Byron had been struggling to suppress an uncontrollable desire that sprouted from the name "Greedy Worm Mamon," an exceptional being.
Upon hearing Flint's words, he was stunned and couldn't help but ask, "So the real commission isn't to inherit your 'Faustian Contract,' but to hold this contract on your behalf, acting as the [Lantern Carriers] guarding the World Rift? Does that mean I'll have to stay on Silvergold Island forever, just like you? To gain wealth yet become a prisoner—what's the point of that?"
Flint immediately waved what must have originally been his right insectile limb to correct his guess. "That's not necessary.
"Because I'm already dead, only a lighthouse remains, which is why I must stay here.
"But you are still alive; you needn't go through my troubles.
"The World Rift exists between two worlds, and theoretically, it can appear anywhere.
"The main force holding back those Middle Sequence Bizarres is the Faustian Contract.
