Suddenly, the ceiling came into view, and soon after, her head hit the wall with a thud.

[……?]

The black rabbit doll, sprawled on the floor, tried to make sense of what had just happened.

“Ah, it was just a reflex.”

Jumping up, Serena, who had been on the bed, muttered absentmindedly while holding scissors in one hand.

Her eyes were unfocused.

The black rabbit doll leaped up.

Spirits hardly feel human emotions.

But the black rabbit doll felt as if a non-existent body was trembling.

“I like it here.”

Serena, with her cold eyes, said while curling only the corners of her mouth.

[……!]

“I like this world.”

She smiled even more brightly and cheerfully.

[……!!!!!!!!]

The black rabbit doll ran to the corner, hugging the notebook like a lifeline, and shivered.

Now the doll wanted to go back.

The chosen outsider before its eyes was too scary to save the world.

It wanted to return to the divine realm, cling to its patron deity, and beg to reconsider the choice of savior.

In its view, the woman before it was not a savior but a destroyer.

Tick, tick.

Serena’s face, constantly snipping the scissors with their ominously sharp blades, was very calm, unlike her unsmiling eyes.

[I am a spirit!]

Now the black rabbit doll just wanted to live.

It felt this way even knowing that it wouldn’t die even if the doll was torn to shreds because it had no physical form.

“So?”

She got off the bed.

[I can interpret any existing language!]

“I already know the language here, so it’s fine.”

She takes a step closer.

[I have a subspace that can preserve things forever!]

“In the human world, there’s a good tool called money.”

Human labor can be bought with money. There’s no need to preserve; just buy new ones.

She takes another step closer.

[You, you can become the protagonist of the world!!]

The black rabbit’s writing was now almost like worms.

Like worms wriggling after being stepped on.

It was extremely difficult to read.

[I know everything, so I can tell you anything about this world if you ask…… ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ]

Now the rabbit seemed to be crying outright. At least, the notebook was crying.

[I’m good at gathering information… and I’m good at cooking and cleaning! And, and……]

It was like an aspen tree in a typhoon-hit area.

[Master!!!!!]

The black rabbit spirit, unable to materialize without forming a contract, now just wanted to live.

[Ifyousavetheworldyourwishwillcometrue!!!]

Even Serena stopped in her tracks at those words.

[Awealthybutunknownhealthyunemployedperson!!]

Because the rabbit’s words, written without spaces, struck a chord.

[Ifnotthatwishgrantingorbforanythingyouwant!!]

“……Wish-granting orb?”

The black rabbit had opened up about the card given by its deity, the ‘World Tree’, to be used only after forming a contract with her, and only in the most dire of situations, right from the start.

That’s how scared it was.

It realized its mistake too late, but the water had already been spilled.

The black rabbit doll took a breath as it watched Serena stop in her tracks.

“Is it possible to revive dead people or bring people from other dimensions here with that?”

[If there’s a body……]

Seeing Serena’s first positive response, the black rabbit doll nodded eagerly, its face brightening.

Perhaps she has someone she desperately wants to bring back to life?

Even such a scary human has someone precious they’ve lost.

‘…Despite not wanting to be a savior so much…, they must have been so precious.’

The black rabbit doll was very sensitive.

If there was MBTI in this world, the black rabbit doll would be an N with boundless imagination, and an F with abundant sensitivity.

It would tear up at the sight of a passing ant that was carrying prey larger than itself.

‘……I could bring those professor bastards here and use them as slaves.’

Of course, Serena also had people she wanted to bring back to life, even if it meant giving up one of her own limbs.

There would never be anyone else in her life who had left such a deep impression on her.

‘…Professors, at my feet?’

Just imagining it was thrilling.

“Is it really possible?”

Serena asked emotionlessly, not showing the excitement on her face despite being filled with hope.

There was still a possibility that this could be a verbal contract scam.

Having been through a lot, she was thorough.

She was also skilled at not showing her expectations in her expression.

Not showing weakness is the basics of negotiation to get what you want.

[It’s possible!]

“How many people?”

[Well… not too many. About, one pers…]

Serena’s lips drooped down, then she furrowed her brow.

Oh, my goodness.

The black rabbit doll realized upon seeing that expression.

She lost two people!

‘Surely she must have lost her parents or family……’

The black rabbit doll had said it, but it had a vivid imagination.

[……Two people……?]

And it was overflowing with sympathy.

“…Really?”

[It’s usually difficult, but…, I’ll make a special request for you!]

If the ‘World Tree’ had seen this, it would have face-palmed.

‘That’s a relief. Lemerun was an asshole, and Kim Chul-soo was a bastard.’

If she had to choose just one of them, it would have been a difficult decision.

Serena’s hatred ran deep.

Having received confirmation from the doll, she nodded with a more relaxed expression.

The black rabbit doll felt a bit proud seeing Serena’s more human-like change in expression, which had only been scary before.

“Then, for a clean transaction between us, could you write up a contract?”

Serena spoke in a much softer voice, trying her best not to show her expectations.

[Certainly!]

Finally!

The doll rejoiced at finally achieving the desired result.

And it rejoiced that the World Tree’s choice had not been wrong.

‘One shouldn’t certainly judge by appearances alone.’

The doll nodded to itself.

At first glance, she seemed like a scary person, but in fact, she was someone with a warmer heart than anyone.

To think she didn’t hesitate to do difficult tasks to save precious people!

Isn’t that exactly what’s fitting for a world savior!

‘Yes, this is what a savior should be like.’

Those greedy words about wanting to coast through life must have been due to losing her family and giving up on everything out of resentment towards the world, right?

The black rabbit doll denied even the reality it had witnessed itself.

With a satisfied heart, it took out a contract paper blessed by the World Tree and wrote the contents with magic.

<Project: World Salvation! Contract>

1. The contractor (Serena Lavernia) enters into a contract with the World Tree’s spirit (???) and cooperates for this project.

2. The contractor must actively participate in eradicating the source of evil targeting the World Tree and saving the world within the time limit.

3. The World Tree’s spirit cooperates as much as possible with requests for the completion of the project.

4. After the success of the project, the World Tree’s spirit and the World Tree provide a wish. (However, reviving people is limited to 2 people.)

5. If the project fails, all of the above contract becomes void.

The black rabbit doll looked at the document it had written.

‘Hmm.’

It was a clean contract.

But she wanted to coast through life a bit more.

Thinking this, she pointed to a somewhat concerning clause.

“In my opinion, this ‘cooperate as much as possible’ seems a bit vague. To make it clearer, how about changing it to ‘The World Tree’s spirit will fulfill the contractor’s requests to the maximum extent possible within the possible range’?”

[Umm….. Is that really necessary? I intend to do my best for the World Tree’s salvation.]

“Think about it, if it’s written like this, what if for some reason…, let’s say I’m being kidnapped or threatened. What would you do when I need to protect my life or someone else’s, which isn’t directly related to the project? Of course, someone else dying might not immediately affect the mission, but in the long run, it could gradually eat away at my mental state, potentially leading to the failure of the important project.”

Serena sold her bullshit without changing her expression.

Even bullshit, if insisted upon shamelessly without a change in expression, would eventually gain the upper hand.