New law of Beast Taming-Chapter 424 - 425: : Why should we trust you? [pt2]

Amane had done her job thus far. She set the stage for Stella to stand up and impress the world. The investors were looking at her with interest, and they were willing to hear her out as well.

Now, it was up to Stella to say what she wanted and impress them all.

Amane could already see that these people had agreed to her deal. They all wanted a new government leader, and they were willing to take any risks to achieve it. Stella was the best deal they had now, as well.

So, they were going to help Stella no matter what happened. But whether they respected Stella or tried to manipulate her would depend on Stella herself.

Amane had her agenda, and she had no intention of interfering with the result of this election at all. She only needed a public stage and a public speaker to weaken ’The Law.’

"Stella, say what you want to. You need to show these people that they cannot walk all over you. Otherwise, you might regret all your decisions up until today."

Amane reminded Stella before she pulled herself back. Stella had realised what was happening by now as well.

She knew she needed to pull herself together and face the music to take the government office. She could not afford to let people walk all over it.

’I never got to speak up and say what I wanted until now. But now, it’s time for me to say what I want. I need these people to understand my situation and to back me up.’

"I will not beat around the bush. I have served the government my whole life, and I must admit that this place is not what it once was. We can no longer serve people because we have no freedom."

"I want to get the honour and justice back into our governing system. But more than that, I want to provide a ground for the summon people to speak up."

Stella remembered why she had joined the government and not the divine guild. Charlie had even given Stella a choice to make, and this was what Stella had chosen.

"We all understand. We shall stand behind you and become your strength."

Stella looked at the investor who spoke these words. The investor had an easy-going smile on his face, but Stella could see the calculating and manipulative mind that hid behind that easy smile.

And this investor was not the only one willing to take advantage of Stella. Everyone else was trying to impress her as well.

"Looks like everyone agrees with this. The elections are in a month so we need a lot to prepare. We also need to select the leaders and heads of different departments who are unaffiliated with any of our companies and are neutral parties. As the head of the divine guild, I will audit any proposal you bring forth."

"But the final decision shall depend on Miss Stella. We shall meet up again and discuss our options tomorrow."

Sean dismissed the meeting for the day, and everyone waited for Stella to get up. They all wanted to catch her and talk with her privately.

Amane noticed the varied interests of their investors. She had been expecting these people to approach Stella anyway, so she was unsurprised.

"Looks like someone is popular with the people. Not that I am surprised to see this. Anyone heading into a seat of power is bound to attract their fair share of trouble."

Amane teased Stella and tried to lighten the mood. It worked, and Stella pouted after hearing these words.

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"This is not fair. We decided this all together, so why am I the only one being snuck upon like this? Why don’t you try and deal with all these investors?"

Stella asked as she awkwardly received all the looks she was getting. She tried to calm herself, but that was easier said than done. People looked at her like she was a specimen they could not wait to crack.

"Well, good luck dealing with all this. Unfortunately, I need to head out now. I cannot leave the Tsurugi estate for long. New beasts are coming in today, and I need to stand by to help in the stable."

This was an excuse, but who would question Yoko at such a time? Ideally, Yoko would like to be here and listen more to what would happen.

But she felt confident in Sean and Stella’s capabilities. They would be able to take care of the elections and public influence.

With this, Amane had kept her side of the bargain. Now, it was time to see what Kori was up to. The HIVE had been too quiet and calm for the past few days.

Kori and Chen had yet to contact Amane. And while it might not seem like a big deal to many, it was a massive deal.

Her partners were not as irresponsible as to leave everything up to chance and not contact Amane about what they were doing.

’I need to go and check up on them. I am sure that something happened with Kori, and she might need my help as well.’

Kori was a goddess and one of the stronger ones at that. But she was also threatening to walk down a dangerous road. There was no telling what could happen.

*Ring*

But even before Amane could walk out and contact Kori, she received an unexpected call.

Akabe Tsurugi was calling Yoko, and she felt terrible about it. There were only a few things Akabe could call Yoko for, especially if they were unrelated to Sakura. This call gave Amane a lousy feeling, and she instantly picked it up.

"What happened? Is it an emergency? Did Sakura stop breathing? Did something happen to her?"

There was no need for Amane to panic like this. But she ended up asking these questions in quick succession anyway. She should have given Akabe time to gather before he was overwhelmed by questions. Your next journey awaits at novelbuddy

"Yoko, calm down. Sakura is fine. I am not calling to tell you anything about Sakura. And I know that this is shocking, but you will understand what I mean in a minute. This call is because of your parents and what is going on with them."

All the anxiety flew out of Amane’s body once she heard these words. She did not even care what happened to ’her parents,’ mainly because they were not her parents and some kind of dolls.

There was a pungent stench of rot if your senses were strong enough to smell it.

That was how Amane knew that these people had been dead and someone had brought them back to life. Amane could also guess that their benefactor, Chen, was the one to achieve this.

This might seem like a brilliant technology, but it was a slow torture that went against the law of this universe. These people would have to pay a heavy price once they died.

"I see. So, my parents are having complications? How bad is it? Do I need to head back? Are we going to have another funeral at our hands?"

Amane asked casually. She did not care to put a lot of meaning behind her words, and Akabe realised this as well.

He also knew how much stress Yoko was under now, which excused her behaviour in his book.

"Well, we do not have a funeral at our hands right now, but we might have one soon if we do not stop Albus. I don’t know why, but he lost his mind and is now attacking everything. I asked all the staff to run away, but I don’t know what to do."

Akabe confessed with a tired sigh. It sucked that he did not have any powers. It made him helpless in such situations.

"Hmm, this is not good for us or for the situation. How long will you be able to hold him off for? I might require an hour or two to head back."

Amane confessed as she looked around. No taxi was in sight, and her driver would take some time heading here. And this precious time was what they did not have now.

"Sherina is helping us out, but she is also looking exhausted. We might be able to last half an hour at most, but no more than that. Look, hurry up as soon as you can."

Akabe cut the phone off. Amane heard a loud yell in the distance, and her phone was the culprit. It was clear that the situation back home was not stable.

So, Amane quickly called Helios, and she had a favour to ask him.

Helios picked up the phone as soon as it rang. It looked almost like he had his phone in his hand the whole time.

"Hello, what can I help you with? Wait! Yoko? Why are you calling me? You never call me?"

That was true. This was the first time Yoko had called Helios. But he was the only one who could help her out.

"Helios, let the griffin out into the open and instruct it to head toward me as soon as possible. You know how to location mark a place for a beast, right?"

Amane asked Helios, and he went quiet. He had studied this technique, and their griffin was familiar with Yoko’s aura.

"I understand. I will prepare right now. The griffin should reach you in the next ten minutes."

This was a test of Helios’s power and control. He did not know why Yoko needed help, but he was willing to do his best.