The moment Kaya Hartley made her appearance, I was already inside the shadows, observing the fight that was going to happen soon.
Since there was no way I could be any help, that was the best course of action.
However, the fight that was going to happen right before my eyes even made me watch in awe.
CLANK CLANK
Whenever their weapons clashed, the ripples and shockwaves that were sent to the environment were enough to make everyone back off.
There were even some who got their bones broken thanks to the aftermath of their fight.
It was such a bloody scene.
"Even after all this time, it seems I am far behind you."? I could hear the demon contractor's voice between their clashes, and it sounded familiar.
'This….Where did I hear this voice?' I asked myself. I felt like I should know the voice, but my memory didn't show any definite answer. It seems that was the same for Kaya as well since I could see a small twitch of her eyes, seemingly stemming from her annoyance.
The demon contractor was strong, and the monsters that were running rampant all around here were enough to show that they were prepared thoroughly.
As the demon contractor aimed to recover himself by sucking the life force of others, Kaya immediately noticed that and tried to intercept it.
But that was a bait that made her show an opening.
BOOM CRASH CRANK
With one strike of his full power, the demon contractor almost finished Kaya while destroying all of the protective glasses which was covering the exhibits.
The moment I saw the glasses crashing down, suddenly, an idea formed in my head.
'This is an opportunity.' It was an opportunity that would come once in a lifetime.
'Everyone's attention is on the fight, and someone broke the glass for me. The only thing that could affect me is cameras.'
Noticing that I looked around and, one by one, identified the location of the cameras.
'Every camera is already broken.'
There was no way a wave of the explosion that broke down the glasses that would protect the exhibits would not break a random camera after all.
The moment I saw that, taking advantage of that opportunity, I stealthily moved around the shadows and grabbed the <Moonstone> and some other materials around me, putting them on my bracelet.
It didn't take much time as I returned to my original position, where I could observe the fight.
The way Kaya Hartley used her mana and her weapon efficiently mesmerized me. Even the instructors of the academy would fall short against such a fierce woman in terms of fighting prowess.
I was trying to observe as best as I could, but even that was hard since the speed they were moving was something I could never properly perceive.
But one thing was sure, the fight was going in the favor of Kaya. She was overpowering the demon contractor and the monster with her skills.
'But, this doesn't make sense. With such thorough preparation, they would know the skills of Kaya Hartley. Something is wrong.' I thought.
'Their goal must be something else.'
And the moment I thought about that, my eyes fell on the girl who was hiding behind the wall, with her arms around her knees.
Jane Hartley, the dead niece of Ethan.
'No way.'
At that moment, I realized what their goal was. Everything made sense; at that moment, the last piece of the puzzle fell down.
This innocent kid, who was scared.
She was their goal.
THUMP
And at that moment, I felt a sudden thump in my heart as my heartbeat increased.
'A demon contractor is here.'
Following that, a man suddenly appeared behind the girl with a dagger in his hand.
"Humfff….Humfff…."
I could see the man grabbing the girl as she struggled to break down.
But there was no way she could; after all, she was just a little girl.
THUMP THUMP
My heartbeat increased, seeing the little girl who was looking at Kaya with teary eyes.
My eyes turned cold.
Hatred grew. The scene of that time enveloped me once again.
I could see myself watching everything unfold helplessly.
'Not again.' I swore to myself.
'I won't let you do as you please.'
Be it changing the storyline or changing this world.
I didn't care.
There was no way I would let someone that sold his soul to demons do as he pleased.
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