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New law of Beast Taming-Chapter 315 - - Miracles born of blood [pt2]
It hurt. Being drained at a rapid speed to keep up with the blood flow hurt but Amane kept doing it because it was a necessary step in taming the blood butterflies.
Had she known how many there would be, Amane would surely have packed a few blood replenishers. But the situation had unexpectedly spawned upon them so Amane had forgotten.
And then I got lucky by getting a healer who knew the replenishing spell. But the drain still hurt and it put a burden on her body.
Rabelais’s restricting magic did not help Amane as well. It was fighting with Amane to gain control and mess up the whole taming process. Progress in this field also seemed to be slower than Amane wanted it to be.
Her legs shook with exhaustion and that was when the first butterfly started to respond to her call. Once the first one fell for Amane’s magic, the others would follow suit.
"Charlie, catch me if I fall. Do not let me stop this spell."
Amane ordered and Charlie’s expression widened in surprise. Charlie wanted to stop Amane but the reality of the situation and the burden she had to carry clashed with her desires. In the end, she was rooted in her place until Amane called out to her.
Once she did move, Charlie closed her arms around Amane’s middle and pulled the younger body against her chest tightly.
"Is there anything else I can do to help you out? You look exhausted and I am worried that you will collapse soon."
Charlie admitted as she looked at Yoko’s pale face. For the first time, Charlie could see exhaustion on that young but beautiful face. Read latest chapters on novelbuddy
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"I am sure that I will collapse once I am done with the first part of taming. You need to do two things after that you me. First, gather all the larvae the same way you gathered all the butterflies and bring them to my estate. I will provide them a place to cultivate."
"Second, check on the dead body and find out how it got in here. People should have instinctively avoided this place. So how did this body get here? Was it an accident? Or someone deliberately tried to agitate these butterflies."
Charlie did not reply but the way her arms tightened around Amane was proof enough that she understood and she would do as she was asked to do.
After dealing with Charlie, Amane once again concentrated on the butterflies in front of her. They began to fall for her blood one by one and they began to change forms. Their black wings had a tint of red and they began to settle down.
"L-Look at those butterflies! They are settling down. I-Is this it? Can we break the barrier now?"
The exhausted barrier maker called out with a relief-filled voice. He was no longer in charge of the barrier but he wanted to go home. And he would only be able to go home once there were no more barriers to make.
"Just a minute or two more. I want to make sure that these butterflies are thoroughly dead in my color."
Amane whispered with whatever strength she had left and she slammed her fist on her other palm. Blood began to flow out faster and the medic flinched as she tried to keep up with the strain.
The butterflies finally settled down and Amane felt the connection in her blood. The butterflies were hers to command now.
"Charlie, you can let the barrier down now. These butterflies will not attack anymore."
Charlie had a worried expression on her face but she did as she was asked to do. She slowly lowered the barrier but she was ready to raise it back up if these butterflies made any sudden move.
"W-Wait! Isn’t this too early for us to be lowering the barrier? We are still not sure if these butterflies are tamed or not. We should take some time to consider and….epppp keep them away from me."
The person closest to the barrier suggested as he took a lot of steps back from the barrier in front of him. Fear flashed across his eyes as he watched the barrier and the butterflies interact.
As soon as the barrier was down enough, the butterflies started to fly out of it. They all flew in the same direction and people covered their eyes and ears to not let the butterfly go into such places.
But all the butterflies ignored the people around them and headed straight for Amane’s outstretched hand. The wound had healed and the blood had stopped flowing.
"Yoko, these butterflies…"
Charlie asked, only to be met with a shaken head and a tired smile.
"These children are under my command and they would not hard anyone. I asked these kids to come to me so that I could take them back. Don’t worry, they won’t harm anyone and I will feed them blood substitutes."
Amane promised as a few butterflies landed on her hand and then on her arm. The black of the butterfly’s wings became transparent and they blended perfectly with Amane’s skin. It was impossible to tell that there was anything on her palm.
A few soon became dozens and then hundreds until all the butterflies were occupying a part of Amane except her face. Charlie was startled but fascinated at the same time while everyone else looked disturbed.
"I will take these kids home now. Do you think you can help me out? I don’t think my legs are moving properly."
Amane asked as she held her arms out. Charlie could have ignored Amane’s request or denied it and it would have been fair and valid.
But Charlie only made a smitten expression and helped Yoko back to her feet. Her arms held Yoko close and she did not seem to want to let her go.
"I have a better idea for you. I don’t think you should head back home in your tired body and you also need urgent rest. So how about you spend a night in the divine guild and then head home?"
Charlie Suzuki failed to notice the alarm that spread across the rest of her party. No one wanted to be in the vicinity of the blood butterflies.
And Amane noticed how everyone paled and avoided her eyes when Charlie suggested it. They wanted to avoid angering her but they also wanted to save their lives.
"Hmm, it would be a good idea if only it did not terrify your staff so much. Charlie, do not forget that there are normal people around us who cannot protect themselves if things go wrong."
"Taking this into account, it would be better for me to head back home. Most people there are trained for any of the beast habits."
Amane assured Charlie but the divine leader was not having it. She looked at the party behind her with a calm stare and asked them a very simple question.
"Do you all have a problem if I bring Yoko back with me? Only answer in ’yes’ or ’no’."
Charlie asked and everyone looked stumped. They had no idea what they should even say in such a situation.
But one thing was clear. They could not say anything against Charlie Suzuki and ignite her temper.
"O-Of course not, miss. We have no problem if you decide to bring Miss Tsurugi back with you. It would be my uttermost honor to seven the both of you."
The barrier maker looked horrified but his mouth continued to sprout bullshit. He gave his companions a serious look and they got what he was trying to convey to them all.
"M-My friend is right. Lady Yoko, you are also in a dire state and your body is exhausted. It would be advisable for you to be under medical supervision tonight."
The medic said but in a terrified voice. It was clear that she was trying to remain calm but failing to do so.
And Amane felt bad for these kids. They had done nothing wrong but they still had to be careful of Charlie’s mood.
’Well, it cannot be helped. If I go back now, then Charlie would be in a terrible mood and she would surely make passive-aggressive remarks against these kids. I do not want that.’
Since Amane knew Charlie well, she decided to accept her fate and decide to stay back.
"Just for tonight, I will accept your offer and stay with you. But you should stop expecting me to accept your advice in the future."
Amane spoke softly and Charlie gave her the most charming smile possible.
"I know that. But thank you for accepting me this time anyway it makes me happy and takes the burden off my shoulders to see that you are willing to be with me."
Charlie held Amane tighter before helping her back to her feet. She carried the exhausted person back to the car and Sean seemed to be waiting for her in the car already.
He looked shocked to see Amane’s collapsed form but he did not try to touch it. His mother’s possessive touch was enough of a warning for him to stay behind.
"Sean, I need you to go and investigate what happened to the seal. How did a body slip into the barrier and who did such a thing? It did not feel like an accident to me."
Charlie sat in front of Sean but her eyes were focused on the person on her lap. That was why she missed the way Sean sweated in front of her.