Hearing this question, the atmosphere instantly turned tense one could even hear a needle drop.

For a while, no one moved or made any noise, but their bodies instantly tensed up looking ready for combat, it seemed as if they were waiting for some sort of signal.

It's just that his awaited signal never came causing the silence to stretch on, making it feel more and more awkward by the second.

This continued for a whole minute before the leader finally spoke up.

"We preliminarily agree to your proposal, it's just that we have some questions before that."

The moment, he said this, the atmosphere instantly relaxed returning to normal, it was as if nothing had ever happened.

"Oh, and what may those questions be?" replied Lorien as a curious look appeared on his face.

Frankly, he had noticed their small actions just now, he knew that those guys may have been up to something, but seeing that they didn't actually do anything, he decided not to care much about it.

As long as they don't do anything excessive, he won't take action against them.

So, looking at the leader in front of him, and the now relaxed atmosphere, Lorien felt a bit amused.

'Those guys are a bit interesting...'

'Oh right! the questions!'

Seeing that the leader was about to speak, Lorien quickly pushed those thoughts aside as he started listening to what he had to say.

"Previously, you stated that you will provide us with protection in case something we can't handle happens."

Hearing this, Lorien nodded indicating that this was truly the case, but then, he paused for a moment before interrupting.

"Yes, It is true, But that is only when I am around!"

"..."

Seeing that the leader stopped speaking, Lorien spoke again urging him to continue.

"So, what is the question?"

*Cough*

"...It's mainly about the heritage you spoke of, can you please give more details?"

"Ah, so it's that!"

Hearing this question, Lorien instantly remembered that he haven't explained anything to them.

Realizing this, Lorien felt a bit awkward, only now did he realize that he was forcing a deal without telling them what they will get in exchange.

'It's a miracle that things are going so smoothly.'

Frankly speaking, Lorien thought that he'll have to first fight them before everyone could sit down and 'talk', but after coming here, things didn't go as he had predicted.

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'I really don't know why those people didn't even try resisting, but it's not bad is it.'

But what Lorien didn't know is that this choice was taken after a long meeting and a lot of consideration, it wasn't a random or forced choice that was made because of their lack of strength.

Even though this may have been a factor; It isn't actually the main one.

First of all, following the small 'interaction' they had with Lorien yesterday, they knew that first-grade sorcerers were basically useless in fighting against him and that only special-grade sorcerers may have a chance.

Thankfully, this organization has a such sorcerer so they aren't hopeless yet, it's just that they didn't want to risk direct combat and make things tense.

So, as a consequence, a plan was immediately concocted which consists of simply waiting for this special grade to meet Lorien and then deciding what to do.

If she thinks that she could beat him then she'll give a signal and launch a thunderous blow, if not, she'll remain silent and nothing will happen, this is also the reason as to why after Lorien asked the question everyone tensed up.

This could also act as another test, after all, if he couldn't even beat a special-grade sorcerer, they really doubt that he could fulfill any of his promises.

The only reason they made such a flawed plan is that there was basically no other choice, and all they can do now is trust her judgment.

Thankfully for them, nothing happened as the moment she saw Lorien, she knew that she was most likely no match for him so she decided to not risk it.

But what she didn't know is that at moment, if she actually took action and attack him, he would most likely not care anymore and kill everyone here, after all, in Lorien's perspective, he was never actually coercing them.

If they were to disagree, he'll only try to convince them with words and in case that also didn't work he'll just leave, but if they were to attack him for no reason, he won't be lenient.

So unbeknownst to them, everyone here has basically walked towards death's door and stopped meters away from it before turning back.

It's just that things didn't end there as even though she decided not to start a battle there, she was still very interested in fighting Lorien.

So with this in mind, she decided to leave it for later or make it a sort of condition in the negotiation, that way, there will be no hard feelings or risks.

Directly launching a combined attack with everyone and asking for a duel are two completely different things.

And this basically summarizes one of the reasons behind their choice, the combative one that is.

As for the main reason, it is actually the heritage, the techniques they have now are very basic, this is the case for energy manipulation, force exertion, physical techniques, and cursed techniques.

There is also a severe lack of experience from predecessors which usually helps people avoid detours and aid them to grow faster and more smoothly.

This caused the growth of Jujutsu Sorcerers to be very slow and difficult, everyone here basically made it through sheer talent, luck, and hard work.

It's basically the difference between going to a top university with the best courses, teachers, and equipment vs going to a university in the middle of nowhere with bad courses, moronic teachers, and broken equipment.

It is truly hard to grow in such circumstances, but their existence still proved that it is not completely impossible.

But now that there is a chance to fill this vacancy, they are willing to give it a try as after all, they have nothing to lose.

If push comes to shove and Lorien doesn't give what he promised them, they can also just break their promise.

So with all of those conditions combined, they initially agreed to this deal and all that is left is to listen to what sort of heritage Lorien is speaking of.

If everything is good and it turns out to be a good deal, they'll immediately agree, moreover, there won't be any issues of betrayal or anything like that.

After all, those guys aren't dumb, as long as there is enough benefice there is no reason as to not work for others, it's just changing a boss with another which is actually not that big of a deal.

Ultimately, they were never loyal to any person, their objective has always been growing stronger and killing cursed spirits, so it's truly not that big of a problem as long as Lorien doesn't ask them to start killing humans.

Of course, Lorien knew nothing about this, so after hearing this question, he immediately started talking about many of the things he thought of yesterday.

"So I've been thinking..."