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"Alright, if that's what you want then that's what we will do. So, how do we deal with this situation right now?

Charlie Suzuki stood in front of Amane as a shield. The maids who had been affected by Jorōgumo seemed not to even notice the two additional humans among them.

They only stood still in their palace and waited for the orders from the creature in front of them.

There was a buzzing noise in the air and it irritated Amane. That buzzing also had a wave of power and desire in it. It was the Jorōgumo energy signature that seemed to be emitting out of that wave.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"First rule of operation - don't touch anything and anyone. The Jorōgumo toxins are dangerous and they can make you lose your reasoning. It will be best to keep a distance from the infected."

Amane warned Charlie and the divine leader nodded.

"Alright, I understood. So, I just need to not physically touch these infected people? I can do that."

Charlie warped her aura around her body, just as Amane had done in the past.

Unlike Amane's aura, Charlie's aura did not grant her immunity to Jorōgumo attacks. But it still provided her resistance to it.

Now that the aura had finally been used, the Jorōgumo also noticed the new presence in the room. It recognized Amane as the person who had tried to harm it before and it lashed out.

The buzzing noise turned into hissing and the maids in the room turned toward Amane and Charlie as one.

It was a creepy scene to look at. All the maids were looking back at Amane with a blank expressions on their faces. Their eyes were red and bloodshot.

Slowly, they all took a step toward Amane and then another.

Charlie raised her hand and her magic bonded the maid in front of her. The pressure she was exerting did not allow the maids to take even a single step.

They all hissed and growled while looking at Charlie but the divine leader was unaffected.

"Cry all you want but you will not be getting your freedom. Yoko, did I do well…hey, where are you going? It's dangerous to face the Jorōgumo alone."

Charlie yelled out and she almost let her formation slip in her negligence. But as soon as one of the maids in front of her took a step, Charlie regained her position.

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Amane ignored her and continued to walk until she was right in front of Elder Hana's unconscious body. The lines on her body shined brightly in hunger and want.

"Tsk, I sealed you a little while ago, but someone managed to unseal you so soon? You sure have a strong supporter in this household."

Amane was sure that she had used the strongest magic she knew to bind this creature. There should have been no way for it to break free from the inside.

It was clear that someone had helped the Jorōgumo from the outside. And this intruder was also the one who must have given the Jorōgumo to Elder Hana.

The hissing noise got louder as Amane's hand approached the shining body. Jorōgumo magic tried to harm Amane but she waved it off.

"Stop trying to piss me off. I am not in a good mood today."

It was said that Jorōgumo often gained a part of their host's intelligence when they took control of someone. And that seemed to be the case.

The Jorōgumo calmed down as soon as it was threatened. It had enough intelligence to compare Amane's words and respond in kind.

Amane wanted to experiment more on the Jorōgumo but she had to prioritize the life of her staff first. Most of the people under Jorōgumo's control were not here by their own choice.

Besides, most of the staff was from the slave market Amane had purchased before. They were loyal to Amane and she would rather have those people alive than dead.

The Jorōgumo has sealed off again, but it did not try to resist this time. Amane watched as the maids fell asleep on the ground as soon as their signal to Jorōgumo was broken.

"So, what are we going to do with these maids now? Put them all in a room and lock them up?"

Charlie asked as she picked up a few maids. Amane had a few ideas she wanted to try but she needed these people to be detained.

She did not doubt that the Jorōgumo would be released again soon. The traitor who released the Jorōgumo was still roaming free in the first place.

"We need to take them all to the side shelter where we keep beasts. Even if Jorōgumo has self-awareness now, it is a beast. If there is a stronger beast in its vicinity, it will not dare do anything."

And Amane did have a 'supreme' beast in her collection. Moony had spent the last few days out in the wild like a real dragon, but it was time she earned her keep.

"You are the only one who would be willing to use a legendary dragon as a bodyguard for humans. Sometimes, I want to know what goes on inside your head."

Charlie Suzuki shook her head in wonder but did not question Amane any further.

They both had to make quite a few rounds to drop all these maids in the beast's facility. They could not risk a normal person meeting the beasts.

"What is going on here? Why are you bringing all these people back here?... Yoko, don't tell me that you have lost your mind and now you want to include human flesh into our beast's meal? I can tell you that this will not end well."

Eclipse sounded surprised to see Amane. But he was even more surprised when she dropped a lot of people in front of him.

"Eclipse, don't be ridiculous. There is a situation in the main house. You heard about Jorōgumo, right? All these people are infected by it so now we need moony to keep an eye on them."

The nice thing about explaining things to Eclipse was that he quickly grasped things.

Since he was someone, Amane was training, he understood the basics and hierarchy of the beast world. Those who were weaker did not dare to disobey those who were stronger.

Moony might be a kid right now, but she was still a dragon and the queen of this small place. No one would dare disobey her orders.

"These should be all the people. I will send you a message if there are more people, I need you to take care of. Remember, don't encounter these people without protection. Always exercise safe practices and…"

"I get it. You don't need to give me a lecture every time. I will take care of myself even if you don't tell me."

Eclipse was a true teenager now. He seemed not to want to listen to Amane's advice and even thought of himself as better than her.

Somehow, that all felt nostalgic to Amane and annoyed her at the same time.

"Fine, I get it. Then, I will leave these people in your hand. Oh, and be aware of the other servants in our household. There is a traitor among us who is helping the Jorōgumo out. He might try to distract you and Moony."

Moony jumped on top of the shoulder and rubbed her head against Amane's as soon as her name was called.

She seemed happy to see Amane but Moony was also not in a hurry to keep Amane with her.

"Moony, I will be counting on you to help me out. Do not disappoint me."

Moony's tail came up to her head in the form of a salute. The dragon flew around Amane a few times and even puffed out her chest in a manner that said 'Leave it to me.'

Amane finally left the cabin after handing the people over.

Suddenly, she felt the presence of someone looking at her. But there was no one around her when she looked around.

"Hey, are you alright? You suddenly looked at your right for no reason."

Charlie followed Amane's moments but she seemed to not have felt anything. It made Amane doubt her senses.

'Did I imagine someone looking at me? But it was such a crisp stair.'

"No, it's nothing. We should keep an eye out for the time being. Who knows what these people are planning to do."

The presence of those eyes did not come back again and Amane entered the main house.

But as soon as she did, a bright flash lit the outside world. Flames erupted around the back building and people cried out in alarm.

"T-The Tsurugi house's back mansion is on fire. Oh god, what do we do now? The house is on fire. We are all going to die."

Chaos erupted around the house and everyone seemed to be panicking. This was another situation that needed to be dealt with as soon as possible.