New law of Beast Taming

Chapter 299 299: Retrieving the data [pt2]

Amane's mind was in turmoil after seeing the familiar face. Her heart wanted her to know more but her mind reminded her to behave and leave sensitive topics be.

It was not until she noticed the familiar background that she realized that the video camera had filmed a familiar place and Amane knew this place well.

"M-Miss Yoko, you should not go through someone's personal belongings. I thought that the lady of the Tsurugi household knew better than that."

Professor Cardin coughed into his hand when he made that remark. Since Cardin had looked at the recording with her, his words held no significance to Amane. She quietly put the camera down and waited for Dante to finish his job.

Which he did finish in record time. His face was full of sweat and he panted once he retrieved all the data. But he held the disk in front of Amane and then looked a little sheepish when he noticed the camera in her hand.

"H-Here, I am done. Oh, lady Yoko! You do not need to be concerned about that. Your cousin, Sakura ordered me to correct the corrupted data so that it could be used to help you out. I did my best to clean and retrieve as much as I could."

As soon as Dante held the disk out, Professor Cardin snatched it out of his hand and began to look through it. He had a satisfied look on his face once he went through the data.

On the other hand, Amane was intrigued but she was also worried. She had a feeling she should not let anyone see the recording with Chen-lookalike in it or things would get messy.

"Did you see what was in these files when you cleaned it up with your technique?"

Amane asked but Dante shook his head in a 'no.'

"I do not need to look at these disks and data to clean them up. But it does leave an unconscious shadow on my mind and I can recall a few insignificant things if I try hard enough."

"Why, is there something wrong with this data? Do you want me to take another look at it?"

It was not that there was something wrong with the 'data' but Amane just did not want to believe the said data and what it represented.

Still, the evidence was in front of her and Amane needed to submit it to be free once more. She was getting sick and tired of being held in the small building.

"Yoko Tsurugi, this is brilliant. All my data is finally back and I can continue my experiments. Hey you! You are talented. Would you mind joining me and my cause of researching more about this world?"

Professor Cardin asked as he grabbed Sante's hands. Dante realized quickly that this dwarf was no child but from another race. And as soon as that had happened, Dante's shields had been up.

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But even he had not expected Professor Cardin to grab hold of his hand and tug Dante toward him. His face was too close to Cardin and that was the moment his mother chose to open the door.

"Dante dear, I am here to bring you and your friends some snacks. What would you like to have…"

His mother almost dropped the tray she had been carrying when she saw the scene in front of her. Her face looked flushed and Dante was sure she had gotten the wrong idea just now.

"M-Mother, this is not what it looks like…"

Dante defended himself but Professor Cardin did not bulge or let go of him. Dante had a horrible feeling which turned out to be true when the dwarf turned toward his mother and pulled out the most innocent-looking expression on his face.

But his words were anything but innocent when he talked to Dante's mother.

"Aunty, I have taken a liking to your son. Do you think you can give him to me? I wish to get more intimate with him over time."

Dante's mother looked ready to faint. She looked from Dante to Cardin and then back. She opened and closed her mouth, looking like a gaping fish and Yoko Tsurugi finally decided to make her move.

"This is enough playing around, "little brother.' I am so sorry Aunty, but my little brother likes to joke around. I am trying to break his habit but it sometimes slips when he is with a person he likes. I am also sorry Dante. This must be traumatizing for you."

Amane gave a small bow to Dante and his mother. The mother became more and more red as she considered what happened before she felt a small giggle leave her lips.

"I-I see. So that's what happened? I mean, the kids will always be kids. I am happy to see that your brother likes my son so much. I'm sure they will be good friends in the future as well."

Dante's mother tried to force out a cheerful laugh but her mind was a mess all this time. Dante sighed and stood up, wanting to ignore the upcoming lecture.

"Mother, I will go and accompany Amane and her 'brother' out of here. She needs to head home since her mother is calling for her as well."

Dante's mother was still a little dazed with what happened but she managed to snap out of her confusion in time to understand what Dante was saying.

"Oh, your friend is heading home so soon? But it felt like it had only been an hour since she had been here. We have not even offered her any refreshments. How embarrassing. I am so sorry, Miss Amane. I did not mean to show you such a side."

Dante's mother apologized as she felt her insides burn. She had been too stunned to do anything all this time and when she finally entered the room, it was time for Amane to lead back.

"Oh, don't worry. My work here is done so I really should head back. My brother has a bedtime and our parents must be worried about us as well. Hey, do you mind if I take a copy of this recording? I want to watch it in leisure."

Amane asked as she held up the recording that showed Chen in it. Dante looked uncomfortable with her desire to keep a copy of the recording, but he relented to her and handed her over.

That was how Amane walked out of Dante's house with a recording in her hand and her mind in a happy place.

"You look satisfied with the recording in your hand. Do you like it that much?"

Dante asked as he noticed the smile on Amane's face. He could not understand what she found so fascinating about the recording.

But Amane was more worried than she was interested. That night, she decided to watch the recording once or twice to confirm her feelings about what happened.

The more she watched that recording, the more certain she was that the man on the screen was none other than Chen she knew.

'How is he still alive? And how can I find him once more? I am sure that Chen is related to all the weird cases going on around me and I won't be surprised to hear if he was the mastermind as well. That child was always smart from the start.'

Chen had been smart and ruthless ever since he was young. He always believed in justice and did what he thought was right.

And now, Amane had also fallen victim to his intelligence.

...…....….

Sakura held the recordings in her and she looked them over. She had already asked someone to check for tempering magic and nothing was found on these recordings.

Miraculously enough, whatever ability Dante had used on the records to get this data had not harmed it or left any traces. These recordings also showed her mother as the culprit in most of them.

Well, it was not clear what she did, but it was clear that she let out a small bug-like thing into the open. It would be enough to convince the jury that her mother had a hand in what happened.

"Elios Tsurugi is a shrewd one. But even this much evidence is enough to put her behind bars. But are you sure you want to do this? It would not benefit you in any way. It would just be exchanging one family member for the other."

Once more, Charlie Suzuki sat on Sakura's couch as if she owned that thing. The divine leader had a satisfied expression on her face that pissed off Sakura. This was her house and her sofa. So why did Charlie treat it as her own?

Not to mention, she had been frequently using Sakura's servants as her own.

"Hmm, I know I ask this often enough, but are you sure you want to let everyone know that your mother is the true culprit behind what happened? No matter how you look at it, she's your mother…"

Charlie asked but Sakura had no loyalty to her mother or the others in her family except Yoko.

"I don't know what concept of family you have, but not all families are equal or have the same degree of affection. Our family is bound by mutual benefit, but it is not like that with Yoko. That is why Yoko is so precious to me."

Sakura explained and surprisingly enough, Charlie remained quiet this time. It almost looked as if she understood what Sakura was saying about her family.