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 words, Natasha pursed her lips before turning her

of the situation. I'm sure you

"Yeah..."

from the side

have enough evidence to believe that Ren and the demoness

and in the contract, there was most likely a clause that stated that neither

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

moment I ate the fruit and the curse broke, 'she', the demoness, suffered from the backlash of the curse and as

sickly figure, Natasha

explains why his soul is in the state that it

to the analysis from Maylin and Natasha, Angelica's eyes

explain the situation, the two of them

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

jobs because of luck. They were

her hand over Ren's forehead, Natasha further

already assume that the contract that he

glimpsed in Angelica's direction. The pause was

[III]. Since Amanda previously told me that he's made it past the round of sixteen of the tournament we can exclude rank [I] and [II] contracts, leaving me with

point, her brows proceeded to

that he would be ranked around in order

snapped in Ren's direction. This

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

the fact that her daughter had reached rank,

became even more prominent from the fact that she

her analysis was wrong, but instead, Maylin's next words caused the shock inside

thought, he

is that possible? Didn't he get eliminated from

mouth twitched. Turning her head

I say this...he eliminated

would he do

smile, Maylin

he said that he

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

that happened

as she felt many

did. After all, he did just try to

the same time, she was also

was having trouble putting it into words, but she really hated the way Ren did things. She hated the way that he just did things without caring about himself or

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

situation from the start, Amanda

Ren had never taken part in her

about the fact that the demon he had contracted with was the

that the demon Ren contracted with was in fact the same demon that had contracted with Elijah, the elective representative back at the

so, how he met

had not targeted her again, but it was only now that she understood

her eyes, Amanda

became clear to her that Ren still did not trust

was only natural. Especially since they

"Oy!"

Amanda out of her thoughts

head to look in the direction of where her mother was, she saw her with her back bent and her face a few inches away from Ren's

"M...mom!"

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

you're awake. You can

"Eh?"

Natasha

"Ouch!"

***

having my forehead flicked, my eyes snapped

from mine. Caught off guard by the sudden

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

"Looks like you're fine."

It was then that I was able to see the