After being charged with Teresa Energy which didn’t lose out to Seo Yuhui’s even a bit, Seol Jihu was able to regain some strength.

Before they parted, Teresa made a request. She didn’t ask for anything difficult, but to just put his stamp on a contract.

Suspicious that it might be a marriage contract, Seol Jihu meticulously read through its contents before widening his eyes.

“Princess. This is…”

“Observatio Vitae.”

Teresa explained.

“It’s basically a contract that allows you to observe another’s lifeforce. It lets you know the person’s condition no matter where they may be.”

“Then will it show whether I’m dead or alive?”

“Yes. If nothing happens to you, the contract will remain the same, but the more critical your condition becomes, the hotter it gets. And when the person’s life force disappears, the contract will burn up into a handful of ashes.”

Seol Jihu nodded his head. He felt like he knew why Teresa took out this paper.

‘It’s not a bad idea.’

The movement of humanity’s key figures including Teresa was strictly based on the outcome of his plan. If the prerequisite condition, the Revival of the World Tree, failed, it would be like hitting a rock with an egg as Cinzia had put it.

It was the worst-case scenario that he didn’t want to imagine, but if that really happened, then a fast retreat was their best move. This was where the contract came in handy.

“I understand.”

Seol Jihu placed his stamp on the contract without further hesitation.

Teresa, who was looking at him with a slightly sad face, carefully spoke up again.

“Yes. And there’s another sheet underneath that. Stamp that one too…”

Seol Jihu carefully looked over the other...