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 attention back toward

the situation. I'm sure you also have an

"Yeah..."

nodded from the

that Ren and the demoness over here

there was most likely a clause that stated that neither party

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

from the backlash of the curse and as a

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

soul is in

the analysis from Maylin and

even explain the situation, the two of them had

the

because of luck. They were quite

Ren's

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

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

it past the round of sixteen of the tournament we can exclude rank [I] and

point, her brows

that he would be ranked around in order to

more, Natasha's head snapped in Ren's direction. This

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

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

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

her head to look at Maylin, hoping that perhaps her analysis was wrong, but instead,

exactly like you thought, he

possible? Didn't he get

mouth twitched. Turning her head to the side, she softly

I say this...he

...Why would

a smile, Maylin

that

behind Ren's elimination, Amanda who had been listening

happened was because

mess as she felt many different things at the

what Ren did. After all,

the same time, she was also

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

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

her the situation from

unreasonable. Ren had never

Ren most likely didn't know about

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

he met her made

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

her eyes, Amanda

that Ren still did not trust her

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

"Oy!"

of her

her head to look in the direction of where her mother was, she saw her with her back bent and her face a few inches

"M...mom!"

became flustered at the sight as she stood up from her seat. However, her mother's following words caused her to freeze on the

I can tell that you're awake. You can

"Eh?"

her hand, Natasha

"Ouch!"

***

my forehead flicked, my

away from mine. Caught off

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

"Looks like you're fine."

was then that I was able to