New law of Beast Taming

Charlie had an unexpected look on her face when Yoko gave her a mixed answer. But she also realized that Yoko had no intention of being bound right now.

"I see. In that case, I will wait for you to grow up a little more before I ask you this again. I am not selfish enough to force anything weird on you. Now, shall we sleep?"

Charlie asked and closed her arms around Amane’s middle. They both fell asleep in no time.

......

Sean came back home late. He had taken a detour that involved not only handing his taken sample over to The HIVE but also shaking off the various people tailing after him.

He was exhausted by the time he reached his private home. And he collapsed on the sofa as soon as he reached home.

Or, that was what he planned to do. But all the sleep escaped his eyes as soon as he opened the door to his apartment and found three unexpected people inside.

No, well, seeing how Helios liked to come and spend some time with him at unexpected times, his presence was not so shocking to Sean.

But the other two people were enough to give him a small heart attack. Sean had to use all the patience he had collected to date to calm himself down and not make a fool of himself.

"Sean, you are finally back? Well, since you were not here, I decided to wait for you back home. And I also decided to entertain your guests. I have to say that they are a delight to know."

Helios sounded happy and carefree. It was clear to Sean that he had no idea who Sean’s ’guests’ were in this case. And Sean was glad that Helios was so observant or careless.

’Thank God Helios is not interested in gossip or politics. The thought of these two being criminals should not even occur to him.’

At times, Helios’s obliviousness was both a blessing and a curse to him. And this time, Sean was glad that Helios had not noticed anything. Especially with the way, Chen was looking at Helios.

Even the barest of doubts would have been enough to get Helios killed off.

"I see. So, you kept my guest’s company for me, Helios? Thank you so much for it. I was worried that they might feel a little awkward if they saw that I was not there with them and they had to wait."

Sean looked at Helios’s beaming and proud expression with a tired sigh. He knew that he was exposing a lot of his emotions and they could be used later against him. But Sean could not stop himself from expressing them at all.

When it came to Helios, Sean was a little too weak.

*cough*

Before the mood could turn toward a tender one, the youngest-looking one coughed. He had a cloak on his face so no one could see his face or know his real age. But the coughing sound was heavy which could make Helios suspicious

Sean panicked at the notion and gave his guests a glance that asked them not to do anything foolish. Then, he turned toward Helios and asked him for a favour.

"Helios, why don’t you go in the kitchen and get us some refreshments? Meanwhile, I will talk what my guests and see what they want."

Sean proposed and Helios looked a little suspicious but he did follow Sean’s advice.

As soon as he was out of the picture. Sean snapped his fingers and a barrier appeared around him and his guests. Then he looked at his guests with an annoyed expression on his face.

"What are you both doing here? As far as I know, I was only supposed to deliver a few samples of the experiment and nothing more. What brought you both here?"

Sean asked with an angry frown on his face, but neither Professor Cardin nor Chen looked surprised at his sudden outburst. They had been expecting Sean to get angry at them anyway.

"Hey, calm down now. Those samples are the reason we are here. What you brought us were either dead samples or tamed ones. We want wild samples so that we can study to psychology of the bonding process. So, I need new samples."

The dwarf finally spoke. He was passionate about his research and it showed in his voice.

But Sean was not in a generous enough mood to follow along with him.

"I told you before that those samples were the best, I could hand over to you. You also have the larvae so use them. Why did you have to come all the way here?"

Sean asked and the dwarf looked angry once more.

"Hey, if I had to take the hard way of hatching those eggs myself, then I would not have asked you to collect these samples for me anyway. The reason I gave you this task is to make my life easier."

Sean felt annoyed but he bit his lips in agitation. Getting angry would not get him anywhere in life. He needed to calm down and think things through rationally.

"Fine, let’s just say that I messed up this time and let it all go. I doubt that it is the reason for you coming here to meet me."

Sean knew the people in front of him well. They would not come here to meet him for no reason.

Chen, especially, was not someone who would take risks like these.

"You are right. We are here with a purpose and we also need your help. Do you remember the experiment with Rabelais I was talking to you about before? Someone decided to foil our plans and take away all of Rabelais’s power."

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"Since Rabelais’s tomb was filled with latent magic, we did not realize this fact until this was too late."

Chen explained and Sean felt his heart skip a beat. He knew who the person behind this theft was. But Sean was not sure if he wanted to tell Chen this or not.

But in the end, he did not even need to tell Chen anything since Chen knew this already.

"What do you want me to do? I hope that you know about my position and what I can and cannot do. I won’t be able to help you at all."

Sean confessed and he knew he had to set things straight right now. Going against Yoko or his mother was not a good idea.

"Hmm, I never said anything about you helping me out. Don’t worry, I will not put you in such an awkward position. I just want you to pass on a message from me to some people I know."

Sean was more alert than ever now. He carefully took the paper that was handed to him, almost handling it as if it were a bomb and then he looked up at the person in front of him.

"This message is to be given to the Tsurugi couple who just returned. They’re just some well-wishes from an old friend so don’t worry about it. Once you do me this favour, I will not ask you for another soon."

Sean bit his lip as he considered the request.

Chen’s words made it obvious that he had something to do with the Tsurugi couple’s return. But he was unwilling to come out and say anything solid.

It also reminded Sean of rumours he had heard going around about a certain experiment topic.

’These people! Don’t tell me that they went ahead and licensed that experience! It’s beyond dangerous to try and bring back dead people. The very laws of the universe could be…’

"Sean, I have told you this before, right? Do you have a habit of overthinking and causing yourself unnecessary anguish? You should turn your brain off before someone else does it for you."

The air turned heavy and Sean had a feeling he was in danger. His body was also reacting in an unexplainable manner to pressure around him.

Somehow, Chen was just looking at him but the air around Sean felt tense and overwhelming. He was finding it more and more difficult to breathe.

"Oh my! Why happen here? Why does it feel kind of heavy in here? Just wait, I will turn on the A.C. and air out the room."

Helios made it back to the room and frowned when he noticed how tense the air was. He quickly walked toward the door and opened it to let the air out.

His actions did not only surprise Sean but also the two people in front of him. And Professor Cardin’s eyes had an interested look in them.

Just like that, Helios had been chosen as a test subject of the highest value by Professor Cardin.

’I will not allow this to happen. There is no way I can allow anything to happen to Helios.’

"Ah, thank you, Helios. But I am afraid that my guests are just leaving now. You two, thank you for visiting and I promise to deliver your message to the one you want me to. But I also think it’s time for you to head back home."

Sean quickly ushered the other two out of his door, but not before Chen slipped another note into his hand. It contained a place and time written on it, but Sean knew that this was not for him.

He would deliver both messages to the Tsurugi couple at the same time.

’It should not be that hard to find an excuse to visit that house since mother goes there all the time.’