New law of Beast Taming

The forest gave off a mournful feeling as Amane exited it. The energy of the forest lingered on her body as Amane walked out of it.

Everything in that energy was telling Amane to turn back and stay in the heretic terrorism but Amane brute forced her way through this feeling. She needed to head back home now.

There had been no contact made from Sakura's side during Amane's stay in the heretic village and that worried Amane a little bit. She was worried for Sakura's safety and what was going on back home.

So, the first thing Amane did once she was within the range of getting a mobile signal was to call Sakura.

She expected Sakura to pick up the call in a few rings but the call was never picked up. The second one went to voice mail as well and Amane decided to take drastic measures to ensure that her call connected the third time.

Instead of calling Sakura, Amane called the Tsurugi house number and waited for the head maid to pick up the phone.

The one to pick up the home was not a maid, but a familiar and annoying noise belonging to Akabe Tsurugi.

"Who the hell is this and what do you want? Our Tsurugi household does not need anything weird or annoying so you better make your call swift and short."

Akabe Tsurugi was still an annoying man. The way he spoke was rude and uncalled for. He was not suited to be in Amane's household.

So, one had to wonder - what the hell was he doing back home now/ how dare he show his face in the main family mansion like this?

Amane had a lot of questions but she decided to hold them back for now and ask the obvious ones for now.

"It is such a shame that you do not recognize my voice. Did I not leave a lasting impression on you, my dear uncle?"

Amane asked the question and she was faced with silence on the other side of the call. She could feel that her uncle was tense and annoyed. He was thinking of what he could say and how he could say his next words.

But then, the worries seemed to disappear from her uncle's voice in a matter of seconds and he sounded confident now.

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"Ah, I see. So, the one calling me right now is Yoko. What do you want? It's not like you have the definitive position of the family head anymore, so you must be anxious. I can at least hear you out for your troubles."

Akabe Tsurugi ran his mouth as he bragged about Amane no longer being the family head.

Amane had no idea what kind of delusions this man was cooking up but she did not like it. She needed to crush this man right here and now.

"Oh, my dear uncle. Don't tell me that you are still cooking up delusions of being the family head. I told you before that you do not have enough power or brain to carry out this role. You should give up while you are ahead or you will be knocked down once more."

Amane taunted her uncle and she could tell that her words were getting to her uncle.

Even if Amane could not see her uncle's face turning red, she could feel the annoyance he felt as he talked on the phone. His stutter also made it evident that he was troubled.

"Y-You foolish female. How dare you talk to me like this? No wait, I need to calm down. I cannot embarrass myself any more than I already have or she would not let me live in peace."

Akabe Tsurugi seemed to be struggling with his temper. But despite that shortcoming, he somehow managed to control his legendary temper in some way.

Amane had to say that she was impressed with the amount of self-control she saw her uncle practicing in front of her eyes. She could even applaud him for it.

But first, she needed to make her uncle speak about what was happening. Since he was a babbling mouth, it would not be difficult to make him speak.

"So, uncle, what is going on with you? Why are you suddenly so confident about your position in the household?"

Amane probed her uncle with her words. Her uncle suddenly sounded far too rejuvenated and chipper.

"Of course, you would not know what happened since you are out of town. So let me tell you the good news."

"Our Sakura finally awakened and got her powers. Now we no longer need you to be the family head. We can take care of our business on our own."

Akabe was surely a piece of work. He spoke proudly and he was borrowing his daughter's power. He did not even feel ashamed of his choice and professed it proudly.

Amane heard her uncle brag about Sakura a little more before dropping a huge bomb.

"I see. I am happy for you uncle. I will be arriving back home tomorrow so keep everything in order. I will hear the details of what is happening tomorrow."

Akabe Tsurugi went quite suddenly. He had forgotten that Yoko was going to come back soon. At this time, Sakura's position as the next family head was not certain.

She had powers but she refused to use them or accept the challenge of being the next family head. And that was where the main problem lay.

"I-I see. So, you are coming back soon? I-I will inform everyone about your decision. But you can take your time. There is no need for you to hurry back."

Akabe Tsurugi assured Yoko while he made plans in his mind to hurry up. He needed to make Sakura the family head before Yoko came back.

The phone call disconnected and Akabe quickly dialed the one number he had sworn to forget. He did not want to ask that uptight and evil woman for anything, but she was his only out of this situation.

There was only one person in this world who was able to tame Sakura and make her agree to any demand. That person had been Akabe Tsurugi's ex-wife.

She had been a rigid and fierce person who only thought about her profit and what she could gain out of things. She had even married Akabe because he had a lot to offer her as the next family head.

As soon as she had gotten the business opportunity she needed, his wife divorced him and got married again.

'It's a shame that she's the only one I can count on now. If only she did not get involved with the HIVE. I could have made this marriage work somehow.'

This was likely Akabe Tsurugi's delusion that made him say this. His wife had left him long ago because he did not have a good future. She had even abandoned her daughter when her daughter needed her the most.

But that would no longer be the case.

"Hello darling, it's me. I need your help with something. I need you to help me make Sakura the Tsurugi family head. She finally awakened her powers and it's time she takes what she deserved."

Just like everyone else, Akabe was sure that his ex-wife knew about Yoko Tsurugi as well. Yoko was too famous to not be known everywhere and his wife was a well-informed person.

There was silence on the other side of the phone. His wife seemed to be thinking about something before replying.

"Alright, I will hear what you have to say to me. Offer me a sweat deal and I will think about helping you out. Will this deal be good for you?"

This deal was far from good for Akabe. Knowing his wife, she would ask for something ridiculous in return for doing him a favor. It scared Akabe a lot. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

But his wife was also his last chance.

"Alright. Let's meet in person to discuss these things. I will bring Sakura with me as well to this meeting so that you can see her. It has been a while since you have last seen Sakura, right?"

Akabe waited for his wife to say something more. But his wife was silent throughout the conversation.

Finally, she sighed and opened her mouth again.

"Fine, bring Sakura along with you. It's time I test her again to see how useful she is to me. If she is worth it, I will help her out."

Akabe Tsurugi sighed in relief as he cut the phone call off. Now he only needed to inform Sakura that she was going to meet her mother and things would be over.

"Sakura, I need to discuss with you something important. Give me some of your time right now."

Akabe Tsurugi knocked on the door to the room and entered it with full confidence. He did not even care that Sakura was flushed or sick when he stood in front of her bed. He only cared about what he wanted to say to her.

"We are going to meet your mother today and have dinner with her. Be ready to head out by 7:00 PM and I will pick you up."

Sakura did not reply to her father's words. She was feverish and nothing registered in her mind for now. This had been her condition for the past few days now.

It made people pity Sakura, but her father was not among these people. Her father did not care about Sakura at all. He only cared about what he could gain from her now.