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3rd POV*
Bea who was waiting on the house sensed some movements outside the house so she hurriedly went to the front door ready to receive her master. "I'm back Bea" her master's voice was heard giving her butterflies on her stomach.
She lowered her head and was about to greet back when she saw another person being carried by her master. "Master?" She asked tilting her head inquiring about the new presence. "Oh, she will be a guest for a while. I need you to take care of her while I go to school" Lawrence said.
He just shrugged the problem without even giving a proper answer to Bea. "Understood" Bea nodded her head and carried the bag that Lawrence is carrying. She won't question his decision at all, she is already fine with this situation.
"Can you put her on bed? I need to get something" he said and handed Bea the knocked out woman. Now that Bea took a closer look at her, she realized that she was on a situation where it won't be a surprise if she die at this moment. That is just how critical her condition is.
Bea did as she was instructed and waited for her master to return, carrying a light girl was no problem for her. It didn't took long for Lawrence to return, he is holding something on his hand that made Bea curious. Everything that her master use are always amazing and mind boggling.
She is sure that this thing is also the same. It was a green leaf that is shining lightly, it gives her a feeling that it is somehow sacred. Bea saw her master getting close to the girl before he placed the leaf into the girls hands and made her squash it.
Green light covered the girl's body as the wounds slowly started to mend itself. It is different from normal healing where wounds are being patched up. This healing seemed more like the body is being returned in time erasing the traces of the wounds.
The process of healing was slow yet it was effective. Bea stared in amazement at the phenomenon, she nodded her head in marvel at her master's abilities. She is aware that only he possessed such miraculous items because despite being homunculus of Rulphas family for many years, she has never seen something similar.
The girl's breathing turned stable as the wound on her lungs was already fixed. Seeing that Lawrence smiled in satisfaction, he finally tested one of the tango that he gained during the past month. He is gaining bunch of items everyday and now there are literally thousands of tangos on his room.
It was because each time a tango is given, it would come in bunch. The first one he received it, it came from a package with 10 branch and 100 tango inside. He doesn't have any time to test it so this would be the first time.
"Great, this could come in handy" Lawrence commented. He turned at the clock and saw the time. "Time to eat Bea, I have to go out tonight" he said as both of them left the room. They went to the dining room to take their dinner which was already served.
Bea then remembered a problem that they need to solve soon, "Master, our fortune are running low" she said frozing Lawrence on the spot. ".. shit" he could only mutter until a great idea emerged from his head. "Don't worry I'll have a solution soon" he said smiling lightly.
After eating the dinner, Lawrence proceeded to go outside and let his instinct lead him around. He forgot to ask where they would met so he just need to rely on his instinct right now, last time he also managed to find Shiki using it.
He just walked around on the dark town that is filled with miasma, honestly it was really disturbing when Lawrence first saw it as he could only compare it to hell. It is such a depressing place.
It didn't took long for Lawrence's guts to take him somewhere. It was near the spot of Ryougi Household. The place was full of bamboo trees making it hard for someone to navigate through it especially in the middle of the night.
There he saw SHIKI holding a knife ready to drop it on the frightened man. Lawrence shook his head before he tried to grab her hands only for SHIKI to move fast and plunged the knife towards him instead. "Hey, that's not really nice. I know that you hate me but calm down" he said with his body moving on its own evading the slash.
SHIKI didn't listen and just kept slashing at him with high speed. "Do you want me to stun you again? I'll tell you, I won't be soft this time" he said narrowing his eyes at her but as expected, SHIKI just ignored his words and instead turned even more aggressive.
Lawrence twitched his lips at the situation, he was about to cast a spell when SHIKI stopped. "Why did you try to stop me? You said that you would carry half of my burdens yet you tried to hinder me" SHIKI asked narrowing her eyes, she doesn't really want to meet Lawrence right now as her other self would protest to her.
"No one has the right to take the lives of others, especially if they are innocent. Leave this man alone and let me help you find a more suitable person to kill" Lawrence said sighing. Although his words are hypocritical, it does not faze him.
SHIKI sneered at his words, "You dared to claim that no one has the right to take others lives yet you say that you have the authority to give rights? Who are you to say that?" she spoke out the greatest shit in his words. She really hate how hypocrite he is right now.
Lawrence did not back down from her words and just gave a small smile. "Everything I say is just and right, there is no more better evidence than my claim. My words are the rule itself" he grandly claim baffling SHIKI. She is thinking whether the guy already lost himself.
"Hahahaha! You're more of a shit than I thought! It is better to kill you tonight!" SHIKI said as she rushed towards Lawrence, she didn't even hesitate in slashing her knife on his neck which he easily evaded. "Seriously what a handful girl" Lawrence said as he activated blur.
His whole body vanished from existence literally erasing everything that consist of the being called Lawrence Ranvil. SHIKI widened her eyes as she looked around in wary, she didn't expect that move just now so she raised her guard to the highest level as possible.
His body didn't return to existence as he doesn't consider SHIKI as his enemy. He would only be revealed within the presence of an enemy so this is an out. "Show yourself coward! Stop hiding!" SHIKI shouted slashing the air trying her luck.
And without even her noticing Lawrence chopped her neck stealing her consciouness away. She has now turned docile while sleeping, "You look cuter when you are asleep SHIKI, you should copy Shiki and try not to be uncute" he said pinching her nose.
The night ended with the same result as Lawrence brought Shiki to her home. He was encountered with Shiki's bodyguard Akitaka Suzurigi who was wary of him. "Hello, I would like to return a lost person" Lawrence said gesturing at Shiki at his arms.
Akitaka was alarmed by that but he still carefully accepted Shiki, "Thank you for bringing young master home however.. can I ask for what reason did you try to get close with her?" Akitaka asked with squinting gaze ready to judge if he says something wrong.
"Nah, there is nothing of a sort. This woman just captivated me so I'll take care of her no matter what anyone says" Lawrence gazed at Shiki with warm eyes surprising Akitaka. "... I see, then please take care of Shiki-sama" Akitaka has no choice but to lower his head when he saw the sincerety on Lawrence's eyes.
It is different from the usual manipulative eyes of the magus, to be honest this is a fresh experience for Akitaka. He considered Lawrence a failure as a magus since he couldn't even possess an eyes of a murderer however he judged him as a qualified human whose qualification surpassed anyone that he has ever seen.
Lawrence smiled at his action, "Will do. Then goodnight" he said his farewell to Akitaka as he returned home. The moment he reached his house, he already sensed the presence of another person moving so he concluded that the beaten girl must be awake already.
"Bea, I'm home" he said opening the door where his faithful maid greeted him. "Welcome back, master" she then proceed to take of his jacket and hang it up on a stand. Lawrence could never expect more than this, this is a great experience for him.
He turned his attention to the girl behind Bea, she looked like a middle school wearing a school uniform that looks more like a nun clothes. "Hello girl, are you fine now?" Lawrence greeted the girl getting closer to her. The girl showed no reaction of being traumatized by men, perhaps Lawrence was the only one who understood the reason why.
The girl slowly raised its eyes staring at Lawrence. "Did you save me?" she asked. Lawrence smiled at her question, "Save? No, let's call in an investment. I know you possess a power so I'll solve your problem and in exchange you will let me study that ability of yours" he said.
The girl was visibly shaken hearing about her powers but then gradually calmed down. "Problem..? Do I have one?" she asked clearly confused to what problem he is taking about. "Well, I am taking about this" he grabbed her finger and cracked it causing a loud sound to occur on the room. But to Bea's surprise, the girl show no reaction to it.
Only after when she saw her finger has been cracked then she started screaming, however the two could see that she was just acting. She is acting because she will be seen as a freak by the society if she doesn't act that way.
Asagami Fujino, a young woman who has no reception of pain. Ever since she was a child, her father has been dosing her with pain killer enough to eliminate her sense of pain. She however has no knowledge of that and still continue to drink the pills right now thinking that it was just normal supplement guided by her father.
She already noticed how different she is from others, as they would always scream when they got injured. It forced her to adapt the same line of thought because she is scared to be seen as a weird one by others. Receiving beatings or even her whole body getting destroy has no effect on her. She would only shrugged it off.
"Do you understand now? I'll release you from this hell and make you a more real person if you accept my deal" Lawrence took a tango and handed it to her. He made her clench the tango healing her body, the broken finger snapped back on its own returning it its previous state. The two stared at each other as a hidden agreement has been made.
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