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

situation. I'm sure you also have

"Yeah..."

from the side before

and the

the contract, there was most likely a

lips outwardly. She then crossed her arms together

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

and staring at his sickly figure, Natasha placed

soul is in the state that it is

Maylin and Natasha, Angelica's eyes opened up a

even explain the situation, the two of

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

luck. They were quite competent in their

Ren's forehead, Natasha

can already assume that the contract

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

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

this point, her brows proceeded to knit

that he would be ranked around in order to survive

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

come up with a proper analysis of the situation, she suddenly realized something. And that was that the only possible way

that possible? She was already shocked by the fact that her daughter had reached rank,

thought became even more prominent from the fact that she knew that

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

you thought,

Didn't he get eliminated from

her head

how should I

...Why would

smile, Maylin

said that he

Amanda who had been listening

that happened

she felt many different things at

grateful and even touched by what Ren did. After all, he did just try to sacrifice his life

the same time, she was also

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

why Ren acted the way he did, and it was

the situation from

Ren had never taken part in

likely didn't know about the fact that the

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

how he

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

Amanda

clear to her that Ren still did

discourage her. This was only natural. Especially since they hadn't known each other long

"Oy!"

of her thoughts was

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

"M...mom!"

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

that you're

"Eh?"

her hand, Natasha flicked

"Ouch!"

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forehead flicked, my

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 on

to instantly recognize the woman 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