New law of Beast Taming

Chapter 303 303: Freedom at all costs [pt1]

Amane had a lot of thoughts circling her mind when she came back to the rest house. From the light, she could tell that Stella was awake. But when they entered the house, no one questioned or complained to them about their absence or where they had been.

"Well, looks like our uptight jailer is not here to monitor us this time. I will go back into my room and review the data." Explore more stories with My Virtual Library Empire

Professor Cardin ran away, his steps fast and his face pale. He had realized that Stella was awake by now as well.

So, Amane entered the living room alone, only to watch Stella sitting on the sofa with the chief of police in the same room as well.

The police chief looked Amane right in the eye and she waited to be asked the important question of 'Where was she.' But contrary to what she thought, the police chief did not ask her anything.

Instead, he held some papers toward her and Amane took them.

"You have been cleared of your charges. The real culprit, Elios Tsurugi, committed suicide so the charges against you have been dropped. You are free to head back home as soon as you want to, Lady Tsurugi."

The police officer reminded Amane but he also looked pained when he said that. Amane looked over the papers she had been handed and quickly read the summary of what happened.

Frankly speaking, she was not surprised about what happened. Elios had her death a long time coming.

"I see. So, Aunty is dead and her crimes finally come to light. I will take my time going over these reports then."

Amane promised and stored the papers in her storage pouch. The chief of police looked confused and sheepish once his job was done. He stood up, looked at Amane, then at Stella, before deciding that it would be better if he did not speak a word of what happened here to anyone.

"I did not tell the chief about you sneaking out so you are safe. But I would appreciate it if you let me know that you are going to do these other times in the future. It would make making excuses for you easier."

Stella reminded Amane but her tone was light and unworried. Amane grinned as well and a trading note snuck into her eyes.

"Oh my! I have just been pardoned and you ask me to tell you next time? Are you hoping for me to come back here?"

Amane asked and Stella's face flushed. She looked away but her cheeks still had that pretty red color to them.

"No, this is not what I… never mind…"

Stella trailed off, knowing fully well that Amane was playing around with her words. She knew by now not to take her words seriously.

"Anyway, when are you heading out of here? You are free to leave and your charges have been lifted as well. You can leave any second you want to."

Stella was a little bitter and envious of Yoko's luck. She wanted to get out of her duty as well. For the first time in her life, Stella felt like this. But she couldn't leave her post.

On the other hand, Amane had to think about it. She could leave this very second but there was something she needed to confirm first before she left.

From the reports she had seen from Cardin's date retrieval notes, there was one experiment that Amane wanted to know more about. And that experiment was the 'Hazy-flames' operation.

It had the same composition as the drug that Sakura took to gain her powers. And the dwarf has said that he was the one responsible for creating that drug.

"Stella, is there a rule that says I must leave right now since I have been cleared of my crimes? How much time do I have left here?"

Amane asked and Stella looked confused. As good as this place was, no one in their sane mind would want to stay here for longer than it was necessary. He could not understand Yoko's thought process and why she wanted to stay here so badly.

"You want to stay here for longer? Well, sure…you have about 3 more days before you must evacuate the premises. Oh, but I did hear that Elios Tsurugi's death ceremony would be held tomorrow. I will take you if you want to go."

It would be understandable if Amane decided not to show her face at her aunt's funeral. She had been framed by her aunt and thrown into prison.

Not to mention, everyone was aware of the bad blood in the Tsurugi family's past and current generations.

"She was my aunt. It would not be right for me not to show up. Besides, the ceremony is not just for her but for other employees of our family as well. I would like to pay my respect to them."

Amane reminded Stella and she was surprised to hear her speak. She was more than aware that the ceremony was a way for the elites to make bonds with the Tsurugi family. But she had not expected Amane to take such a risk and show her face so soon.

"It's early and it's going to be a long day. For now, I will do what I wanted to do ever since I came here."

Amane confessed and Stella was intrigued by her words. She wanted to see what Amane was going to do as well.

She followed Amane back into her room and watched her throw her body on the bed. It sank under her body weight and enclosed her body into softness and fluff.

"Ah, this is bliss. I don't think I am going to wake up from here anytime soon."

Stella shook her head as she watched Amane have fun and relax. Out of everything, this was not what she expected Amane to do. The younger could be extremely lazy when she wanted to be.

"Yoko, I want to stay here with you but unfortunately, it is time for me to head back to work now. Remember, if you need anything, just call me."

Stella looked regretful but work was something she could not avoid. Amane knew that as well so she decided not to pay attention when Stella left.

Amane had all the intentions to just lie down and relax. But only after half an hour, Amane's brain decided to wake her up and she was no longer able to sleep. She had to sit back straight and then stand up.

Something was bothering her but she could not tell what it was. Amane decided to seek Professor Cardin to know if he felt that weird feeling or not as well.

When Amane reached Cardin's room, the door was locked. This was a first as far as Amane was concerned and she became even more curious to know what was happening.

The door was locked tight but Amane decided to use her powers to open it a little bit. It did not even bulge which was a surprise.

No amount of physical force caused it to even dent and Amane suddenly felt the rush of magic locking the door. It was strong and potent enough to repel her at the slightest amount of provocation.

"Hmm, this is too strong to be cast by Professor Cardin. Then, does he have a guest in his room right now?"

That was entirely possible and it could also be the reason Amane was being nagged by her instincts to check but was not able to find anything.

"Professor Cardin, are you in there? I am here to retrieve you back."

Amane reminded the professor but no one replied. There was not even a hint of sound coming from behind the door and that made Amane suspicious.

She debated whether she should knock the door down or not. But she decided to do so in the end since it could be an emergency.

"I am breaking the door if you do not get away from it."

Amane warned and when there was no warning, she slammed her body into the door. It tried to bounce her back which was a huge mistake. It only made Amane more ticked off and she gathered her magic into her fist and punched the wall.

It collapsed beneath her feet and Amane had a superior expression on her face.

"Hump, as if anything this week can hold me back. Now let's see what is in here…"

The room was empty. There were no signs of anyone else being in there and that made Amane suspicious. The room was cleaned out and none of those heavy-working machines remained in there as well.

"Looks like I do need to call Stella back after all. I feel so sorry for her since she will have to take charge of the situation and investigate this case on top of everything else, she is doing right now."

Amane did feel sorry for Stella but there was nothing she could do. She even tried to look around for clues but found nothing in the end. It was clear that an outside intervention had been at work here.

"Should I try to look for clues here? Since the crime has been freshly committed, I am sure that the recordings in this place would have the record data of what happened. I just need to take them to Dante."

That was Amane's hope. She looked around for cameras and just as she found the broken camera, Stella ran into the room panting.