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.

her lips before turning her attention

situation. I'm sure you also have an

"Yeah..."

from the

that Ren and the demoness over here have

in the contract, there was most likely a clause

room, Natasha plucked her lips outwardly. She then crossed her arms together and tapped onto the

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 'her'

sickly figure, Natasha

soul is in the state that it is

and Natasha, Angelica's eyes opened

could even explain the situation, the two of

the elven queen while the other was the wife of one of the top executives

of luck. They were quite competent in their own

Ren's forehead, Natasha further

can already assume that the contract

her brows, Natasha's words halted mid-sentence as she glimpsed in Angelica's direction. The pause was brief, as

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

analysis reached this point, her brows proceeded to knit

would mean that he would be ranked around in order to survive the contract

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

that was that the only

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

of thought became even more prominent from the fact that she knew that he was around the

Maylin, hoping that perhaps her analysis was wrong, but instead, Maylin's

like you thought, he

possible? Didn't he get eliminated from the

Turning her head to the side, she

how should I say this...he

...Why would he do

smile, Maylin

that he was

elimination, Amanda who had been listening throughout their whole time, powerlessly sat back

happened was

mess as she felt many different things

grateful and even touched by what Ren did. After all, he did just try to sacrifice

at the same time, she was also

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

the way he did, and it was exactly because she understood this that

her the situation

had never taken part in

wasn't exactly sure, she could tell that Ren most likely didn't know about the fact that

was in fact the same demon that had

how he met

but it was only now that she

Amanda bit her

her that Ren still did not

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

"Oy!"

out of her thoughts was her

where her mother was, she saw her

"M...mom!"

flustered at the sight as she stood up from her seat. However, her mother's following words

you're awake.

"Eh?"

her hand, Natasha flicked

"Ouch!"

***

having my forehead flicked, my eyes

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

was because I was able to instantly recognize the woman before me. She may

"Looks like you're fine."

me. It was then that I was able to see the current situation in the room, and when I did, I almost wished