"Your skill is CONTRACT,"
his expression dull and his interest seemingly faded.
"Tell me the details,"he said.
The Goddess explained, "CONTRACT is a skill where two individuals enter into a mutually beneficial agreement. If either party breaks the agreement, they will face a punishment that was also agreed upon by both parties. This punishment is absolute and unavoidable."
Sigh
"I was summoned to another world, not as a hero,I didn't even get a cheat skill. What am I supposed to do with this 'Contract'?"
"This is all I can offer you," she replied. "If you don't want it..."
" No no.. wait"
"Something is better than nothing," he conceded.
"I'll take it. But at least give me some information about this world – everything that has happened in the past.
" He added, "And one more thing, grant me the ability to understand the language of this world."
"Alright then," she said.
The Goddess blessed him with her magic and sent him to the new world.
"Hello! Wake up! Are you okay? Are you alive? Is he really alive?" a voice.
He woke up suddenly. She flinched back. He looked around and then asked,
"Where am I? What is this place?"
"Oh, this? This is my huge lab! Isn't it awesome?" she replied excitedly.
He sighed.
"What's with the sigh? Are you making fun of my lab?" She sounded genuinely angry.
"No, I didn't mean it like that. I just..." he stammered, looking down.
"Say it!" she demanded.
"I just met the Goddess before coming to this world," he confessed.
"So, that's why you're still alive," she mused.
"What do you mean by that?" he asked, suddenly suspicious.
"No, just forget what I said," she replied quickly.
"What do you mean by that?" he repeated, his voice rising. She seemed afraid of his tone.
"I... I mean, this was my experiment, and I wasn't sure if it would work without problems, so... I..." she stammered, her voice barely a whisper.
He started laughing.
"Why are you laughing? It wasn't a joke!" she said, giving him an angry look.
"Okay, okay... I was just teasing you," he said. "Anyway, why did you try to summon me?"
"I wanted to gain knowledge from another world, so I tried to summon a human from another world," she explained.
"Just to gain knowledge? I won't give you knowledge about my world. Why should I?" he challenged.
"Please! I just wanted to learn about other worlds. So, I do experiments, trying to find new things" she asked,
"It's not a bad thing. I was just kidding! What kind of knowledge do you want?" he said.
"I want everything about your world!" she replied with excitement, striking a pose.
He sighed again. "But it's not free. You'll have to do what I say."
"Okay!" she quickly agreed.
"That was fast," he remarked. "Anyway, now that I've been summoned to a new world, I have to do what I want, and I want you to help me with that" he said.
"What do you want to do, and what do I have to do?" she asked him.
"What I want to do is..."
To Be Continued =>