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Beast Tamer Who Got Kicked Out From the Hero’s Party Chapter 62

CHAPTER 62: THE DEATH MAGIC

I had Sora and Luna use their magic to jump through the air and land right next to where Stella was.

As for Stella…… she seemed to be safe and sound.

Her sword and armor were in total tatters.

Traces of fatigue could be seen on her face, but she was not fatally wounded anywhere around her body.

「Rein, the hostages! What about the people that the Lord took prisoner!?」

「It’s okay. Sora and Luna got them out of the dungeon and brought them to safety. So we don’t have to worry about those guys using them as leverage against us anytime soon.」

「That’s good to hear……」

「What about Kanade and Tanya……?」

I then switched my gaze onto the battlefield to see what the current situation was like.

Stella’s fellow knights were all locked in combat with the enemy forces.

Among them, I found Kanade and Tanya.

The two of them showed an outstanding ability to coordinate their actions and attacks, reaping through the Lord’s private army as if it was no one’s business.

In the midst of the melee combat, I saw Kanade and she saw me, and we exchanged our glances slightly.

When Kanade found my gaze, she smiled and jumped over to us in one fell swoop.

「Rein, you’re safe!　I thought you were going to be okay either way, but I still got a little bit worried! And who’s that girl on your back?」

Kanade’s gaze turned to Nina, who was still on my back.

「Hyah……」

That teleportation we did just a moment ago seemed to have been quite excruciating for Nina, for she was swaying from one side to another, her eyes running in circles like small vortexes.

「…… I will explain in detail later!　Kanade, you have to protect her, no matter what!」
「Aye, aye, sir!」

I then left Nina in Kanade’s capable hands.

「Oh wow! So fluffy!」

「…… Nhh.」

I wonder if the two of them would be able to get along? Mainly because they were both so fluffy?

As for Nina, she seemed to be somewhat relieved when Kanade held her in her arms.

Anyway, now Nina would be safe no matter what, so that was a huge relief.

So, next up there would be……

「Hey, Rein! You certainly took your sweet time coming back here!」

Tanya said while coming my way as well.

「Yes, I’m sorry about that. Something held me up a little bit longer than I would have liked.」

「…… Yeah, we can talk all about that later. So, what do you want me to do?　Do you want me to just keep hitting them at random?」

「No. We are going to let Sora and Luna take care of the rest. I want you two to work together to put all of the enemies in one place. That way, Sora and Luna will have it easier with doing their part!」

「Copy that!」

Tanya jumped in the air and fell right in the middle of the enemy’s ranks once again.

She was punching them, kicking them, and using her tail as a whip……

Because of that, the Lord’s private army was grouped together in one place in no time.

It was a really brilliant maneuver from her side.

「Sora! Luna! You’re up!」

「All right!」

「We are going to let you taste but a fraction of our righteous fury!」

Sora and Luna held up their palms and a huge magic circle unfolded in the air above them.

「「‘Flash Impact!!!!’」」

Just like that, they have released their Advanced Magic onto the enemy.

There was a bright flash.

And then, after a slight delay, there were a whole lot of explosions and impacts.

They exploded in the middle of the enemy’s lines, blasting the Lord’s private soldiers away.

Some had their eyes burned by the flash.

Some were hit in the body by the sheer impact of the blow.

Most of the private soldiers, who should have been dozens of people, had fallen to the ground, immobilized by the blow from Sora and Luna’s attack.

However, it would seem that even though it was a flashy attack, they still managed to adjust its power quite a bit.

Looking at the enemy’s cries of anguish, it seems that none of them ended up dead from that.

「How is it, Rain? How strong are Sora and Luna compared to others?」

「Fufun! Well, are you surprised? Are you ready to admire us? To worship us? Come on now! Tell us we did a good job! And pat our heads while you are at it!」

「Yes, that’s right. You did a great job, you two. I’m really proud of you.」

「Fuwah!」

「Fuweh!」

I did just as I was told and patted their heads gently.

「I-It’s not like Sora…… did that to…… Fuwaah…… B-But if you praise us…… nnhh…… t-then I guess…… i-it’s fine……」’

「T-To be perfectly honest with you…… I think that Rein’s self-awareness as a Master is…… N-Nyah…… It’s really unbearable……」

「Nyaah…… Rein! We want to be praised for doing a good job, too!」

「Yes! And we absolutely won’t tolerate any favoritism!」

「Yes, I know. But…… for the time being, can we save that up for later?」

It would seem that we were not out of the proverbial woods quite yet.

「Stella.」

「Ahh!!」

Stella raised her sword and sent instructions to her companions in a powerful voice.

「Now, the interlopers have been all but dealt with! Now, let’s raid the Lord’s mansion and conduct a proper audit!」

「「「「「OOOOOOHHHHHH!!!!!!」」」」」

***

「Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Bunch of useless little shits!」

Edgar, who had been watching the whole thing unfold from the inside of the mansion, was frustrated by the embarrassing way in which the guards had been incapacitated.

He had prepared so many private soldiers, but they were crushed by just a few people like it was nothing.

It was impossible.

It was unacceptable.

Despite these thoughts, the reality in front of him was telling him that it was indeed possible.

While capturing the few remaining private soldiers, Rein, Stella and the others approached the mansion.

Edgar glares at Rein, not Stella, with blazing anger in his eyes.

「That pleb…… That dirty pleb is the source of the problem!」

Edgar then remembered the advice of the mysterious hooded man.

Rein Shroud is the one to be most wary of……

As the son of the Lord, Edgar couldn’t possibly admit that he would ever consider a mere commoner to be a threat.

There was no way that he would ever admit that, but that was sadly his reality.

That man known as Rein Shroud was the greatest threat that he has ever faced.

Edgar finally had to admit that.

「He said that with him gone, the Ultimate Species he uses will have no reason to fight me anymore?」

Remembering the man’s words, Edgar took out a ring with a disastrous color to it.

He gently stroked the ring’s surface.

It was glowing eerily.

But to Edgar, that color looked very beautiful.

It looked like a wonderful tool that would bestow the ultimate victory upon him.

「I am not that kind of pathetic man whose ambition would be ended here! I can still reach higher and higher! I am not like those plebeian fools!」

And so, Edgar wore the ring.

He then pointed it at Rein, who was closing in on the mansion.

「I’m going to win here…… And then I’m going to keep on winning!」

Edgar focused his consciousness and reminded himself.

The magic that had been trapped in the ring would be released in that very moment.

At the same time, another thing was also unleashed.

An evil will, a being with a jet-black soul.

As to what it actually was, Edgar was unable to even realize……

***

The hooded man……. Arios was watching the series of events that was unfolding from a hill near the Lord’s mansion.

He gave Edgar the Magic Item and instructed him to kill Rein with it.

He seemed to be a proud man, so it was not all that hard to steer him in the right direction so that he would do as Arios saw fit.

Of course, it was still quite a gamble on his side.

But Arios had made a conscious decision to do just that.

「……..Kukuku. Looks like I have won the bet in the end.」

He felt a wave of Magic Power that he remembered from the building.

It must have been Edgar using the Magic Item.

Things were going just the way he wanted them to go.

Arios had a look of amusement on his face.

A kind of black fog started to pour out of the mansion and then……

It solidified into one place and formed the shape of a man.

It was a figure worthy of being called the Grim Reaper.

A skeleton wearing a jet-black, tattered robe.

In its hand, a huge scythe as tall as its body.

It was a Super-Tier Magic called “Death Scythe” that bestows the status abnormality of “Death” upon its target.

And that very same Grim Reaper has been revealed now in front of the knights.

The Grim Reaper was approaching Rein with a speed far beyond that of any normal human being…….

And then it rose its scythe high in the air, ready to strike.