New law of Beast Taming

"I will seal Elder Hana’s body for the time being. We need to make sure no one else encounters this body. Those who had already touched Elder Hana need to be examined for the Jorōgumo residual poison as well."

Elder Hao made a face that showed disgust and uneasiness. But ultimately, he knew he had to follow Yoko’s directions if he wanted to resolve this situation.

He hated to say this, but he knew nothing about what a Jorōgumo was. This was the first time he had even heard of this beast.

But Yoko’s words and actions said that she was well-acquainted with this creature and knew how to handle it. Her every action spoke of experience that only came with age and dealing with difficult situations.

For the first time, it made Elder Hao suspicious of Yoko Tsurugi. She was not a normal person for sure.

But despite knowing this, Elder Hao could not bring himself to like Yoko Tsurugi. There was too much hate in their relationship to bury the past hatred.

"Collecting everyone who met Elder Hana’s body will take some time. What specifically are we looking for here?"

Elder Hao forced these words out of his mouth. But there were times he needed to put his pride as an elder aside.

It would be a disaster for his pride and reputation if someone knew he listened to Yoko Tsurugi about something. But it would be an even bigger hit to his reputation if something happened to the staff and other elders.

By listening to Yoko this time, Elder Hao was saving himself the embarrassment.

"We are looking for anyone who has recently developed a rash or feels faint. Jorōgumo is a creature that is sustained by foreign energy. It marks the prey around its host with its poison and sucks them dry until it is satisfied." Stay connected with empire

"Once it has its fill, it goes into hibernation and devours its host. Then, it creates a shell that looks exactly like its host and finds its next victim."

It was a vicious cycle that continued until the Jorōgumo died of old age or was exterminated. But these pests multiplied rapidly and were resistant to dying.

Moreover, it was difficult to lure one out of a human body once they chose the host. The only other way to exterminate the Jorōgumo once and for all would be to burn Elder Hana’s body as well as all the servants who met her.

Even the barest traces of Jorōgumo were enough to resurrect its dead body.

"This is one of the most cursed creatures to ever exist on this earth. Let’s seal this place and I will try to extract the Jorōgumo from Elder Hana’s dead body. I will ask you to minimize the casualties."

Amane would rather depend on Sakura than Elder Hao for this. But Sakura would not be able to force all the people to listen to her.

And if Elder Hao and other elders resister Sakura’s orders, it would cause a lot of problems.

Moreover, time is of the essence here. Who knew when the Jorōgumo would mature and find another host? Amane needed to capture this creature before that happened.

"Yoko Tsurugi, just because I have decided to listen to you this time does not mean I have accepted you as the current head of the family. This situation calls for our cooperation so I will play my part."

Amane did not know if she should praise Elder Hao for his steadiness in hating Amane or feel annoyed.

In the end, she did none of those and decided to focus her attention on Elder Hana’s body.

The pulsing energy lines on Elder Hana’s body were getting brighter. Amane was about to reach out and observe those energy veins once more when a dazed maid entered the room.

The maid had a glazed-over look in her eyes and her only focus seemed to be to get to Elder Hana’s body.

"Hey, who are you and what are you doing here?"

Elder Hao asked as he got ready to attack the maid. But the maid seemed to not even have heard Elder Hao’s voice. She continued to move toward the dead body in front of her.

"The maid is being controlled by Jorōgumo residual energy. The beast must have called her here to have a meal."

Amane quickly judged the situation and connected the dots.

Now she understood why the body in front of her was pulsing like this. It was because Jorōgumo was using its powers to seduce its meal.

"Tsk, what do I need to do here? Should I kill this maid?"

Elder Hao asked after he was done restraining the maid with the help of his aura. The maid was no longer able to move once she was attacked. But the maid still tried to break free of her binds.

Alas, it was a useless endeavor because the binds on her body were tight.

"Let’s not kill this maid right now. You need to hurry up and collect all the infected people in this house and throw them all into a single room. I will take care of things from there."

"Fine, I understand. Then, I shall do that and get back to you."

Amane was surprised at how understanding Elder Hao was in this situation.

The shock of an elder being attacked in his territory seemed to have shocked him a lot. The elder left quietly after that and Amane was left with a restrained lady in her vicinity.

"Let me see how tight the Jorōgumo control over you. I am sorry if this hurts."

Amane’s aura forced itself inside the maid and she resisted. This was something that Amane expected to happen so she did not freak out.

Instead, she tried to make her aura gentler and prob the maid in front of her with her powers carefully. She slowly began to feel the signs of Jorōgumo’s residual magic left inside the maid.

The imprint had been deep and made in a hurry. It was strong but Amane knew she could break the control over this maid without hurting her.

Her hands rested on either side of the maid’s head and Amane forced the maid to look into her eyes.

The maid looked dazed and tried to resist when Amane forced her head up. But ultimately, the maid was not able to fight against Amane’s grip and she gave up once she was tired.

Amane had been waiting for this exact moment so she used her aura to cover the maid’s senses and force the mark out of the maid.

It was a tiring process for both. But Amane continued her chase for Jorōgumo’s powers until she eradicated even the last thread of power it held over the maid.

The maid collapsed as soon as the bond was served. Her body lacked energy and sleep was the most important thing on the maid’s mind.

"You will not get to do as you wish with me here. It will be better for you to behave."

Amane’s mind conjured a picture of a spider hissing in response to her words. The beast had used its energy to covey its unhappiness.

Unlike normal beasts, it was difficult to tame a Jorōgumo. These creatures were jerks and did not take to normal aura and magic easily.

Plus, this one even had a host currently so it was even more resilient to Amane’s attempts to control it.

It was a delicate situation right now and Amane needed to carefully unravel it if she did not want anyone to get hurt.

"Lady Tsurugi, you have a guest waiting for you in your parlor. What should we do with her?"

Amane frowned as soon as she heard the knock on the door followed by these words. She had not known that someone would come to visit her today.

For someone to visit Amane at such a difficult time was too much.

"Tell them to wait. Is Sakura entertaining my guest right now?"

"Ugh, Lady Sakura said she did not want to deal with your guest since she has a headache. We do not know what to do with your guest now."

If Sakura was refusing to associate with Amane’s guest, then it must be someone who was close to Amane and made Sakura jealous.

Amane wanted to say that she only had one such person Sakura could not tolerate. But looking back at her memories, there were quite a few people that could fill this criterion.

"I will head out now."

Amane looked back at the Jorōgumo for one last time before throwing a seal around its host. The Jorōgumo will not be able to utilize its powers for some time now.

It was only a temporary solution for the time being but Amane would work on it later. For now, she picked up the unconscious maid and made her way out of the room.

"Go and tell my guests that I will be with them soon. I need to get this maid settled in first."