New law of Beast Taming

Head Sister Karen tried her best not to let her smile falter from her face and let her true emotions show. But unknown to her, a disturbing smile had taken over her features.

The head sister also showed her lust and desire as she looked at Amane and that was rather disturbing to beast tamer.

"Head Sister Karen, is there anything to do near the vicinity of the monastery? I would like to look around here if it's possible."

Head Sister Karen raised her eyebrow in surprise at Amane's question. She had not expected to be asked this question. And truthfully, she would rather not have Yoko Tsurugi poking her nose in their business.

But it would also keep Yoko Tsurugi busy for the time being and allow the head sister to hide a lot of evidence.

"Ah sure, you can look around. Sister Helen, you will help our guest today in place of Lily. I hope you perform well and do not forget our values."

Sister Helen looked sick when she was ordered to look after Amane. Amane could see the fear and disgust in her eyes and the desire to refuse the head sister.

But sister Helen could not follow through with her intentions and she was not able to ask the head sister for the favor she wanted to.

Once breakfast was finished, Amane waited for Sister Helen to head toward her. The incense on Amane's table had been left behind by the head sister and it was said to be a relaxant.

But in truth, it was a nerve-suppressing drug that was being utilized to make Amane feel drowsy and out of it.

The head sister sure wanted Amane to make a fool out of herself and cause her problems.

"Tsk, this is pathetic. Why am I being made to babysit a murderer like this? And I even need to treat her well? What a joke."

Sister Helen whispered it under her breath as she forced a cheerful smile back on her face. She quickly made her way toward the center table where Amane was sitting and she quickly took her seat as well.

"Dear guest, I would like to introduce myself to you once more. My name is Helen and I am your guide for today. I hope we get along well from here on."

Amane could instantly tell that she would not get along with Helen. Mainly because Helen had no intention of getting along with her in the first place.

But these thoughts were kept to herself by Amane as she waited for Helen to speak something to her. But since it looked like Helen was not interested in speaking, Amane stood up and picked up her plate.

"Where is the kitchen? I will wash this plate and then start my day."

Helen looked shocked to see Amane picking up her plate. Something like panic flashed inside Helen's eyes before she decided to snatch the plate out of Amane's hands and hold it in her own.

"There is no need for you to do anything, our dear guest. I will take your plate and the one on duty will wash it. There is no need for you to do anything."

Anyone else would have melted at the words of care from Helen and thought of it all as hospitality.

But Amane had seen both fear and horror flash inside Helen's eyes as she snatched the plate out of Amane's hand. It seemed almost as if Helen was afraid to show Amane where the kitchen was.

And that was the case as well.

'I cannot let Lily's murderer know where our kitchen is. What if she plants something in there to kill us all as well?'

Helen's thoughts had taken a dark turn but she did not care. There was no way she was showing Yoko Tsurugi where the kitchen was.

Helen quickly handed the dirty plates to one of the other sisters and stood up to be beside Amane's side. She kept a tight eye on Amane and likely wanted to uncover her secrets.

"Alright, so this takes care of my things. Next, I would like to look around the local ecology and gather some materials for my research. There are a lot of weird and unique plants in this place that I am interested in."

These words made the alarm bells inside Helen's brain ring. She was sure that Yoko Tsurugi was doing this to discover a deadly drug she could use against them all.

And if the drug she used was a local one, then no one would even be able to complain about it. It would all end up being a coincidence.

'I need to keep an eye on all the things Yoko Tsurugi is going to interact with. I must make sure not to miss a single detail.'

Sister Helen nodded to herself and made this decision. She followed Yoko and watched her stop in the middle of the clearing.

Yoko looked around before she held her arm out and whistled. A blob of silvery-white landed on her arm before coiling around her shoulder and nuzzling into her face and neck.

"Moony, did you have a nice night outside? Did you terrorize the local beast population and make the submissive? Aww, you are such a good pet of mine."

The dragon-like creature nuzzled into Amane's side even harder at those words. Helen was beyond shocked at this display and her mouth had gone dry.

She had heard stories about dragons and she had always been fascinated. Her village had been one of the few which was still under the protection of a dragon shrine.

As such, Helen had grown up hearing stories about dragons and how one was sealed under the dragon shrine's powerful seal.

It was also a well-known fact that the power of the dragon seal was dwindling each day and it would not be long before whatever it was sealing would pop out into the real world.

'Don't tell me! *gasp* The one behind the unsealing of the dragon shrines is Yoko Tsurugi? It would make so much sense in the context as well. She wishes to turn her dragon-like creature into a real dragon.'

Things were starting to make sense to Helen. She needed to tell this all to the head sister so that they could do something about Yoko Tsurugi.

Yoko Tsurugi might be powerful but she was also only a human. On the other hand, head sister Karen had the blessing of the gods and she also had a lot of political support.

She would be able to push Yoko Tsurugi back into a corner and assert her dominance over this issue.

"Sister Helen, would you mind holding these jars for me? I need to record this data and find out more about the local ecology."

Sister Helen was startled when she was suddenly given a bottle to hold. She looked down at Yoko Tsurugi's kneeling version and felt agitated.
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The bottle mocked Sister Helen with its presence. She did not want to meet Yoko Tsurugi or anything to do with her. But she also needed to reach out and hold that bottle before Yoko got suspicious of her.

'Tsk, how bothersome. I want to take that bottle and break it on top of Yoko Tsurugi's head. That would kill her, right?'

Thought of smashing the glass bottle on Yoko's head ran through Helen's mind and she almost acted on her impulses. Before she knew it, the bottle was raised in the air and was directly about Yoko's head.

But before it could come down, Yoko decided to warn Helen about something.

"The bottle is made up of flexible plastic and now glass. It won't hurt me much but it will make me quite angry and annoyed if you decide to hit me with it. I am just warning you now so that you do not do anything foolish with it."

Helen quickly brought the bottle back down and let out an awkward laugh in return.

"T-There is no way I am doing anything. T-The thing in my hand is precious and I was just admiring how beautiful it was by holding it up. There is no need for you to say such words to me."

Helen let out a strange laugh and she flinched at the noise herself. She was beyond embarrassed about what just happened and even Amane looked taken aback before she let out a laugh.

"I see. In that case, I apologize for what I said. Here, takes this bottle as well and keep it with you safe. I need to check out a few more things before I can head back inside."

Helen looked at the bottles in her hand and they all contained things that Helen could not place. She looked disgusted but still held it far away from her face.

'Ugh, what the hell is this thing? Thank God it is packed in a bottle so that I do not have to touch it with my own hands.'

"Here, hold this as well."

Helen took that bottle as well but her heart skipped a beat as soon as she noticed what was inside it and she yelled in fright.

The thing inside the bottle looked like the transparent skin of a snake that had been shed. The light that fell on it made it look like the real thing for a second.

"Hey, I know I said that these bottles were durable but that does not mean that you get to try and break them. Do not let them fall all the time."