and inform the empress about this dangerous person. At that time, we can escape to another kingdom, hiding from him.' The guards sneered inwardly as they would only agree with him in verbal while thinking about backstabbing him later on.

"Before I state my condition, let me hear your names first." Zen wanted to take his merry time to troll them since they still dared to harbor malicious thoughts.

"Curtis"

"Dorian"

Curtis and Dorian both shouted their names at the same time. For now, they wished to get on Zen's good side before confirming that they are able to leave freely.

"Hmm, Curtis and Dorian huh. Those are some good names. A really good name… for a slave." Zen smirked and shattered their last hope of being able to leave without suffering any consequences.

Meanwhile, Curtis and Dorian were terrified to hear Zen's last word about making them slaves.

Knowing how their fate was already doom, there was no point in acting anymore as they both glanced at each other and nodded their heads.

Curtis and Dorian both stood up as they prepared to strike Zen from two angles, hoping to pin him down on one side.

"Sigh, once a fool, always a fool. People in this world just never learn, do they?" Zen shrugged his shoulders as he merely stood still.

Curtis and Dorian were dumbfounded by Zen's nonchalant attitude and why he didn't try to retaliate.

However, their answers were soon answered as they were suspended in mid-air without any ability to move around any further except their mouth.

"W-What did you do to us?" Curtis shouted in panic when he could feel his body being restrained. 

Dorian also panicked as he tried to utilize his mana to break the restriction, only for it to be a futile action because he couldn't even feel his mana flow.

"You can stop struggling already because, in this mysterious space, I'm the ruler," Zen exclaimed in a prideful manner.

BOINK!

Without Curtis and Dorian noticing something, Cecilia smacked Zen's head with her true qi, causing Zen to smile bitterly.

'I was just spouting lies and nonsense. Did you really have to take me seriously and get angry because of that?' Zen cursed inwardly when it was obvious that Cecilia was mad that he proclaimed himself as the ruler of this space.

Zen cleared his throat slightly to reword his speech again; otherwise, he feared that he would get restricted and chained up like Curtis and Dorian by Cecilia.

"What I mean to say is that, in this mysterious space, there is basically no escape for you anymore. Your mana will be restricted and your fate can be controlled by a snap of my finger." Zen explained softly.

However, Curtis and Dorian only scoffed as they have never heard of this miraculous spell where the caster can control their fate easily.

Zen sighed at their reaction and snapped his finger.

Instantly, a gruesome pain impacted their stomach as Curtis and Dorian screamed in agony. Their stomach was being kneaded and twisted, with their intestine starting to rip out from their body.

"S-Stahp it, please, we were wrong." Curtis and Dorian pleaded as their faces started turning purple from the intense pain.