The Butterfly Trap
Part 7's
“ Are you having a fight with the commander, Miss?”, Claude asked as he helped me check on Red, I who was asked like that froze for a moment but with an awkward smile I replied Claude.
“ No, does it look like that?”
“ Usually he always comes when you check on me, but the last few days he is no longer with you, instead he always comes when you have gone” replied Red chimed in.
“ Usually he always praises your genius even his mood instantly changes for the better every time I mention your name when we are talking, as Sir Red said, lately he looks moody, even if I mention your name his face immediately turned sour” replied Claude.
“ I.....also do not know” I replied briefly and still with an awkward smile, it seems that Z really hid the facts about my strength yet he still refused to talk to me, even though we met in the corridor or in the yard, he did not look at me even though I greeted him he did not answer.
Those who heard my answer did not ask anymore and switched their conversation to the others, I who had finished giving the medicine and checked Red left those who were still cool talking.
A week had passed since Z and I had been quiet, not only were Claude and Red curious, Penelope also asked if Z and I had a fight and just like my answer to Claude and Red, “ No, does it look like that?”
“ Yes “ he replied, “ Usually he always shows up where you are”.
“ I don't know if maybe he is busy, I heard the mission this time is delayed because of Sir Red's time-consuming treatment process, so maybe because of worrying that's why he spends more time in the work space” I replied.
“ Commander worried?” Penelope chuckled, “ Are we talking about the same people?” he added.
“ He is the one who never worries any times, the one like commander is worried? maybe it will happen if the world is reversed”.
I was amazed to hear Penelope say.
“ Is your commander that great?”
“ Of course, he is even.” he did not continue his words and made a face out of me.
“ She even what?” manya curious.
“ I'm sorry Miss Butterfly, the mission rules do not allow me to unlock her identity even my identity”
I nodded in understanding.
“ I heard his body experiences rejection if you purify it, really?”.
“ How do you know?” she whispered, then she looked around to make sure there were no people around and then she pulled me towards the gazebo adjacent to the lake that had turned to ice due to the cold temperature.
“ How do you know?” repeat after we sit in the gazebo, “ even the other members no one knows except Sir Red and Sir Claude”.
“ Is it secret?” my whiskey.
He nodded, “ Because Sir Z was so strong, when he was in a berserk state, he said, he needed about ten A-level purifiers to purify him and it had to go through match selection because if it didn't fit, the crewman and the purifier would be in danger, and this is a secret that ordinary people do not know”.
“ Then if there is no level A purifier, how can he return to normal? wouldn't that worry him?”
He looked at me and laughed.
“ Already I said nothing can make the commander worry”, he replied that made me frown in wonder.
“ Miss Butterfly, I'm serious about it, in addition to the treatment of poisoning and poisonous plants, do you know what ways are done to purify the strength of the man awakener?”
“ Is not by holding his hand or let it more quickly touch his chest where all his strength is sourced?”
“ Right, besides?”
“ Isn't it just those two?”
He laughed at my answer, though,
“ Which is true Miss? I even think that if you are a genius, you know many things that even I who have been a healer and purifier officially do not know, you know, but how can the science of your purifier be so little?” tanyanya did not believe.
I chuckled while rubbing my neck, “ From childhood I just spent my time reading about herbs and sometimes I did experiments to find an antidote to the poison I just met, he said, that's why I don't really know about purifiers and awakeners except for a few things.”.
“ It's worth” he replied still laughing, “ you know, touching the chest is not the fastest purification way”.
“ Then?” ask me with curiosity.
“ Bercinta” he replied with a loud laugh, I who heard his answer was shocked, my cheeks flushed.
“ What are you talking about?” I said a little scream while fanning with me.
“ Do not joke, again seriously even joking, almost only I believe”.
“ I'm not kidding Miss, really”
“ You mean to get the maximum purification results purifier must want to make love with awarener? isn't that disgusting? as if the purifier is a prostitute?” my answer lowered my voice at the word of the prostitute while shutting my mouth.
“ Loving can only be done for those who have been imprinted or married, you know if the imprint can only be done if the awakener and purifier have a match rate above fifty percent, so even though making love is the fastest way it does not apply to those who do not have a match, and again earlier I just said the fastest way does not mean your answer is not true”
“ So if not make love how to purify awarener quickly?”
“ There are two ways, the first one as you were before and the second one can only be done by S-level and SS-level awakeners, where they will draw out the source of strength from their bodies, then soak it with holy water”
“ Awakener can pull the power source out?”
He's nodding.
“ How is it shaped?is that you it's okay? what if a monster attacks him when his powers are out?”
“ I also do not know the shape because I have never seen it” he replied shrugging, “ This way only applies to S and SS level awakeners because the average of them is a swordsman, he said, so even though their awakener's power is not there, they can still deal with monsters with their sword arts”.
I'm nodding my head, “ So Sir Z is a awakener ranked S?”
He just kept quiet and I understood that Penelope wasn't allowed to talk about Z's identity
“ If you are interested I will lend you a book about purifier” he said when we will part, I answered him with an enthusiastic smile, he asked me to visit his room later and then leave me alone.
After speaking at length with Penelope I went down the castle grounds, there were some flowers that were able to grow even though the weather was very cold, I crouched down to touch the flowers, she said, not long after I saw Aria walking quickly like she was being chased to the back of the castle.
I, curious, followed him from behind but because the castle was so vast and plus he walked so fast, I lost track of him, I finally decided to go back to the flowers.
“ Ugh...”, I heard a groan, I was curious to find the source of the sound, then peeked behind the wall, there Z was seen unsheathing his sword, and, Aria knelt with her hands tied behind her back while Claude stood between them.
What happened?, I thought, I pulled my body while not believing what I saw.
“Heh who was right” Said Z in a cold tone, then he swung his sword slashing down on Aria lehar, I who witnessed the incident held my breath and closed my mouth.
‘ Why did he kill Aria? isn't Aria a member of his team? then why is Claude quiet?’ I sat up but couldn't get near them.
“ Give his body to monster”, he said again while wiping the blood on his sword, I who could not bear to hold my breath even hiccups heard his words, afraid I would be found them, I immediately went away with lightning fast.
In my head again crossed Aria's body that was suffocated by the floor, blood flowing to make the floor red.
‘Is that my future? if I can't give her the answer she wants, she'll kill me and give my body to the monster? how cruel was he, how was this?’ i'm entangling.
I quickened my steps towards my room, my legs were heavy to step on, the sword scene slashed down Aria's neck continuously twisted in my head, even I saw myself in Aria's position.
Upon arriving in the room I sat down limp, my whole body trembled, my stomach seemed to spit out all the contents in it, my head swirled around, without me noticing the tears flooding my cheeks, I was terrified, I never thought that one day I would watch him kill people in front of my head.
I think he who has been treating me well is the real side but there is another side that I don't know about him, the very cruel side, I know he has no sense of pity but I'm sure he wouldn't be that cruel to kill a woman even more so his subordinates, instead of burying him he threw his corpse into a monster to be torn apart, instead, I shuddered with goosebumps imagining me in Aria's position.
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“ So you are the last heir of the Mcgnagal family the traitor?” he said he drew his sword on my neck, “ You not only lie but you are also a traitor? it was fitting that the fruit fell not far from the tree”, he added, the sword he had drawn had already hurt my neck.
“ Sir, can you hear my explanation?” I replied as I cried pleading, lately I have been crying more because of this man.
“ What do you want to explain? uh huh? isn't everything clear?”
“ I have no intention of lying to you, I do not report my strength to the country because I do not want to be killed” I replied.
“ My family was slandered Sir, they never developed illegal drugs, let alone conspired with the demon nation, wasn't my grandfather the one who made the agreement so that we could live peacefully with the demon nation? I beg you sir, I know my family was poisoned with gas garaga Q, so they became berserk like that, which is why I learned about garaga Q, because I want to find out about the truth of my worth”
He silently listened to my answer but his sword still hung on my neck, “ Continue”
“ I really just want to live peacefully Sir, I have no choice but to hide my strength because if the country knows it I will definitely be beheaded, it is wrong if one wants to live Sir?”
“ Then if you really want to live, why did you lie to me?”
“ Because I fear you will kill me” my jawaabku quickly.
He laughed loudly but his laughter sounded like a demon tantrum in my ears, my hair was standing there, I turned to Claude who was just looking at me in silence, he could not say anything.
“ You think with you begging for forgiveness like this my heart will melt, do you? let me tell you one thing, I hate the people who lie to me the most, I will never forgive them, I will punish them with the harshest punishment, until you understand?”
I'm nodding.
“ Bagus” said, “ Now prepare to receive your punishment” he added while swinging the sword and piercing right in my heart.
“ Throw the body into monster territory, let them tear the body apart and eat it until there is nothing left!” his orders to Claude with a cynical smile.
