New law of Beast Taming

"There is no point in hiding like this. If you wanted to kill Bambi Clent then you should have attacked her outright."

Amane called out toward the assassin as soon as Bambi Clent had gone inside. She had sensed the assassin looking at the pair from a long time ago.

Since then, Amane had kept an eye on the assassin and she had slowly figured out the assassin's identity.

"Aqua, there is no reason for you to hide now. I know you are there so show yourself."

Amane called out and Aqua finally showed her face. From the sullen and regretful expression on Aqua's face, it was easy to tell that it was her first personality. The second one would not have been calm or able to hold herself back at all.

"Tsk, you knew I was hiding in the bushes all along, right? But you did not call out to me all this time because you did not want me to be found out. What would have happened if I would have been after you?"

Aqua asked the question with a sullen voice. Her confidence had taken a massive hit once she realized that she had been caught red-handed. No one should have been able to do so.

But Aqua had learned not to underestimate Yoko Tsurugi and her powers. She could make the impossible possible.

"Hmm, so what are you doing here? I can tell that you are here to assassinate someone. But who is your target? I might spare your life if you tell me."

Yoko Tsurugi's voice contained nothing but the truth when she said that she *might* spare Aqua.

Had it been any other assassin sent in place of Aqua, they might have died to keep their mission a secret. But Aqua was not that loyal or desperate. She was willing to speak up when she was asked a question.

"Someone commissioned me to kill the Clent heiress and her grandfather. Bambi Clent was going to be my first target but now that is ruined. I don't suppose you will let me kill her, right?"

Aqua had not heard the whole conversation that took place between Bambi and Yoko, but she had heard enough to know that they both had struck a deal.

And as much as Aqua wanted to fulfill her mission, she did not want to make an enemy out of Yoko Tsurugi.

"Aqua, I know what this mission means to you but I would rather not have you go after Bambi for now. Do you think you can do that?"

Aqua sighed and nodded. What other choice did she have here? Even her other half was yelling at her to do as Yoko wanted. And that was all Aqua needed to agree.

"Fine. Then I guess the old man is out of the question as well. I would not risk killing one without killing the other as well."

The mission report had said that Aqua would only get her reward once both of her targets were dead.

So why would she risk putting a target on her head and killing off only one of the two?

"By the way, there is something fishy going on with the chairman of Benjamin Frank. He left to check up on something in the middle of his party. As far as I know, he does not have family or priorities to check up on."

Aqua was a good source of information for Amane.

Since Amane had been out of the party for some time, she had not known what happened and what was normal. Sakura was not here to tell Amane if someone's behavior was normal or not.

"I see. The chairman did not feel like much of a threat to me so I did not pay attention to him. But it might be possible that he is hiding some kind of secret."

Aqua's words had made Amane curious and she instantly deployed Hibi to try and find the Chairman. He had to be somewhere close by, right?

That was what Amane guessed at first. But the more she looked for the chairman, the more she was confused by the layout of this place.

There was a maze-like labyrinth constructed below this council hall. It was deep and difficult to navigate for a normal human. There were also claw marks on the labyrinth and they looked fresh.

"Well, would you look at that? Seems like our chairman does have a lot to hide from the public eye. I did not take him to be such a crafty person."

Amane was glad that she had decided to check the chairman now. It was because of that reason that she had been able to find the attached creature the chairman was keeping locked up in this labyrinth.

Hibi's eyes were not good but its other senses were sharp. It was able to pick up the scent as well as the vibration of someone dragging themselves across the wall.

Using a little bit of her mana, Amane was about to figure out what that creature was - a Siren. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

A Siren was roaming freely in the middle of the labyrinth and it looked pissed off. Its humanoid body was going over itself and trying to take deeper breaths.

That Siren had been away from a water source for too long. If this continued, then it would die for sure.

Just when Amane made up her mind to go and help Siren, the Chairman arrived on the scene. It picked up the Siren and took it back.

In the middle of the labyrinth, there was a small lake. The chairman threw the Siren into the water and it instantly became fresh-looking once more.

"Stop worrying me, Lune. My heart skips a beat every time I find you gone from your enclosure. I might die if you leave me so, please stay here. The outside world is not a safe place for you."

The chairman seemed to have a deep connection with the Siren in his grip. The Siren pretended like it understood what the Chairman was saying and it even rubbed the Chairman's back.

That action was nostalgic to the chairman and he cried while laying his head on the Siren's shoulder.

Unknown to the chairman, the Siren opened its mouth to try and eat the Chairman. It was a beast after all and it was hungry. Even a human could end up on its dinner menu if the beast was given an opportunity.

But before the Siren could make a move, the chairman pulled back from the hug and took hold of the Siren's face. It caused the Siren to freeze in shock and it blinked up at the chairman with a blank look.

"Here, has some food. I will try to bring more food for you later. I also called a beast expert here who might be able to help you go back to your human form soon. I hope you can hang on until then."

The chairman seemed to be delusional about something. He had mistaken the Siren as a caused human and was now caring for one as such.

Amane had seen such fools before and they usually snapped out of their delusions once they saw the beast's real face. But somehow, he doubted that the chairman would be this easy to snap out.

The Siren tried to speak but its mouth did not form any words humans could understand.

It suddenly sensed Amane's presence in the room as well and it snarled. She had been caught.

"Lune, what is wrong? Is there something you do not like here? You can tell me."

Since Amane felt too much like an alpha beast, the Siren likely thought of her as competition for its prey and felt threatened.

Amane quickly backed away and decided to wait for the chairman to approach her.

"So, did you find out something about the Chairman, Yoko? Is it something juicy?"

What Amane had found out about the chairman was beyond juicy. Some would even say that it was forbidden information that could end the Chairman's carrier if it leaked out.

"Huh? Oh, it's nothing special. I am just suddenly assured that it was not the chairman who was targeting me."

"Huh, what does that even mean? Hey Yoko, at least tell me what you mean. You cannot leave me hanging like this? I want to know what you mean. Hey Yoko…"

Amane could tell just how curious Aqua was to hear an answer from her. But she refused to tell her an answer to her questions.

"Tsk, are you going to be like this Yoko? I thought we were friends. But it seems like you have no intention of telling me anything at all. I am so sad right now. Hey Yoko? Yoko, where are you going?"

Aqua called out as she followed Yoko. Now that she had failed her mission, she needed an excuse to get her out of trouble.

And Aqua had a feeling that Yoko would prove to be a good excuse.