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?"

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

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

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, I

I wanted to hear, this one was probably on the bottom of

'I can't remember'

was what she said...

'was she lying?'

to be trying her best

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wasn't sure...but

force the answer out when proposing for it to be in the mana contract...therefore,

The real question was...how?

a hand in this?

true...hence it could only mean

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

you

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

from there my memories start becoming

glancing at Angelica, I couldn't help but

"A picture of me?"

her head, Angelica

don't remember who gave me the picture...but I remembered them saying something like the

"huuuu..."

to Angelica speak, I couldn't

This news was shocking...

...Someone was targeting me.

to my mind at the moment was Matthew. He was the only person I could think of that

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frantically on my desk, I realized that Matthew wasn't the only one that could've

else

talking about demons...it would

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 have a

Everblood see my face back in

dungeon. At that time, I recall almost dying at the hands of

and

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

at Angelica sitting on her seat,

use her and not

targeting me, why did he use her instead

long time and coming up with nothing,

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

more cautious

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

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

on I have to be prepared

*Sigh*

stretched my neck. Glancing at Angelica whose face was still cold, I faintly smiled before

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

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