Beast Tamer Who Got Kicked Out From the Hero’s Party Chapter 16
CHAPTER 16: THE DUEL
「Alright, then! Let’s do this!」
The one to make the first move was Tanya.
Saying that she kicked the ground and rushed right in.
「Whoa!?」
The speed at which she closed the distance between us was so great that the air even let a short “boom” sound as a result.
The only thing I could do here was to jump to the side to avoid it.
「Oh my, good job dodging that one. Incidentally, that first blow was something that managed to take out the vast majority of Adventurers that accepted my challenge.」
「Does that mean that I have passed the first test or something like that?」
「Yes, but there’s still lots and lots of trials ahead of you! Come on! Come on, come on, come, come on, come on!」
Tanya made a gesture as if she was swooshing and breathing in……
FWOOOSH!!!
Just like you would expect from a dragon, there was a huge fireball that came out straight out of her mouth.
「She can even do something like that!?」
Just because her current form was that of a humanoid, I assumed that she wouldn’t be able to do things that normal humans couldn’t do!
I needed to make sure that I would be able to avoid those fireballs at all cost.
I dodged to the right.
I dodged to the left..
I dodged backwards.
The fireballs were fired one after another, and somehow, I managed to avoid them all.
「Unya! Hot, hot nyah! So hot, nyahhaaaah!!!」
「Wha……!? Kanade!?」
Looking back, the tip of the Kanade’s tail was on fire and burnt slightly.
I hurriedly flapped my hand on it to put out the fire.
「Unyah…… My prized tail is all burnt and roughed up……」
「Are you okay?」
「Yeah, it’s nothing to worry about. But I’m really mad now!」
「…… Huh?」
「Fufunh! So, are you finally going to fight me for real?」
「This is going to be my vengeance for my tail!」
This time, Kanade rushed forward.
The impact of her charge was like shooting out a massive projectile at high speed at an extremely close range.
However, Tanya managed to catch her head-on.
「Guh, that thing just now managed to catch me a little bit by surprise, I’m not going to lie!」
「Unyaaaaaahhhhhh! M-My tail!」
Kanade then launched a rush of attacks.
Even my eyes, whose physical abilities have been enhanced by taming Kanade, couldn’t catch those attacks at all.
Tanya dealt with such a startling series of blows with both of her hands with relative ease.
The two of them were so evenly matched that it was almost unreal.
…… But when it would seem that the two of them were at an impasse, Tanya spun around.
And then she delivered a blow with the use of her tail.
「’Nyangh!?」
The dragon’s tail is a deadly weapon in and out of itself.
Kanade, who was struck by a powerful blow as sharp as a whip, was sent flying off with a rush.
「Kanade!」
Rushing to her side, I was able to catch the blown off Kanade in mid-air!
Still, I couldn’t kill the momentum of the blow, and as a result I was blown away together with Kanade. However……
「Kuh……! Why, you little……!」
I put my hands on the ground and slowed down our movement with the force of friction.
I managed to regain my position and landed on both of my feet.
「Thanks, Rein……」
「Don’t charge in all alone like that, Kanade. It’s way too dangerous.」
「Nyah…… I’m sorry, nya……」
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「Next time you wish to attack her, let’s do this together.」
「Alright!」
We cast short glances at one another, and nod our heads while thinking of the ideal timing for an attack……
Now! Charge!
As if to catch Tanya in a pincer attack, we strike at her from both sides at the same time.
I know that she might look like a girl, but…… I have to remember that she is actually a dragon on the inside!
And she’s the strongest dragon at that. She won’t show me any mercy or won’t hesitate, so I must make sure that I do the same!
So the best thing to do here is to attack her with all of my might.
「Fuh!」
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「Yaah!?」
「Nnhh……!!」
Unfortunately, both of our attacks were easily blocked by Tanya’s hands.
Each of our attacks from both left and right, she managed to black them with ease with only one hand!
So I see that dragons are actually even more monstrous than the Cat Spirit Tribe is when it comes to raw strength, huh?
「Seiyaaah!」
Tanya grabbed me and Kanade’s hands in reverse and spun us around on the spot.
She would spin around so much that she even formed a small tornado on the spot.
And then, we were both thrown high into the sky.
「Ugh, nyahhhh!!」
「Oh no……!?」
No matter how good we are physically, we can’t fly like dragons can.
That is to say, we are easy targets right about now.
In fact, while still on the ground, Tanya was ready to take a stance and was preparing to shoot more fireballs from her mouth at us again.
「Kanade!」
「Yeah!」
Kanade managed to spin around and somehow change the trajectory of her fall.
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As for me, I managed to get close to her, and……
We then kicked each other’s legs in the air.
As a result of that action, both of our bodies were able to fly sideways.
Immediately afterwards, Tanya’s fireball passed through the place where we had been just a moment ago.
We then landed safely on the ground.
We also managed to avoid the fireballs that were shot out our way for the moment of our landing, and got a good distance away from Tanya.
「Kanade.」
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「Nyan?」
「Good job with managing to read my intentions back there.」
We kicked each other in the air and used the recoil from that action to avoid Tanya’s attack.
I had a flash of insight like that but I didn’t have time to put it into words, so I did it as a gesture without thinking……
But Kanade responded as perfectly as if we had discussed this in advance.
「That’s because we are comrades! Such things come naturally♪!」
「…… Heh, I see.」
Comrades.
That word really has a nice vibe to it.
It gave me a sense of fulfillment that I never got when I was together with the Hero’s Party.
「You guys, you are actually pretty good, I must admit. You’re the first ones to last longer than ten minutes against me like that! I’ll give you that……♪」
「So, does that mean that we are going to stop this madness here?」
「…… Haah? What are you saying? Are you stupid or what? There’s no way I’m going to stop doing that when I am having so much fun!」
「Yeah, I thought that you might say something like that.」
I thought that right about now she would be more willing for a ceasefire, but I see that my offer was instantly rejected without even a second thought to it.
「Let’s do this! More! More! Show me a good time!」
Tanya rushed at us again.
But…… There’s no way that the same trick is going to work on us the second time!
「Kyah!?」
Grabbing Tanya’s arms and shoulders while staying at a safe distance, I used her body’s momentum to spin her around.
And just like that, I slammed her into the ground with all of my might.
「Ouch, ouch, ouch…… I must admit, that caught me a little bit off guard. But don’t think that the same trick will work on me anymore!」
「Then how about that!?」
「Right back at you!」
Tanya spun around and delivered a mighty blow with her tail.
She dodged my blow, sharp as a whip, as she crawled on the ground.
She continued to run forward and get close to me in a matter of seconds.
This time, I grabbed her with both of my hands and threw her backwards!
「OUCH!?」
I was rather serious about it just now, but Tanya just shrieked as if that blow was nothing but a minor inconvenience to her, and doesn’t seem to have taken that much damage to begin with.
Is the physical strength of dragons infinite or what?
「Nice, very nice…… I guess I should start taking this seriously, huh!?」
「Start taking this seriously…… Are you saying that all of that until now was you NOT being serious!?」
「Now then, I wonder what you are going to do about this!?」
Tanya made a gesture as if she was taking a deep breath.
At that same moment, bright light started to converge inside of her throat.
「Is that……!?」
「Dragon Breath!」
Just like that, the Red Dragon released her deadliest attack from the inside of her mouth.
There was a roar, and then there was the sound of an explosion as loud as that of a cannon shot.
A torrent of flashing heat approached us, as if wanting to devour us.
「Rein!」
「Ugh…… Got it!」
Kanade glanced at me……
And I understood her intentions right away.
This must be exactly how Kanade felt just a moment ago.
Maybe this is what it means to have true comrades watching your back.
「「SEEEEEEEE!!!」」
I threw my fist forward in perfect unison with Kanade!
A blow with all of our strength.
The double attack with the power of the Cat Spirit Tribe created a powerful shock wave……
And it collides with the Dragon’s Breath and offset it.
「……………」
Tanya’s eyes widened considerably.
「I’m amazed…… I can’t believe you blocked my special move in such a way.」
「Fufufufun! This is the power of Rein and I’s combination attack!♪」
For some reason, Kanade seemed really happy with herself.
I’m glad that we were able to improvise without the need for communication like that, but……
If possible, I don’t want to do it ever again.
I feel like this thing is going to shorten my lifespan considerably.
「This is getting more and more fun! Now, let’s get serious! I’ll give it my all. Let’s have fun to our heart’s content♪」
This is bad.
Tanya got serious because she was starting to enjoy herself so much.
If I’m with Kanade, I don’t feel like losing here.
However, we must also be considerate of our surroundings.
What would happen to the bridge if we had a serious clash with Tanya right now……?
「…… Kanade, I’ve come up with a possible strategy, can you lend me a hand?」
「Sure thing! I will always be on your side, Rein!♪」
「Thank you.」
From here on out, I need to fight more like myself…… More like a real Beast Tamer would!
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That’s the problem with muscle heads! All muscle and no brains for consideration of trouble they’re causing. xD