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Beast Tamer Who Got Kicked Out From the Hero’s Party Chapter 195

CHAPTER 195: DRAGON TRIBE ATTACKS!

Wings so huge that they could cover the entire sky.

Scales harder than steel covering its body in dense layers.

And the fangs, each one as sharp as a spear, all lined up inside of its huge jaw.

The King of the Sky…… the Dragon.

Also known as the member of the Ultimate Species, the Dragon Tribe.

「Why…… Why is it in a place like this!?」

Everyone was surprised to see the dragon here, myself included.

However, we really had to come back to our senses, and we needed to do that quickly.

「A-Ahh, aaahhh……」

There was also a person there, sitting on the ground.

That man must have been an Adventurer, judging from the way in which he was dressed, and he was being glared at by the Dragon.

「That’s not good!」

I don’t know what’s going on here, but I can’t leave that man alone!

So I pulled Kamui from behind my belt and I started running.

「Here!」

「GAUH!」

I slashed at the Dragon’s head without hesitation.

Guh…… As expected, its head was really thick and hard!

I slashed at it with all my strength, but the blade would simply bounce right off of it.

However, I was able to divert the Dragon’s attention towards me.

The dragon glared at me with a low growl……

「Rein, are you alright!?」

「Ngh!?」

Tanya came running towards me and……

Was it perhaps my imagination here?

Because I thought that the moment that the Dragon witnessed Tanya, it became visibly upset.

And then……

「Ah!?」

The Dragon flapped its huge wings and flew into the sky at once.

As it was, it was getting further and further away at an astonishing speed.

Tanya then looked at me.

「Rein, what do we do!?　I can catch up with it if you want!」

「…… No, let’s not do that. It’s not safe to be alone in the sky, even for you, Tanya. Besides, I don’t know what’s going on here, and that makes the situation even more dangerous…… And more importantly, we need to take care of this person right here.」

「B-But…… No, you’re right. If you say so, Rein, that’s what I’ll do. Roger that.」

As for Tanya, I could clearly see that she was in the mood to chase after that Dragon without a moment’s thought.

I wonder if the Dragon Tribe’s people are very territorial?

While thinking about such unimportant things, I called out to the Adventurer sitting on the ground.

「Are you alright?」

「O-Oh, y-yeah. Thanks. You’re a lifesaver.」

The man who was sitting on the ground stood up, grasping the hand that I stretched towards him.

「It was really dangerous…… I was almost eaten alive by that thing and…… Uwah!?」

The Adventurer looked at Tanya and then let out a small scream.

He looked at her horns and tail and realized that Tanya was also of Dragon Tribe on the spot.

「…… Oh, please don’t worry. Our Tania is not like that other Dragon just now. She’s not going to attack people.」

「Well, that’s a rude way of describing someone when they are standing right next to you. But oh well, I don’t really mind it all that much. Since I’m such a generous person, I am going to forgive you for your transgression just now.」

Despite the fact that this person here was clearly afraid of her, Tanya was puffing up her chest with pride like some sort of really generous important figure.

「Our Tanya…… is a really…… good girl……」

「I don’t know if it’s a fair way of describing her, but I can assure you for the time being that she won’t do anything to you.」

Nina and Tina, who were just catching up to us now, assured the man of Tanya’s harmless nature.

The Adventurer who saw and heard them just now made a really strange face.

「W-What is this……? Are you…… a God Tribe? And also…… a talking…… doll……?」

「They are all the members of my party. Of course, that includes Tanya as well.」

「T-The Ultimate Species…… are members of a human party?」

The man paused for a moment, visibly stunned……

Then his eyes widened as if something flashed in his mind with inspiration.

「Ah!　Are you perhaps the Hero of Horizon!?」

「W-Well, you know…… I don’t really like that title all that much, but that’s what I have been called by others……」

「Oh, so it was you.　Okay, that makes sense.」

It still irks me to be called a Hero, but……

Apparently, now was a time when that title actually came in handy.

The caution immediately faded from the man’s face as he became convinced that we were not some suspicious bunch.

「So, can you tell us what happened here?」

「W-Well honestly, that’s what I would like to know, too! I don’t know what’s going on anymore……」

According to the man’s story……

The man seemed to be a D Rank Adventurer.

He said that he specializes in collecting medicinal herbs and ores, rather than defeating monsters.

He went out to the forest to collect herbs and ores as per usual, but he heard that the monsters seemed to act strangely.

They seemed to be frightened or anxious about something lurking in the forest as of late……

The man thought it was strange, but he put his work first before his personal safety.

As a result of that……

He said that a Dragon flew across the sky and appeared right in front of him seemingly out of nowhere.

In a moment of crisis, we rushed in and the man was saved from what was a certain death.

「Hmm, I see.」

After listening to the man’s story, I made a difficult face.

I honestly didn’t expect a dragon to show up in a place like this.

Well, it’s not like it was impossible, seeing that Tanya’s case also existed, but still.

But unlike Tanya’s case, this one was attacking people outright.

It certainly was not something alongside Tanya’s test of skill. That Dragon was clearly hostile towards other living beings.

And if that Dragon attacks more people from here on out, this is going to escalate into a serious problem.

It will be a major incident with far-reaching consequences.

I had such an unpleasant feeling.

***

Just in case, Tanya and I decided to escort that man back to town.

There was no guarantee that the Dragon wouldn’t show up again, so it was a good idea to stay cautious.

By the way, I had both Nina and Tina go to Kanade and the others.

I asked them to tell them that my request was completed and for them to relay to them what we just encountered.

「Fuh…… Man, it surely feels good to be back.」

The man let out a breath of relief.

He had been attacked by a Dragon, and he didn’t feel safe until he returned to the city’s limits.

The man turned his smiling face to us.

「Thank you, thank you so much for your help.」

「Just to be safe, you need to pay extra attention when venturing outside of the city’s limits. Who knows if the same thing won’t happen again?」

「What, as in, more Dragon attacks? Haha, you must be joking. That doesn’t happen very often around these parts.」

「W-Well, that’s all well and good, but……」

「Anyway, thank you once again for saving my hide back there. You saved my life. So, for me to show you my gratitude……」

「It’s okay, there’s no need to do that. We are fellow Adventurers, after all. So it’s quite alright.」

「Now, this just won’t do! I know that I cannot do all that much, but…… Oh well, if you will ever be in need of anything, don’t hesitate to come to me and let me know about it. I will be more than happy to help you.」

The man bowed his head repeatedly and left the scene before long.

「I wonder if that man is going to be okay like that?」

Tanya said that with a doubtful look on her face.

「What do you mean?」

「Well, isn’t that a little bit too optimistic?　You were attacked by a Dragon, so you should normally have an even greater sense of urgency. Well, not that I am in any position to be saying anything in that regard……」

「No, I think that you are right, Tanya. We don’t usually get attacked by Dragons around here, so I just want to ask you, are there any of you kin around these parts? Someone who we should be aware of?」

「There shouldn’t be anyone…… Is what I would like to say. But I’m not sure if that’s the case any longer.」

Tanya had a difficult look on her face.

She slowly opened her mouth and continued to speak, taking a thoughtful gesture.

「We, the Dragon Tribe, unlike the Cat Spirit Tribe or Spirit Tribe, do not group together all that much. Of course, we do have our own village, but there aren’t that many of us living there in the first place……」

「So what do you normally do?」

「A lot of us simply travel around the world. Half of us, like me, are doing so because of Training reasons. The other half are on a freewheeling journey, testing their mettle, fighting off evil…… Well, you get the idea.」

「So basically, even though there are not supposed to be any more dragons here, you can’t say that for sure. Well, this is troublesome.」

Tanya simply shrugged her shoulders while looking troubled as well. She then said:

「Some of the Dragon Tribe say stuff like: “Humans are evil!　We need to destroy them!” …… Of course, there are only a few Dragons who are so extreme like that, but there are people like that, so it’s hard to say for sure.」

「That’s also…… rather disturbing.」

I’m really confused now.

…….. As we were talking about this, we found a familiar face approaching us.

It was Stella.

She was walking towards us with two knights who looked like her direct subordinates.

But her gaze was not fixed on me…… It was fixed on Tanya.

「Oh, if it isn’t Stella. What’s going on?」

Tanya noticed Stella and approached her in a good-natured way, but……

In response, Stella took the action of drawing her sword.

「Tania I’m sorry to say this, but I’m arresting you!」