The Butterfly Trap
Part 17's
That afternoon the Grand Duke was presiding over an important meeting, as the discussion was related to the defense of the country, although the meeting was held at the headquarters of the Taurus faction but there were some important people who took part in the meeting, he said, the meeting went well when a bodyguard came in and whispered something to him.
Whether what happened at once his face turned pale, he immediately stopped the meeting and moved to call all the elite members of the faction to gather, Marie and Gawin also participated and explained the incident of the abduction of Sicily.
The Grand Duke seemed to be unable to control his emotions, he clucked many times and could not wait to leave the place immediately, but since Sicily's whereabouts were uncertain he held back.
" Have you found the coordination point of the teleportation?" he asked Wulfram a teleportation specialist.
" Not Sir, it would be better if Miss Butterfly had the ability so that I could track her strength from this tool of mine" she replied showing something like a compass.
" Fuckin "
He looked desperate like half his soul had disappeared, he closed his eyes and tried to calm himself down.
" Sir Dominic, try to trace the abandoned buildings that are in the capital! Sir Wulfram focused on his teleportation detection, Sir Baldwin please go through the forest to the south"
" Good sir" they answered and left the room.
" How long will this teleportation detection device work?"
" I set the time from an hour before the abduction so it will take six hours Sir?"
" Fuck, can't it be faster?"
" It's quite difficult sir but I'll work on it".
Grand Duke Zurich returned to his desk, he held his head in his hands while several breaths.
" I don't know if this is gonna help, but I did read that if we had something that could connect you to the person you were tracking, then this search would be easier" I said after two hours staring at the detection screen but have not yet found results.
" You mean Miss Penelope?" the Grand Duke asked as he glanced at Sir Wulfram.
" That only applies if people are tracked to have the ability of a awakener or purifier, otherwise it will still be difficult Sir" replied Sir Wulfram.
" I mean........"
I hesitate to say it because I'm sure Sicily has never said anything about this because she doesn't want people to know, I once accidentally saw a marking on his hand but it seems that he deliberately covered it with his sleeve.
" I'm sure Miss Butterfly doesn't want anyone else to know about this, is it okay if I say it here sir?"
The Grand Duke looked confused.
" What does that mean?"
" That's....."
I raised my hand, hinting something at him but he still looked clueless. I then stepped closer.
" Marking" I whispered quietly and made sure no one heard me.
" Right, there it is!" he smiled with relief, then he approached Sir Wulfram who was still busy with his teleportation detection device.
" Can you use this?" he asked as he reached out to Sir Wulfram.
" This.......temporary marking?" she smiles.
" With this we will be able to find him sooner sir".
Grand Duke nodded.
He then placed his detection device on the Grand Duke's wrist which had a lotus-like mark, several places appeared on the detection screen.
" this..... Silent Forest"
" Silent Forest? the border near Oleander?"
" How could they take him that far? how long does it take to get there ?"
" Without rest it will take two days Sir".
" Good we're leaving soon, Sir Wulfram and Miss Penelope too!"
We immediately set off for Silent Forest, there were fifteen people who took part in the rescue mission, other than the Grand Duke, there were fifteen people who participated in the rescue mission, the other members were seen almost entering a berserk state when we reached the forest lips so I had to work super hard to purify them.
We only rested for two hours then entered the forest and found the cabin that was already in disarray, it seemed like there was a fight that had happened there but we did not find the figure of Miss Butterfly, she said, there were only a few corpses lying on the floor.
" Fuck, are we late?"
The Grand Duke looked around the cabin but there was no sign of humans, he then split our team to explore the forest in all directions.
" Side I hope you're okay" he muttered while riding a horse heading west, of course he asked me to follow him.
" Miss Penelope is coming with me, maybe I'll need your strength when we meet Sisi later"
" Good Sir"
About two and a half kilos from the cabin, we heard moans and thoughtlessly headed to the source of the sound and knew what we were seeing? miss Butterfly's back was slashed by the sword of one of the bastard's men.
The Grand Duke who saw the scene instantly went on a merciless rampage, he killed the three men without our help, and he ruthlessly burned them with his black flames.
The black flames of the Grand Duke were indeed extremely feared as they would burn their targets to the ground, only people of the same ability could extinguish them.
Then he ran towards Miss Butterfly, in the presence of the blood-soaked body while calling Miss Butterfly in despair, there were tears falling from her eyelids and she desperately asked me to give her first aid.
" Bentar Miss Penelope" cut me off after listening to her long and dramatic story.
" If you have a detection device, should Sir Wulfram be able to find me faster?"
" Yes, that's if we're not in Silent Forest".
" What happened to Silent Forest?"
He looked at me and breathed.
" Miss Butterfly, it seems that other than poison you have no other adequate knowledge"
He shook his head.
" The forest was named Silent Forest because there we can't use the powers of the awakener, so the detection device doesn't work there".
" Darent, why would Zurich be able to bring out its Black Flame?"
" Miss, didn't you know that the Commander was an SS-ranked Awakener?"
" Of course I know!"
He looked at me in disbelief then held his head with his hands.
" Where should I explain this? where have you been all this time?"
I tilt my head not understanding.
" Okay.." she took a breath.
" From today on I will be your teacher, are you ready to learn?"
I laugh.
" Why are you so serious?"
" Of course, how could a Grand Duchess candidate not have this kind of basic knowledge?"
" What do you mean the Grand Duchess candidate?"
He laughed confusedly at my answer.
" What's the name for a purifier that has the same temporary marking as the Grand Duke if not the Grand Duchess?"
" How do you know that? I've covered it with a magic tool, did Zurich tell you? anyone know about this?"
" Oop Op relax Miss, only me and Sir Wulfram know you about the power of your purifier but..."
" But what?"
" The matter of you being the woman of Grand Duke Dagaras seems to have become a hot rumor in the capital".
" What?"
' Gawat, this isn't right! now my life is targeted not only by those hit men but also by Zurich's fans'
" Why do you look so unhappy Miss?"
" Of course, what if the fans target me?"
" Why are they targeting you?"
" why? why are you nanya? you don't know what to pretend not to know? fans of her are not only ordinary folk but also noble girls with amazing awakener power, you think I can handle them? my life is just one Miss Penelope".
He laughed at my answer.
" What are you worried about anyway? indeed who could challenge a Grand Duke who was the cousin of the Emperor of this kingdom? at least Emperor Felix can".
" It's really crazy, how can my peaceful safe life be this dramatic?"
I let out a breath.
" So do you still want to learn about you or not?"
I'm nodding.
Penelope explained that a awakener whose power manifests once it comes from the environment usually they are a awakener with a rating of A to F, while for a crewer with a rating of S and SS, they are usually a crew member, they experience twice the manifestation called double awkening, this second manifestation usually comes from inside the body of the crew because of the training and also the experience of fighting.
" The reason the commander could use his strength was because he could use the power sourced from within his body, that is why those with S and SS rank can draw out their source of strength to be purified with holy water"
" Wow, you're really smart, how do you know all that?"
" of course, you think why did I become an elite member of the Taurus faction at such a young age? of course because of my cleverness" he replied with a laugh.
" When I was in the Academy, I was one of the highest ranked students besides Grand Duke Dagaras, well even though we were not a single class".
" In that case, if I have a question later, will this smart student help me?"
" Of course".
