Valtherion's Blood

One would think that Kuzunoha would just crush Verina in an instant if she wasn't playing around. In actuality, she actually couldn't.

Because despite Kuzunoha's superior spellcasting mastery, she appeared to be adhering to one of the clauses of the contract without telling anyone.

'The contract maker, Kuzunoha, is strictly prohibited from engaging in any direct or indirect actions that result in the death or significant harm of any individual who possesses a defined connection or relationship to Narcissus, the contract signer. These connections and relationships include but are not limited to family members, friends, close allies, and any individual with an established emotional or strategic bond to Narcissus. Such actions may only be taken with explicit, prior consent from Narcissus.'