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

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

desk and resting my chin on it, the frown on my face deepened even

"hm...strange"

a couple of seconds, I leaned back on my

the responses that I wanted to hear, this one was

'I can't remember'

was what she said...

'was she lying?'

to be trying her

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wasn't sure...but

answer out when proposing for it to be in the mana

The real question was...how?

a hand in this? Or was

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

as my thoughts paused there, my face became

you remember before forgetting your

tried her best to recall anything that she could regarding what had happened prior to targeting me. As she spoke, from time to time she would pause as an occasional look of confusion appeared

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

glancing at Angelica, I couldn't help

"A picture of me?"

her head,

picture...but I remembered them saying something like the person in the picture was responsible for killing Elijah...from there everything

"huuuu..."

I couldn't

This news was shocking...

...Someone was targeting me.

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

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on my desk, I realized that Matthew

else that could've done

we were talking about demons...it would be

was another demon that I 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 that--abruptly pausing my thoughts there, I couldn't

I have a mask

see my face

dungeon. At that time, I recall almost dying at the hands of Everblood's clone...I was too

off and

of the people that could've

her

her and not

targeting me, why did he use her instead of going

time and coming up with nothing, I

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

be more cautious and grow stronger even

the plotline would start targeting me now...I

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

on I have to be

*Sigh*

stretched my neck. Glancing at Angelica whose face was

now...I will come

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