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"Huh? What do you mean? Yoko, you do not have to force yourself to be this way. We can help you out…you do not want to be helped, right?"

Ely’s voice began to sound forceful but it slowly dwindled out as Amane looked at her more and more.

After about two minutes of awkward silence, Ely sat back down in her seat with a look of disbelief on her face. Her innocent heart refused to believe that Yoko could be such a daring person.

"Hmm, your strategy is rather bold. Do you think your stepping back would cause these people to step out from the shadows?"

Marshal Zhen asked Amane this question. The look on his eyes was searching and the way he looked at Amane was also filled with curiosity.

Ely noticed this glint in her grandfather’s eyes but she could not speak up and defend Yoko against it.

When she tried, her throat felt parched and her brows broke out into sweat. In the end, she could only back down and light a fire for Yoko in her heart.

’Yoko, good luck against my grandfather. He might come across as a rather harsh man but believe me when I say he is not one.’

Ely watched the confrontation between her grandfather and Yoko happen. But one said looked tenser than the other. In the end, Yoko sighed and decided to put an end to this contest.

"It is difficult to say if the other party would react to my provocation or not, but I am not worried about it. Whether they fall for my tricks or not, it won’t change the fact that they will be cornered like rats and driven out of my home."

Amane spoke softly but the look in her eyes was anything but soft. It made Marshal Zhen tense up and look at Yoko in a new light. Read exclusive content at freewebnovel

’Yoko, what are you doing? My grandfather might never approve of you at this rate. Hurry and apologize to him.’

Ely would say that she knew her grandfather well. That was why, when he frowned in that familiar way and looked at Yoko with his harsh eyes, she knew that he disapproved of the other female.

"You are unlike the other fragile clan heads I have met so far. I wonder what gives you all this confidence to stand against me and speak such words."

Marshal Zhen asked and both Sakura and Charlie Suzuki tensed up. They were ready to help Yoko if a fight were to break out.

"I wonder…would you like to try and find out."

Marshal Zhen flinched internally as he felt the pressure of Yoko’s aura assault him. Yoko had not moved an inch and yet she could suppress Marshal Zhen.

’This girl is not normal. This pressure is too much for a teenager to have. She is a genius, just as I first expected.’

Marshal Zhen held his head up even when it was full of sweat. He would rather pass out than bow his head in front of another.

"Y-Yoko, are you alright? Grandfather, you should not try to intimidate my friends like this."

Ely Zhen gathered her courage to scold her grandfather. For her effort, she got two looks of disbelief and two amused smiles aimed at her.

"Ely, I approve of your friendship with Lady Tsurugi if you promise not to get hurt. Now, I think I have overstayed my welcome here. I shall give you young people a chance to catch up."

Marshal Zhen stood up and his legs shook. He masked it all up with his confidence and was able to fool everyone when he walked out of the guest room.

He collided with someone small and almost lost his balance. He looked down, only to notice a small but familiar back.

’Is that person Professor Cardin? No, I must be mistaken. That man…he should be dead. Or at least detained for all the crimes that he committed until now.’

The courts might have judged Professor Cardin as innocent but Marshal Zhen knew that the once-fearsome dwarf had many enemies waiting for him to fall.

So, once he had been captured, there was no way he would be allowed to live.

...….

"I am so sorry for my grandfather’s reckless actions. I swear that he did not mean to say all those words to you. "

Ely bowed in place of her grandfather once he left. She could not keep her blush from spreading across her face.

"Don’t worry so much about it. Your grandfather is just concerned about you and I understand his feelings. There is no need for you to be this worried."

Amane assured Ely and watched her face go from pale to flush to embarrassed.

"I…thank God that you did not take offence to my words. I did not know what I would do if you were angry with me."

Ely’s legs gave way under her body and she sagged in relief. Amane felt bad for Ely so she helped Ely lie down in her bed.

"You can rest here for now. I will not hear any excuses so do not give me any."

Whatever Ely was about to say got stuck in her throat. She was only able to nod and watch as Amane headed out of the room.

Both Sakura and Charlie waited for her in the guest room and their gaze did not move away from Amane once she walked down.

"Yoko, I will not ask you why you took Ely to your room. But I do want to ask you one very important question that is related to my sanity…. how the heck do you manage to handle all the stress of your position?"

"There are far too many files and matters to take care of. 24 hours are just not enough no matter what I do."

Sakura complained, finally letting her frustration out.

No matter how smart or successful Sakura was, she was still a teenager and far less experienced than everyone else in the room. Amane felt bad after seeing her break down like this.

But at the same time, seeing Sakura get this irritated and emotional was funny. That girl hardly acted her age.

"Sakura, you do know that we have advisors for these things. Advisors, not as if ’kindly help us out, we do not understand it,’ but ’now you are responsible for this shit, we are out’?"

Charlie had nothing but pity in her eyes when she asked Sakura this question. Sakura stopped her melodramatic acting and looked at Charlie with eyes that could kill.

"You mean that we have people who handle this shit? And you are just telling me about this? Do you know how much headache you could have saved me, woman?"

Sakura asked as she shook Charlie. Amane watched them both bonding from the sidelines. Despite her irritation, Sakura was rather gentle in her approach and she did not hurt Charlie too much.

Amane noticed how Professor Cardin went in and out of his room several times and how his eyes stopped to look at both Sakura and Charlie.

Since Amane had been a scientist in her previous life as well, she was more than aware of what that curious look in Professor Cardin’s eyes meant.

’This guy is up to no good. I don’t think I should keep Sakura and Charlie here any longer.’

The most troublesome people in the world were those who were obsessed with something. Amane did not want Sakura or Charlie to be victims of such obsession as well.

"I think it’s late enough. You both should head back home now. Do not worry about Ely since I will send her home myself."

Amane was sure that Professor Cardin would not find Ely interesting. She had no spec of special characteristics and her overall power level was also rather low.

"Aww, do we have to leave, Yoko? I am sure that you would appreciate our company a lot more than you think."

Charlie tried to flirt her way into staying but Amane did not waver. This seriousness caused Charlie to realize that something was wrong.

"Hmm, seeing how you do not want us to stay here, I would take my leave for today. Next time, I will seduce you into letting me stay over for sure."

Charlie placed a hand on Sakura’s shoulder and dragged her out. Sakura was startled when she was pushed out suddenly. But she held her composure when she felt that tight grip on her shoulder.

Slowly and subtly, Charlie Suzuki was letting her know that they could not stay here any longer.

So, they both quietly left, but not before looking at Amane with a concern-filled expression.

"Don’t you dare think of going after them? My anger is not something you want to face."

Amane warned Professor Cardin but the man kept quiet. He observed Amane with his eyes, likely trying to find something he could use to trade with her.

In the end, he pretended to give up and even came out.

"Fine, you caught me. I will not go after those two. I was just interested to see a person using my experimental drug and survive afterwards. I wanted to study her more."

Amane knew that Professor Cardin was talking about Sakura and she was interested to know more about her condition.

"Are you curious to know more? Well, I can tell you all about that drug if you agree to help me out in return."

And that was when Amane knew she needed to pull out. There was no way she was going to listen to his man and his bullshit.