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?"

towards the middle of her brows, after a couple of seconds,

matter how much I try to remember, I can't seem

hands on the desk and resting my chin on it, the frown on

"hm...strange"

for a couple of seconds, I leaned back on my

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

'I can't remember'

was what she said...

'was she lying?'

seemed to be trying her best to

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sure...but

she knew I could force the answer out when proposing for it to be in the mana contract...therefore,

The real question was...how?

in this? Or was

the latter was true...hence it could only mean one thing. Someone

there, my face became solemn. Turning towards Angelica, I

thing you remember

as she tried her best to recall anything that she could regarding what had happened prior to targeting me. As she spoke, from time

winning and then--mhh, from there my memories start becoming a blur...however, I do remember

at Angelica, I couldn't

"A picture of me?"

her head,

saying something like the person in

"huuuu..."

speak, I couldn't help but

This news was shocking...

...Someone was targeting me.

my mind at the moment was Matthew. He was the only person I could

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frantically on my desk, I realized that Matthew wasn't the only one that could've

someone else that could've done

about demons...it

demon that I had come in contact with back in the dungeon...but at that time I was wearing

have

Everblood see my face back

the hands of Everblood's clone...I was too busy trying to preserve my life at that time

off and he

may indeed be one of the

on her seat, I couldn't help but

use her and

was targeting me, why did he use her

coming up with nothing, I

the real culprit was...but that didn't matter. It only meant that I had to

cautious and grow stronger

beyond the plotline would start targeting me now...I could no

to be alert at all times...especially for when the time that another similar

have

*Sigh*

out loud, I stood up and 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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