New law of Beast Taming-Chapter 382 - : Follow the trail [pt2]

The warden tried hard to divert attention from himself. And it only worked because Amane had reached Anya’s room. The door was wide open, and someone was already inside the room.

If Amane noticed this, the warden did as well. And he quickly walked toward the room to prove how useful and duty-bound he was.

"How dare someone try to break the rules. Who is the idiot who broke the rules and came down here? I will not let this person get away freely…"

Amane had established the warden as a coward. And she knew that the warden would not be able to handle Loki’s pressure.

She knew the warden would jump back and make excuses as soon as the door opened. The warden looked confident when he broke down the door, but it all fizzled out of his expression once he faced Loki’s anger.

"What is going on here? Why are you down here? Are you here for Anya? If you try anything funny, then I will hurt you. So, choose your next words carefully."

Loki stood before a confused Anya and covered her body with his. He did not want Anya to be exposed before the warden or outsiders.

The warden strep back when he experienced such hostility. He was not sure what he should do next.

But Amane decided to help him out. She felt sorry for him this time and wanted to see a breakthrough in this case as well.

"Loki, relax. No one is here to hurt you. We were just following the trails of the disappearance case and ended up coming here. Do you mind letting us into the room?"

Amane asked, and she stepped forward to block the warden behind her. The warden was shaken, but he felt confident now. He had Amane and his chief’s back.

"The disappearances case? Why would your evidence lead you here? Can I see the evidence before you enter? I do not want to question you, but my current position leaves me no choice."

Loki asked while not moving an inch from his position. He was the guard dog that protected Anya’s room, and he refused to give up.

His eyes clashed with Amane’s when they looked at each other. This time, a tactical understanding was impossible to reach, but Amane refused to back down.

The one to put an end to this staring contest was Sean. He was the chief, so he decided to flex his authority.

"You are insulting me. I will remove all your and your lover’s rights if you do not allow us to investigate. I will also remove any privileges you were experiencing and make it impossible for you to meet your lover next time."

Loki’s eyes widened once he noticed Sean. He had not even seen the chief standing before him until now.

But he knew he had no more cards to play once he did. He could live without any facilities but did not want to deprive Anya of anything.

That was why he backed down and allowed Sean to enter the room. He did not look happy, but he did not have a choice.

"You made a wise decision. I am happy you have a functional brain, after all."

That was a jab if Loki had ever heard one. But he swallowed his words and did not say anything. After all, anything he would say now would make his situation more serious.

Anya was sleeping when they entered the room. It was unsurprising to see since the past day would have been hectic for her.

Amane moved toward Anya and placed her hand on top of Anya’s. She wanted to check the energy signatures that were inside Anya’s body.

But her hand was slapped away before she could start anything. Loki had forced her to walk back, and he stood before Anya like a fierce guardian dog.

"Hey, what do you think you are doing, Amane? Just because we are somewhat friends does not mean I will allow you to do as you please."

Sean growled back at her. He was hunched defensively, and he refused to get up. He was also unprepared when Amane did not care for his defense and decided to throw him back. He landed on his back and looked up.

Before Loki could get up, his arm was bound by a chain and held in his place.

"You are irritating me now. I warned you to behave yourself, but you are not listening. Now, be a good child and sit still."

Amane warned and forced Loki to stay still. Loki tried to break his restraints, but it was impossible for him.

In the end, he sat down but continued to observe what Amane was doing the whole time.

Being looked at had never discouraged Amane from doing her thing. She raised her hand and quickly checked in on Anya.

As expected, her energy was jumbled, and she could not move. There was a hint of familiar energy in Anya’s power as well.

’Should I try and remove this foreign energy? I think I can do it.’

Amane forced her energy inside Anya’s body and felt it move around. She tried to hold the foreign power, but it was slippery. It slipped past Amane’s hands whenever she tried to get hold of it.

’Tsk, this is irritating me. This feels like Hortencia’s work, but I cannot be sure.’

Amane tried to fight the power, but it refused to confront her. The chase lasted five minutes, but it was futile in the end. Hortencia’s magic was integrated deep into Anya’s subconsciousness. She would not be able to live without it.

’I don’t know who tried to control Hortencia’s power and cast such a nasty spell, but the person cannot be average. This spell cannot be broken by normal means. I will have to try something heavy to break it.’

The only problem with this method was its high unpredictability.

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Strong magic tended to take over the user as well as the environment. It would rush toward anything and everything, trying to control it.

This tendency was even stronger when the target was a living creature. Magic was volatile like this.

Amane needed to be careful, but Anya also required a strong will to survive.

"Ugh, what is going on here? I feel weird. Amane, what did you do to me?"

Anya’s voice went from calm to panicked. She clutched her chest as spikes of pain assaulted her being. She did not know what was going on, but she did know she felt like crap.

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"Calm down, Anya. Everything is alright, and you are alive for now. I want to tell you a few things, so keep calm."

Amane’s voice was grim, and she held her breath. She had a feeling that the news she was about to receive was not a happy one.

"Anya, you are under a potent curse. I do not know when it started or what will happen to you now, but you must decide. Do you want me to try and remove this curse from your body?"

Amane gave Anya a few details. But Anya was an intelligent person and pieced things together. She paled, and her cheeks took on a green tint.

"I…is this the curse that controls one’s body? Am I being controlled?"

Anya asked while looking at her hands. She had noticed the sighs before but had no confirmation of her condition. But now she was officially getting something.

It worried her, but Anya refused to back down. She wanted to face her condition head-on.

"I will not sugar-coat things. You are being controlled by the curse and being made to kidnap the people. If you want to eliminate his curse, I will help you. Otherwise, we will have to detain you for the time being."

Amane informed Anya, and Loki struggled in the background. He was triggered by what Amane said she would do.

"You cannot do that. Anya did nothing wrong. You have no proof she is involved in anything anyway. Stop trying to pin things on Anya."

Loki tried to fight his binds, but it was of no use. His power was sapped away, and he could not move an inch.

Amane looked at Anya for an answer. Anya could be the only one to decide what she wanted.

"I…would like to try and get rid of this curse."

Anya agreed. But before they could proceed, the warden raised his hand and stepped forward.

"Uhm, can I suggest something? Why don’t we use Anya’s curse for now and try to find the entrance to the hidden chamber? You said the one with the blessing can open the door, right? Then Anya can open it as well."

The warden had been humbled after everything he saw. He knew he needed to suck up to all these people now.

For the first time, he had given me some helpful advice.

Sean did not want to agree with this decision. He wanted Amane to hurry up and break Anya’s curse. Whether she died or was freed did not matter.

He just wanted to hide the evidence.

But Amane and the others did not think the same.

"Oh, that is a good idea. So, you have a brain behind all that hair on your head. Anya, what do you think? Do you want to help us out?"

Amane left this decision up to Anya. She had a few choices to make now and quickly decided to act.

"I want to help. I want to help you out in whatever way I can. No, please let me help you. I insist."