New law of Beast Taming

"As you know, bringing someone back to life is not an easy task and no one wanted to risk even attempting it in case something went wrong. But one day, someone decided to try and save my son."

"That person wore a whole black attire and even their face was covered so I did not get to see who they were. But they gave me a small purple bottle that seemed to contain stare and glitter in the mix. I was worried to give it to my son. But I inevitably ended up making my son drink it."

"And almost as if it was a by a miracle, my son woke up the next day. He did not speak anything but the fact that he opened his eyes at all shocked me. Our savior disappeared during the previous night as well."

"But we soon realized that not everything was as *perfect* as I believed it to be. Slowly, my son began to change until he ended up in this form."

Amane could now guess what happened between the chairman and his benefactor. And truly, it was the chairman's fault for giving his son unknown substances that he did not know the origin of.

But Amane's mind was more focused on the description of the liquid she heard coming out of the Chairman's mouth.

'There is only one liquid that comes to my mind when I think about such a description - reagent Cross. But I made sure to destroy that regiment when my lab blew up in my past life. And everyone else connected to that reagent is dead as well. I made sure of it.'

So, Amane was sure that it could not be reagent Cross. It had to be something different.

"I understand that you want to remain with your…son…for a long time, Chairman. But you also need to accept that this creature is no longer your son. You need to let it go back to the sea before it loses control. Sirens are not meant to be kept like this."

Amane warned the chairman as she felt the agitated energy of the Siren rising. It would end up going feral soon.

"I…do not have the heart to send my child out in the open. My poor son did to even get to live his life. I cannot have him go out and endanger his life like that."

It seemed like the chairman was not willing to listen to Amane no matter what she said. He had made up his mind and now he refused to budge on his decision.

"Fine. If that's what you decided, then I will not stop you. But remember chairman, you will not be able to control a wild Siren for long. It will not take long for its instincts to raise their head."

Amane warned the chairman and decided to butt out of the situation for now. The chairman would come to seek her out soon anyway.

The chairman was surprised when Yoko backed away so easily. But he did not show his nervousness and decided to take the situation as it was.

*cough*

"I hope that you will keep your mouth shut about what happened down here. I do not want the news of this place spreading to the normal public."

Of course, the chairman did not want the news of this place spreading. He obtained his current position with the help of public sentiment. So, he needed to maintain his image if he wanted to be re-elected next term as well.

"Hey Chairman, have you thought of what would happen to the Siren when you die? I did say that the Siren was dying but there is a chance it will far outlive your life span."

After all, Sirens lived for about 200-300 years on average. This Siren had a free 50 years left in him still.

"I…don't know. But I do know that I will only hand over my office to someone who will take good care of my son in my stead. In return, I will help them learn everything about my job and how to maintain public sentiment."

Hmm, so an exchange of sorts, huh? That was a good exchange that Amane could approve of.

"Is that what you wanted to talk to Elder Clent about when you brought him down here? You wanted to help someone in his family take over your office after your death. In return, he would take care of your son. But did you think he will keep his promise?"

Amane was curious to see if the Chairman was as naive as he sounded or not.

"Don't be ridiculous. Of course, I don't trust the chairman and his ways. I would have had him sign a contract he would not have been able to break."

The Chairman was not as naive as he appeared to be. But Amane still did not think he had it in him to dominate the other male and force his will down Elder Clent's throat.

"Let's head back now. The meeting is about to start any minute now and people would wonder if they see us coming late."

Amane raised her hands in surrender. She looked back at the Siren's calm but begging eyes with her silent ones.

The Siren looked miserable in the small but comfortable cage that had been built for it. Its instincts rushed to head toward the sea.

And Amane could not ignore such an obvious plea made by this creature. She had to help it get back to the wild.

The Siren grabbed Amane's sleeve as she tried to leave. It seemed to be begging her to allow the Siren to come with her.

But Amane only patters the Siren and covered its body in her aura.

"Come and find me in about an hour. I will help you escape."

Amane whispered into the Siren's ear and turned to leave. The Siren finally let Amane go, but it was impossible to know if it understood what she said or not.

"Oh my. It seems like my Lune likes Lady Yoko. Perhaps, you should be the one to take him in once I die."

Amane looked at the Chairman with a deadpan expression which caused him to burst out laughing. The mood lightened around the pair once more as they made their way toward the meeting room.

....

"Excuse me grandfather, but can you repeat your words? I think I did not hear them correctly."

Bambi looked at her grandfather with an expression full of disbelief. She could not comprehend what she had just heard coming out of the elder's mouth.

"Bambi, I am quite sure you heard me the first time. You will be getting married to the chairman's son soon. It's a Siren, but the chairman is convinced that it's his son. And you will make a perfect life partner for such a creature."

Bambi heard the same words for the second time, but nothing changed. They still fell on her ear and made the same noise as they did the first time.

She did not know where she went wrong in her life, but Bambi was not going to let her life be ruined by her grandfather like this.

"I…. no. I will not marry a creature just because you told me to, grandfather. I have my free will and I refused to listen to you any longer…"

Bambi's race turned red from the force of the slap she endured. She looked at her grandfather with a face full of disbelief but he seemed to not even be concerned about her.

"Girl, you cannot tell me what I can and cannot do. I am still the head of your family and someone you answer to. So, if I say you are getting married, that means you are getting married."

Elder Clent was not ready to hear a 'no' as an answer. He already had his thoughts figured out and he refused to listen to anything else.

"Elder, just answer me one thing - is this for my brother's sake? Will he get anything out of this if I agree to marry the chairman's son? Or will it not even matter?"

Bambi was going to be sick if it did turn out to be for the sake of her brother. She was not sure she would be able to handle the truth if that did turn out to be the case.

"Hmm, how did you know? Oh well, maybe you finally came around and started to think about the next family head as well, Bambi. Since you are such a mature kid, I am sure that you will make the right decision here and not disappoint me.

The chairman left the room once he finished speaking to her. Bambi bit her lip in agitation and lamented her fate.

Everything her family ever did was for the sake of her brother, the next heir. Bambi had never tried to fight against that in her life. And now, that had ruined her life as well.

She was being sold off to secure her brother's future.