CHAPTER 27

The gates were opened, and we entered. We walked straight to the throne room. As soon as we entered, we heard a voice.

"Welcome, outsiders. I've been expecting you," said the Queen. But I wasn't listening. My mind was on the notification that had just appeared on my mission tab.

DING!

[YOUR MISSION HAS BEEN INTERRUPTED BY THE ACTIONS OF UNKNOWN EXTERNAL FORCES.]

[YOUR MISSION TAB HAS BEEN REFRESHED.]

[SIDE MISSION: SIGN A FAMILIAR CONTRACT WITH THE QUEEN OF FAMILIARS.]

[REWARD: ABILITY TO CREATE A FAMILIAR-TYPE AVATAR]

[ACCEPT Y/N]

"I accept," I sighed.

Ding!

[The God of Familiars looks at you.]

"Eh?" I said, confused.

[SEVERAL DIVINE BRINGS TURN IN YOUR DIRECTION]

[ THE GOD OF ORDER GLANCES AT YOU]

[ THE GOD OF ORDER LOOKS AT YOU ]

[ THE GOD OF ORDER STARES AT YOU]

[THE GOD OF ORDER IS SQUINTING HIS EYES AT YOU]

[ THE GOD OF ORDER IS CONTEMPLATING YOUR NEXT MOVE]

[ THE GOD OF ORDER IS WATCHING YOUR ACTIONS]

[ THE GOD OF ORDER IS OBSERVING YOUR MOVEMENTS]

[ THE GOD OF ORDER IS OBSERVING EVERY DETAIL OF YOUR BEING]

[ THE GOD OF ORDER IS..... +99]

[NOTIFICATIONS FROM THE GOD OF ORDER HAVE BEEN TURNED OFF]

"Who the hell is this God of Order?" I raised an eyebrow.

"Is anything bothering you?" the Queen asked.

"No, I just remembered something," I said.

"I see," she said. "Let's move to a more comfortable area. We can't have our guests standing around, can we?"

As soon as she said this, a luxurious chair appeared behind each of us, and we sat down. I looked around, and it seemed we were in a room similar to the Queen's chamber.

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[FAMILIAR QUEEN'S PERSPECTIVE]

I was sitting in my office, filling out paperwork as usual. This boring life had been my daily routine ever since my last master died.

"So boring," I sighed.

Suddenly, I felt foreign auras entering my world. One of them felt strangely familiar.

'Master,' I thought.

I shook off the thought immediately. Master died a long time ago.

'Perhaps his descendant?' I mused.

But I didn't remember Lady Sophia or any of the master's women ever giving birth to a child. Who could this person with such a similar aura be?

The closer they got to my palace, the faster my heart beat. I didn't know what to say. If by some miracle it turned out to be my master, what should I do? I started walking back and forth in the palace, trying to calm myself down.

:Calm down' I told myself. 'You're a queen now. If you keep acting this way, Master would laugh at you again.'

I began to remember the day I first met Master. I wasn't a queen back then.

Back then, I was just one of the extremely weak familiars, and I was bloodied and beaten on the day he appeared.

"Hey there, little girl," he said. "Would you like to be my familiar?"

My face turned red as I remembered that moment. I always hated the way he teased me, but I couldn't deny the affection I felt for him.

'What should I do?' I wondered. 'What will happen when they arrive?'

They entered the palace and walked straight to the throne room, where I was already waiting for them.

"..."

"Where's Master?" I thought, staring at them.

I imagined Master popping up when I made a mistake and beginning to laugh at me again. So I composed myself, smiled, and began speaking.

"Welcome, outsiders. I've been expecting you," I said, keeping a close watch to catch Master in the act.

I noticed the one with the aura that matched my master's looking at me strangely.

"Is anything bothering you?" I asked.

"No, I just remembered something," he replied.

"I see," I said, my mind racing as I considered the possible plans he could be hatching. "Let's move to a more comfortable area. We can't have our guests standing around, can we?"

As soon as I said this, I exerted my authority over the palace, and a luxurious chair appeared behind each of us.

' Got you this time master' I smirked in my heart, he looked impressed.

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I was impressed, and I swore in my heart to learn this kind of magic, no matter the cost. And no, if you're thinking it's teleportation, then you're absolutely wrong - this wasn't teleportation. It was something else. I just didn't know what it was.

As I was looking around in awe, I noticed the Familiar Queen staring at me intently.

"Why don't you stop the act, Master?" she said, looking proud like someone who'd just won the lottery. "I know it's you."

" what are you talking about" I asked, raising an eyebrow

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I wiped my tears as I heard what had happened to the Master. It turned out he was one of the Master's fragments. No wonder he had the same aura as the Master. Should I sign a contract with him? After all, a fragment or not, he was still the Master.

(Should the Familiar Queen sign a contract with Damian normally, or should she give him a trial first? Leave your replies in the comments! )