New law of Beast Taming

"I would assume that you had a reason you had us attached like this. And it better be good because I do not have a lot of patience to understand why you would want to attack us like this."

Amane warned the man in front of her and Karl flinched. He had not expected this outcome and now he lamented his decision to try and scare Yoko Tsurugi in the first place.

"I apologize. I just wanted to make you both aware of how foolish you were for ignoring our warning and not wearing the armor I gave you. But it turns out that the real fool in this situation was me."

Karl admitted. His face was wrinkled and it seemed as if old age had finally caught up with him. As a result, he looked lonely and remorseful while standing in front of Amane.

Amane did not feel sorry for this man. She knew that he had it all coming for him. But Sakura seemed to be feeling sorry for the man and she gave Amane a look that said that she should do something.

It was ignored by Amane as the trio entered the main building.

The insides looked just as old as the outsides did. But Amane did notice that this place was maintained and did not have cracks forming. The castle might look old, but that seemed to be a stylized choice.

Meanwhile, Sakura was busy taking in the interior of this place. She appreciated the color scheme as well as the clashing contrast of the soft elements in the room with hard ones.

"You have decorated this place well. I am impressed to see that this place looks comfortable to live in, despite having no electricity."

Sakura looked around and Karl flushed in pride. His chest was puffed up and he looked confident and flushed.

"My granddaughter decorated this place. She was quite good at interior decoration and other related stuff. I want to see the day she would, once again, decorate the insides of this castle."

Karl admitted and the use of past tense had not gone unnoticed. Still, the sadness in Karl's voice did not indicate parting. His granddaughter was likely alive, but not in a way that he liked.

Amane already knew that his granddaughter was cursed or stuck as a beast. But that did not seem to always be the case.

"Oh! I apologize. I was rambling without knowing what I was doing. Now come with me and I will take you to my granddaughter's room."

Karl led the pair toward the back portion of the house. The deeper they went, the less security they encountered.

Finally, once they entered the last hallway, there was no guard present. Amane could also not sense any human presence in the vicinity.

"My granddaughter is behind this door. We have restrained her so that she could not hurt herself. But would you like us to release her now?" Enjoy new stories from My Virtual Library Empire

Karl asked with worried anticipation in his eyes. He wanted his granddaughter to be free and be able to do anything she wanted. But that did not seem possible with how things were currently going for him.

"There is no need for you to go out of your way and unlock your granddaughter's chains. Leave it all to me from here on. If I need to unlock your granddaughter, then I will do so myself. For now, can you lock this place up?"

It was not needed, but Aamen still felt that it was appropriate if no one came near this place for the time being. She was even telling Sakura to leave for the time being.

Amane did not know why, but she expected Sakura to object to her words. But Sakura did not do so. Instead, she followed Amane's unspoken orders and locked her arms with Karl.

"Uncle, why don't you show me around for the time being? I want to see what this estate has to offer me."

Karl was taken aback. But Sakura was the same age as his granddaughter so he was not able to resist her charm.

"I…are you sure that you want me to leave you alone? What if you get attacked? I know you are powerful, but my granddaughter is a little…wild. She can hurt you badly if she wants to."

Karl admitted and he sounded nervous. He wanted Yoko's help but he also did not want to see her get hurt.

In the end, Yoko just laughed at Karl with an amused expression on her face.

"There is no need for you to feel worried about me. I can handle myself quite well. You should focus on yourself and show Sakura around."

With that said, Amane pushed the door open and Karl watched her disappear behind the door. A barrier forced him to step back and it seemed to be slowly spreading outwards. The more Karl tried to resist, the more he was pushed back.

Sakura noticed this and she sighed. She had to step in to take care of Karl and his mess.

"Let's hurry up and go out. This barrier is a warning and it will explain even more soon. We should get out of its range before it crushes us against a wall."

Sakura warned and the old man was left with no choice but to agree with her decision. They both disappeared out of the door and out of the zone. The guards were also instructed specifically to not go near that wing.

That night, no one heard anything from Yoko Tsurugi. Karl was nervous when he appeared for dinner. He looked at Sakura and almost asked her what was going on with Yoko.

But then he remembered that Sakura was in the same situation as him and she also had no idea what Yoko was doing. The more time that passed without any contact with Yoko, the more nervous he got.

Karl was also not able to sleep properly and he knew that he needed to check on Yoko and his granddaughter.

He snuck past the guards and headed toward the barrier. Karl placed one hand on the barrier and started to push against it a little bit. But before he could make some major decision, he was caught red-handed by Sakura.

The teen walked out of her room and she looked wide awake. She gave Karl a searching look which made him panic.

"I-I was just trying to get some fresh air tonight. What woke you up, Sakura?"

Karl asked as he noticed how Sakura was observing him and the barrier as well. She likely knew the truth behind what he was trying to do.

"Yoko asked me to keep a watch tonight. And when Yoko asks me something, I do not question her. You should head back to your room now. It is not safe to loiter around the barrier like this."

Karl wanted to protest but it all died down in his throat. In the end, he had no choice but to go back to his room while sulking. He did not even get to meet his granddaughter.

Once he was gone, Sakura looked at the barrier in front of her with disdain. She hated that thing, but she was not going to ruin Yoko's fun.

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Amane had put up a strong barrier to keep people out. The inside of her barrier only had two people now - herself and the conflicted energy she was feeling.

The barrier covered a significant portion of this building and Amane walked around. Somehow, she had a feeling that she was facing a beast and Amane slowly stripped down.

She opened the door, only to find a half-girl, half-beast held captive against the wall.

The half-beast had a human-like face and her teeth were sharp and inhuman. There were also her eyes that were unlike humans and the hairs all over her body. The main hair at the top of her hair was short and easy to grab.

The wolf-like creature seemed to be struggling to get out of her binds and panting. There were no clothes on her body and it showed everything.

"Hello there. You seem like a lovely specimen for me to study. Will you allow me to approach you?"

Amane asked as she slowly walked toward the beast. The beast tensed up at first when she watched Amane, but then she slowly relaxed and allowed Amane to approach her. Those inhuman eyes did not look away from Amane for even a second.

A hand was tentatively placed on the beast's stomach and Amane noticed how the beast instinctively leaned into her touch. It seemed almost as if this beast still had human emotions and instincts.

When Amane pulled back, the beast tried to follow her hand. The beast looked shocked at first, but then she growled in irritation. She did not seem to like Amane much.

"You don't like me being here? Then, shall I leave? If you have so many complaints, then maybe I should not be here with you."

Amane threatened and the beast calmed down instantly. Kelly stopped growling but the suspicion in her eyes did not lessen. She was not going to let Amane go that easily.

This time, when Amane reached out toward the beast, Kelly did not protest and allowed her face to be touched. She even tolerated her teeth being looked at and Amane touching her fangs to know what they looked like.

"Hmm, seems like you are a healthy beast. Even your lower half is behaving as it should. You are quite hard and wet as well. Is it mating season for you?"