New law of Beast Taming

Amane entered the room Elder Hana had died in. Sakura had already left back for her room. The room had been cleaned up of blood but had otherwise been kept in a pristine shape.

Other Elders gathered inside the room and their faces were varying degrees of white after thinking of Elder Hana's death.

"S-She was so young. Elder Hana was only shy of 89 this year. She had so many more years to live. So why did she die like this? Why?"

Elder Hana's sister cried as she beat her chest to relieve the pain she felt at her sister's death.

Around her, most people kept quiet and mourned the dead Elder Hana.

"Elder Hana died because it was her time to go. Crying around like this would only exhaust you. So please go in and rest for some time. I will carry on the investigation from here on."

Elder Hao placed his hand on Elder Hana's sister's shoulder. It was a gesture to comfort the crying female.

But it had the opposite effect of what Elder Hao wanted.

Instead of calming down, Elder Hana's sister cried even louder and collapsed.

"My sister. My dear sister is dead. How am I going to go on living without my dear sister? I would rather die than face this cruel world alone."

Elder Hana's sister shrugged the hands that were rubbing her arms in comfort. Everyone looked on at her with sympathy in her eyes.

Amane took this all in but she could feel the fakeness of this display in the air.

Elder Hana's sister might look to be grieving with all her might, but Amane could taste the fakeness of it all on her tongue.

She could also feel the residue of a beast's energy in the air as well. It indicated that this was not a death, but a murder. Someone had deliberately gone out of their way to ensure Master Hana would not be able to speak.

"Cry all you want, but it will not help your dead murdered sister. Someone specifically targeted your sister to unleash a beast upon you. I can still feel the residual energy in the air."

When Amane entered the room, all eyes turned toward her in shock and anger.

People were unwilling to believe her words. The one being addressed, Elder Hana's sister, looked especially pale.

Amene did not know what kind of relationship the two sisters had, but it was good enough for this sister not to mourn Elder Hana sincerely and not bad enough to have murdered Elder Hana.

"Lady Tsurugi, do you know what you are saying? Can you take responsibility for your accusations?"

Elder Hao looked mad at Yoko Tsurugi's words. But more than that, he was worried. He wanted to doubt Yoko Tsurugi's words but he had no ground to call her a liar.

He was also worried because it did not look like it had been Yoko Tsurugi and her allies who planned this attack on Elder Hana.

'Is there a new enemy out there that is targeting us? If that's the case, then I need to be prepared to fight back. I will not allow myself to go down like this.'

Elder Hao hated to admit it, but he needed Yoko Tsurugi's help this time. It was a matter of his life and death now.

If someone was targeting the elders of the Tsurugi family, then Elder Hao needed to know. But at the same time, he was not willing to bow in front of Yoko Tsurugi.

Luckily for him, Yoko Tsurugi decided to take a step on her own.

"Can I see Elder Hana's body? If she's there is any residual energy left inside her body then I will be able to sense it and find out what kind of beast had been used to kill her."

Everyone looked at Elder Hao when this was asked. They all knew that Elders did not have a good relationship with Yoko Tsurugi and they did not want to overstep their authority.

Elder Hao coughed into his hand to hide his nervousness. He needed to pretend to be natural this time around.

*Cough*

"Hmm, even though I don't like the idea of anyone looking at our dead Elder's body, I guess I can make an exception this time and allow you our family head to see our Elder's body. The Family head still needs to pay the last respect to the dead."

Elder Hao patted himself on his back as he gave this excuse. He had wracked his brain hard to find this excuse.

No one could say that he was bowing down in front of Yoko Tsurugi if he framed the visit in the form of tradition.

Only Yoko Tsurugi's unimpressed expression said that she did not believe Elder Hao's propaganda. Everyone else seemed to have bought his excuse.

"Yoko Tsurugi, follow me. I will take you to see Elder Hana's body before she is burned."

Amane nodded and followed the Elder.

The deeper she went into the castle, the weirder she felt. There was an uneasiness in the air that tickled Amane's senses.

The scent of a beast was thick this close to the covered body and Amane reached out to pull the body's cover back.

"Hey, what do you think you are doing? Respect the dead by now pulling back her cloth."

Elder Hao scolded Amane but he was not able to stop her in time. Amane pulled down the cloth covering Elder Hana's head and instantly pulled her hand back.

The whole body had been crystalized by an unknown substance. It was covering the neck to toe.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Moreover, the body had weird lines running all over it. And the place where the body's head was supposed to be now had a weird growth.

"What the hell is this? Is this a curse? Magic? What the hell is going on here?"

Elder Hao was so surprised that he lost his composure for the first time. Anyone would have been horrified to see the scene in front of them.

But Amane was calm even after seeing this scene.

As someone who dealt with beasts, she had seen scenes far more horrifying than this. So, she shrugged her shock off only after a few seconds and reached out for the body in front of her.

Before she could contact the body, someone stopped her.

"Have you lost your fucking mind, Yoko Tsurugi? You are reaching out toward this thing in front of you without any precautions? Do you want to die?"

It was funny how Elder Hao asked Amane this when he was the one who wanted her to die the most.

It was clear to Amane how difficult this situation was for him. And Amane did not blame him either.

Those who were not used to dealing with beasts did not understand how cruel beasts could be. Most of these creatures had no concept of respect and honor until they were tamed.

And most beasts were dangerous even after they had been tamed.

"Hmm, are you worried about me Elder Hao? It fills my heart with warmth to see that you care about me. But you should not be so worried about me. I know what I am doing."

Amane had already coated her hand in her mana when she reached out for the body in front of her. Her mana would protect Amane even when she touched the body in front of her.

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Elder Hao went red in the face when Amane spoke to him like he was a fool. He looked away and bit his lips in annoyance.

If this female wanted to die, then she could go and die. Elder Hao was done being nice to her.

But contrary to his beliefs, Yoko Tsurugi did not die or have any adverse reactions when she touched Elder Hana's body. Elder Hao was half-impressed and half disappointed to see this.

As for Amane? She was feeling around for the energy of the beast in front of her. But the more she touched, the more she could feel Elder Hana's energy intersecting with the beast in front of her.

"Hmm, it's a Jorōgumo. I never expected to see such a creature again in current times. I thought they were all eradicated."

There had been an infestation of these beasts in the past and as a result, a campaign had been led to kill them all off.

Amane had not participated during that hunt because she had been…. busy with things. But she had heard that the entire population of these creatures had been eradicated as a result of that killing spree.

The divine guilt had been especially vigilant at that time and had even killed infected children to ensure these creatures died out.

'So, who the hell did one of these creatures survive? Did someone purposely save these creatures? And for what reason? Who could be the one to have such power and authority back in the day?'

A few names came into Amane's mind but she decided to shake that thought out of her mind.