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

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

"Yeah..."

nodded from the

that Ren and the demoness over here have signed a

was most likely a clause that stated that neither party could

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

and the curse broke, 'she', the demoness, suffered from the backlash of the curse and as a

at his sickly figure, Natasha placed her finger underneath

also explains why his soul is in

and Natasha, Angelica's eyes

the situation, the two of them

the elven queen while the other was the wife of

jobs because of luck. They were quite

her hand over Ren's

can already assume that the contract that he

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

the tournament we can exclude

point, her

he would be ranked around

This time

something. And that was that the only possible way for Ren

how was 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

mouth hung open as she turned her head to look at Maylin, hoping that perhaps her analysis was wrong, but instead, Maylin's next words caused the shock inside of her body to

thought, he

is that possible? Didn't he get eliminated from

Turning her head to the side, she

I

...Why would he

smile, Maylin

that he

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

happened

she

and even touched by what Ren did. After all, he did just try to sacrifice his life for the sake of her

at the same time, she

the way Ren did things. She hated the way

the way he did, and it was

he told her the situation from the start, Amanda

never taken

could tell that Ren most likely didn't know about the fact that the demon he had

contracted with was in fact the same demon

how he met her made

targeted her again, but it was only now that she understood that Ren had taken care

Amanda

clear to her that Ren still did not

was only natural. Especially since they hadn't known each other long enough to develop a full

"Oy!"

Amanda out of her thoughts was her mother's

saw

"M...mom!"

up from her seat. However, her mother's following words caused her to freeze on

that you're awake. You

"Eh?"

her hand, Natasha flicked Ren's

"Ouch!"

***

my forehead flicked, my

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

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

"Looks like you're fine."

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