The Author's POV

"..."

As soon as I posed the question, the room became tense.

Staring at Angelica straight in the eyes, I asked her something that had been bothering me since last week.

...why did she target me and how did she find out that I was the one responsible for killing Elijah when every news outlet and evidence pointed towards Amanda being the one responsible for killing Elijah?

Moreover, this past week I looked through the list of guests that were present in the party and none of them were targeted by her...something just didn't add up.

Staring at me for what felt like an eternity, Angelica slowly said

"Because I could feel how Elijah died...and it wasn't with a bow"

Frowning slightly, I repeated in confusion

"Wasn't with a bow?"

How did she know?

I made sure to hide all of my traces when I killed Elijah...so how was it possible for her to find out something that even the union couldn't figure out.

Noticing the confusion in my face, Angelica explained.

"...when one of our contractees dies, apart from having our souls became damaged, we are also subjected to the pain they experience right before dying"

"Therefore, after Elijah died I was able to tell that what had killed him wasn't a bow...as the hit was far too clean for something that an arrow could do..."

Listening to Angelica explain, the frown on my face deepened.

"Hmm, interesting. I didn't know that..."

I really didn't know.

I don't ever recall writing about something like this in the novel...although I have come to realize that referencing to the novel too much was bad as things tended to become different...It still came as a shock to me to realize that I didn't even know such important information.

Especially since this piece of information was quite important.

Placing my hand on my chin as I fell into deep thought, I eventually looked at Angelica before asking

"...alright, I understand why you didn't target Amanda, but again, why me?"

Opening her mouth, midsentence Angelica frowned. Thereafter a blank look appeared on her face as she looked at me in confusion.

"Well, that's because..hm?"

Noticing the oddity in her behavior, I leaned forward

"Because...?"

After a while, shaking her head, Angelica said

"...I don't remember"

Taken aback, the frown on my face deepened.

"You don't remember?"

couple of seconds, Angelica shook her head as a blank look appeared on

I try to remember, I can't seem to

up straight, interlocking my hands on the desk and resting my chin on it, the frown on my face

"hm...strange"

a couple of seconds, I

responses that I wanted to hear, this one was probably on

'I can't remember'

was what she said...

'was she lying?'

who seemed to be trying her best to

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sure...but I doubted

proposing for it to be in the mana contract...therefore, chances were that she

The real question was...how?

perhaps have a hand in this? Or was her memory that

was true...hence it could only mean one thing. Someone had a hand

thoughts paused there, my face became solemn. Turning towards

thing you remember before forgetting

Angelica's brows tightly knit as she tried her best to recall anything that she could regarding what had happened prior to targeting me. As she spoke,

remember--I remember fighting against my previous subordinates before eventually winning and then--mhh, from there my memories start becoming a

glancing at Angelica, I couldn't help

"A picture of me?"

head, Angelica

saying something like the person in the picture was responsible for killing

"huuuu..."

speak, I couldn't help but

This news was shocking...

...Someone was targeting me.

person that came to my mind at the moment was Matthew. He was the only person I could think of that would target me...no

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Matthew

someone else that could've

about demons...it would be

in the dungeon...but at that time I was wearing a mask, so chances of him not finding out that--abruptly

I have a

face back in

that time, I recall almost dying at the hands of Everblood's clone...I was too busy trying to preserve my life at that time that I wasn't sure about what

mask fall off and he found

so, it seems that Everblood may indeed be one of the people that

Angelica sitting on her seat, I couldn't help but

use her and not

was targeting me, why did he use

thinking for a long time and coming up with nothing, I helplessly shook

evidence to find out who the real culprit was...but that

cautious and grow

would start targeting me now...I could no longer

for when the time that

on I have to

*Sigh*

lightly stretched my neck. Glancing at Angelica whose face was still cold, I faintly smiled

talking for now...I will come back

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