New law of Beast Taming

Sakura had been about to touch the rune when Yoko's words fell on her ear and she froze. Her eyes looked at Yoko with disbelief at what she had just heard.

But Yoko was not looking at her. She was busy observing the rune in front of her.

'Did Yoko ask me to hold back for the sake of these runes? What is the world coming to? Is this even a reality? I cannot believe Yoko is asking me to hold back.'

Sakura's surprise was genuine. Usually, it was Yoko who decided to cause trouble and poke her nose everywhere. 'That' Yoko was telling Sakura not to bother with these runes.

"You are making the right decision. These old runes are not only powerful, but they have enough power to cause a small explosion and destroy cities. It would be in our best interest to not come back to this area."

"But on a safe note, these runes cannot be activated by someone who has not been permitted by the original carver of these runes. So, they are mostly safe to be around."

Karl explained and the trio finally finished the tour of the place. It had been continued after Yoko had joined them and Kelly had been temporarily cured. But unlike Yoko, Kelly had decided to sleep and recover her strength.

Once the tour was finished, it was time for dinner. Karl looked especially happy to hear his daughter eating with him once more. It had been ages since the last time this happened.

Dinner was lavish but it was also uncomfortable. Kelly continued to try and sneak glances at Yoko the whole dinner. Yoko pretended as if she did not see that. And Sakura felt her heart burn at seeing another potential rival.

But unlike Charlie, Kelly had no chance with Yoko. Kelly was not close to Yoko and Sakura would not make the mistake of letting her be close as well.

Once the dinner ended, it was time to head in. And that was when Kelly decided to open her mouth and ask for her request.

"Umm, excuse me, Yoko. I know that it is too much to ask you, but can you sleep with me tonight? It is my first night since my curse has broken and I do not want to be alone tonight. Y-You do not have to be with me if you do not want to."

Kelly might come across as rather shy, but she was bold as heck when she asked for what she wanted.

At first, Karl was taken aback by his granddaughter's request and he was about to deny her as well. But then he thought about things a little more clearly and realized that Kelly did have a point.

She could relapse if things went wrong tonight. It was better to not take any risk at all.

His thoughts were innocent, but Kelly was not as pure as he thought her to be. She had a motive behind inviting Yoko to her room tonight.

Kelly was almost sure that she had succeeded but then, Sakura decided to interfere.

"Hmm, I understand that things are tough for you to handle, but I don't think you should be in a room alone with Yoko. It makes me nervous to think what would happen if we left you and Yoko alone."

Sakura spoke and Kelly instantly went on the defensive.

"I can take care of myself. Yoko can handle me if I go out of control and I am feeling better as well."

Kelly only realized that she had given Sakura an opening once she was finished speaking. But by then it was already too late and words were already out of her mouth.

"I know that you 'think' that you are alright. But I cannot trust you with Yoko. An accident can occur at any time."@@novelbin@@

Sakura denied Kelly what she wanted which made her sad. Seeing his granddaughter's face did things to Karl and he wanted to help her out.

So, to do so, he decided to take her side and try to stir things her way.

"Hmm, now that you say it, I think I will also feel safe if someone like Yolo is by your side tonight to keep an eye on you. You have just recovered and we do not know if you will relapse or not."

Karl admitted and his words were putting subtle pressure on Yoko to accept his granddaughter's advances.

Sakura knew that as well but she could not say anything this time. She did not want to insult Karl by speaking against him.

But Sakura did look at Yoko and asked her to deny Karl with her eyes. She did not want Yoko to be taken away from her.

Especially when she had decided to visit Yoko tonight and spend some time together.

"You want me to keep an eye on your granddaughter? Well, I think I can oblige you this time. But I am afraid that I will not be the only one who will be in your granddaughter's room."

"I would like it if Sakura accompanied me as well."

Both Sakura and Kelly had awkward expressions on their faces when they looked at each other. They looked at each other and instantly looked away. Experience exclusive tales on My Virtual Library Empire

On the other hand, Karl did not suspect anything and he decided to continue and be a happy fool in front of everyone.

"Ah, that is an excellent idea. My granddaughter does not have a lot of friends her age so this is a golden opportunity for her to make friends with people her age. Don't you agree, Kelly?"

Karl asked his granddaughter and Kelly almost yelled at him to ask him if he was serious or not. But she somehow held her tongue back and then looked at Sakura.

At first glance, she could tell that she would not get along with the other female. There was a feeling of rivalry in the air as soon as she looked at Sakura.

The look she got back from Sakura told her that the feeling was mutual and Sakura had no intention of getting along with her as well.

"Now, both of you are getting along quite well with each other. It would be a shame if you both ended up fighting and disappointed me."

Yoko's smile was toxic and it told Sakura and Kelly to keep their head down. Even if they did not want to follow Yoko's decision, their bodies lowered their head anyway.

Once more, Karl noticed this but he did not think much of it. He turned toward Amane with gratitude-filled eyes.

"I cannot thank you enough for taking care of my granddaughter and looking after her. If there is anything I can do to help you out, do let me know. I am sure that I will be able to accommodate something and make it possible."

Karl promised and Amane made a point of noting it down. There were a few favors she might want from Karl later and this promise might come in handy.

"S-So, are we heading back to the room? Ah, before we go, I wanted to tell you to not be worried about me if you find me missing in the morning. I think I will go for an early morning walk tomorrow."

Kelly flexed her hand unconsciously when she spoke. She looked excited about her 'walk' so Amane decided not to stop her.

Amane had a decent idea of what this 'walk' meant and why Kelly wanted to go out early morning.

'I guess I should expect a gift to arrive in front of my door tomorrow morning. I am sure that most of the staff would have a heart attack once it is morning.'

After all, Kelly was a feline beast and she also seemed infatuated with Amane. As such, she was likely going to follow the proper courting procedure of her people and try to gift Amane as few dead animals.

Amane did not like unnecessary killing, but she was willing to accept a few tributes from someone she had helped.

The night was pleasant and Amane did not warn anyone of what was going to happen at the dawn.

So, it was a given that she would be woken up by a scream first thing in the morning. The shrilling voice woke Amane up and it irritated her. That was the start of an awful day.

"What the hell? Why is someone screaming so loudly the first thing during these early hours?"

Sakura asked as she rubbed her eyes. She had finally woken up from her sleep, only to be greeted with such loud noises.

"I do not know. But I think we should go and check out what happened."

Amane opened the door, only to find a huge body almost falling on top of her legs. The dead beast in front of her was huge and precious. She knew this one from the books and it was a special-grade medicinal beast.

"What the hell? Why would someone leave a corpse in front of your door like this? Is this some kind of joke?"

Sakura asked and Amane was concerned as well. She doubted that this was Kelly's doing. Kelly was too young to be hunting beasts like these.

And as expected, when Kelly came back, she still had a dead beast in her claws. It was a small rabbit which could not be compared to the huge prey left in front of Amane's door.

"W-What is going on here? Where did that beast come from?"

Kelly asked and she sounded upset.