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 attention

situation. I'm sure you also have

"Yeah..."

nodded from the side

that Ren and the demoness over here

the contract, there was most likely a clause

Natasha plucked her lips outwardly. She then crossed

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

his sickly figure, Natasha placed her finger underneath her chin and

is in the state

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

the

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

luck.

Ren's forehead, Natasha

we can already assume

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

ranked between [I] and [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

point, her brows proceeded to

that he would be ranked around in order to

direction. This time her face had a little shock

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

had reached rank, but rank? What kind of monster was this youth before

she knew that he was

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

exactly like you thought,

How is that possible? Didn't he get

her head to the side, she

should I say this...he eliminated

...Why would he do

a smile,

said that

and Maylin were discussing the reasoning behind Ren's elimination, Amanda who had been listening throughout their whole time, powerlessly

happened

currently a mess as she felt many different things

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

same time,

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

the way he did, and it was exactly

the situation from the start,

wasn't unreasonable. Ren had never taken part in

could tell that Ren most likely didn't know about the fact that

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

he met

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

eyes, Amanda

to her that Ren still did not

natural. Especially since they hadn't known each other long enough to develop a full

"Oy!"

of her thoughts

head to look in the direction of where her mother was, she saw her with her back bent and her face

"M...mom!"

at the sight as she stood up from her seat. However, her mother's following words caused her to freeze on

that you're awake. You can

"Eh?"

Natasha

"Ouch!"

***

my forehead flicked, my eyes snapped

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

to instantly recognize the woman before me. She may have

"Looks like you're fine."

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