New law of Beast Taming

The chairman could see nothing but the smile of his son in front of him. He wanted to reach out to his son and hold him in his arms.

'Don't worry Lune. Your father is coming to save you.'

The chairman knew that the Siren was not a safe creature to engage with. But he still trusted his son and his human side. He would not let anything happen to the Chairman.

But one sentence from Yoko Tsurugi caused the chairman's hopes to come crashing down. His guards held him back from reaching for his son and the Chairman lost it.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Get off me. I said to get off my body right now. How dare you come and touch me like this? I will have you all killed for this."

The guards paused as soon as they heard the Chairman threaten them. They had never seen the chairman be this aggressive.

They had never seen the chairman be sad or annoyed before. It made many people think that the Chairman was not even human.

But all the emotions the Chairman had kept bottled up until now were erupting from his voice now. People tried to be gentle with him, but it was difficult to do that when the Chairman kept trying to hurt them all.

"Let me go. Let me go right now. Lune, papa is coming for you."

The Siren's smile called out to the Chairman. His heart had been set on Lune forever and he was going to reach his son.

The chairman managed to shake off all his guards and reach the Siren. He touched the Siren's face with his hand, only to realize something important.

'Ah, this is not Lune. This Siren looks like Lune, but this is not my son. I…fell for this beast's trick.'

The Chairman realized this too late but by then, he had already fallen into the Siren's trap.

He was going to die in this Siren's grasp but he did not care much for it. At least he would get to see his beloved son's face in his last moments.

The Siren opened his sharp mouth to take a bite out of the Chairman and pain erupted into his shoulder. Sharp teeth had torn his neck apart.

But just as quickly, they let go and a pain-filled gasp erupted from the beast.

The Siren has a shrilling yell before its body collapsed. The chairman looked up, only to see Lune's face looking back at him with an impassive expression.

'Ah, my beloved son came for me in my last moments. T-This is Lune for sure.'

The chairman was only able to stay conscious for a little while longer but he reached out toward that familiar face. This time, he knew for sure that this was Lune, his beloved son.

His son had come for his life.

*hissss*

The Siren hissed, likely trying to communicate with him. But the Chairman did not know much about the Siren language and he also did not have much time left.

"I don't…know…what you…are saying…but I…love you…Lune…"

The Siren held the dying human in his arms. Then, he decided and opened his big mouth. The Chairman felt nothing as his heart was torn out and eaten in an instant.

For him, it had been a peaceful death.

...

"In the end, the Chairman did get the parent treatment by his son. How fitting for him."

Amane commented as she watched the scene in front of her eyes. Everyone else had already looked toward the side and some had even emptied their stomach.

"W-What do you mean? That Siren killed the Chairman and ate his heart. How is that fitting for the chairman?"

Bambi asked with a green face. She was one of the few who had managed to stop themselves from vomiting, but the scene in front of her still made her stomach hurt.

"Well, in Siren culture, a child usually becomes an adult after tearing apart the heart of their parents and sharing it among the siblings. It seems this Siren also thought of the Chairman as his parent in his heart."

Had the chairman been alive, he would have wept at the recognition. His son did consider him as a parent in this regard.

At the horizon, the sun was beginning to rise. Lune, the Siren looked at the sun with a mournful expression before closing its eyes. Its body turned to stone and it sank.

"W-What happened? What was that? Is that something Siren also does?"

Bambi asked as she looked at the scene in front of her. A Siren had turned into stone and sank into the ocean.

Of course, this was not normal. It was all a side-effect of the Calamity drug that had been used on the Siren. This was the end for every human who took that drug and transformed.

But Amane did not want to explain to Bambi or Sakura. She wanted to keep the involvement of the people who knew about this drug to a minimum.

"Perhaps that's the case with the Siren. We don't know much about these creatures so we cannot say anything. You all, hurry up and gather yourself. We need to head back now."

Elder Clent had fainted and the Chairman was dead. At such a time, the chain of command was a mess so everyone just listened to Yoko Tsurugi. It did seem like she knew the most about the beasts and their situation after all.

Everyone quickly left for the council office and Amane gestured for Sakura and Bambi to head back as well.

She gave the sea one last look and offered one last prayer for the father-son pair that died today before heading back.

As soon as the coast was clear, a few people made their way out. They were all in their divine suits and worked hard to pull the stone body of Lune out of the waters.

"Hey, be careful with the specimen. Professor asked us to carefully bring this body back because he wants to study the after-effects of this drug."

One of the workers said as he strapped Lune's body into the vehicle, they had brought with him.

"Of course, the professor wants this body intact. He will be breaking it himself, just like all the other ones he broke in the last few years. Just when will he be satisfied."

The second person asked as he collected the samples. The Siren had been holding a human body in his arms and there was a debate about what to do with it.

In the end, they decided to bring the human body back as well.

"Sheesh, Professor Chen needs to be a little more specific about what he wants us to do. How are we supposed to find all his requested items in this vast ocean? Does he want us to die looking for it or something?"

The last diver complained as he packed even more samples. They quickly finished their work and headed into the town to meet Kiana and the person she was escorting.

It was another mystery that these people were not allowed to ask about. And they knew better than to question Professor and his whims.

......

As soon as the news of Chairman Frank's death hit the news, all hell broke loose. Everyone wanted his position as well as fortune. But only a few were brave enough to step up to claim it.

But everyone agreed on one thing - the seat of the Chairman could not be kept open for too long.

*Cough*

"Seeing how I was the closest to Chairman Frank before his death, I think I will be the best candidate to appoint the next Chairman. Let me be the one to voice my opinion."

Elder Clent had regained consciousness some time ago and now tried to gain a foothold in this conversation.

He might have lost to Yoko Tsurugi in the fight before, but he refused to acknowledge her powers. It had to be some kind of trick that caused him to lose. And that was why, he refused to let Yoko have a foothold here.

He would make his grandson the chairman at all costs.

"Hmm, that might not be the best idea. This is a public opinion party and we need to consider it carefully. Your grandson is not the best choice when we have too many better candidates to choose from."

One of the other families finally spoke up against Elder and his blood boiled.

He almost exploded when Yoko Tsurugi injected herself into the mix.

"Hmm, that's right. We need a neutral party to decide who will head this place. How about asking the Divine guild to appoint someone temporarily here until the next elections?"

Everyone paused to look at Yoko Tsurugi now.

They knew that she had a close relationship with Charlie Suzuki, the leader of the Divine guild and this would give her a huge advantage. But they also had nothing to say against the divine guild.

In the end, they all could only agree with Yoko Tsurugi's suggestion.