New law of Beast Taming

"Excuse me, but can you open the gate for me? I don't want to stand out here for too long. It messes with my mood and makes me cranky. I assure you that you do not want to see me cranky."

Amane knocked at the door of the HIVE. This was the first time The HIVE had gotten a visitor like her, so they wondered what to do. They felt compelled to open the door, but Chen had instructed them not to let anyone inside the building.

"H-Hey, what should we do now? T-That's Yoko Tsurugi, right? Should we let her in?"

The first guard asked, using his rational mind to figure out what to do. But his partner was someone who stuck to rules.

"There is no way we can allow anyone inside. Yoko Tsurugi or not, our orders to keep everyone out are not pick and choose. Let's send her back now."

The second guard reminded the first before he coughed into his hand to draw attention toward himself deliberately.

"I am sorry, miss. But I do not care who you are and what you want. I want you to head back now. Our master is not home and will not return for some time now. You will be wasting your time sitting out here."

The second guard warned Yoko Tsurugi, being as polite as he could.

He felt suspicious to see Yoko Tsurugi outside The HIVE's door since it was a hidden secret place not many people knew about. But he also knew his priorities did not include asking stupid questions.

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"Hmm, so Chen is not home? That doesn't matter. I decided that I would wait for him inside. So, if you do not open this door now, I will have no choice but to break it down and wait inside."

Yoko warned, but the guards did not bulge. They were holding fast and keeping up their guard. Their willpower was admirable. But being a guard required more than just willpower.

Amane flicked her wrist, and the blood butterflies flew toward the door. Their acidic secretion was enough to break down the door and grant Amane access inside the building.

"H-Huh? How did that happen? What is that black mass? Hey, did you use some kind of magic to force the door open?"

The guards looked up in disbelief as the door melted. They had never seen anything like this before in their lives.

They were told that this door was unbreakable and could absorb magic. They had never expected it to break down this easily.

"Ah, this was a fantastic door. No unnatural force would have been able to break it apart. But it's too bad that nature can get a little vicious sometimes. You should be careful while going against it."

Amane warned the gatekeepers before she walked inside. The gatekeepers were dazed and only regained their wits. Once Yoko was inside the door, alarms began to sound around the base, warning them of the intruder.

The alarm was loud, and it made Amane's head hurt. She had not expected this much resistance from the guard of this place.

Not after she had been invited to join them again and again.

Before Amane could turn the alarm down, someone familiar walked into the hallway to welcome her.

For the first time, Kori had nothing to hide her face. The face Kori had now looked unfamiliar and mature. But the pink hair and yellow eyes, Kori's key features, were shining brightly. They let everyone know who Kori was.

"Ah, welcome to our establishment. I can see that you received a 'rough' welcome here. Let me fix that for you."

Kori snapped her fingers, and the alarm went quiet. Amane was sure that something had happened to the guards who tried to stop her as well.

But Amane was not gracious enough to question Kori right now.

"Now then, shall we head inside? There is much we need to discuss. And I am sure that you are tired after your long journey. A long shower under heated water would be a nice addition to your arrangements, right?"

Kori was suggesting things based on Amane's preferences. And Kori had an advantage here.

More than a thousand years might have passed since their last meeting, but the time Kori spent observing Amane was much longer than the other way around.

"You are offering me everything I want, my lady. But it also makes me suspicious of your intentions. Why don't you tell me what you want from me first?"@@novelbin@@

Amane asked while placing her hand on her chin. She was playing up the role of the spoilt but naive lady she was not.

"Oh, looks like you are not as innocent as you look, my lady. But don't worry. All I want to do is to seduce you into joining my side. I am sure that it will not be a problem for you."

Kori covered the distance between herself and Amane in a second. Her face was too close, and their breaths mingled with each other.

A little more pressure, and they could press their lips together. Amane waited with baited breaths for something to happen.

However, Kori needed to follow through with her actions. She pulled back before her lips could collide with Amane's and straightened her back.

"Now then, we shall bathe you before we get to anything significant. I am sure there is much we need to get out of our way."

Kori reminded before she led Amane inside the base. She looked toward the camera and smiled gently.

But her gentle smile was enough to terrify the person on the other end of the camera, especially after what she had just done.

The guard watched terrifyingly as the innocent-looking lady walked inside with Yoko Tsurugi. Somehow, he knew that the pink-haired lady was responsible for the bloody corpse at his side.

'I shall not talk about it. No, don't think about it either. I did not see anything, so I will not become a victim of my employer.'

The first guard felt lucky to be alive. He was also glad for his intuition that allowed him not to stop Yoko Tsurugi.

"What do I do with a corpse now? Am I supposed to inform anyone what happened?"

Guard one asked, but no one answered him. He could only sit with that cold and bleeding body until Chen found him.

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"Kori, did you kill that guard? You need to control your powers better and not use them at random people who could get hurt. How often have I told you not to involve innocent people in your plan."

Amane had decided to stay out of Kori's way for the most part. But some habits were hard to part with. And this was one of those habits.

Amane could not help but criticise Kori's choice of habits.

Kori paused at first, and Amane was not sure if she had taken offence to her words or not. She immediately pulled her guard up when Kori looked back at her with unreadable eyes.

"No one dares to scold me like this anymore. You were the only one who ever dared to raise your voice in front of me. I don't know if I should feel impressed by that or depressed."

Kori replied, finally breaking her silence. Her voice was nostalgic and harsh at the same time. It was difficult to tell if she wanted to hear these things or not.

But Amane did not turn her back on Kori. She kept looking ahead, causing Kori to chuckle.

"You were always like this, Amane. You turn quiet when you do not want to talk about something, but you never deflect from a question outright. It is nice to see that your habits have not changed much."

So, Amane kept quiet and followed Kori inside. They soon reached the inner room, and Kori took her seat. She folded her hand on her chest and gave Amane a stern glare.

"This shall be your room for the next few days. I know you have no intention of staying here long-term, but it would be better for you to be here. It will keep you out of 'The Law's' eyes and give us time to prepare for a counter if anything happens."

Kori had things figured out to an extent. But Amane was not surprised to see Kori being this through.

The younger had a disorder that caused her not to miss a single detail. And that part of Kori had not changed even if she had grown up to be an adult.

"Looks like you have things figured out here. In that case, I am sure there is no need for my input during times like these."

Amane joked, but Kori looked severe. Her hands closed around Yoko's arm, and she shook her a few times.

"Don't be serious. You are essential to me, and I…forget about it. If you are feeling alright, then hurry up and meet me in the open-air bath. I want to enjoy some time with you. Only if you want to, that is."

Kori's voice was not suggestive, but there was a glint in her eyes that indicated what she was offering. Amane could refuse her offer, and everything would be over.

But Amane did not want to decline Kori. Too much had happened, and Amane's head hurt. She wanted a distraction, and sex was an excellent way to forget her troubles, especially when it came to Kori and her ways of dominance.

She had a way to make Amane forget everything going wrong with her.