The core trap lay hidden in the vague description of the "impartial party to the contract," which was, in truth, the Will of the Abyss.
And in the clever packaging of the "form of aid," which was actually Soul Projection Weaving.
The process was extremely complex and full of uncertainty.
He would often ponder a single clause for hours before abruptly crossing it out and rewriting it.
During countless Meditation sessions, he actively guided the panel to purify and sort through those dangerous Abyssal Knowledge Fragments.
From them, he extracted snippets about the nature of contracts, Soul deception, and loopholes in the Rules of Otherworlds.
It was like dancing on a knife's edge; the slightest misstep could lead to contamination by the chaotic whispers of the Abyss, but he was completely engrossed in it.
Evenings were invariably reserved for Body Refinement.
