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.

Kevin confirm her words, Natasha pursed her lips before turning her

the situation. I'm sure

"Yeah..."

the

have enough evidence to believe that Ren and the demoness

most likely a clause that stated that neither party could harm the

outwardly. She then crossed her

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 'her' and was thus

figure, Natasha placed her finger underneath

is

from Maylin and Natasha, Angelica's

the two of them

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

of luck. They were quite

hand over Ren's forehead, Natasha

can already assume that the

she glimpsed in Angelica's direction.

[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 no choice but to believe that he

this point, her brows proceeded to knit

mean that he would be ranked around in order

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

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

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

became even more prominent from the fact that she knew that he

Maylin, hoping that perhaps her

like you thought,

is that possible? Didn't he get eliminated from the tournament

Turning her head to

I say

would he do

a smile, Maylin

said that he was

behind Ren's elimination, Amanda who had been

everything that happened was because of

she felt many different things at the

she was grateful and even touched by what Ren did. After all, he did just try to sacrifice his life for the

same time, she was

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

was

her the situation from the start, Amanda

wasn't unreasonable. Ren had never taken part

about the fact that the demon

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 her

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

her eyes, Amanda

that Ren still did not trust her

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

"Oy!"

out of her thoughts was

where her mother was, she saw her with her back bent and her face a few

"M...mom!"

from her

tell that you're awake. You can

"Eh?"

Natasha

"Ouch!"

***

forehead flicked, my eyes snapped

moment I opened 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 bitter smile appeared

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

"Looks like you're fine."

was then that I was able to