Transmigrate inside a Web Novel as a Side Character.

"They are just unconscious".

Soma calmly assessed the situation.

"It seemed so".

Violet begins to help Soma move the unconscious man to the side.

"What happened?".

Serafina suddenly switched her mood and dropped her tone to the coldest Soma had ever heard. It is not surprising that the subordinate who protected her mother's place had just been laid out.

Soma approached her side and told the other about what was on his mind. The group mood instantly turned solemn, and Serafina, who was on her edge, almost snapped and rushed inside, ensuring her mother was fine.

He noticed her trembling gaze and hands as he clasped them tight to give her a bit of comfort. Her eyelashes fluttered, and she turned to him in worry.

"Mama is?".

"Let's search her together and whatever you do don't act rash, our priority is your mother and others safety".

Everyone nodded their head upon Soma's explanation. For the last time, he clasped Serafina's hand tightly before he walked in front and followed by the other.

The atmosphere in the house was bleak with no living humans in sight. Usually, there are servants that will tend to garden at this time of hour, but there are none; all of them were put to sleep by some magic, for Soma could feel a lingering mana that clad the unconscious servants.

Slowly, they entered the state, where they found many more servants lying on the floor, drifting comfortably on their dream. Soma and Violet, who had sharp perceptions, noticed a lone figure sitting silently in the living room enjoying her teatime accompanied by Madam Beatrice, who sat unconscious beside the person.

Serafina swallowed her tongue and almost shouted her mother's name. Her fist was clenched so tightly that it left a trail of blood on the floor.

"You guys came?!".

The person's voice was tempered by magic or an item so Soma couldn't notice the person's gender. However, upon getting closer, he noticed the person's delicate hand, which Soma assumed was a woman.

"Please have a seat because we seem to have something we need to discuss".

On the three-seater sofa, Soma helps himself while facing the woman. But, one other person joined in; it was Serafina whose eyes could freeze the dessert, devoid of emotion, and keep her gaze on the person.

Soma, on the other hand, focused his gaze and noticed the faint trace of mana connecting the person to Madam Beatrice.

Internally, he clicked his tongue, for his biggest fear finally happened. This is what is scary about Invidia: despite his lack of strength, his cunningness knows no bounds.

With his assets as the wealthiest person on the planet, he could cover any incident that involved him and even make some country, or even the Awakeners association, turn a blind eye to what he did.

He didn't know exactly who the woman behind that hood who sat in front of him was. The woman's body was covered in dark brown robes, and its hood covered almost half of its face.

She probably has a great mastery of magic; she can alter its face, covering it with a dark shadow.

"What do you want?".

Before Soma could open his mouth, Serafina started the initiation. Her cold tone that pricked his skin raised the tension in the room.

However, despite that, the person only calmly drank the steamed tea in front of it and sipped it elegantly, with a trained movement.

"That's a nice necklace you have there?".

Everyone in the room finally understood why the woman bothered to do all of this stuff. Her attention was directed to the item in the first place.

Soma, who got his assumption right, leaned his body forward and opened his mouth.

"You seemed to know about the item, well".

The mysterious woman sighs and places the teacup back on the table.

"I have a good eye for the thing".

"Is that so? I happened to find it in the dungeon, but I couldn't find out the details of the item. Is the item so precious for you to do this kind of thing?"

With a wave from her hand, Beatrice's body twitched, which made Soma's group jolt in response.

Soma couldn't see it, but he definitely felt that the woman behind that shadow was snickering, telling him that she was having the upper hand here.

[Extra Skill puppeteer activated]

He activated the skill to kill all his emotions and focused his whole attention on her. The tension in the room slightly rose as a thick killing intent appeared from Soma's body.

The surrounding air became too heavy for the woman to breathe, but it didn't happen to Soma's colleagues; they seemed casual and weren't affected by the pressure.

Cold sweat began to appear around the woman's head; she understood Soma's strength the most. The sight of him getting out from his enlightenment and the ferocious aura that made her Soul tremble in submission labeled him as someone dangerous. That is why she chose this method.

However, after all of that, she felt faint similarities between them, who held demon blood inside.

"...Let me get this straight, name your price and let go of all of the hostages at once".

"Fufu, you seemed to like joking. You forgot that I have full control over them and especially hers".

Beatrice's body once more twitched, and now a thin white mana that looked like a thread circling her neck. The thread connected toward the woman's dedicated hands.

Everyone in the room fell into a panic, and Serafina, with bloodshot eyes, was ready to lunge at the woman any time. However, Soma keeps his gaze straight and maintains his cold face.

"I will ask once again, name your price and let go of all the hostages you held!".

The woman finally gulped her saliva, seeing the murderous intent that leaked from Soma's body. She is certain that even if the hostages were killed, she also would get killed and couldn't deliver her promise to her Boss. That is one thing she couldn't forgive herself.

Behind the shadow that covered her face, she knitted her brows in annoyance because of how shallow her plan was. She began to rack her brain and found one issue that might let her escape from this place.

"Fine, let's form a Soul Pact?".

Soma saw the woman raise her right hand, and he also did the same. Then, simultaneously, both of them spoke.

"Soul Pact".

A red magic circle appeared between them, and a single piece of paper floated before them.

"State your term first!".

Soma demands the woman to make her demand first.

"I am Anna, asked the boy before me to give me the possession of the Item that is related to the Ancient Tomb, right now".

The woman named Anna gazed at the necklace on Serafina's neck and the bracelets on Hina and Xiao Lian's hands.

On the other hand, Soma, who heard the woman's name, knitted his brows because he knew her identity well. She is the sole possessor of the rare extra gift World Eye, the more advanced version of appraisal.

The eyes had the ability to appraise any living beings, items, and Relics and could see the entire world timeline and the secret behind it; she is one of the toughest demons to deal with. Because of her, the demons always had a step ahead in everything they planned to revive the Demon Lord and prepare for the war.

"I am Soma, asked the woman in front of me to release all the hostages in her hands safely without leaving any traps behind. Also I implore that the contract will expire within a week".

"Me too the same".

As the person who had experienced it, Soma gave another term for the contract to be terminated in a week's time. Luckily, Anna also agreed to the terms.

Simultaneously, Soma and Anna bit their thumbs and pressed them toward the paper. The magic circle began to shine bright red, merging the two terms into one.

[Soul Pact]

[The Content]

1. Contractor Anna wants contractor Soma to give all the Items he found in the Ancient Tomb right now.

2. Contractor Soma wants Contractor Anna to release all the hostages Safely without leaving any traps behind.

[Duration: One week]

[Soul Pact Established, Begin to take the compensation]

[You gained Title Soul Pact Contractor]