The Butterfly Trap

The Part 26

It has been two days since the opening of the portal in Capital, and the Pisces faction in charge of research and development is still trying to shut down the portal while the other faction takes care of the monsters that are still emerging from the portal.

During that time I did not see Zurich's nose, I waited several times for him at the entrance of the residence but his figure did not appear.

" Is there still no word from the noble?" ask the butler.

" It's still not Miss" he replied, shaking his head.

I took a breath, in my head there was a sense of worry because there was no news from him and also a fear just in case I would not meet him again like my family, but as I tried to get rid of the negative thoughts that filled my mind, I tried to convince myself that he would be okay.

I threw my body on the bed, looked at the ceiling of the room for a long time, occasionally heard a deep breath, my hand folded over my stomach, my mind is far away to the border where it is likely that he is at the moment.

' What is this? why am I worried about him like this?' I thought I turned my body to the side.

" No news is good news, better so than you hear the news that he's hurt isn't he?" said Zeju with his human form who had been watching me from the sofa by the window.

" You're right, but I don't know, I don't feel as good as something big is going to happen" I replied sighing but still lying down.

" Let's just hope nothing happens and you're just over-thinking it".

" It's good that nothing happened, but what if it did?"

" Stttt stops thinking no-no, you better rest so that your mind is calm" he replied stepping near my bed.

" It's nine o'clock now, go to sleep! I hope you hear good news tomorrow" he added.

She took the blanket and covered my body, she looked at me for a long time then patted me on the shoulder gently.

I smiled a little.

" Are you trying to cheer me up?"

" me? amusing you?" he said pointing at her face and then laughed.

" That's right! I slept there!"

" Good night Zeju" I said, still smiling at him.

She nodded and then turned to leave me, she then turned back to her rabbit form and slept in the place I had prepared for her, my eyes still unable to sleep even though I had repeatedly lent her.

Every now and then I looked at the sleeping Zeju, the tiny body seemingly without any worries, I closed my eyes once more and started counting sheep.

' one sheep, two sheep.three sheep..'

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" Fly......"

I faintly heard someone calling my name but not Sicily but Butterfly, my eyes still closed.

' What kind of dream is this? I just fell asleep too'.

" Wake up Miss" said the voice while shaking my body.

I opened my eyes slowly, someone woke me but because my eyes were still sleepy I could not see the person clearly.

" Are you Zeju? I'm still sleepy, what's up?" I replied in a sleepy voice but my eyes still could not be opened.

" Oh Miss, it's Penelope, let's get up!" he shook my body back.

I opened my eyes lazily, then got up to sit down.

" But open those eyes!"

I rubbed my eyes, Penelope handed me a small basin of water and a small towel, and I washed me with it.

" Are you really awake now?"

I looked at it in wonder why Penelope would visit me at night, even if she entered my room, it was not a polite thing to do unless the host allowed it.

' Is Zurich back?' my thinking.

" I'm sorry I woke you up all night, but I was forced to do it because it's a secret mission"

" Secret mission?"

" Right Miss, we have to get to the bordering city of Dagara!" he stood up and stepped into the closet to get my warm clothes.

" why? What's going on?"

" I can't explain it in detail but the commander needs your help!" he answered while putting the warm robe on my body.

" This is Miss Emergency".

" Wait, I'll bring Zeju" I said immediately taking the tiny white body that fell asleep.

" Come Miss, we don't have time!"

Penelope grabbed my body and then she immediately tore the teleportation scroll, I closed my eyes when we reached a large door like a portal but the color was different from the portal where the monster appeared.

" This portal will be quite draining, do you still have Miss?"

I nodded, then we entered the portal, and the view inside the portal was like a mist with invisible walls and a path like a path, I continued to follow Penelope's steps, my breathing had started to become irregular due to the considerable distance.

After walking for about fifteen minutes, we came to a door that seemed to connect with the portal in Capital, we stepped out of the portal and we came to a place with a stunning view of the beach.

" I'm sorry Miss, but we don't have time to rest, from here we'll take the horse-drawn carriage to the base" she said, noticing my breathing had started to go off.

" What really happened Miss?"

" The commander is in berserk condition, the purifier team has tried to purify him but there is no progress, at this time the commander is unconscious" he replied in a soft tone so that no one would listen to us.

The horse-drawn carriage that picked us up arrived, the coachman invited us and helped us get into the carriage.

" How long has he been in this condition?"

" It's been almost ten hours, if we don't immediately purify him, I don't know what would happen if he went berserk, given his immense strength, I don't know what would happen if he went berserk, given his enormous power, I think he can destroy half of Dakota's territory".

" Oh my god" I replied, shutting my mouth.

Feeling anxious and worried gnawing at my chest, I took a breath trying to calm myself down, nothing good would happen if I could not cool my head at this moment.

" We had to wait for the night to pick you up because the commander asked us not to tell you about the circumstances, I don't know how long he's been withholding those conditions, he said, considering that he always goes back and forth Capital and Dagara City every day, at first we thought that the purifier team was enough to help him overcome the berserk conditions but a few days ago a portal suddenly appeared in the middle of the City, which made him do a long fight with the monsters so that the community can be evacuated".

" Although we have tried to ask for help to others, the kingdom is in a panic because the portal that appears suddenly, plus the humanoid monster also attacks brutally, and the, inevitably we must be able to overcome the monster attack here with the number of troops available".

" Oh my god, is this their next plan after their first plan fails?"

" Second plan?"

I nodded my head.