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Chapter 3245 - A Hour Long Recess

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Location: Myriad Realms, Dark Realm, Seven Prince of Hell Territory, Pandemonium City, Center of Pandemonium Volcano, Millennium Volcano Heart Natural Array, Inter-realm city, Demon Merchant Court. 

I kept my gaze fixed on the Grand Vizier, while his remained fixed on the radiant ceiling. Every demon or devil contract was written in bad faith, and every party to one knew it, the Demon Merchants most of all. Trying to win this hearing by appealing to bad faith was like a pig trusting the butcher not to kill it. Admittedly, if the pig offered the butcher a huge tribute, I could see the butcher sparing it.

In this case, however, the butcher would not be moved by any amount of tribute. The Demon Merchant Code had agreed to oversee the safety of the merchants, and it also ensured that the Mulias Imperial Family could collect the agreed fee for access to the Realm of True Evil at their toll booth on one of its moons.

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