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

the situation. I'm sure you also have

"Yeah..."

from the side before

to believe that Ren and the demoness over here

a clause that stated that neither party

up toward the ceiling of the room, Natasha plucked her lips outwardly. She then crossed her arms together and tapped onto the right side of her arm

the

toward Ren and staring at his sickly figure, Natasha placed her finger underneath her chin

his soul is in the state that

Maylin and Natasha, Angelica's eyes opened up

even explain the situation, the two of them

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

of luck. They were

hand over Ren's

alive, we can already assume that the contract that

in Angelica's direction. The pause was

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

would mean that he would be ranked around in

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

already come 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 to have reached a rank

that her daughter had reached rank, but

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

her mouth hung open as she turned her head to look at Maylin, hoping that perhaps her analysis was wrong, but instead, Maylin's

exactly like you thought, he

he get eliminated from the

her head to the side, she

how should I say this...he

would

a smile,

he said that he

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

happened was

she felt many

touched by what Ren did. After all, he did just try to sacrifice his

same time, she was also

into words, but she really hated the way Ren did things. She hated the way that he just did things without caring about himself or

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

her the situation from the start,

wasn't unreasonable. Ren had never taken

she could tell that Ren most likely didn't know about the fact that the demon he had contracted with was

that the demon Ren contracted with was in fact

he met her made

again, but it was only now that she understood that Ren had taken

her eyes, Amanda bit

Ren still did not trust

did not discourage her. This was only natural. Especially since they hadn't known each other long enough to develop a full sense

"Oy!"

Amanda out of her thoughts

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

"M...mom!"

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

tell that you're

"Eh?"

her hand, Natasha flicked

"Ouch!"

***

flicked, my eyes snapped

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

before me. She may

"Looks like you're fine."

mother muttered before finally moving her head away from me. It was then that I was able to see the current situation in the room, and when I did, I almost wished I