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 her

try to remember, I can't seem to recall why I

my chin on it, the frown on my face deepened

"hm...strange"

a couple of seconds, I leaned back on

that I wanted to hear, this

'I can't remember'

was what she said...

'was she lying?'

seemed to be trying her best to recall, I lightly tapped

-Tap! -Tap!

wasn't sure...but I doubted

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

The real question was...how?

in this? Or

it could only mean one

as my thoughts paused there, my face became solemn.

is the last thing you remember before forgetting

brief moment, Angelica's brows tightly knit as she tried her best to recall anything that she could regarding what had happened prior to targeting

and then--mhh, from there my memories start becoming a blur...however, I do remember someone handing me a picture of

seriously glancing at Angelica, I

"A picture of me?"

her head,

all I can remember, I don't remember who gave me the picture...but I remembered them saying something like the person in the picture

"huuuu..."

Angelica speak, I couldn't help but take a deep

This news was shocking...

...Someone was targeting me.

was Matthew. He was the only person I could think of that would

-Tap! -Tap! -Tap!

on my desk, I realized that Matthew wasn't

someone else that could've

we were talking about demons...it would

had come in contact with back in the dungeon...but at that time I was wearing a mask, so chances of him not finding out

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

my mask fall off and he found out my

seems that Everblood may indeed be one of the people that could've been

sitting on her

use her and

that was targeting me, why did he use

time and coming

was...but that didn't matter. It only meant that

needed to be more cautious and grow stronger

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

to be alert at all times...especially for when

on I have to be prepared for

*Sigh*

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

guess that's enough talking for now...I will come back later with

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