The beetle man spontaneously exploded, the impact tearing a hole through its chest and blowing off its limbs, leaving only its head and torso to collapse to the ground. Leisurely stepping forward, Yuuki placed his foot on the head of the creature.

“Contract.” Bringing it close to death, and with his foot on the monster’s head, he used the Contract skill. With that, his control was established.

“Heal.” As Stephanie spoke her own magic, the creature’s mangled body began to reconstitute itself. She was a Healer, whose power was further enhanced by Yuuki’s own. Healing injuries like this was trivial for her.

-Volume 1 pages 178

Yuuki Tachibana was lying on the ground. Despite her skill as a Healer, Stephanie’s magic was having no effect. With no health abnormalities, there had been no sign that he was in danger until he’d collapsed. There was no one here who could have done anything to harm him, and in fact, no one had done anything to him.

But he was, without a doubt, dead.

-Volume 1 page 218