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.

confirm her words, Natasha pursed her lips before turning her

situation. I'm sure you

"Yeah..."

the side before

believe that Ren and the demoness over here have signed a

there was most likely a clause that stated that

toward the ceiling of the room, Natasha plucked her lips outwardly. She then crossed her arms together and

we can conclude that the moment I ate 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

staring at his sickly figure,

is

the analysis from Maylin and Natasha,

even explain the situation, the two of them had

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

get their jobs because of luck. They were

Ren's forehead, Natasha

we can already assume that

words halted mid-sentence as she glimpsed in Angelica's direction. The

round of sixteen of the tournament we can exclude rank [I] and [II] contracts, leaving me with no

this point, her brows proceeded

would mean that he would be ranked around in order

once more, Natasha's head snapped in Ren's direction. This time her face had

up with a proper analysis of the situation, she suddenly realized something. And that was that the only possible way for Ren to have survived the situation was for him to have reached a rank of

how was that possible? She was already shocked by the fact that her daughter had reached rank, but

she knew that he was around the same age as her

her mouth hung open as she turned her head to look at Maylin, hoping that perhaps her analysis

you thought, he indeed rank is

Didn't he

mouth twitched. Turning her head to the side, she

I say this...he

...Why would he

a smile, Maylin

he said that

Natasha and Maylin were discussing the reasoning behind Ren's elimination, Amanda who had been listening throughout their whole time, powerlessly sat back down on

everything that happened

currently a mess as she felt many

did. After all, he did just try to sacrifice his life

time, she was also

things. She hated the way that he just did

he did, and it was exactly because she understood

the situation

Ren had never taken

that Ren most likely didn't know about the fact that the demon he had contracted with was the one

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

how he

not targeted her again, but it was only now that

her eyes, Amanda bit

to her that Ren still did not trust

it did not discourage her. This was only natural. Especially since they hadn't known each other long

"Oy!"

Amanda out of her thoughts was her mother's

her head to look in the direction of where her mother was, she saw her with her back

"M...mom!"

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

tell that you're awake. You can

"Eh?"

her hand, Natasha flicked Ren's

"Ouch!"

***

forehead flicked,

my eyes, the first thing 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 up a little as a

instantly recognize the woman before me. She may have looked like Amanda at

"Looks like you're fine."

from me. It was then that I was able to see the current situation in the room,