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?"

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

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

the desk and resting my

"hm...strange"

of seconds, I leaned back on my

I wanted to hear,

'I can't remember'

was what she said...

'was she lying?'

her best to recall, I

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wasn't sure...but I doubted

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

The real question was...how?

a hand in this?

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

face

is the last thing you remember before forgetting

could regarding what had happened prior to targeting me. As she spoke, from time to time

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

glancing at Angelica,

"A picture of me?"

head, Angelica

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

"huuuu..."

I couldn't help but take

This news was shocking...

...Someone was targeting me.

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

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

someone else

we were talking about demons...it would

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 mask

Everblood see my face back

the incident in the dungeon. At that time, I recall almost dying at the hands of Everblood's clone...I was too busy trying to preserve my life

fall off and he

the people that

on her seat, I couldn't

her and

me,

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

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

to be more cautious and grow

beyond the plotline would start targeting me now...I could

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

I have

*Sigh*

stretched my neck. Glancing at Angelica whose face

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

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