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Beast Tamer Who Got Kicked Out From the Hero’s Party Chapter 115

CHAPTER 115: THE STRONGEST OF THE STRONG *3*

Suzu-san’s movement, which had been continuing at a rapid pace, stopped with a snap.

She remained motionless like a stone statue, and the light disappeared from her eyes at once.

「Alright……!」

Kanade jumped up and down as if to express her joy.

With the same momentum, she hugged me really tight.

「Whoa!」

「Rein, we did it! We actually managed to beat Mom!」

「Well, wait, wait, wait! It’s too early to tell that. We will have to wait and see how it goes before we……」

「That won’t be necessary! The Cat Spirit Tribe is a race that is weak against ghosts and spirits! So it’s a clear win for us! A clear win!」

Kanade was jumping up and down on the spot.

Each time she did that, certain parts of her body were pressing tightly against me……

It would be really nice if Kanade could show a little restraint here.

But be that as it may.

「What do you think, Tanya?」

Tanya looked into Suzu-san’s face, which remained frozen and emotionless.

「Hmm……. I agree with the opinion that the Cat Spirit Tribe are really vulnerable to attacks like this, but……」

「…… But?」

「For all the talk of being possessed, isn’t it strange that Tina’s consciousness has never come to the surface so far?」

「Ah.」

Now that you mention it, it is certainly weird.

If she succeeded in possessing her, then Tina’s consciousness should have come to the surface and manifest clearly.

And yet, no one’s consciousness came out, and Suzu-san remained frozen in place…….

I have got a really bad feeling about this.

And that premonition unfortunately came to be true.

With a slight twitch, I saw Suzu-san’s fingertips starting to move.

「Tanya, get away from her! Now!」

「Huh!?」

Tanya also seemed to have sensed that Suzu-san was regaining her ability to move.

She jumped backwards in a panic.

And then………

「Hyaaahhh!?」

With a loud sound, Tina popped out of Suzu-san’s body.

No, that’s not it.

Rather than jumping out of her, it would be more accurate to say that she was ejected from there.

Tina was blown away while spinning around a few times……..

And with a loud squeak, she brakes dexterously in the air and came to a halt.

「Tina, are you alright!?」

「Yeah, I’m fine, I’m fine.」

She seemed to be slightly wobbly, but she was able to answer the question properly, so her consciousness must have been clear and intact.

That’s a good thing.

It’s a relief, but still……

I glanced at Suzu-san.

Noticing my gaze, she smiles at me.

…… So, does that mean that the greatest threat has been properly disposed of? That was the kind of a feeling I was getting from that stare.

「I’m really sorry…… I tried my best there, but I still ended up failing……」

「H-Huh……? No way! Why!? No matter how much of a monster Mom is, there is no way that she would be able to resist possession by a ghost……!」

「It can’t be, but this is exactly what I did here.」

Suzu-san said with a smile on her face.

「I told you before, didn’t I? Don’t think that the Cat SPirit Tribe would allow their weaknesses to hold them back. It should be quite obvious that just like magic attacks, we have developed countermeasures against ghostly possession.」

「N-No way……」

「That being said, Tina-san’s powers are quite strong, indeed. That is why it took me a while to dispel it and eject her……」

「Kuh……」

「Was that perhaps your trump card?　If that’s the case, then you have missed your chance to win. You should have taken up the initiative and made me unable to move while I was still motionless, or even tried to knock me out cold……」

Yes, that’s right. I had no words of rebuttal here.

We shouldn’t have been so complacent, thinking that just possessing her would be more than enough.

Our opponent here is Suzu-san, the Strongest of the Strong.

We should have thought out our strategy a little bit more thoroughly.

「Well, what do you want to do now? You have lost your trump card, but would you still like to continue?」

「Of course.」

Even if we were to band all together, that would still not be enough to take Suzu-san out.

Tina’s possession has also been rebuffed without even causing a problem to her.

Still, there was no way that we would just go and surrender here.

If we were to give up here, Kanade would be taken away from us.

And that was something that we absolutely couldn’t do.

Nevertheless, what should we do……?
.
We have to beat Suzu-san somehow.

What’s the best way for us to do that?

No matter the cost. Whatever that would allow us to win.

The action that would be needed to beat Suzu-san and make her submit to us……

「……………」

There was one idea that was on my mind.

I estimated the probability of success in my head for that idea.

…… Maybe it was around five percent? At best?

But even if we were to continue to fumble our way in the dark here, the probability of us winning thanks to that tactic would be zero percent, no matter what.

In that case, I’d like to bet on the one with a higher chance of success.

It would be like a suicide attack that’s as good as a self-destruct option, so I can only use it once.

We have to be cautious about this…… And yet we have to be bold enough.

「Kanade, I want you to lend me your strength when I give you the signal. I am going to use Kamui.」

「Right!」

「Everyone else, cover us and provide some distraction.」

「Yes, sir.」

Everyone nodded their heads, including Tanya.

「Let’s go!」

On cue, I ran forward.

「You have plenty of spunk inside of you, I’ll give you that. But I will show you that it’s not enough to help you win.」

Suzu-san delivered those chilling words with a warm, almost comforting smile.

「Eat this!」

「「“DRAGOON HOWLING”!!!」」

Tanya released a series of fireballs from her mouth.

In response to that, Sora and Luna released their magic as well.

The two attacks overlapped and turned into a storm of explosive fire that hit Suzu-san head on.

However, Suzu-san did not flee from it, but cut through the storm of explosions with the air pressure created by her fists strikes.

As usual, that was an incredible physical ability.

I have never heard of a single fist strike being used to repel the combination attack of the Dragon Tribe and the Spirit Tribe.

But this attack managed to attain its purpose. It managed to block Suzu-san’s vision for a single moment.

I approached Suzu-san while the explosive flames were blocking her vision.

Kanade then ran alongside me and we were ready to launch our attack from both sides at once.

「You are way too naive.」’

In a move that seemed to last a split of a second, Suzu-san received the attacks of Kanade and I with extreme precision, as if she was anticipating them from the very start.

Although we continued to move into random strikes, none of them reached its mark and would count as a clear hit.

「Well then, I guess it’s time for me to counterattack?」

Suzu-san’s movements slowed down for a moment.

When I looked at her, I saw that Tina was holding up her hand.

She must have been trying to control her body with the Remote Possession or something alongside those lines.
However, it wouldn’t last very long.

Soon the bindings would be broken and Suzu-san would be free to move the way she saw fit once again.

「Eiyah!」’

This time around, Nina jumped right into the action.

She moved directly above Suzu-san with the help of her teleportation technique.

As it was, she used her whole body’s weight to slam right into her.

Although there was surely no damage to her as a result of that action, Suzu-san’s movements slowed down again, apparently surprised by Nina’s bold action.

In the meantime, Nina made the teleportation jump once again and escaped into the distance.

「“Boost”!!」

This is where I used my ability-enhancing magic.

The target of this Boost…… was myself.

I have already used it once on myself.

And now I added another layer of enhancement on top of the already existing one.

A layer upon layer of ability-enhancing magic.

That’s the new trump card I came up with just now.

「Guh……!?」

For a moment, my vision would blur.

It was a distorted sensation, as if a living thing was lurking inside of my body.

My body felt like it was going to pop like a balloon, but I forced myself to suppress that feeling……

This power that was floating around deep inside of me…… It was the high time for me to make it my very own!

「OOOOOOHHHHHH!!!!!!」

「Huh?」

With the double-enhanced power inside of me, I looked at Suzu-san and threw a random strike her way.

Here, for the first time, I could see the color of impatience on Suzu-san’s face.

She didn’t seem to be able to keep up with my attacks, and as a result, a few clean hits were made.

Yes! It’s getting through!

Then……

「“BOOST”!!!!」

A third use.

With my abilities enhanced even further, I drew Kamui that was stuck inside of its sheath hanging from my waist.

「Kanade!」

「Yeah!」

I reached out my hand, and……

Kanade gripped my hand firmly.

Kamui’s blade glowed with a bright, almost blinding light.

「Now…… LET’S SEE HOW YOU’RE GOING TO HANDLE THHHIIISSS……!? AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!」

I swung the dagger in my hand down with full force.