2021-06-19 22:00:57-The terms "anyone or anything" should have an exception, so you are not able to change the terms of the contract after signing it. It is after all possible to change it so long as both parties agree, and the wish that is fulfilled would allow you to be the only party whose will matters.
I see.
She thought. And:
-Seems fine with me.
She answered.
-Wait for a while while I prepare the contract.
The Devil said.
She already expected it, so she was not surprised when he eventually took a contract out of thin air.
Compared to his appearance or to the scale of her wish, it was nothing. I originally wrote 1 chapter, but after checking the length it ended up being as long as 1.7, then I wrote a bit more and it ended up being 2.6 chapters. Except I wanted to end the third there because it was a great end.
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