‘So…what are your other conditions?’ asked Pzzt.

Lakrak replied as if the answer was obvious.

‘Explain why you are dangerous.’

‘...What?’

‘If you really have a power that’s worth making a deal for, is there any reason to hide why you’re dangerous? If there is a reason to hide, then it wouldn’t be worth making a deal for.’

Pzzt hovered in the air.

‘Okay. My power is worth taking a risk for.’

‘What kind of risk?’

Pzzt fluttered around and slowly flew over one of the Lizardman in Lakrak’s group as they went down the dark stone bridge.

‘I originated from an ancient evil.’

‘Ancient evil?’

‘The ones who ruled over this world a long, long time ago…but it was so long ago that their existence was forgotten, and even the gods don’t remember them either… I also can’t recall my origin. One day I just found myself trapped here.’

‘Well, that’s a pity. However, I grew up as an orphan. There’s no need to know who you were born to be. What’s more important is deciding what you’ll do about the days ahead of you.’

‘I-I that so..?’

Pzzt was a bit thrown off that it got comforted by Lakrak’s words, but soon continued.

‘A power of unknown origin is intoxicating to people. Because the source is unknown, this allows one to believe that the power belongs...