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.

words, Natasha pursed her lips before turning her attention back

the gist of the situation. I'm sure

"Yeah..."

from the side before

Ren and the demoness over here

the contract, there was most likely a clause

Natasha plucked her lips outwardly. She then crossed her arms together and tapped

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, Natasha placed her finger underneath her

explains why his soul is in the

analysis from Maylin and Natasha, Angelica's eyes opened

the situation, the two of them had already

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

of luck. They were quite competent in their

her hand over Ren's forehead,

still alive, we can already assume

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

of sixteen of the tournament we can exclude rank [I] and [II] contracts, leaving me with no choice but to believe that he signed a tier

Natasha's analysis reached this point, her brows proceeded to knit

ranked around in order to survive

snapped in Ren's direction. This time her face had a

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

the fact that her daughter had reached rank, but rank? What kind of monster was

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

hung open as she turned her head to look at Maylin, hoping that perhaps her analysis was wrong, but instead, Maylin's next words caused the shock

you thought, he

he get eliminated

twitched. Turning her head to the side, she

how should I say

would he

a smile,

he said that he

Ren's elimination, Amanda who had been listening

happened was because

emotions were currently a mess as she felt many different

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

the same time, she

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

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

he told her the situation from the start, Amanda would've

wasn't unreasonable. Ren had never taken part

know about the fact that the

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

he

demon had not targeted her again, but it was

eyes, Amanda bit her

her that Ren

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

"Oy!"

of her thoughts

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

"M...mom!"

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

can tell that you're awake.

"Eh?"

Natasha flicked Ren's

"Ouch!"

***

my forehead flicked, my

mine. Caught off guard by the sudden situation, I

instantly recognize the woman before me. She may

"Looks like you're fine."

her head away from me. It was then that I was able