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.

pursed her lips before turning her attention

think I get the gist of the situation. I'm sure you also have

"Yeah..."

the side

to believe that Ren and the demoness over here

a clause that stated that neither party could harm the

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

'she', the demoness, suffered from the backlash of the

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

his soul is in the state that

Maylin and Natasha, Angelica's

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

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

jobs because of luck. They were quite competent in their

over Ren's forehead,

is still alive, we can already

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

the tournament we can exclude rank [I] and [II] contracts, leaving

this point,

be ranked around in

direction. This time her face had a little shock

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

the fact that her daughter had reached rank, but rank? What kind

from the fact that she knew that he was around the same age

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

you thought, he indeed rank

is that possible? Didn't he get

head to

should I say this...he eliminated

would

a smile, Maylin

said that he

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

that happened

were currently a mess as she felt many different things

did. After all, he did just try to sacrifice his

at the same time, she

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

the way he did, and it was

situation

Ren had never taken part in

likely didn't know about the fact that the demon he had contracted with

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

so, how he met

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

her eyes, Amanda

became clear to her that Ren

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

"Oy!"

her thoughts was her mother's

of where her mother was, she saw her with her back bent and her face a

"M...mom!"

as she stood up from her seat. However, her mother's following

you're awake. You can stop

"Eh?"

her hand, Natasha flicked Ren's

"Ouch!"

***

my forehead flicked, my eyes snapped

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 on my

I was able to instantly recognize the woman before me. She may have

"Looks like you're fine."

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