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.

Natasha pursed her lips before turning

I get the gist of the situation. I'm

"Yeah..."

from the side before

and the demoness

there was most likely a clause that stated that neither

plucked her lips outwardly. She then crossed her arms together and tapped onto the right side of

conclude 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 was thus put into

his sickly figure, Natasha placed her finger underneath her chin

also explains why his soul is in the

and Natasha, Angelica's eyes opened up

even explain the situation, the two of them had already figured

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

of luck. They were quite competent

hand over Ren's forehead, Natasha

he is still alive, we can already assume that the contract that he signed

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

[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

analysis reached this point, her brows proceeded

that would mean that he would be ranked around in order to

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

the situation, she suddenly realized something. And that was that the

that her daughter had reached rank, but

even more prominent from the fact that she

hoping that perhaps her analysis was wrong, but instead, Maylin's next words caused the shock inside of her

you thought, he

is that possible? Didn't he get eliminated

her head to the side,

should I

...Why would

a smile, Maylin

he said that he

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

that happened was because of

currently a mess as she felt many different things at

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

the same time,

things. She hated the way that he just did things without caring about himself or

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

told her the situation from

never taken part in her

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

contracted with was in fact the same demon that had contracted

he

not targeted her again, but it was only now that she understood that Ren had taken care of

Amanda bit her

that Ren still did not

not discourage her. This was only natural. Especially since they hadn't

"Oy!"

out of her thoughts was her

where her mother was, she saw her with her back bent and her face a few inches away from

"M...mom!"

at the sight as she stood up from her seat. However,

I can tell that you're awake. You can

"Eh?"

her hand, Natasha

"Ouch!"

***

forehead flicked, my eyes snapped

Caught off guard by the sudden situation, I

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

"Looks like you're fine."

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