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Beast Tamer Who Got Kicked Out From the Hero’s Party Chapter 64

CHAPTER 64: RUSHING IN

「…… Rein? Are you okay?」

Stella came running in late.

She must have seen the Instant Death Magic hit me from the distance as well.

She had a look of impatience and anxiety written all over her face.

But the moment that she saw that I was pretty much okay, she let out a loud and long sigh of relief.

「Yes, as you can see, I’m pretty much alright.」

「Well, I see…… That’s good to hear. I’m really glad.」

When I looked back, I could see the other knights were restraining and capturing those of the Lord’s private soldiers who could no longer even move on their own.

However, there were more than a hundred of those soldiers, and only five knights to do the job of restraining them properly.

It wasn’t possible to capture them all at once, and it was taking a long time to do so normally.

「…… This will certainly take a while to finish, huh?」

「Well, I mean, it’s as we have expected to a certain degree. With this sheer number of people we’re dealing with, even if we have neutralized them all, taking them all in won’t be that easy of a task, and it will surely take us an hour or two to complete.」

「And we cannot really give the Lord that much time to prepare, now can we?」

「Yes, I agree with you on that. Therefore, I’m going to leave this place to my men and I’m going to raid the mansion and secure the Lord by myself. Because unless we catch the culprit behind all this, all of our efforts will be in vain.」

「Alright, then we are going to help you with that.」

「Yeah, I knew you would say that. I’m counting on you, Rein, everyone.」

「Yes! Just leave it all to us!」

「Nyah… … Aren’t the two of you getting along surprisingly well?」

「Don’t tell me that another contender comes completely out of nowhere like that?」

「Yeah. I don’t think we should be sitting on our hands, lest we want to be left behind, sister.」

「S-Sora doesn’t mind it…… all that much……」

Even at a time like this, everyone was acting pretty much the same way..

They seemed to be really fired up to do this, which in turn made me feel relieved and also really confident to do this as well.

「Alright then, let’s go!」

「「「「OOOHHH~~~!!!」」」」

***

We then rushed into the entrance hall of the mansion.

It was so large that it was hard to believe it was a single individual building.

It was large enough to accommodate a small group of people for some huge sports event.

On either side of the back of the room, stairs extended towards the second floor.

Part of it was a vaulted ceiling, and I could see all the way to the third floor.

「…… Hm!?」

In front of the door leading to the back of the building, several men could be seen.

There were six of them in total.

All of them had their armaments at the ready, and had already shifted to a state of battle readiness.

And right behind them……

There was the Lord’s son whom I saw in the town square before……..Edgar.

Right next to him, I could see an obscenely obese man.

Perhaps he was the Lord of the city.

「Stop right there!」

Stella raised her voice.

「There’s no point in putting up any more resistance! You can see that much, right? It’s over for you! So now, behave yourselves and accept the Knights Order’s audit!」

「Look at her! This little girl…… she barks like a dog!」

「Just who the hell do you think you are!? I’m the Lord of this city! You should be accused of treason for turning on your Lord like that! You will know your sins and your place!」

「Apparently, words of human language fail to reach you! If so, then we will just have to teach them to your body directly!」

「Hey, stop fooling around, why don’t you!? You can’t possibly admit such a thing, man!」

「Yes, yes, I know. You can rest assured that I will work my way through properly. After all, the reward is at stake here.」

The leader of the mercenaries shrugged his shoulders while saying that.

He was dismayed by the Lord’s unseemly attitude.

But still, they wouldn’t back down.

As long as they are being paid, they will do their job well.

That’s what being a mercenary is all about.

「And so……」

The man who seemed to be the Leader stepped forward.

「You see, I’m afraid that we cannot let you guys get to our employer that easily. It’s going to sound a little bit clichéd, but if you want to get through to him, you’re going to have to deal with us, first.」

A moment later, a huge gust of wind blew through.

…… No it was not the wind.

It was the fighting spirit emitted from those men.

We could even feel the pressure of their fighting spirit, and it naturally caused us to brace ourselves.

However, it was nothing more than that.

I have fought Arios before, and I’ve had a good number of occasions to battle some strong opponents as of late.

There’s no need to be afraid of someone of their level now.

The same thing goes for everyone else.

After all, the title of the Ultimate Species is not just for show, I’ll let you know.

「Kuh.」

However, Stella was an entirely different story.

Pressed by the pressure released by the men, she stepped back slightly.

It was probably due to the fatigue of having been in command of the knights and fighting for so long.

It might not be a good idea for Stella to clash with those guys right now.

「Stella, think you can let us take care of things here?」

「Wha…… What are you talking about?　There’s no way you can do that!」

「The last thing I need is for something to happen to you, Stella. We’ll have no one to hold the Knights Order together if you are taken out of the picture.」

「T-This is……」

「You’re tired, aren’t you?　It’s not a good idea to be acting so reckless while tired.」

「Muh……」

「Aren’t you the one who said that you would trust us with this and you would leave things to us if they suddenly became too much for you to handle, Stella?」

「…… I mean, that’s not fair, Rein. You know full well that once you put it that way, there is no way for me to actually keep on insisting, right? You know that I will have to back down.」

Stella said while putting her sword away.

「I just want you to promise me one thing.」

「Yeah? What is it?」

「Promise me that you won’t do anything too rash. It doesn’t matter if you succeed in your mission if everyone of you won’t be safe and sound. Do you understand?」

「Yeah, I know. No need to remind me.」

「Then it’s all good…… I’m sorry, but I’ll leave things here in your hands!」

Stella then took a step back.

But even so, her hand was still reaching towards the hilt of her sword.

If we were ever going to be in a pinch, she would surely step right up without any hesitation.」

We’ll have to be careful not to let that happen.

「Kanade. Can you leave Nina with Tanya for the time being?」

「Sure thing!」

「Huh? You want me to take care of this kid?」

Puzzled, Tanya held Nina in her arms.

「Tanya, I’ll need you to act as Nina’s protection and Stella’s escort, just in case something goes wrong.」

「Ugh…… But why me?　I thought I could go wild here for a change……」

Kanade, who specializes in physical combat, is weak against magic attacks.

On the other hand, Sora and Luna, who specialize in magic, are weak when they are attacked by physical attacks.

Therefore, Tania, who is sitting pretty much in between, has the best balance out of the entire team.

「Please, Tanya. You are the one who is best suited for this.」

「Hmmm…… So, I’m the best, huh? That’s one way of putting it. I’m the reliable one, right?」

「Of course you are. I want to leave you in charge of those two, because I know that you are so dependable, Tanya.」

「…… Hmm, well, It’s not bad to be relied upon every once in a while. Mmm-hmm. Alright. Since you want me to do this so badly, I’ll do it.

「Thank you, Tanya. Nina, this big sister right here is going to protect you this time around. I just want you to know that you are in good hands.」

「…… Hmmm.」

I patted Nina’s head and she narrowed his eyes ticklingly.

However, she didn’t seem to dislike that, and she just smiled.

「Alright then, I’m going to leave things here up to you guys. So go ahead and go as wild as you want.」

Tanya stepped back as she spoke of such things.

Tanya and Nina were then going to watch us.

More and more, now I had an even greater motivation to not lose.

「Are you done discussing things amongst yourselves?」

The man who acted as the leader of the mercenaries asked with a laugh.

「That’s awfully nice of you, waiting for your opponents to be done discussing their strategy.」

「We’re not gonna do anything stupid. It’s part of our job to buy time for our employer. You can keep talking about this for as long as you want, for all that we care.」

「That’s not going to happen. You don’t mind if we cause you guys to lose your current job, do you?」

「Oh yeah, think that you are tough enough to do that?」

The man in charge sneered at me.

I laughed right back at him.

「Then it’s settled.」

「Yeah. I guess we should get started, huh?」

The killing intent of the leader of the mercenaries swelled up considerably.

If I was an ordinary person, that alone would frighten me and make me faint on the spot.

It’s going to be a nasty battle for sure.

Remembering the feeling of a fierce battle with my body, I took a step forward to break the tension and ignite the fire of the battle.