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 gist of the situation. I'm sure you also have an

"Yeah..."

from the side before

believe that Ren and the demoness over here have signed

in the contract, there was most likely a clause that stated that neither party could harm the

then crossed her arms together and tapped onto

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'

Ren and staring at his sickly figure, Natasha placed

also explains why his soul is in the state that it

Maylin and Natasha, Angelica's

she could even explain the situation, the two of them had

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

luck.

her hand over Ren's forehead, Natasha further

still alive, we can already assume that the contract

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

he's made it past the round of sixteen of the tournament we can exclude rank

reached this point, her brows proceeded

that he would be ranked around in order to survive

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

that was that the only possible way for Ren to have survived the situation was for him to have reached

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

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

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

thought, he indeed

Didn't he get eliminated

Turning her head to the side, she softly

how should I

would he do

a smile,

he said that he

Ren's elimination, Amanda who had been listening throughout

that happened

currently a mess as she felt many different things at

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

time, she was also

She hated the way that he just did things

understood why Ren acted the way he did, and it was exactly because

he told her the situation from the start,

had never taken part in

didn't know about

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

he met her made

had not targeted her again, but it

her eyes, Amanda bit

became clear to her that Ren still

realization saddened her, but it did not discourage her. This was only natural. Especially since they hadn't known each

"Oy!"

Amanda out of her thoughts was her

she saw her with her back bent and her face a few inches

"M...mom!"

from her

can tell that you're

"Eh?"

Natasha flicked Ren's

"Ouch!"

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flicked, my

mine. Caught off guard by the

able to instantly recognize the woman before me. She may have

"Looks like you're fine."

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