39: To the rescue [pt4]

"Sir, we have received a report that a dangerous and wild beast is making a mess in the District 7-A basement section. What should we do about it?"

The police officer in charge of the station of District 7 rubbed the space between his head as he heard the news.

Why did this news have to come when they were this busy looking for a spoilt brat? They had just received the news of Lady Tsurugi's apparent disappearance a few hours back and all stations had been put on alert.

Things were busy enough as it was without adding this to the mix.

And if that was not all, the station chief had been informed in very 'simple' words to bury this case by all means necessary. That was an added problem the man did not know how to fix.

"We are busy. If it is a beast then tell the people to evacuate the area for a while. I am sure it will be alright."

The station head was not a good man. He had chosen to take the job of a police officer because it had been his only choice back then.

And now he had a family with three kids. His youngest was only 5 years old and needed a lot of love and care. The man did not want to waste his precious time looking for a dead person.

Besides, if it was not Yoko Tsurugi, then it would be his family who would die instead. And the station head would not risk his family.

'It's not like Yoko Tsurugi would be found anyway. The signs said that she was taken in by 'the hive.' It would be a wonder if they ever managed to hear about her again.

Everyone knew that going against 'The Hive' was the death penalty. Especially in the latter districts of the city. The Hive had too much hold on it to be challenged.

Still, the police had political pressure from above to solve the case.

"B-But sir, what if someone dies? We cannot possibly-"

"No can do. As I said before, we are too busy to take in cases like these and-"

"So you won't even save the common people if you are not ordered to? I wonder how I should react to this news. Surely you are not a scum who will dare do that?"

The station head looked up with an annoyed expression. He was about to tear this ignorant person a new one when he realized how lucky he was that he had kept his mouth shut.

White hair, gold eyes, and a familiar fash on her face. The person in front of him was none other than Lady Suzuki.

"L-L-Lady Suzuki? W-What brings you here? Hey, what are you all doing out there? Bring out chairs and tea for Lady Suzuki. Don't let her just stand like that."

The station head was instantly on alert as he faced the leader of the Divine guild.

He had heard about Lady Suzuki's gaze that could even make the toughest of men bow down before her and he had to admit that the rumors were right.

Lady Suzuki's eyes did look like they were looking right into your soul. This sends a shiver of fear down the station head's spine.

"Oh, there is no need to treat me as someone special. Instead, treat me as a commoner who came here for the first time to get some information."

"W-What kind of information does the Lady want from us? I will help you out in any way, shape, and form as long as it is something I can do."

The station head was sweating bullets now. He had no idea why Lady Suzuki was here. The only possible reason he could think of was that she somehow knew about his dealings with The Hive.

But still, his handler had told him that The Hive and the Divine guild had an unspoken arrangement to not get in each other's way.

"Let's see. Someone said that they saw my friend, Lady Yoko Tsurugi be taken to your district so I thought I should check up on the progress of the case and see how the recovery process was going. However, what I found here was something entirely different."

Lady Suzuki looked disappointed. Her eyes were glaring daggers at the officer, telling him not to make any suspicious move.

'S-Shit, this is the worst. The Hive told me to keep quiet about the Tsurugi girl's whereabouts but looks like I can no longer do that.'

"M-Man, I assure you that we are trying our best. Can you share with us who passed this information on to you? It will help out the case-"

"No need to. I am no longer interested in what you have to say. I will just go out and check things on my own and also solve that bestial problem for you. Hey you, show me where the complaint about the beast was heard."

Lady Suzuki seemed to have made up her mind. All the station head could do now was sigh and accept that he had messed up badly.

"Y-Yes. It is in the District 7-A basement section. It is the Brand A building that was abandoned a while ago-"

"Wait, that building? Why didn't you tell me this to be before? I-I mean, I should take this case over. Thank you for all you have done Lady Suzuki but we, the police, should handle this case."

The station head realized with a jolt the building that was being mentioned in the conversation. That was the building that belonged to The Hive.

When he had first heard about the beast, he had thought that the Hive was doing this to divert their attention but what if that was not the case?

That mean that the station head had a job to do now.

"Ah, have you finally realized what your responsibilities are? But too bad, I just texted my guild members to go and check out the scene. The police no longer need to get involved in this."

The station master cursed inside his mind while his face did not show anything. He had been defeated utterly by Lady Suzuki.

"Oh, and about your family. Don't worry about them because we took them in protective custody but if you are not careful then who knows what might happen."

The whole station looked on stunned as the leader of the divine guild left. She had arrived and left like a storm that was uncontrolled by anyone.

"Station head, are you alright? Pull yourself together."

But the station head's legs had already gone weak and his body shivered because of the threat he had just heard.

He felt relieved at what had happened but at the same time, the feeling of being cursed also increased inside his heart.

Why was it always people like him that were caught in between these bigger powers and suffered? What did they ever do to deserve this pain?

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"So, have you always had two people inside you, or was that something that happened later on in life? Is your other half a beast? What about your eyes? How does that work? And your lower body? And your-"

"Will you please quieten down? I do not know how it all happens. It just does and then it troubles me as well."

"Anyway, so can you pull your nails out like claws in your current form as well, or is it something only your other half can do?"

Amane ignored the other's snap back at being asked too much. She understood that annoying the shy girl was the only way to get her to talk.

As soon as Aqua's eyes had turned grey, she had gone quiet and withdrawn. It was clear to Amane that it was a different person controlling that body now.

Even the hard cock beneath her hands had shrunk back into Aqua's body and that had been a fascinating process to witness.

It awoke the curious worm inside Amane's body. But it was unfortunate for her that Aqua seemed to hold no knowledge about her circumstances. It was such a bummer to realize that.

"How long do you think it will take for the police to get here? I am bored out of my mind already."

Aqua did not look bored but she was fidgeting a lot in her place. Her binds were tight and likely restricting any kind of moment she could make.

Amane had locked Aqua's arms and feet before doing the same to herself. They needed to look like they had been captured and had no way of escaping.

"Well, I doubt that it will be the police that will be looking for us. It is more likely that Sakura will hire someone to look for me way before the police get involved. It should be about time as well-"

Amane's words were well times as the door was knocked out as soon as she finished her sentence.

The person on the other side of the door had a familiar face. His worried expression melted into relief at seeing Amane right before he went red and turned his face around.

"Eclipse, I'm not that offensive to look at. There is no need for you to turn your head away like that."

Amane yelled those words out but the man did not turn to face her at all. All he did was take off his coat and hold it out toward Amane.

'Does he seriously think that I can hold anything in my current condition? See this is what happens when you don't look at what you are doing?'

"Eclipse, we are kind of bound right now. How am I supposed to use your coat? And why should I even use it? Contrary to your belief, I do have clothes on."

"I know you do but your companion doesn't. I mean, she does but not really, and…give me a minute. I will untie you and then you can take care of your friend."

Amane did not know what the big deal was. Aqua still had on a sports bra and her shorts. It was only her shirt that was a problem.

Even Aqua seemed to find this situation baffling and she was the shy girl kind of person. Just how sheltered was Eclipse to feel embarrassed at seeing this little skin?

'Should I tease him about it? Would it be alright? Now, I want to tease that blushing virgin face.'

But despite her thinking that, Amane did not tease Eclipse. She did not have a chance to because a high-pitched roar was heard from the other room.

The beast Amane had let loose from its cage had finally woken up and found this place.

"Hurry up and untie me. I will take care of that beast for you."

It was not a surprise for Amane to see a beast in these basements. She had felt its presence as soon as she had entered the base.

What was surprising were the dead bodies that were surrounding it. And it was not like the beast as in good condition either.

It had lost its rationality long ago and could now only wait for its death. So Amane had let it go out one last time.

The beast would enjoy its freedom and also alert the people of a problem here. At the same time, it would give Amane and Aqua an excuse about why everyone was dead around them.

Eclipse loosened Amane's binds before he turned back around to no longer have a look at Aqua's improper attire.

Amane was the one who quickly indeed her ropes before stretching her body out.

"It is time to take care of the beast-"

But the beast let out one last dying breath as soon as Amane finished and that was it.

"There is no need for you to do anything, Lady Tsurugi. All you need to do is to stop causing trouble for us all. I am already doing over-work today so I am quite annoyed at you."

The voice reached Amane's ears before the most beautiful man she had ever seen walked into the room.

It almost seemed like flowers were blooming around him when he walked but it was all forgotten when he opened his mouth again.

"You, sit tight and don't cause me any more trouble. Trouble magnets like you should be locked up and never let out of the safe."