New law of Beast Taming

"Lady Yoko, are you sure this is alright to keep a chimera in such an open state? Don't you think we need more guards?"

The man Amane had been lent by Charlie asked. He was a worker in the nearby storage house and he knew a lot of helpful tips and tricks. But the main reason Amane had not dismissed this may yet be because of his authority.

People seemed to respect this man and they did not ask questions when he was with Amane. She would move around easily and get people to do her bidding.

"It will be alright. I got what I wanted from this creature so I will free it of its misery tomorrow. Oh, by the way, ask everyone to empty this place tonight. There is no need to keep a guard as well."

"But Lady Yoko, it would be a great disaster if this creature were to break free and…"

The guide started to speak to Amane and leveled him with a calm look which shut the man up. He suddenly felt a mixture of hot and cold which caused him to step back.

"There is no need for you to worry when I am here. If this kid manages to escape, I am sure it will call for me to end its painful existence. At this time, I will grant its wish with my own hands."

The guide looked at Amane and categorized her words as the truth. He had seen a lot of people in his life who lied about their abilities. It was a rather common thing. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

But for some reason, Lady Yoko's words did not feel like that to him. Her powers and her confidence felt genuine.

'Besides, the divine leader is the one who trusts Lady Yoko. I do not need to worry about her.'

The guide reassured himself as he walked behind the young Tsurugi family head. He vowed to turn a blind eye to whatever Lady Yoko Tsurugi was doing. That would serve his interests better.

......…

It was finally night and Amane was wide awake. She was certain that the feeling she had been getting from Ashely Tunner was not wrong. That man would try something fun tonight.

She had already noticed one of Ashley's students sneaking around. The young girl was lacing different wings with sleeping smoke to ensure no one disturbed what they had planned tonight.

It was a cute trick but it would not work on Amane. She had participated in the war and even gone through so much. These small childish jokes had stopped working on her a long time ago.

"Well, let us see what the big boss is up to. Did he reach the chimera yet?"

Amane stood up straight from where she was leaning against the wall. Her golden eyes shined in the darkness as she carefully navigated through the dark corridors.

It was a lot quieter than any other time. Mainly because of all the sleeping gas lacing this house. Thankfully, Amane had asked guards and other employees to not come tonight.

Amane's decision was what would save a lot of innocent lives in case of an emergency.

"....and finally, you shall be free. A magnificent beast like you does not deserve to be caged up. You need to run wild and do what you want to."

Of course, Amane had expected Ashely Tunner to come here tonight to free the Chimera.

What Amane had not expected was a whole inner monologue of his before he acted. Ashley Tunner was taking a lot longer than Amane had the patience for.

"M-Master, are you sure it is a wise idea to allow this monster outside? I do not feel so good when I look at it."

One of the students looked at the chimera and flinched. Her sensitive deposition could sense something weird and darker in the chimera's body.

So far, this student was the most promising of Ashely Tunner's batch. She knew when to back down and when to press forward.

All beat tamers and those who worked in high-profile jobs with the beasts needed some degree of caution to know when they were in danger. Beasts could change their mind in an instant and this institution was what saved the worker's lives.

"Do not be silly, my dear student. You do not understand this creature as I do. It is in so much pain and suffering because it has been caught and kept in human captivity for so long. See, as soon as I free it, it would be thankful to us."

Most of Ashely Tunner's students seemed convinced by his words. They nodded along with his words and took his teachings to heart.

Amane was sure that something even more foolish and devastating would happen because of these false and faulty teachings in the future.

But it was not her concern so Amane did not interfere for now.

"Now, let us open the cage of this magnificent beast. Do not worry, I have a solution in case things get ugly."

Ashley Tunner assured his students and they confidently opened the chimer's binds.

Amane felt the bloodlust rise in the air. The chimera was getting more and more agitated by various human smells it could sense. It would get violent soon.

The chimera attacked the group. It was in pain and being forcefully woken up did not sit right with it.

"P-Professor…"

"Teacher, what do we do?"

The students Ashley Tunner had brought with him cried out in fright. Unlike Ashely, they did not feel awe when they looked at this chimera. What they saw was a monster that could kill them all.

"Everyone, calm down. The more you panic, the more you will trigger the chimera's hunting instincts. The key is to stay calm and focused on the given task."

Ashley tried to calm his students down and they did as they asked.

They still did not feel secure in front of the chimera, but at least they were no longer shaking because of its presence.

"Look, I told you that the chimera was calming down. Now we need to slowly…"

The chimera was calm one second and it tore apart a human the very next second. The person who died was the female Amane had high hopes for. But it seemed her hopes would not be fulfilled this time.

"I-It killed a student. This chimera is violent. Run for your lives."

One student cried out and it caused a spark to erupt among the students. Suddenly, they saw the 'magnificent' chimera as a beast and a killing tool. They wanted that thing dead before they ended up dead.

Ashely Tunner was stunned at the turn of events. He had not expected anyone to die during this outing and it made his heart hammered inside his chest.

But despite the fear Ashely felt, the excitement was much more prominent. The chimera was just as beautiful and deadly as he had expected it to be. And Ashely needed more of this creature.

"Such power. Such elegance and stunning visuals. This creature is everything. Oh. where were you all my life? Now come and let me embrace you…"

The chimera let out a pain-filled cry and attacked Ashely. The pain finally snapped Ashely out of his delusion of this all being a dream and fear finally snuck past his eyes.

"S-Stay away. You might be a gorgeous beast but I do not want to die. Someone, restrain this creature."

Ashely yelled but no one was paying attention to him. His students were hurdling at the other side of the room, clutching the body of their dead comrade.

Suddenly, the chimera attacked Ashely Tunner and the elder man would have been dead if not for the chains holding the Chimera down.

Solid gold mana chains bonded the chimera, rendering its moments useless. And everyone watched in stunned silence as the angry beast calmed down before closing its eyes.

Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, the chimera closed its eyes and its breathing stopped. It had finally died.

"Let this be a lesson to you all - do not butt into things you cannot handle. Handling beasts is not a gentle job. You need a lot of strength and willpower to do what you need to. Do not let your emotions rule your judgment."

Amane spoke calmly and she watched as the students took her words to heart.

The only one who seemed to have a problem with Amane's speech was Ashely Tunner. But he seemed to be having some difficulties right now.

"Y-You! Why did you kill the chimera? It was finally free and it wanted to go out…"

"It would have killed everyone in this vicinity had I allowed it to run freely. Besides, the chimera was in too much pain, and killing it was the merciful thing to do. I would not expect someone like you to understand that concept though."

This time, Amane took a direct jab at Ashely Tunner and the man gritted his teeth in pain.