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Beast Tamer Who Got Kicked Out From the Hero’s Party Chapter 113

CHAPTER 113: THE STRONGEST OF THE STRONG *1*

Even though we announced the start of the fight, Suzu-san wouldn’t move even an inch.

She was just standing there and smiling, looking completely defenseless.

Was she watching and observing us? Waiting for us to make the first move?

No, it was really unnatural that she did not even took a stance of any kind.

Which means……

「Unyah…… Does that mean!?」

「Are you saying that we should just come at you all at once, and you will still get out of that situation!?」

Kanade and Tania’s faces turned extremely irritated upon that realization.

Just as the two of them said, Suzu-san did not move from where she was, not even making a single step.

She even yawned with boredom, showing us that she was completely wide open.

I then glanced over at Kanade and Tanya……

It was as if she was beckoning them.

Anytime is fine.

Just come on.

It was that kind of attitude that could be sensed from Suzu-san.

「Gaah! It makes me so incredibly angry! So don’t blame me for going all out on you! I’m not going to hold back or anything like that!」

It seems that Kanade’s pride was hurt by being looked down on by her own Mom, and Kanade’s face turned really angry all of a sudden.

「Unyah…… Nyaaahhh!!!」

So she kicked the ground and started dashing forward without warning.

And the speed at which she did that was so fast that I had trouble with actually perceiving her movements all the way through.

It seems that, as she said, she decided to hit Suzu-san with all of her might from the beginning without holding anything back.

On the surface it looked like Suzu-san managed to get under her skin and successfully provoke her, but……

But going full throttle from the very beginning would be the correct answer here.

After all, our opponent is Suzu-san, someone who showed off her incredible abilities to us not even a day ago.

If we are holding back against that kind of opponent and we won’t take her seriously, that’s the one way ticket to us being utterly crushed and defeated.

「Don’t think that I am going to hold back just because you are my mother!」

「Fufufu, yes, that’s the spirit. Now show me just how much you have grown, Kanade-chan!

Suzu-san said with a relaxed smile on her face.

「Mumumumuh!!! There you go! Making a fool out of me again! I’m going to beat you so hard that this smiley face is going to change into ugly crying face!」

That’s not something a child should ever be saying to their parent, is it?

Even though I was thinking something like that, for the time being I decided to keep my mouth shut. This could wait, and we were still right in the middle of the important battle.

While I was doing that, Kanade approached Suzu-san at the speed of the wind, and threw her first towards her, so fast that there was wind blowing alongside the trajectory of her punch.

It was a powerful blow that could pierce even iron plates.

Even someone like Suzu-san surely would want to avoid taking a blow like that head on……

「Alright, alright, there we go!」

But she ended up doing just that!?

Suzu-san took Kanade’s fist head on, catching it in her own hand while still smiling brightly.

And there was no way that Kanade actually decided to go easy on her at the last possible moment.

The proof was that Suzu-san’s body was being pushed backwards ever so slightly, as if Kanade’s fist was applying pressure to her.

But that was all it managed to do.

Suzu-san did not look as if she had taken any damage and hadn’t even lost her balance.

「Hmm…… Well, I must say, this was a pretty good blow just now. Kanade-chan, you’ve grown strong too, I see…… but it’s useless. You are strong, but there is no skill coming in par with that strength. If you just try to hit someone in a blind rage, there is no way that you will ever be able to get much power out of a blow like that, you know?」

「Nya, nyaah……!?」

「See? When you put your fist in, like this…… You have to use your hips to make it even stronger!」

「Funyah!?」

Suzu-san lightly twisted her body……

And then her fist shot forward like a projectile.

It was a speed that was entirely different from what Kanade presented to us just now.

Although I could barely see it, I may not be able to see it next time if she decided to throw a serious punch.

But that blow was not only fast…… It was extremely heavy to boot.

Suzu-san’s fist hit Kanade, and her small body fluttered in the air.

Kanade was blown far away as if she got caught in a tornado……

After making a large hole in the ground upon landing, she finally came to a stop.

「…… This is just outrageous.」

Tanya, who was watching the series of events unfold, mumbled as her face twitched nervously.

Kanade, who should have fought on an equal footing with the Demon from just the other day, was treated like a mere child by that woman.

Once again, we were reminded of just how incredibly powerful Suzu-san really was.

Although Suzu-sna intercepted Kanade’s attack, she did not follow up with a counter of her own.

She did not attack anyone else, she just stood there with a smile on her face, like a champion waiting for a worthy challenger to approach them.

Judging that there would be no follow-up from her for the time being, we went to Kanade’s side.

Inside the small crater in the ground, I held out my hand to Kanade who was apparently dizzy.

「Kanade, are you okay?」

「Y-Yeah…… I’m… I’m alright…… I think. Funyah.」

「Next time, don’t just shoot ahead and attack the enemy all on your own like that.」

「Yeah, I’m really sorry. But I thought it would be better for me to do that, rather than have you guys experience it on your own. You have never seen the way in which Mom fights, so…… I thought that by showing you what is it that we are dealing with here, you might be able to understand just a little bit…… Ugh, although she nearly killed me with that attack just now. Talk about some help, huh……?」

「No, not at all! Thanks to you, I was able to understand a whole lot of things.」

「I-Is that so?」

「Yeah, you know it. So, Kaande…… Are you still able to move?」

「Y-Yeah…… I think so.」

「Okay, then. Let’s go!」

I pulled back on Kanade’s hand and got her back to her feet.

Then we went back to the others.

「I guess it was really foolish of us to think that we would be able to do this with violence alone just because we had numbers advantage, huh?」

「So, guys……? What are we going to do now?」

「Kanade, Tanya and I are going to form the vanguard. Then, whatever we are going to do, we must make sure that we won’t give Suzu-san any chance to launch the counterattack.」

「Alright! Got it!」

Kanade and Tanya nodded their heads.

「So, this means that Sora and Luna, we are going to leave the rear guard duty to you. See if you can find some opening and slap her with some magic attacks.」

「Roger that!」

「I understand!　I’m going to deliver a painful blow to her, no matter what!」

Sora and Luna both clench their fists tightly, as if to show their motivation.

「Now, Nina and Tina are going to be our trump cards in this fight. We will somehow restrain Suzu-san, and when we do, I hope that your teleportation ability will allow Tina to get closer to Suzu-san, so that she can possess her.」

「Y-Yes……! I…… I will do…… my very best……!」

「Leave it all to me!」

Nina seemed to be nervous about being a trump card in this fight, and her face was a little bit stiff.

In contrast to that, Tina had a smile on her face, as if she had the courage to do pretty much anything right now.

I was still a little bit uneasy about this, but……

We don’t have time for any more detailed discussions.

There’s no guarantee that Suzu-san won’t change her mind and come to us to attack us.

「Alright, everyone! Let’s go!」

「「「「「「OOOHHH!!!!!!」」」」」」

Everyone responded cheerfully to my words.

I then sprinted forward alongside Kanade and Tanya.

At the same time, I built and unleashed a magical formula in my mind.

「“Multi-Boost”!!!」

I included myself in the spell’s effect and increased my overall abilities.

Every inch of my body was filled with strength, and the sensation of sharpening my nerves spread all over my body.

Compared to Kanade and Tanya, that strength of mine was still small and insignificant, but……

This should allow me to keep up with everyone to some extent!

「Haah!」

First, I struck a blow.

Right in front of Suzu-san, I turned to the side and scooped up a kick.

As if to match my actions, from the front, Kanade and Tanya unleashed a flurry of fist attacks as well.

It was a simultaneous attack from the front and the sides.

If it’s something like that, then surely……!」!

「…… Hm? Oh my, what’s this……?」

Suzu-san dealt with Kanade and Tania’s rush of attacks with both of her hands and avoided my kick by deflecting them away from her body.

However, the smile that had been on his face was gone now.

Instead, there was a small look of surprise on her face.

Perhaps she noticed that Kanade’s power had been amplified to some extent.

Surprise and bewilderment…….those two emotions were currency present on Suzu-san’s face.

「Keep the pressure up! Just like that!」

Now was our chance.

Kanade, Tanya and I, we were going to continue the onslaught from three directions for the time being.

「Oh my, oh my…… This is not actually too shabby……」

As expected of Suzu-san, it seemed that she could not take on all three of us at the same time as nonchalantly as before.

Unable to counterattack, the battle would continue like that, clearly in our favor.

Alright, I had a good feeling about this.

We must seize this flow and not let it go.

We are going to keep pushing through and eventually…….

With the right timing, the Narukami’s wires would block Suzu-san’s ability to move for a short moment.

Of course, once that happens, it would take Suzu-san a moment to get rid of them, but it would be more than enough to stop her from moving for a single moment.

At that time I would have Sora and Luna hit her with a volley of magic attacks, and…… …

In the midst of that commotion, Nina and Tina would make their move.

I had been building such a plan in my mind, but……

「Oh my, what’s the meaning of this? It seems that Kanade-chan is stronger than she was before?」

「I don’t have any obligation to explain anything to you.」

「That’s true, I guess. Oh well, this isn’t much of a problem, so I think that that does it for warm-up exercises.」

「What’s the……?」

I would soon understand the meaning of Suzu-san’s words.

Because Suzu-san’s fist started to move…… Or at least I think it moved.
　
It was too fast for me to see it accurately.

「NYAH!?」

「Kyah!?」

The next thing I knew, Kanade and Tanya were both being sent flying through the air.