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.

confirm her words, Natasha pursed her lips before turning

the situation.

"Yeah..."

from the

enough evidence to believe that Ren and the demoness over here

the contract, there was most likely a clause

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

suffered from the backlash of

Ren and staring at his sickly figure,

why his soul is in the state that

and Natasha, Angelica's eyes opened up

could even explain the situation, the two of

wasn't that surprised by this, however. One was the elven queen while the other was the wife

get their jobs because of luck. They were quite competent

hand over Ren's

can already assume that the contract that

as she glimpsed in Angelica's direction. The pause was

of sixteen of the tournament we can exclude rank

this point, her brows

ranked around in order to

This time her

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

She was already shocked by the fact that her daughter had reached rank, but rank? What kind of monster was this

that she knew that he was

perhaps her analysis was wrong, but instead, Maylin's next

like you thought, he

Didn't he get

mouth twitched. Turning her head to the side,

how should I say this...he eliminated

...Why would he do

a smile, Maylin

that he was

behind Ren's elimination, Amanda who had been listening throughout

happened was

as she felt many different

what Ren did. After all, he did just

at the same time, she

way Ren did things. She hated the way

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

the situation from the start,

Ren had never taken part

wasn't exactly sure, she could tell that Ren most likely didn't know about the fact that

had a feeling that the demon Ren 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

Amanda bit

that Ren still did not trust

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

"Oy!"

Amanda out of her thoughts was her mother's

of where her mother was, she saw her with

"M...mom!"

flustered at the sight as she stood up from her seat.

you're awake. You can stop

"Eh?"

Natasha

"Ouch!"

***

having my forehead flicked, my

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

recognize the woman before me. She may have looked like Amanda at a first glance, but

"Looks like you're fine."

was then that I was able to see the current situation in the room, and when I did, I almost