Van and Luna were munching on the food Karmine had made for them. It was surprisingly delicious, even when cooled after the time spent hearing Karmine’s story. And during their eating, they were talking about their plan and discussing what they were going to do next, coming to an agreement, Luna nodded, understanding what she had to do.

Just as they finished their meal, Karmine entered. “Ah! I see you ate my food, what do you think of it? I personally don’t like cooking, but my girls insist that I do whenever possible. Hope the food wasn’t too bad for you two.”

“Not at all, in fact, it was delicious, thank you.” Van said, “I only wish I ate it while it was still hot.”

Karmine looked satisfied by his praise, then whipped out a few pieces of paper. “Took me a while to find some spell paper and mana ink. But I was able to rummage around and find some for our use. I already created a draft of our contract, all you have to do now is read it, and sign it, after we make a few more changes to it of course, if necessary.” walking over and handing him the papers.

Van silently read it, going over it carefully and making sure there wasn’t anything hidden or nefarious written in. but to his pleasant surprise, it was straight to the point without any sneaky legalese to try and twist things around.

The summary reads as such…

Van and Luna will hire Karmine and her ‘mercenaries’, for the next five years. Karmine and her ‘mercenaries’ will obey any order of Van and Luna short of orders that equivalate to suicide. The amount of time that Karmine and her ‘mercenaries’ work for Van and Luna can be negotiated so long as both parties agree. See Article A for further information of what is allowed to be ordered. Examples would be no war crimes and the such…

In exchange for hiring Karmine and her ‘mercenaries’. Van and Luna will pay out two hundred million Crava’s. The amount of which can be paid in installments for the next twenty years. The amount is not fixed and can be negotiated upon if both parties agree to the changes.

Van will provide at least one sexual session with Karmine. Nonnegotiable. As it was agreed upon in the dual, see Article B. After which, any extra sexual session between Van and Karmine can be negotiated upon if both parties agree. Whether or not said negotiation is to help pay the outstanding price written above. Also, see Article C for other methods of paying off the agreed-upon price.

Additionally, Van, and Luna will help Karmine and her ‘mercenaries’ in any judicial problems that concern past actions that may or may not have warranted arrests and require pardons. This is non-negotiable. See article D for further information on what ‘possible’ crimes Karmine and her mercenaries may or may not have committed and that may require legal resolution. Also, see Article E for further information about who holds responsibility.

Finally, Van and Luna will aid Karmine in requiring a Visa, or alternative method of entry or exit to one or multiple countries outside Alcray. Of which Van and Luna will have to provide within the next twenty years. This is non-negotiable.

All subjects as mentioned above are subject to change or negotiation as agreed to by both parties at a later date. Of which third neutral parties may be asked to help create a fairer and more balanced contract to the agreement of both parties.

Sign here…

Summary ended.

Of course, there was far more to it than that, and a few things in between the lines. But for all intents and purposes, that was how it was essentially written. A fair and straightforward contract with many methods for Van and Luna of paying off the two hundred million they will owe so that they don’t lose all their money.

Of course, some things gave him pause, especially article D…

But it wasn’t like he had a choice in the matter. He and Luna had to sign it, otherwise, they would be dragged to Karmila…

But he also noticed that the last bit of having a third party help negotiate the contract at a later date was probably put there to put his mind at ease. He of course asked about that, and Karmine answered.

“Even if you agreed and signed it right now without negotiation. The crimes me and my girls committed wouldn't be so easily expunged. Even if it was by orders of Karmila…” she then rolled her eyes. “And one of my bloody girls is a bit too bloodthirsty for her own good. So because of her, we have a lot more blood on our hands than I ever intended… but… because I'm the leader… I have to take responsibility for it. That’s why I created article E, so as to make sure that you, the person hiring me, doesn’t get in trouble for doing so. It also explains what led up to this contract so that it will be made clear that there might be something coercive in nature that may have caused you to sign such a contract and you don’t get in trouble for it… which isn’t much of a lie… after all… who would want to meet my mother?”

She tried to make that last bit sound like a joke, but it came off a little flat and if anything made Van pity her a little.

“I see…” Van said, going back to read the contract. He reread it thoroughly and somewhat realized that it really did disparage Karmine. It probably wasn’t going to look pretty for her if this was taken to any higher court of law.

Karmine saw his scrutinizing gaze roving over the papers. “Hey, you don’t have to worry about it too much. We’ll probably be forced to go to the hall of blood and justice anyway, I'm sure they will help you out if you really don’t like the contract…”

Van blinked, surprised by how helpful she was being and wondering if it was due to a guilty conscience. He then gently shook his head. “No, I was just thinking how thankful I am that you're such an honorable person. I think this is a very fair contract.” He said with a gentle smile.

Karmine was a little taken aback. This was the first time she could remember that someone called her honorable. No… the second time... She still didn't know how to take such a compliment…

Van then summoned a pen from his soul realm, already filled with ink, and began writing his name in. After he was done he handed it over to Luna.

Luna had been watching for a while now and been reading from the side, next to Van. as much as she didn’t like some parts. She also couldn’t help but agree that this was a fair and straightforward contract and accepted the pen and wrote her own name next to his.

Van then handed the papers and the pen to Karmine. Who looked completely surprised by the fact that they so quickly wrote their names in without giving it any more time. Almost confusedly, she didn’t know what to do with the contract for a moment before she kicked her brain into gear and robotically wrote her own name down.

Once she signed in her name, the contract activated, and a surge of mana formed, linking the three together.

Van enjoyed the novelty of this. He had bonded many people and things to him before, but this one was a new sensation. He could almost feel the restrictions and chains that bond all of them together now.

“The contract is done…” Karmine said, almost in disbelief, it only really hitting her now what she did and all the hidden implications that it caused. Some of which were new that she didn’t take into account, probably because a part of her didn’t take this seriously… until now…

“Err… well boss…? Or Master? Umm… whatever you would like to be called… What now?” Karmine asked, looking a little lost at the moment and waiting for him to do something or order her to do something.

Van thought about it, and was going to say something when Luna quickly whispered in his ear. She then pointed at the papers still in Karmines hand and made a few gestures with her hand.

“Uhuh, uhuh,” Van said, nodding along to his wife. “Okay. Karmine, may I have the contract back real quick?”

Karmine felt nervous, wondering if Luna realized a problem or something with the contract they didn’t find until it was signed. She handed over the papers and pen and waited patiently for what might happen next.

Van gratefully took his pen back and made it disappear in his soul realm while Luna continued to whisper into his ear, now pointing at a spot on the contract she was having issues with. He then nodded along with what his beloved wife was saying sighed, feeling defeated but agreeing with Luna’s point.

“Is there… something wrong with the contract?” Karmine asked, confused.

Van shook his head. “No, just something that Luna wants to get out of the way. She also thinks it's a good way to get payback at you, though you may not think so…”

Karmine looked both intrigued now and confused. “Like what?”

“The sexual session we owe. Now that we can continue on our journey… She wants to get it out of the way. She says she wouldn’t be able to sleep well at night if she knows that we owed you such a thing… she wants it so that once you get a taste, you come crawling and begging to her for permission for more…” Van said, now going a little red in the cheeks at what Luna forced him to say.

Karmine blinked, then blushed herself a little. “Hey… look… I’m not actually one to take another woman's man, or sleep with him against his will or his wife's will for that matter… it may say non-negotiable, but that was written with the idea that once we head to the hall of blood and justice that they may change it. I mean, if you know anything about those justice clergy folk, you should know that they can even take an already established contract and change it a little. Emphasis on the little part… so that they have to choose between that and the promise for me to leave Alcray… I actually don’t want it to feel like I'm forcing myself on you or anything like that. Okay?”

That was an interesting bit of information, but Luna was already back at it whispering in his ears. He sighed… “I'm sorry Karmine… but she insists…”

Luna gave a leveled look towards Karmine… with fiery eyes that burned with an inner fire that promised to pay Karmine back for all the things done to her while staying in Karmila’s household. A look that danced with images of Kamine in uncompromising positions and on her knees begging for forgiveness…

Suffice to say… Karmine was very weirded out by such a look… it now actually made her nervous in accepting such a thing… wondering what in the world about having sex with Luna’s husband could be so bad…

But with such a challenging gaze, and her own warrior spirit wanting to rise to the challenge, plus her curiosity being piqued, she agreed… after all… how bad could it be? Besides, Van had proved himself a worthy male, he wouldn’t be the worst person to give her first time to. If anything, if Luna was offering, she would gladly accept, and enjoy every second of it.

Such were her thoughts… before she knew better…

--- sex scene ---

--- sex scene ended ---

“Wow… that was… that was…” Karmine didn’t know what that was. All she did know was now why Luna wanted them to have sex… after that, what male could compare? Was there even a male alive that could do the things that Van did? She was beginning to think her future would look bleak if she couldn’t get another sex session like that again… it was almost to scary to think about…

A nock suddenly came at the door, making Karmine stiffen up as she was still naked and covered in… fluids…

But before she could say anything the door opened and one of her girls peered her head in, her face looking a strange mixture of both red, from embarrassment, and pale from something else…

“Uh… big sis… we have a… situation outside…” the bandit nervously said.

Karmine frowned. “Let me remind you that you're not allowed to call me big sis when on the job, only after. Now what in the world could it be that you have to bother me in the middle of this!” she growled.

The bandit shrunk inwardly. “Well… you see… we're kinda… surrounded by rangers… about forty of them… and I think three of them are official Knight Rangers… so…” falling silent nervously.

Karmine blinked, “...what!?” her mind taking a moment to process how in the world the rangers found them so quickly.

“Ah! I guess the tracking magic worked quicker than I thought!” Van said proudly.

“And our plan to waste time with sex also worked!” Luna said happily.

Karmine whipped her head around in shock.

“WHAT!?”