The Author's POV

"Mhm."

Hearing her mother's words, Amanda nodded her head.

Staring at Ren who was lying down on the bed, Amanda turned her head to look at Angelica. A complicated look flashed across her face.

She still couldn't quite come to terms with the fact that the cat that had been following Ren all the time was in fact the same demon that had cursed her mother, but she felt that there was more to the story than it was let out.

"Are you sure about this Natasha?"

Maylin asked while turning to look at Natasha. The icicles in the air trembled slightly.

"This is the same demon that stopped you from seeing your daughter for fifteen years. Are you sure that you want to let her go just like that?"

With her eyes locked on her daughter, Natasha sighed.

"What other choice do I have. Just take a look at my daughter..."

Waving her hand, all of the icicles that were aiming at Angelica vanished out of thin air.

"...Okay."

Giving a cold glance to Angelica, Maylin added.

"Just because I'm not killing you right now doesn't mean that I won't be doing it later. I'm only doing this for her sake."

"..."

Under Maylin's pressure, Angelica kept her cool.

She wasn't a count-ranked demon for nothing. Despite the fact that she had been subjected to the power of one of the strongest people in the human domain, she was able to remain unfazed.

"Let her be Maylin."

Natasha's voice rang throughout the room as she stepped in front of Maylin. Then, turning her attention towards Angelica, she took a deep breath.

Memories of her past surfaced inside of her mind.

She could still remember getting chased and threatened by her, and it honestly frightened her. But, for the sake of looking strong for her daughter, she remained composed.

"...C.can you explain the situation?"

There was a faint tremble in her voice as she asked Angelica her question, but following that, her words became more concise and the tremble vanished.

Turning her head, she looked at Ren.

"What happened for him to turn this way?"

There was an awkward silence following her words.

"You don't have to hide anything. I can tell that it is somehow connected with my awakening."

A complicated look appeared on Angelica's face as she heard her words. It wasn't long before she eventually opened her mouth.

"You're correct."

Lowering her head, Angelica lightly glanced in Ren's direction.

"The reason why he's in that state is indeed due to the fruit that he gave you."

"I see."

Rather than being shocked, a look of understanding appeared on Natasha's face. She then turned to look at Kevin.

"If I don't remember wrongly, you previously said that if something happens to her, the boy over here will die, correct?"

"...Yes."

Kevin nodded his head as his brows furrowed.

pursed her lips before turning her attention back toward

situation. I'm sure you also

"Yeah..."

from the

believe that Ren and the demoness over here have signed

most likely a clause that stated

She then crossed her

the fruit and the curse broke, 'she', the demoness, suffered from the backlash of the curse and as a result broke the boy broke the contract with 'her' and was thus put into this type

staring at his sickly figure, Natasha placed her

why his soul is in the state

the analysis from Maylin and

explain the situation, the

that surprised by this, however. One was the elven queen while the other was the

jobs because of luck. They

her hand over Ren's forehead, Natasha further

is still alive, we can already assume

she glimpsed in Angelica's direction. The pause was

the round of sixteen of the tournament we can exclude rank [I]

Natasha's analysis reached this point, her

that would mean that he would be ranked around in

Ren's direction. This time her face had

come up with a proper analysis of the situation, she suddenly realized something. And that was that the only possible way

had reached

she knew that he was

head to look at Maylin, hoping that perhaps her analysis was wrong, but instead, Maylin's next words caused the shock inside

like you thought, he indeed

possible? Didn't he get eliminated

mouth twitched. Turning her head to the

how should I say this...he

...Why would he

smile,

that

had been listening throughout their whole time, powerlessly sat back down

everything that happened was because

she felt many different

Ren did. After all, he did just try to sacrifice his life for the sake

the same time, she

did things. She hated the way that he just did things without caring about himself or

the way he did, and it was exactly

her the situation

unreasonable. Ren had never taken part in her mother's

likely didn't know about the fact that the

Ren contracted with was in fact the same demon that had contracted

he met her

targeted her again, but it was only now that

eyes, Amanda bit

Ren still did not trust her

natural. Especially since they hadn't known each other long enough

"Oy!"

of her thoughts was

the direction of where her mother was, she saw her with her back bent and her face a

"M...mom!"

her seat. However, her mother's following words caused her to freeze on the

can tell that you're awake. You can stop

"Eh?"

hand, Natasha flicked Ren's

"Ouch!"

***

having my forehead flicked, my eyes snapped

I saw was a familiar-looking face a couple of inches away from mine. Caught off guard by the sudden situation, I felt my cheeks warm

woman before me. She may

"Looks like you're fine."

head away from me. It was then that I was able to see the current situation in the room, and when I did, I