As soon as I posed the question, the room became tense.
Staring at Angelica straight in the eyes, I asked her something that had been bothering me since last week.
...why did she target me and how did she find out that I was the one responsible for killing Elijah when every news outlet and evidence pointed towards Amanda being the one responsible for killing Elijah?
Moreover, this past week I looked through the list of guests that were present in the party and none of them were targeted by her...something just didn't add up.
Staring at me for what felt like an eternity, Angelica slowly said
"Because I could feel how Elijah died...and it wasn't with a bow"
Frowning slightly, I repeated in confusion
"Wasn't with a bow?"
How did she know?
I made sure to hide all of my traces when I killed Elijah...so how was it possible for her to find out something that even the union couldn't figure out.
Noticing the confusion in my face, Angelica explained.
"...when one of our contractees dies, apart from having our souls became damaged, we are also subjected to the pain they experience right before dying"
"Therefore, after Elijah died I was able to tell that what had killed him wasn't a bow...as the hit was far too clean for something that an arrow could do..."
Listening to Angelica explain, the frown on my face deepened.
"Hmm, interesting. I didn't know that..."
I really didn't know.
I don't ever recall writing about something like this in the novel...although I have come to realize that referencing to the novel too much was bad as things tended to become different...It still came as a shock to me to realize that I didn't even know such important information.
Especially since this piece of information was quite important.
Placing my hand on my chin as I fell into deep thought, I eventually looked at Angelica before asking
"...alright, I understand why you didn't target Amanda, but again, why me?"
Opening her mouth, midsentence Angelica frowned. Thereafter a blank look appeared on her face as she looked at me in confusion.
"Well, that's because..hm?"
Noticing the oddity in her behavior, I leaned forward
"Because...?"
After a while, shaking her head, Angelica said
"...I don't remember"
Taken aback, the frown on my face deepened.
'...I really wonder how strong our group will be in the future'
Chapter end
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