New law of Beast Taming

The funeral was in full swing when Elder Hao called for her. And frankly speaking, Amane was surprised that he had called for her out of the blue like this.

He was a smart man who understood the basics of what was right and what was wrong. He was also smart enough to realize that making an enemy out of Amane was not a good idea.

And Amane was also sure that he recognized why Amane had held this funeral today - to give her enemies a warning that she would not be merciful to them if they tried anything funny.

So, for Elder Hao to call her despite knowing all this. Now that made Amane curious and she headed toward the back rooms quickly.

Elder Hao seemed to be expecting her. He already had the tea and snacks ready and he sat down on the cushion while waiting for Amane.

"Yoko, sit down right now. I think there are a lot of things we need to discuss here. First of the many would be this 'bloom' incident that is happening recently."

Amane was a little surprised when the elder brought this topic up but she did sit down since she wanted to know what was going on as well.

Elder Hoa had a straight face but he also looked pissed when he brought forth a few papers he had been keeping close to himself all this time.

"I had the victims of the first few incidents investigate and found out that they were related to our servants. It might seem like a coincidence at first, but I don't think it was. I am pretty sure that it was intentional on someone's part."

Elder Hao was a sharp man. Most people would have seen this as a coincidence, but not Elder Hao. He was certain about what he had seen and what had been reported to him.

He had also made sure to bury all the evidence he could find regarding this topic. He did not want the news of his servants and their affairs spreading everywhere.

"Hmm, I can see what you mean. All these connections are not solid enough to become evidence but they are also not something we should look over. Do you think it is someone in our household who caused this incident?"

Now that this evidence had been brought forward, Amane had already narrowed her suspicions down.

Elios Tsurugi had a hand in this for sure. It also made sense why she was so calm the past couple of days. It was because she had been preparing for this all along and now all her labor had come to fruition.

"Anyway, this is not something we can allow to be leaked out. Our reputation is staked on this. Not to mention that these are all assumptions and nothing is known for certain yet."

Elder Hao calmed down once more. He looked at Amane to see what she would do.

But contrary to all his beliefs, Yoko did not flow out into rage. She also did not seem shocked by what she had just heard.

"I see. It all makes sense now. Our culprit is Elios but I will not force her to say anything. I am as concerned for the image of our house as you are and…"

Amane was in the middle of speaking when her sensitive ears picked up the loud noises coming from the hallway.

"What's wrong? Why did you stop talking?"

Elder Hao asked while he continued to speak up. He looked outside as well and his eyes widened in shock at what he saw. Your journey continues on My Virtual Library Empire

"Is that a bloom? But what is an infected person doing here? I ordered everyone to be checked for infections. So how did this happen?"

Elder Hao looked flabbergasted at what was happening. His shock was evident in his voice but Amane was not half as shocked as he was.

She had been anticipating something like this happening. It made sense now why Elios had been so chirpy all this time. It was because she had been scheming inside her mind.

"Elder Hao, pull yourself together. This bloom is not that dangerous and we also have another person here who can deal with the situation."

Amane's words of assurance confused Elder Hao. He did not remember anyone else being strong enough or smart enough to take care of the bloom.

But then Sakura stepped out of the crowd and her flames engulfed the bloom. It covered it from the top to the bottom and it busted out into a beautiful sea of bluish-gold.

The display was amazing and it left people spell-bounded.

"Sakura! I knew she was a lot more powerful now when compared to before, but I did not realize she was this powerful. Maybe I made a mistake by underestimating her."

The elder whispered as he watched Sakura control her flames. He looked down at Yoko with a suspicious expression on his face.

"Should you not go out and help her as well? Sakura is still new at using her powers. She might cause an accident we will not be able to recover from."

The elder asked this question, just to see what Yoko would answer him with. But contrary to his beliefs, Yoko Tsurugi kept on looking in front of her. She seemed to not care if Sakura tarnished her image or not with an accident.

Either that or…

"You are being too guarded with Sakura. She is amazing and she knows how to control her powers. All she needs now is a little field experience before she can take over the family in my stead."

"As for the beast side of things. Well, that is why I have Eclipse. I heard that he is doing goods at the academy I sent him to. He will be back to help us all soon."

Elder Hao looked at Yoko with a surprised expression. Suddenly, a lot of things started to make sense to him.

It had always been a concern for him that Yoko did not have a degree in her field. No one questioned her because she was so good, but this concern mattered to most of their partners.

But with what he had just heard, even this concern was a thing of the past now.

"Yoko, you…have no intention of remaining the family head? This is going to cause a big stir between our family members. Are you sure you want to do this?"

Elder Hao asked this question for the sake of asking. He would love to have anyone replace Yoko and her devilish mind.

That way, the other person would be easy to control and Elder Hao would be able to gain his influence back. That was what he believed.

But if Yoko did end up dividing things the way she had planned, then the power of the family head would shift into two people and it would be difficult to control both,

Especially that half-demon kid Eclipse. He refused to listen to anyone who was not Yoko. Even Sakura had a hard time getting him to listen half the time.

"I am so tired of all the planning and scheming. I would rather spend my time in peace and doing what I love to do."

'What a load of bullcrap she is saying. This girl is the epitome of schemes and cunningness when she wants to be. Tired of the planning and scheming? Give me a break here.'

Even though Elder Hao thought that he could not bring himself to say all this. What if his words triggered Yoko and she decided to come back? This was not a risk Elder Hao wanted to take.

It was better for Yoko to pass on her powers than to continue to sit over them. Even if they were divided, it would be in the elder's favor.

"Oh, would you look at the time? I shall go and finish the ceremony now. No matter how much I want to hand over my power to Sakura, she is still a child right now and not ready to take full responsibility."

Elder Hao gave a nod but his brain was going through a lot he could use to his advantage.

Suddenly, Elder Hao felt a pair of sharp eyes looking back at him. He froze and looked back at Yoko's sharp eyes.

"What do you want from me now?"

Elder Hao asked as he looked back at Yoko with annoyed eyes. But Yoko continued to look back at him with an amused look on her face.

"Nothing much. I just decided to figure out what you were thinking about. From your expression, it seemed as if you were in deep thoughts so I decided not to disturb you for the time being."

Yoko Tsurugi walked away, but not before she made the elder feel uncomfortable with her words. That look at the end had felt like a warning to him and Elder Hao decided to take it seriously.

On the other hand, Amane made her entrance in front of the journalists once everything was over. She was faced with curious and suspicious looks from everyone.

"I apologize for overlooking security measures here. I will investigate what happened here and give you all an explanation soon."

Amane bowed her head in front of the reporters and they looked back at her with shock. They had not expected the Tsurugi head to bow down in front of him.

But one of the reporters could not help but speak up.

"You sure you had nothing to do with this incident? This seemed to be too planned for me to feel comfortable."