Bai fullfilling her obeisance by sleeping
Obeisance (契約対価?, Keiyaku Taika, also referred to as "Remuneration" or "Contract Payment") True to their names, all Contractors must pay a price for using their powers, whether they wish to or not.[1] Although this payment can be delayed, especially in the midst of combat, it is ultimately unavoidable. It is unknown what happens to a Contractor that fails to pay his obeisance, although Amagiri has stated that Contractors who fail to do so seemingly 'melt like butter' when depriving a captured November 11 of his remuneration.
Each Contractor has a unique remuneration, reflecting the chaotic nature of the Hell's Gate. Remunerations are typically difficult for the Contractor and range in severity from irritating to painful. However, there have been a few contractors who enjoy their remuneration and at least one who uses it in conjunction with his or her own ability. It is also possible for a Contractor to fully pay off his Contract, but this is an incredibly rare feat, requiring a drastic and traumatic sacrifice. Mao paid off his Contract, but did so involuntarily at the cost of his body, forcing him to reside in the body of a cat.
Known Obeisances[]
| Obeisance | Contractor | Contractor's Power | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Arranging pebbles in meticulously straight lines.[2] | Jean | Material Transportation |
| Being forgotten | Black Dandelion | "Black Flower" Creation | |
|
Cooking[3] | Michiru | Hydrokinesis |
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Drawing[4] | Ilya Sokoloff | Brain Asphyxiation |
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Drinking beer[5] | April | Atmospheric Pressure Operation |
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Drinking hot milk[6] | Maki | Remote Spontaneous Combustion |
| Drinking children's blood | Havoc | Vacuum Creation | |
|
Earmarking the pages of a book[7] | Luc | Air-Weapon Creation |
|
Eating boiled eggs[8] | Amagiri | Concussive Blasts |
|
Eating hamburgers[9] | Goran | Super Speed |
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Eating whole flowers[2] | Paul | Object Explosion |
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Eating a flower petal[10] | Xi-Qi | Mind Control |
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Folding origami[11] | Suou Pavlichenko | Anti-Tank Rifle Materializing |
| Huming a song[7] | Mai Kashiwagi | Pyrokinesis | |
| Inability to lie | |||
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Intaking and regurgitating objects[12] | Bertha | Sound Resonance Manipulation |
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Kissing someone[13] | Brita | Human Teleportation |
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Kissing a man[14] | Mina Hazuki | Weapon Energizing |
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Licking skin | Abigail Croft | Induced Hallucination |
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Moxibustion[15] | Genma Shizume | Material Manipulation/Absorption |
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Paralysis of lower limbs[16] | Shion Pavlichenko | Near-Perfect Duplication |
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Placing the shoes of the victim upside down on the ground[17] | Nick Hillman | Electrokinesis |
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Pulling out strands of hair[9] | Tanya Akulova | Insect Manipulation |
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Regaining human feelings for a brief time[8] | Shihoko Kishida | Rupture of internal tissues |
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Removing articles of clothing[18] | Xiao Jie | Gravity Manipulation |
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Regaining human feelings for a brief time[8] | Shihoko Kishida | Internal Organ Rupture |
| Revealing Secrets[14] | August 7 | Magic (Space Distortion) | |
|
Self-injury i.e. dislocating fingers[19] | Louis | Gravity Nullification |
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Spilling one's own blood[20] | Wei Zhijun | Blood Induced Matter Transportation |
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Sleeping | Bai | Molecular Manipulation |
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Smelling an old sock (contract paid)[21] | Amitabh Kapoor | Human Possession |
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Smoking[5] | November 11 | Liquid Induced Cryokinesis |
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Swallowing round things[22] | Harvest | Matter Disintegration |
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Swiftly growing older[23] | Alma | Shape-Shifting |
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Swiftly growing younger[24] | Amber | Chronokinesis |
| Vomiting | Shizuma Shinō | Hydrokinesis | |
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Wearing bizarre clothing, i.e. a mouse-ear hat[25] | Parcel | Spatial Teleportation |
|
Writing poetry[26] | Itzhak | Doll Spectre Retrieval |
References[]
- ↑ Shikkoku No Hana; Chapter 3 page 9
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Black Contractor; Episode 2
- ↑ Gemini of the Meteor; Episode 6
- ↑ Gemini of the Meteor; Episode 7
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Black Contractor; Episode 5
- ↑ The Black Contractor; Episode 6
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Black Contractor; Episode 4
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 The Black Contractor; Episode 20
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Gemini of the Meteor; Episode 1
- ↑ Gaiden; Episode 1
- ↑ Gemini of the Meteor; Episode 5
- ↑ The Black Contractor; Episode 14
- ↑ The Black Contractor; Episode 21
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Gemini of the Meteor; Episode 2
- ↑ Gemini of the Meteor; Episode 3
- ↑ Gemini of the Meteor; Episode 10
- ↑ The Black Contractor; Episode 12
- ↑ Gaiden; Episode 2
- ↑ The Black Contractor; Episode 1
- ↑ The Black Contractor; Episode 10
- ↑ The Black Contractor; Episodes 7-8
- ↑ Shikkoku No Hana; Chapter 3, pages 8-9
- ↑ The Black Contractor; Episodes 11-12
- ↑ The Black Contractor; Episode 16
- ↑ Shikkoku No Hana; Chapter 9, page 5
- ↑ The Black Contractor; Episode 13
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| Known Contractors: | Abigail Croft • Alma • Amagiri • Amber • Amitabh Kapoor • April • August 7 • Bai • Bertha • Black Dandelion • Brita • Dale • Dash • Genma Shizume • Goran • Harvest • Havoc • Hei • Ilya Sokoloff • Itzhak • Jean • Luc • Louis • Mai Kashiwagi • Maki • Mao • Michiru • Mina Hazuki • Musik • Nick Hillman • November 11 • Parcel • Paul • Rubber Band Contractor • Shihoko Kishida • Shion Pavlichenko • Suou Pavlichenko • Tanya Akulova • Top-rope • Xiao Brothers • Xiao Jie • Wei Zhijun • Xi-Qi | |
| Related Articles: | Contractors • Heaven's Gate • Hell's Gate • List of Abilities • Messier Code • Moratoria • Obeisance | |