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Sakura realized that something was wrong far too late. By that time, the maid had already attacked Sakura and knocked her unconscious. Once the maid was sure that Sakura was out of it, she picked up the unconscious body was decided to hide her.

"Tsk, so much for being a freaking Tsurugi. This girl is a normal human being. I am sure that the only abnormal one in this household is Yoko Tsurugi."

The maid whisper-yelled in frustration before she took down the barrier left around Jorōgumo. She had worked too hard to get close to this creature.

She had even risked getting infected by this creature but had called lucky in the end.

"You better be grateful for all my help Jorōgumo. I am not only freeing you but also giving you a booster. Give us good results with your power."

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The maid dropped a small droplet on top of Elder Hana's body. It was a pink-coloured liquid that was dense and familiar. As soon as it touched the dead body, a loud hissing noise could be heard.

It shook the room and quaked the building. Something had gone wrong with the whole process.

"Shit, this was not supposed to happen. Well, whatever, this is not my fault. The higher-ups cannot hold me accountable for this."

The maid complained and dragged Sakura out of the room. She needed a way to erase Sakura's memory somehow.

She tried using her powers but Sakura proved to be resilient. The maid's powers did not work on Sakura.

"This stupid and stubborn bitch. What am I going to do now?"

There was nothing else to do but to off Sakura somehow. But the maid needed to be careful in disposing of the body. If she did it in the open, then she would be discovered.

She needed a hidden place and a time when everything was chaotic. And that time would come soon enough.

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Amane looked around the burned part of her estate but nothing stood out. There were no signs of powers being used to light this fire. It was an ordinary electric fire caused by malfunctioning equipment.

But even the equipment had been burned during the fire so they could not try to figure anything from it.

"Charlie, did you find anything in here?"

Amane turned toward the divine leader. But Charlie seemed to be having a tough time out here. Her sharp senses were working against her and the smell of smoke was heavy in the air.

Unlike Amane, Charlie seemed to not have been trained to turn off her senses. It was causing her too much trouble.

"I don't think I can figure out anything here. There seemed to be no human involvement in this fire."

It was entirely possible that this was a case of an accidental fire and it had nothing to do with the Jorōgumo. But despite everything pointing out that to be the case, Amane's heart did not agree with her. It was sure that this fire was caused by someone. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Anyway, we are not going to find anything while staying here. We should head back now…Yoko, are you alright? Is this an earthquake?"

The earth shook beneath Amane's feet. But it was also accompanied by a familiar buzzing sound. Something seemed to be going on with the Jorōgumo Amane had sealed.

"Charlie, we need to head back. It seems like someone decided to take my barrier down around the Jorōgumo."

Amane would not say that her barrier was the ultimate barrier no one could take down. But she would say that her barrier could not be taken down by an ordinary person.

The maids in the Tsurugi mansion should not be capable of taking her barrier down. Amane had checked all her maids out when she had taken them in.

So, someone must have snuck inside her staff after the initial checking. Amane would have to re-check all her staff again.

"Ugh, what a pain this is."

Amane and Charlie quickly made their way toward Elder Hana's room where the body was being kept. There was a small crowd gathered in front of the door and looking inside.

"What are you all looking at? Hurry up and scam. Can't you see that we are trying to see what is happening?"

Everyone looked at each before deciding what they wanted to do. The divine leader gave them all a death glare which caused them all to finally get the hint and scatter.

Amane was interested to see what had caused all the servants to speak this room out.

"You all are so mean. Now why did have to go and send all the servants away? Who will help me with my daily routine now?"

A gasp of surprise escaped the remaining servant's mouths as they watched Elder Hana walk out of her room.

She looked alive once more and her face had color in it as well. It did not seem as if she had been dead a few minutes ago.

"E-Elder Hana! Elder Hana is alive! How did this happen? What should we do now? Is this some kind of trick? How is Elder Hana alive once more?"

Amane was as surprised as the servants were about this development. A dead person had suddenly come to life.

Not only that. But it was a person infected with the Jorōgumo who had come back to life. Amane needed to keep an eye on what was going on in front of her.

"Yoko, this is not normal, right? I don't think any beast can bring their dead host back to life."

What Charlie was saying was right. There was no being in this world that would bring back the dead to life.

But Elder Hana not only looked alive, but she also had her head attached back to her body. It had to be some kind of miracle that had happened.

If Amane had not felt the weird energy coming from the being in front of her, she would have felt worried about missing something.

But it was obvious that the Jorōgumo was controlling the body in front of her. But how it managed to do that, even Amane was not sure. It would require more looking into.

What is Lady Tsurugi? Did you not expect to see me? I am so sorry that you must see my face once more like this. I am sure you are not happy about it."

Elder Hana's time was the same mocking one it had always been before. Had Amane not known about Elder Hana's death, she would have believed that this was the real elder.

The Jorōgumo seemed to be acting on Elder Hana's memories to control her body. But was a beast this capable? They should not have a conscious.

"Ugh, this is so creepy. This lady is dead so she should remain dead. Let me kill her off once more."

Charlie's offer was tempting. Amane wanted nothing more than to kill Elder Hana once more to see what would happen. Will she come back to life once more? Or would she remain dead?

"Elder Hana, what happened? How are you alive?"

Elder Hao and the other elders made it to the scene as well. They looked as horrified to see Elder Hana as the servants had been.

But Elder Hana seemed not to be bothered by their looks. If anything, she looked proud of being alive.

"Everyone, I am back. I hope you are ready to accept me and follow me. I will tell you all what happened soon enough."

Elder Hana promised this to the people listening. Her words drew many interested gazes. But they also gained just as many doubtful looks.

"Elder Hao, I want to talk with you all alone. There is a lot I need to tell you about."

Elder Hana seemed to only be looking at Elder Hao when she said that. Amane was curious about their talks as well. But she doubted that she would get to listen in.

"I understand Elder Hana. If whatever you want to tell me is that urgent, then it cannot be helped. I will hear you out so please follow me."

The other elder looked interested to know more about the situation as well. But Elder Hana seemed to have no intention of telling them anything.

"Well, looks like we should go and find Sakura now. I am worried about her."

Sakura should have been here by now. She should have been the first one to notice that something was wrong since she had been close to the estate.

But the lack of her presence worried Amane. Something was nagging Amane and she could not tell what it was.

"Sure, let's find your cousin. I will track her down if you want me to…now this is odd. Her smell is all over this room and it is fresh. Sakura must have been here recently."

That was odd indeed. Amane trusted Charlie's nose and her instincts.

But if this was the truth, then where did Sakura disappear to?