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

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

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

"hm...strange"

Angelica for a couple of seconds,

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

'I can't remember'

was what she said...

'was she lying?'

her best to recall, I lightly tapped

-Tap! -Tap!

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

The real question was...how?

in this? Or was

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

face became solemn. Turning towards Angelica, I

thing you remember before forgetting your

regarding what had happened prior to targeting me. As she spoke, from time to time she would pause as an

there my memories start becoming a blur...however, I do remember someone handing me a picture

Angelica,

"A picture of me?"

head,

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 responsible for killing Elijah...from there everything is self-explanatory as

"huuuu..."

to Angelica speak, 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.

-Tap! -Tap! -Tap!

I realized that Matthew wasn't

else

about demons...it would be

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

have a

see my face back in the

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 at that time that I wasn't sure about what had happened

mask fall off and he found out

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

her seat,

use her and

was Everblood that was targeting me, why did he use her

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

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

be more cautious and

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

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

have to be prepared for

*Sigh*

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

enough talking for now...I

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