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Beast Tamer Who Got Kicked Out From the Hero’s Party Chapter 211

CHAPTER 211: A DATE WITH KANADE

I looked up at the sky and saw white clouds drifting through the clear, blue expanse.

The sun was peeking out from behind the clouds and sprinkling warm sunlight onto everyone underneath its radiance.

「Nice weather we are having today.」

「Y-Yeah, that’s right.」

「On a day like this, you really start to fancy some leisurely stroll around the town, huh?」

「Y-Yeah, that’s right!」

「But I guess it would not be a bad idea to go on an adventure, either. At a time like this, I think that we could even try extra hard to accomplish our goals.

「Y-Yeah, that’s right!」

Walking next to me, Kanade was repeating the same words over and over again.

Her tail was swaying from side to side while peeking from under her skirt, as she seemed to be really nervous for some reason.

「…… Kanade?」

「Nya, nyah!? What is it!?」

「You seem a little nervous. Is there something wrong?」

「N-No!? Not at all!? Everything’s fine! W-Why would I even be nervous at a time like this!?」

Even though she was nervous, she tried to deny it with all of her might.

No matter how you look at it, her words were not matching her actions at all……

Oh well, she doesn’t seem to be sick or anything like that, so we might as well leave it as that.

Kanade was of course a young girl, so it was only natural that there would be quite a few things that she wouldn’t feel comfortable talking about to a man like me.

「By the way, what is our destination for today going to be?」

Right after breakfast, Kanade asked me to accompany her to do some shopping, and so the two of us went out to town.

But that being said, Kanade wouldn’t even say where we were going.

「O-Oh, yeah, that’s right, shopping, umm…… T-There’s a certain store that I would like to go together with you, Rein.」

「A store that you would like to go to with me?」

「Nya, nyah…… I-I have done it! I have done it and said it! I said something so bold! I said that I want to go somewhere together with Rein!」

Kanade turned bright red on her face and started wriggling on the spot.

「Umm, you see, it’s about that…… T-There’s a place that serves some delicious and very sweet cakes.」

「Hm? Was there really a store like that around here?」

「N-Nyah, a-apparently it’s a brand new store, and it was opened quite recently. Because this town is developing so rapidly, they wanted to expand into this region.」

Not all that long ago, an official new Lord of Horizon had finally been appointed.

Unlike his predecessor, the new Lord was a picture of virtue and responsibility.

On top of that, he had excellent land management skills.

It had only been a short time since he was appointed, yet Horizon had turned into a lively city full of work and business opportunities.

「And since it’s a newly opened place, I would feel pretty nervous if I were to go in there alone, so…… Umm, well…… I wanted to go there with you, Rein……」

「If that’s the case, shouldn’t we have also invited everyone else to join us?」

「Nya, nyah!? I mean…… Well…… O-Oh yeah! We need to do some scouting first, right!? If it turns out that restaurant is not all that good, there’s no point in coming back there with everyone else, right!?」

「O-Oh, yeah. I guess you’re right.」

Honestly, I was not really all that sure about this logic, but Kanade was quick to drag me into her pace and I just decided to follow along.

「Let’s go then!」

***

It’s been a while since I fell in love with Rein……

So I thought that it was high time to develop our relationship further.

I wouldn’t say that we were exactly lovers, but I wanted to get to know Rein a little bit better.

So, I decided that we would go on a date.

And to make sure that there would be no injustice to Tanya, we decided that we would each go on a date with Rain, taking turns.

As luck would have it, I was going to go first.

We also discussed it together and decided that each of us would try to do a different kind of activity, to get some variety going on there.

But now that the time has come, I was so nervous!

The day before the actual date, I was really fired and I was going to make it happen! I was going to push our relationship further with this outing! I was so enthusiastic about it, but……

The moment I looked at Rein’s face today, I was so embarrassed and ashamed of myself that I couldn’t even get the words to come out of my mouth properly.

Unyah…… I hope that my face doesn’t look too weird?

I don’t want Rein to start thinking that I’m not cute because of that. Because if that was to happen……

I was starting to get really worried now.

And I was sure that my nervousness was even reflected in the way in which my tail was moving about the place.

「Kanade?」

「N-Nyah!?」

When I finally snapped out of it and came back to my senses, I sawRein sitting across from me, with a worried expression on his face.

I have been spacing out pretty much ever since we have entered the store, so I guess Rein must have gotten worried about me.

「Nya, nyah! N-Nothing! It’s nothing, really!」

「I don’t really think that it’s nothing at all, but…… Oh well……」

「R-Really! Everything’s fine! Umm, umm…… Oh yeah, that’s right! I’m just looking forward to tasting the cake! That’s why I can’t really calm myself down!」

「Well, that’s well and good, but…… If you are not feeling well, I want you to not hesitate and tell me right away, okay?」

Nyah♪

Rein was worried about me.

After all, Rein is so sweet and cool when he’s like that.

I could feel my tail starting to wag all on its own.

「Sorry to keep you waiting.」

The waitress came over to our table and placed both our cakes and drinks in front of Rein and I.

「Ooohhhh~♪!」

The cake was all fluffy wrapped in a generous amount of fresh cream.

A lot of seasonal fruits were sandwiched between the layers of fluffy sponge cake.

It was as beautiful as if snow had fallen on the ground.

「Nya, nya, nya, nya, nya~♪ It looks so delicious!」

「Oh yes, you are right about that. So then, let’s dig in.」

「Yes!　Time to eat!」

I cut the cake with the tip of my fork and took a bite out of it.

「Mmmmm~! It’s so delicious~♪!!」

「Oh wow, I really like it. It’s not too sweet, and the fruit has a nice assertive quality to it as well…… Yes, it’s really good. Even a guy like me can eat it without any trouble.」

「Phew, I’m glad that the cake is to your liking, Rein.」

Since I was making such a big deal out of it, I really wanted Rein to enjoy himself.

「Ah.」

Just as I was about to take a second bite out of my cake, I dropped my fork.

I was going to ask the waitress to replace it, but unfortunately, she seems to be busy at the moment and she couldn’t see me.

「Nyah, what should I do?　I want to eat right away…..」
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「Would you like me to feed you, then?」

「Nya, nyah!?」

B-B-By feeding me…… Could it be that Rein meant…… THAT!?

「Ah, but surely you wouldn’t want to eat with a fork that was already inside of my mouth, right?」

「N-No! That’s not true, I wouldn’t hate that at all!」

「I-Is that so?」

Maybe my response came way too soon and was way too enthusiastic, because Rein seemed to be a little bit taken aback by it.

It was surely an unexpected turn of events, so now I was even starting to regret that I did not approach it with a bit more of a leveled head.

But that’s what being a maiden in love is all about, so I guess that there was nothing I could to to help it, right!?

「Well then, could you please open wide?」

「Ah…… Aaaahm.」

I opened my mouth with beating heart.

I was so nervous here right about now.

Is this what it feels like to be a young chick being fed by its parent?

I ended up wondering about such an unimportant thing.

「Here it goes.」

「Amuh.」

I let Rein place the cake inside of my mouth.

It was surely sweet…… But my happiness was even sweeter than that.

I was so, so, so happy right now!

「Nyafufufu…Rein fed me the cake♪ Oh, yeah, yes he did.」

「What’s the matter, Kanade?　You look kind of weird, but……」

「N-Nothing! It’s nothing!」

I was just basking in the happiness of being able to have someone I love do that to me, you know?

And besides, it’s really rude to say something like that to someone’s face, nya!

So here’s some punishment for you!

「Hey, hey, Rein? Can I have another bite?」

「Yeah, sure thing. Here, open wide.」

I was so happy and fortunate to have Rein do that to me……

I was allowed to eat a whole lot of cake, but in the end I didn’t really taste it at all.

That’s how nervous I really was……

But it was a very happy time for me, indeed.