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Beast Tamer Who Got Kicked Out From the Hero’s Party Chapter 58 Part 3

CHAPTER 58 PART 3

Having come to that exact conclusion, Edgar started to arrange all of the necessary pieces inside of his head, until every single element was perfectly aligned in an image that was spelling his imminent victory…… and then he started laughing.

「Kukuku…… Yes, that’s it! That is exactly what I should do here! Anyone who is foolish enough to dare to defy me should be condemned and rot away in a dungeon! I mean, isn’t that right!? It’s that simple! That’s the way it should be! No need for me to be worried or confused or anything like that! No matter who my enemy is going to be, no matter if it’s the Knights Order or someone else entirely, the only thing I need to do is to make sure that I utterly crush and destroy them!」

「…… Well gee, I don’t know. Is that really going to work out so well for you?」

「…… HUH!?」

All of a sudden, a man’s voice rang out inside of Edgar’s room.

Of course, that voice did not belong to Edgar, and judging from its tone it was clear enough that it did not belong to the little girl who was lying on the wine-stained carpet..

It was then that Edgar noticed that there was a mysterious figure who was standing by the opened window.

The figure wore a long black cloak with a deep hood, so Edgar had no way of actually being able to see what the figure’s face looked like.

However, from the shape and height of the figure, he thought it would be safe to assume that they were male.

「Who the hell are you……!?」

Edgar asked somewhat quietly. He was surprised by the figure’s sudden appearance, but he tried his best so that his agitation would not end up showing on his face or be heard in his voice.

「Relax. I’m not your enemy. Rather, I’m someone who wants to help you out.」

「…… What did you just say?」

「I heard that you have a bone or two to pick with the Knights Order, but do you honestly believe that things are always going to go the way you think they will? Just because you took a moment to think about it? No, it might be the case for you, but not this time around. Because this time around, your plan is doomed to fail. Rather miserably, I might add.」

Edgar raised an eyebrow upon hearing those words, but kept his own thoughts regarding that matter to himself for now.

Because strangely enough, there was such a power in the hooded figure’s voice that Edgar couldn’t really help it but to be convinced that his words were indeed the truth.

So for the time being, he simply decided to listen to him and see where the conversation would go from there.

Deciding to do just that, Edgar listened to the man’s story in greater detail.

「As for the reason why I think that your plan is doomed to fail, it’s because I know of a certain man who is currently in cohorts with the freshly purged Knights Order.」

「…… A certain man?」

「The man known as Rein Shroud. Does that name ring any bells, perhaps? Because it should be. After all, he is the same man who dared to challenge you and made a laughingstock out of you in the middle of that town’s square just the other day.」

「Ah…… Oh yes, that dirty pleb. I remember now.」

Edgar clicked his tongue in annoyance as he got to recall the memory that was like a nasty thorn lodged in his side.

「You mean to say that the stupid pleb who dared to oppose me was the reason why my knights had been weeded out just now? I knew that something was weird about him, seeing that Gilet was unable to either find him or dig up any dirt on him, but to think that he would join forces with those good-for-nothings from the Knights Order…… What the hell is this? Does he intend to get in my way every step of the way? …… But even so, so what?　The addition of one mere foolish pleb should not really change anything all that much.」

「Rain Shroud is a Beast Tamer, and particularly nasty at that. He’s using the Ultimate Species as his familiars.」

「What did you say?」

It was a piece of information that Edgar couldn’t possibly afford to ignore.

At that exact moment, Edgar was already fully invested in the hooded man’s story.

「…… Is that true?」

「Yes, this information comes from a pretty dependable source.」

「Not good…… That’s not good. Not good at all. There’s no way that my forces can take on multiple Ultimate Species at once. God damn it all! How could this happen to me!?」

「…… Relax. There’s no need to panic. I told you I could help you in that exact regard.」

「Do you have something in mind? What exactly?」

「This thing right here.」

Edgar then received a small ring from the hooded man.

It had a strange gemstone right in the middle of it, the one that was shining with an ominous and evil aura.

「It is a magic item that has a very deadly spell hidden inside of it. One that can actually cause the spell’s target to die. I suggest that you use that spell to get rid of Rein the moment you see him.」

「That dirty pleb? Shouldn’t it be wiser to use the ring to get rid of the Ultimate Species?」

「Like I said, he has not one, but multiple Ultimate Species under his command. Two, to be exact. As for the ring itself, it can only be used once. So instead of going after the familiar, you should aim for its Master, Rein. Once the Master is going to be defeated, the contract with the Ultimate Species will be terminated and they will have no reason to oppose you and will leave the scene.」

「Hmm, I see…… Alright. I like that. I like that a lot.」

「Yes, that’s a wise decision.」

「However, why are you going to such lengths here……?」

There was still something more that Edgar wanted to say, but the moment he looked away from the man and wanted to return with his gaze to him, the hooded man was already gone from his room.

Was it all a dream?

Suddenly, Edgar thought about that, but the ring was still resting in his hand.

「…… Oh well, it doesn’t really matter. If this is how I can get rid of anyone who gets in my way, even if it’s the Grim Reaper itself, you can be sure that I am going to use it!」

Edgar clutched the small ring in his hand with a dark smile blooming on his face.

That was exactly why he could not notice a certain crucial thing.

He failed to realize that there were slight traces of black fog and vapors that were oozing out of the ring.

And that those black vapors were shaping out to form a beast or a demon that was extending its crooked hands towards Edgar and the Lord, as if to snuff the life out of them.