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Beast Tamer Who Got Kicked Out From the Hero’s Party Chapter 118

CHAPTER 118: SHALL WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL TRAINING?

「…… Uhh……」

My consciousness, which has been slowly drifting through the bottomless and warm depths, was now slowly starting to resurface.

Little by little, my vision became brighter and my mind would become much clearer.

I then slowly opened my eyes.

「…… This place……?」

This was my room.

I could see the familiar ceiling, which belonged to the room where I recently moved into.

「…… Umm……」

My body felt really heavy.

My memories were feeling really fuzzy as well.

Why was I asleep?

I felt like I was doing something important right before I lost my consciousness……

「…… Nyah……….」

「…… Hm??」

Suddenly, I heard a familiar voice.

I lightly raised my body and looked in the direction from which that voice was coming from.

「…… Suu…… Suu…… Suu……」

Kanade was lying right next to my bed with her upper body resting on top of the bed.

She looked a little uncomfortable and didn’t seem to be sleeping very well.

Her ears were twitching occasionally, ever so slightly.

「…… Kanade?」

「Nyah?」

Why would Kanade ever be in a place like this…… Ah! It was at this moment that I happened to remember.

I vaguely remembered fighting against Suzu-san.
　
Now, even though we have technically won the battle, it did not really feel like a victory. Not in the slightest.

And then…… Then…… I must have fallen to the ground from exhaustion, which resulted in me losing consciousness.

As for Kanade…… I guess that she was taking care of me this entire time?

「Thanks a lot.」

「Hmmm…… Nyah?」

I gently stroked Kanade’s head and that was the moment her ears twitched stronger than ever before.

Oh wow, did I happen to wake her up by accident?

Kanade slowly raises herself up and yawned loudly.

Then she rubbed her sleepy eyes and looked right at me…….

「Nya, nyah!? Rein!?」

She finally noticed that I was awake and her ears shot straight up as a result, looking all lively all of a sudden.

「Y-You’re awake! You’re awake! You are really up! Is your body okay!? You’re not in pain anywhere, aren’t you!? A-Are you thirty, by any chance? Or maybe you would like something to eat!?」

「K-Kanade, please try to calm down! Even if you start speaking all those things at once, I am going to have trouble with understanding you properly!」

「O-Oh, y-yeah, that’s right! I’m sorry.」

「No, it’s okay. That’s how much you cared about me and were worried about me, right? I did not mean to worry you, but I’m glad Kanade that you were here for me, Kanade.」

「N-Nyah……」

Kanade looked embarrassed and blushed heavily.

But this time it was not just that……

She turned her somewhat feverish gaze towards me.

It was not a reaction that I would normally see from her

Could it be that Kanade was ill or something like that?

「Kanade?」

「…… Nyah!?」

When I called out to her, she seemed to huff and puff and Kanade freaked out way much more than she usually would in this situation.

「I-I-It’s nothing, nya! Yes! Nothing! Absolutely nothing, nya!? Nothing to worry about!?」

「I-Is that so?」

「Y-Yesh, that’s right! I was just spaced out for a minute out there…… or maybe I was just fawning over you…… N-No! Nevermind that! It’s nothing! It’s really nothing, I swear!」

「…… Y-Yeah? I-If you say so.」

With Kanade’s wild momentum still going, I decided not to pursue that matter any further.

Even though I was really curious about it, since that kind of reaction was something that I have never seen from her before……

Well, there are one or two things you want to keep hidden from everyone else, even if they are your friends. That’s just how people are.

So I decided not to worry about it too much.

「By the way, Kanade…… How long have I been sleeping?」

「For three days straight.」

「That much, huh……?」

「Rein!」

「Y-Yes!? What is it!?」

All of a sudden, Kanade looked at me with really stern eyes, and I couldn’t really help myself but to cower in front of such an intense stare.

「Why did you do something so reckless?」

「Well, by reckless do you mean…… that Triple Boost?」

「Yes!　That’s right! You don’t even know what kind of repercussions there would be if you did that one time too many! And it could have been really bad! You could have even died!　Fortunately, this time around you only ended up having to sleep for three days straight, but you don’t know how it’s going to be in the future…… And do you even know just how worried we all were!? Nyaaahhhh……!!」

After saying all that, Kanade looked about ready to break into tears.

Seeing that, I felt deeply sorry for my irresponsible behavior.

Even though it was for the purpose of not letting Suzu-san take Kanade away from us, it would be meaningless if I ended up worrying everyone because of my actions.

Or rather……

Seeing someone crying for your sake was truly heartbreaking.

It was even more unbearable than being yelled at.

「I’m sorry. I am really sorry for acting so reckless and without thinking……」

「Really?」

「Yes, really. I didn’t think my actions through and ended up rushing into danger without thinking about the possible consequences.」

「And do you swear that you won’t be doing anything reckless like that ever again?」

「……………」

I was unable to answer her right away to that question.

Of course, I’m going to be careful in the future, but……

What if the same thing happens in the future as well?

What if some of our comrades will get in danger and that would be the only possible solution.

If I was in a situation where I couldn’t choose my means then, I wouldn’t hesitate to do something reckless again.

Kanade seemed to understand that and turned her jit eyes at me.

「Nyah…… Rein, you big dummy.」

「Ugh I feel really bad about causing you to worry. I really do. It’s just that when it comes down to it, I can’t afford to choose any other means…… and I may end up being reckless again.」

「I want you to think how it feels to be someone who has to worry about you, you know?」

「…… I’m really sorry. I have no words to that.」

「But I guess that’s just how you are, Rein.」

Kanade laughs softly.

Then she took my hand in both of hers.

「I don’t really have any right to constrain your actions, Rein. But I don’t want you to do anything rash.」

「I know. I’ll try not to do anything like that ever again.」

「Nyaah, I want you to say that part, absolutely, but I can’t help it. That’s Rein for you, you know. Just…… don’t forget that, okay?　That we are here and that we are worried about you.」

「Yeah……」

「You are not alone, Rein. Even when you can’t do something alone, we are here for you……. If we all do our best, we might be able to make it somehow. So don’t hesitate to rely on us in those situations.」

「…… Yeah. I am going to do that. I will be counting on you from now on.」

「Nyah!」

Kanade, who seemed to be satisfied with my answer, purred in a good mood.

…… And then.

At that moment, the door opened and Suzu-san appeared in the doorway.

Perhaps she came to check on me as well.

Suzu-san saw me and Kanade holding hands and rolled her eyes.

A little while later, she smiles a happy, beaming smile.

「Oh my, oh my. Did I interrupt something?」

「M-Mom! Don’t you know that you need to knock!? And have some ability to read the room!」

「That may be so, but I am still your Mother, Kanade-chan. I think I know how you feel deep down inside. So I’ll leave the rest to the two of you youngsters and I’ll pull back for the time being. Have fun! Fufufu!」

「No! Mom! That’s not it! I…… This is…… Uuuhh……」
　
「Fufufu, so, spring has finally come to my Kanade-chan, huh?」

「And besides, how do you know about that, huh!?」

「That’s because I’m your mother, sweetie.」

Nyaaaaaa~~~~~~ uuuuuuhhhhhh~~~~~~!!!!!!」

Suzu-san smiled enigmatically.

And Kanade was red like a beet up to the very tips of her ears, fluttering and writhing in agony.

What on earth is going on here?

I’m not sure what’s going on here, but……

Even after all that’s happened, Kanade and Suzu-san were able to laugh together like that.

I am very happy to see that.

***

Another day went by.

I have recovered enough to move around moderately well.

However, it might be too early for me to go on any Adventure anytime soon.

Well, I have a good amount of monetary reserves to spend, so there’s no problem if we don’t move out for a while…….

I have heard that Adventurers like that are warned by the Guild to not be inactive for prolonged periods of time, so I guess that we can’t stay holed up indoors for too long.

Maybe it’s better to move my body lightly, as well as rehabilitate myself steadily.

With that in mind, I left the room and moved to the living room where everyone was present.

「Good morning.」

「Good morning, Rein.」

Kanade greeted me cheerfully.

She smiled brightly, as usual…… but what is it?

For a little while now, the quality of that smile seemed to be a little bit different.

What exactly was that difference, I would like to know that.

Aside from that, everyone else seems to be in good spirits as well.

We exchanged morning greetings and took our seats behind the table.

「Rein, are you feeling okay now?」

Luna, who was getting ready to eat, looked at me with concern.

「Yeah, I’m all good now. The muscle pain is still there, though. So while it’s a little bit annoying, it’s nothing that would prevent me from going about my daily activities.」

「Well, that’s good. Now, eat something nice and hearty to help you recover quickly. Now, here is my special breakfast set.」

I gratefully accepted the breakfast that Luna offered me.

Normally, we would take turns on meal duty but…… because I was still like that, the others decided to take turns on my duties as well.

But Luna took over for me when it comes to cooking, since she knew that it would still be tough for me.

I realize that I’m always being helped by everyone else.

「Eat up! There is more than enough for everyone!」

「It looks so good!」

Luna would serve everyone their breakfast and……

Nina saw that and wagged her tail. She was pretty easy to understand in certain regards.

「Here’s your share, Suzu.」

「Thank you very much.」

　Suzu was still staying at our house for the time being.

Although she had given up on taking Kanade back home with her, she was still reluctant to say goodbye to her daughter.

So we decided to let her stay with us for a while.

Together, we all chanted “Let’s eat!” and each of us helped ourselves to our breakfast.

Yup.

Luna’s food was as delicious as always today.

I can’t stop eating it, even if I tried.

「By the way……」

Suzu-san, who was also eating a healthy breakfast, looked at me as if she suddenly remembered something.

「If you don’t mind, I would like to make a certain suggestion here.」

「A suggestion?」

「Would you like to do a special training with me?」