New law of Beast Taming

"Y-Yoko, I have something important to tell you. It regarding the maid and Elder Hana's death. I am sure I know who is responsible for Elder Hana's death."

Sakura seemed certain of her information and her confidence also made Amane curious. She quickly sat down beside Sakura and clutched one of Sakura's hands tightly.

"Hmm, I am sure you know who is responsible for Elder Han's death Sakura. But calm yourself down first and then give me the news about this."

Sakura's excitement was difficult to calm down. But she still took in a deep breath and tried to reel her emotions in. She did not want to appear like a useless kid in front of Amane.

Especially after the last dream she had. Sakura wanted to be a reliable adult whom Amane could depend upon, not a kid Amane had to always look after.

"It was a maid who worked in our mansion. I followed that maid because I had a bad feeling about her and I was right. Not only did she enter Elder Hana's room, but she also poured some kind of pink liquid on top of Elder Hana's body."

Sakura was not sure if what she saw had been a dream or reality. But she was certain about one thing - that maid had been involved.

It reminded Sakura that another maid was waiting for her. The maid in the stable had proved to speak the truth and Sakura was impressed.

She wanted to reward that maid and get more information out of her at the same time.

"I see. So that was the case. Our household did get infiltrated by traitors. Sakura, can you point out this maid for me if you see her?"

Sakura enthusiastically nodded her head and she was burning with happiness inside.

Finally, Amane needed Sakura's help with something. It felt great to be needed by her cousin like this. Sakura finally felt useful again.

'And this feeling would only grow slowly. I will make Yoko depend on me more and more so that she will not be able to leave me.'

"Oh my, what happened to our dear Sakura? Why does she look so sick? I guess I should offer her some medicine to help her recover?"

Sakura looked at the doorway, only to see Elder Hana walking into the room on her own two legs.

Now, Sakura had been informed about what happened with the elder and her miraculous resurrection by Amane beforehand. But she still felt a little unsettled to see a dead person walking this proudly in broad daylight.

What was more? Sakura had seen Elder Hana's dead body before she had been knocked unconscious so she vividly remembers the body not having a head.

"Here, have this medicine and feel better. No need to thank me for it since I had it made specifically for you. I hope you feel better soon Sakura."

The medicine was packed in a pink bottle so one could not see the inside color it possessed. But there was something about this medicine that made Sakura uncomfortable.

And she was not the only one who felt uncomfortable after seeing the medicine.

Yoko had tensed up as well which meant that she sensed something weird and dangerous about this medicine.

"Aww, it breaks my heart to see both of you be so cautious of me. Can I not be a good elder to you both and offer you something beneficial."

Elder Hana pretended to sound sad as she snatched the medicine out of her servants' hands. She opened the lid and drank the whole bottle in one gulp.

The servant tried not to look startled but she could still not hide her shock over what happened just seconds before. But Elder Hana seemed unconcerned and even handed the empty bottle back to her servant.

"See, it was nothing dangerous. You both need to let your guard down and not be such stuck-ups all the time."

Elder Hana commented before she left. The servant gave the room one last look before she followed her mistress.

Sakura could not help but feel as if there was something familiar about that maid. It did not strike her what it was until the maid was long gone.

"Ahhh, that maid is the one who knocked me unconscious and give that weird medicine to Elder Hana. I am sure that she mixed something in this medicine as well."

Amane was suspicious about the same thing. And that was why she had snuck in Hibi from the beast shelter. The snake-like beast took its head out of Amane's robes and looked toward the direction the two females had walked away into.

"Hibi, you know what you need to do. Hurry up and follow them, but make sure not to get caught, ok?"

The snake-like beast saluted Amane as if it understood everything and then went ahead to follow its targets.

"Are you sure this is alright? Both, Elder Hana, and that maid are dangerous. I also get the feeling that they are hiding a lot from us."

"That's the case. It's a pity that Charlie had to go home so soon. She would have been a great help during this case."

Jealousy burned through Sakura's body as soon as she heard Amane's words.

She was the one with Amane right now but her cousin was still thinking about other people. Just the thought filled Sakura with rage.

"Yoko, this is…"

"I am sure that the maid who followed Elder Hana is the one who helped her come back to life. But now that Elder Hana has taken that maid under her wing, it would be difficult to get to her. We will need to be careful about these things now."

Sakura wanted to bring back the earlier conversation, but the timing had passed for that. Yoko had already begun another, more important topic. So, Sakura also shook her jealousy and decided to embrace this new topic.

...…..

"Welcome back, Charlie Suzuki. Did you have fun roaming around while you had me caged up in here? I am pathetic like this, right? I have been reduced to a reflection of who I was in the past. Do you feel regretful for me? Or do you pity me?"

Charlie Suzuki looked at the female behind the caged doors with cold eyes. This female was from her past and one Charlie Suzuki did not know a lot about.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

But what she did know was that Ariana had been close to Amane back then.

The female sitting in the cage had beautiful golden and red hair waved together. Her eyes were black but had no pupils in them and her complexion shined in the light.

The half-phoenix was said to be an enchanting being who could seduce anyone with a single look. Even Charlie had to admit that the creature in front of her was beautiful.

But no matter how beautiful the face in front of her was, it was still a beast who had taken human form. In simpler words - it was an awakened beast.

"Why did you wake up again? I thought you went into eternal slumber after my mother's death. Why did you wake up again?"

Charlie Suzuki did not like the indication of where things were going for her.

She had a nagging feeling that the awakening of the phoenix beast had something to do with Yoko Tsurugi.

After all, Yoko's aura and her powers were very similar to what Amane's had been, and of this half-beast saw Amane once, she would not stop at anything to get her.

"I did intend to fall into an eternal slumber once my beloved died. But then, a familiar energy wave woke me up. Perhaps this is what heaven intended for me - to have a final chance before I get to be reborn. One final chance to be with my beloved."

"Unfortunately, that will not be the case this time, Ariana. Amane is dead. She died a long time ago and there is nothing we can do about it."

Charlie Suzuki tried to get the phoenix beast to give up on her ambitions. She did not want the phoenix to set her eyes on Yoko at all.

"Hmm, that does seem to be the case. My beloved Amane is dead, but that must be the case. Humans don't live that long anyway."

"But someone with a similar energy to Amane exists in this world now. I am sure that is why the god awakened me - to give me this one last chance."

"You see, I want someone to carry my egg before I get reborn and the one with a similar energy to Amane would have to be the one to fulfill that promise."

Charlie felt her insides boil with anger as soon as she heard the ridiculous words coming out of the phoenix beast's mouth. She had a sharp blade pointed at the phoenix's neck and her eyes seemed to be digging daggers into the female in front of her.

"Don't you dare touch her."