New law of Beast Taming

"You all get one chance to help the police before I declare you all traitors. Now hurry up and provide me with all the evidence you can about this case."

The police chief demanded while stepping forward. Amane could see the lazy head trying to intimidate the innocent hospital staff and demanding they cooperate.

Since this man was at the top of the commanding chain on the government side, Amane did not have hope that he could be stopped by normal means. One look at Stella confirmed that this arrogant fool would not back down if he were not made to physically back down.

"You! Shut up. This is a hospital, and it has a lot of sick people in it. Your voice is too rough and annoying to allow a peaceful sleep. So, take your annoying voice out of here."

Amane threatened, and her voice was dark and threatening. It caused the chief to realize he was in danger and immediately take a step back. This chief was partially hopeless after all.

But the chief soon proved that foolishness was an acquired trait of his, and he stepped forward to try to intimidate Amane this time.

"Lady Tsurugi, I heard what happened to your cousin recently. My heart goes out to you and your family, but you should be careful about whom you intend to offend in the future. My superior has a lot of influence."

"This time, it was just your cousin who’s in hospital. But who knows, if you are not careful, it might be someone else soon. We might also pull out your cousin’s life support if you do not stay in line."

The chief threatened Amane in the middle of the hospital. Not only were the chief’s subordinates, but the medical staff was left baffled by the Chief’s words.

The chief could be charged with attempted murder, and there would be legal grounds to do so.

That was what Amane was going to do now. The recording was already in place, and the chief refused to look guilty or sorry for what he had said.

Amane quickly reported to the police department regarding their chief and his attempted assault. The police department had to take these claims seriously because Yoko Tsurugi was making them.

The police department could not afford to have the media sticking their noses into their business now, especially with an influential person like Yoko Tsurugi backing them.

"Hey, what are you doing? No one will help you, even if you call now. Without the divide leader to back you people up, trying to get help is useless."

The divine guilt was big and strong. And yet, they were all dependent on one person in the end. It was a big flaw of the divine guild that they needed to tackle first.

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"Well, the divine guild would deal with their mess alone. Meanwhile, you people should worry about yourself. And you might want to correct your speech to be more polite before you get pulled off this case for real."

Amane warned the chief, but he only laughed his pitiful laugh.

"Ha, and who would take me off this case? I was specifically chosen to lead this case. My track record does not have small cases or failure as an option. I will show you that-"

"Chief, we got a call from the higher-ups. They want you to get off this case and to report back for now. Someone made a lot of accusations against you, resulting in a court case from the legal department."

The chief’s subordinate quickly informed him while holding the phone out for the chief to take. The chief took the phone, and his complexion paled. His eyes widened in disbelief before he looked at Amane with hate-filled eyes.

"Don’t think that this is over. I will quickly resolve this issue and come back to challenge you outright. You will not be able to get away from me this easily."

The chief promised before he walked out of the station. His subordinates needed clarification about leaving with the chief or staying behind.

Amane knew it would take a little while before another annoying person was assigned to this case. So, she wanted to choose the person who would work closely with the divine guild over this matter.

"Stella, why don’t you-"

"I refuse. I will not take over any case or official duties regarding the police work. However, if you want my opinion about the next chief, I have quite a few."

Stella outright refused to consider what Amane wanted to ask of her. But she did provide an alternative to Amane.

For now, this would have to do. Amane directed the exact words toward Sean, and he sighed.

As expected, Sean was also not happy with the outcome of the conversation. But he was also unwilling to look a gifted horse in the mouth.

"I understand. I guess this is the best we will get for a while now. Everyone is too busy dealing with other things. And we also need to close this case to focus on the divide leader’s reappointment."

Sean sighed but did agree to receive Stella’s help.

Once this was resolved, Amane paid one last visit to Sakura before she had work to do.

But as soon as she arrived in the Sakura’s corridor, she sensed something was happening inside the hospital room. The hall looked darker and heavier than before, giving off a depressing feeling.

Amane quickly forced the door open and entered Sakura’s room. A shadowy figure was sitting adjacent to Sakura’s bed and looking down at her with an almost motherly look.

There was no way to see the shape or even gender of the person touching Sakura’s hair. But something about that presence felt familiar to Amane.

"Oh my! Let’s not get too agitated now. I was not trying to harm your cousin, I promise. I just wanted to see what her current condition was."

The familiar voice forced Amane to calm down, and she reluctantly put her weapon down. This person was the one Amane had met with Chen. Chen’s father had decided to visit Amane.

"I am sorry, but you are trespassing. I want you to leave this room. My cousin is currently sick and unable to receive any visitors."

Amane admitted before she sat down in the chair. She waited for ’father’ to leave as well. But the older person refused to bulge. They continued to sit beside Sakura and play with her hair.

"You want me to go away? But I might be the only one who can help you. Don’t you want Sakura to wake up? In that case, you might want to accept my help."

Father bargained, and Amane could hear the truth in her words. Not only was Father convinced about what they were saying, but they also seemed confident that this was the only way to save Sakura.

And usually, Amane might have felt alarm bells ringing inside her head when such topics were brought up. But not this time. This time, Amane had a feeling that father was right.

"I can tell that Hortencia’s core did not help the curse despite being the thing that caused it in the first place. So, we only have one option - to defy ’The Law’ and ensure Sakura lives."

Alarm bells chimed heavily inside Amane’s ears. She was sure that it was her heart that made all this noise. The situation caused Amane to faint.

"You want to go against ’The Law?’ Do you even know what you are saying? I am sorry, but this conversation is over already. I don’t think I can help a madman like you."

Amane refused outright even to consider what Father had to say after that. There was no way Amane was going up against ’The Law.’

"So, you won’t even try to save your cousin? I thought that your relationship meant more than that. But then again, you have always been a coward when it came to ’The Law’ and dealing with it."

Father spoke softly, and his words sounded like he had known Amane since long ago.

It caused Amane to instantly turn toward ’Father’ and consider what she had just heard. Her instincts screamed at her about this person’s identity, but Amane refused to believe it.

"Oh! And what do you know about me and ’The Law?’ I am not even sure what kind of relationship we both have. If this is all you want to offer me, I am uninterested. Please leave and never come back here."

Amane spoke to Father, and the entity only laughed softly.

"Fine, pretend you did not notice who I am and what you need to do next. But you will need to decide soon. It will not ignore you even if you ignore ’The Law.’ Sooner or later, it will come after you."

Father was right. Amane knew the nature of ’The Law.’ Everyone had to face that thing and hope to survive. The gods and people affected by their powers could not escape.

"You still have time to think over your choice. But I hope that you do not take long to resolve it. And, you owe me for breaking Hortencia’s core. I hope you are also looking for a way to repay me for that."

Father finished his talk and disappeared from the room. He had not given Amane a lot of space to think and act in the first place. And this time, the margin for error was even smaller than before. Amane’s next move had been made for her already.