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 lips before turning her attention back

the situation. I'm sure you also

"Yeah..."

the side

Ren and the demoness over here have

contract, there was most likely a clause that stated that neither

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

the backlash of the curse and as a result broke the boy broke the contract with 'her' and was

figure,

is in the

from Maylin and Natasha, Angelica's eyes opened up a

the situation, the two of them

queen while the

jobs because of luck. They

Ren's forehead,

we can already assume that the contract that he

halted mid-sentence as she glimpsed in

that he's made it past the round of sixteen of the tournament we can exclude rank [I] and

analysis reached this point, her brows proceeded

that would mean that he would be ranked around in order to survive the contract

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

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 for him

by the fact that her daughter had reached

from the fact that she knew that he was around

her mouth hung open as she turned her head to look at Maylin, hoping that perhaps her analysis

exactly like you thought, he indeed

is that possible? Didn't he get

twitched. Turning her head

how should I say this...he eliminated

would he

smile, Maylin

that he

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

everything that happened

mess as she felt many different things

even touched by what Ren did. After all, he did just try to sacrifice his life for the sake

time, she was also

Ren did things. She hated the way that

did, and it was exactly

told her the situation from

Ren had never taken

sure, she could tell that Ren most likely didn't know about the fact that the demon he had contracted with was the one responsible for her

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

how he met her

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

eyes, Amanda

that Ren still did not

saddened her, but it did not discourage her. This was only natural. Especially since they hadn't known each other long enough to develop

"Oy!"

of her thoughts

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

"M...mom!"

she stood up from her seat.

tell that you're awake.

"Eh?"

hand, Natasha

"Ouch!"

***

my forehead flicked, my eyes

was a familiar-looking face a couple of inches away from mine. Caught off

before me. She may have looked like Amanda at a first glance, but there was definitely a

"Looks like you're fine."

mother muttered before finally moving her head away from me. It was then that I was able to