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?"

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

remember, I

straight, interlocking my hands on the desk and resting my chin on

"hm...strange"

for a couple of seconds, I leaned back on my

wanted to hear, this

'I can't remember'

was what she said...

'was she lying?'

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

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sure...but I

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

The real question was...how?

someone perhaps have a hand in this? Or was her

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

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

last thing you remember

tried her best to recall anything that she could regarding what had happened prior to targeting

from there my memories start

glancing at Angelica, I couldn't help

"A picture of me?"

her head, Angelica

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 was

"huuuu..."

couldn't

This news was shocking...

...Someone was targeting me.

the only person that came to my mind at the moment was Matthew. He

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that Matthew wasn't the only one that could've

else that could've

we were talking about demons...it would

dungeon...but at that time I was wearing a mask,

have a

face

dungeon. At 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

mask fall off and he

seems that Everblood may indeed be one of the people that could've been targeting me...but something still didn't

sitting on her seat, I couldn't help but

and

really was Everblood that was targeting me, why did

for a long time and coming up

evidence to find out who the real culprit was...but that didn't matter. It only meant that I

needed to be more cautious and grow stronger even

knew that things beyond the plotline would start targeting me now...I could no longer

all times...especially for when

now on I have to

*Sigh*

my neck. Glancing at Angelica whose face was still

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

whether you want to sign or not. If you want to negotiate the