New law of Beast Taming

The morning of the inspection was finally here. Everyone got ready to play their respective roles.

The mayor quickly prepared everything he needed for the visit of these dignitaries. But he was also looking forward to Yoko Tsurugi's downfall.

Happiness and glee were visible in his eyes when he went about and prepared for his day ahead.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the mayor's door and he quickly went out to check it. Sakura's shy face popped in front of the mayor and he was taken aback by her sudden visit.

"Lady Sakura, can I help you with anything?"

The mayor was confused by Sakura's sudden visit but the blush on her face explained a lot about her visit. The mayor suddenly felt glad to see Sakura visiting him.

"Umm, hello mayor. I wanted to thank you for the gift you gave me yesterday. I am ever wearing the scent you gave me and I suddenly wanted to see you. I hope you do not mind my sudden visit."

The mayor looked at Sakura awkwardly. He was in the middle of misplacing a few documents inside his room.

He could not afford to find a few forged documents inside. The old government officials might have let him go with a slap on his wrist and a lot of bribe money. But he doubted that these new officials would be the same.

There was a rumor going around that the new officers were as rigid as a steal. They would not give in to any bribe.

"Ah, I do not mind your visit Sakura. But the timing of your visit is a little…difficult for me to accommodate. I was in the middle of cleaning my office."

The mayor explained without giving a hint of the discomfort he felt at Sakura's presence.

Sakura's widened her eyes to show that she understood and was in awe of the mayor. But on the inside, she scoffed and mocked the mayor. He was a fool who was too trusting.

He was even melting at Sakura's acting. The mayor was unable to look through Sakura's words and actions. And she was being so obvious with her intentions right now as well.

"Mayor, I feel a little dizzy. Do you think I can come inside and rest for a while?"

The mayor stood in front of his door awkwardly once more. He did want to invite Sakura in, but he was in the middle of something. He could not afford for Sakura to go and babble her mouth later.

But then Sakura pretended to faint in front of the mayor. And he had to open his doors for Sakura. He had no other choice.

"Come on in. You look a little sick today so you should rest on the sofa. I will bring tea for you."

The mayor left Sakura alone in the room. That was one of the biggest mistakes he could have done.

In the short amount of time, Sakura had, she managed to snag the evidence of the mayor's corrupted acts.

By the time the mayor came back, Sakura was sitting on the sofa with her head clutched in her hands.

The mayor handed her the tea and then he went back to work. He did not even notice that some of his documents were missing now. He was too busy categorizing things and trying to be safe.

Once Sakura went back to her room, the mayor sighed in relief and he burned all the evidence that could have been used against him.

And then the inspectors arrived at his town.

......….

"Officers, it is nice to see that you both are unharmed."

Stella was the first one to receive the government officials. She was duty-bound and responsible for their safety.

The forest was quiet nowadays but that did not mean that it was safe.

Both officers looked at Stella with a blank looks in their eyes. They did not like Stella but they could not get rid of her either.

For them, Stella was a necessary evil they had to deal with in their lives. She was powerful and the only one who could argue with the divine leader.

"Officer Stella, we received your letter. But unfortunately, this project is urgently needed to resolve our homing problem. We don't have any other choice."

The government official did not even sound sorry when he relied on Stella.

This might have been Stella's first time asking for a reevaluation of a place, but it was not the officials' first time receiving such a paper.

And although the identity of the spender did worry him a little, the officer was willing to bet that this place had nothing dangerous in it.

"Oh! If that's the case, then the government cannot blame us if something happened to this town in the future. We did inform you of what could happen to this place but you refused to listen."

Both government officials turned toward the black-haired and golden-eyed beauty who was walking out of the city gate.

Yoko Tsurugi was as beautiful as they both had heard. But the air of danger surrounding her made both inspection officers flinch.

Suddenly, they found themselves unable to look up at Yoko Tsurugi.

"Whether this place is suitable or not, it is not for you to decide. You are just someone we hired to advise us about the beasts. We are still not sure if your skills are even real or not."

The government official finally forced these words out.

For someone unable to even look up at Yoko because of her presence, this officer sure was stubborn. Amane wanted to clap for this officer's bravery.

Just when Amane was about to make a snappy comeback and tear this officer a new one, the mayor ran out of the settlement. And with that, Amane lost a great opportunity.

"W-Welcome, esteemed guests. I am sorry that I came out late. I needed to make a last stop before I could come and greet you."

The government officials felt insulted that they were not the mayor's priority.

Whenever they went to visit a place, the local people stopped what they were going to greet them. That was the kind of behavior these officials were used to.

But now they were being treated as a second thought by these people.

"I would like to know just what was this 'important business' that kept you from greeting us outright. I have never been insulted more in my life before."

The first official sounded angry. He could not believe that there was someone out there who was more important than him.

"A-Ah, I did mention this in my reports. We have a Gwazi inside our premises. Our dear Lady Tsurugi found one of them in need of our help and now he's being kept in the city."

Both officials who came to inspect the town froze. Their eyes went wide with fear and uncertainty.

They wanted to be treated as special. But they did not want to face a beast ever in their lives.

They might say that they trust Yoko Tsurugi to handle the beasts, but they did not trust her. If something happened, then the officials would be the ones to lose their lives first.

"Dear Officials, would you like to go and meet this Gwazi guest of ours? He's a delightful one and would not harm you both."

The officials did need to check up on the Gwazi, but they did not want to check up on the beast. If possible, they would not want to encounter the beast at all.

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"H-How about we do something else first? There is a lot to check on our list of things and we don't have enough time to look around. I think we should look around the site first."

Officer 2 quickly injected his words before anyone else could say anything. He sounded relieved when no one said 'no' to his proposal.

"I understand gentlemen. If you want to look around the site first, then that is what we shall do first. I hope you are ready to be blown away by the best city you are about to witness?"

The mayor was boasting a lot about this city. But compared to the Tsurugi estate, this place looked shabby.

Amane did not say this in front of the mayor because it would have shattered the mayor's pride.

But she was curious to know what the mayor was cooking up right now. He looked far too happy for him not to have planned anything.

Did the mayor have a backup plan in case Sakura failed? It seemed more and more likely by the second.

And if so, then Amane could not wait to see the mayor fail one more time. It would be fun and act as revenge for what the mayor had tried to do to her.

Amane would make sure she repaid the conspiracy against her with tenfold interest. She was just that kind of person - to not let her prey fall out of her grasp easily.