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Beast Tamer Who Got Kicked Out From the Hero’s Party Chapter 79 Part 2

CHAPTER 079 PART 2

「Oh, um…… By bathing together…… That does mean…… That Rein would also…… join us……?」

「FUEAH!?」

At Nina’s sudden and abrupt words, Tanya spilled out a voice that sounded as if she had something to drink and spilled it all over herself just now.

「Nyaah…… bathing…… together with Rein……」

「W-Well, you know, there is no way that something like that would actually happen…… or maybe…… there is actually a chance……!?」

「Umu, I have no problem with that. What’s more, I would gladly embrace it! After all, nothing like good skinship to shorten the distance between the Master and his loyal familiars!」

It was at that moment that everyone’s faces turned bright red.

Guys, I would really appreciate it if you did not say anything weird or misleading while we are in the public.

Because it was making things a whole lot more awkward for me than they had to be.

「N-No, without Rein! Without Rein! Why would you even think that!? T-There is no way I would be able to bathe together with Rein, no matter what!」

「Y-Yes, that’s right…… I thought… as much…… B-Because doing that…… would surely be…… way too embarrassing……」

「……………」

The next thing I knew, Natalie-san’s eyes narrowed considerably as she started to look at me in a really weird way.

「W-What is it, Natalie-san?」

「…… No, it’s nothing. Nothing, really.」

No matter how you look at it, that look on her face was saying that she certainly thought that I must have been some sort of closet degenerate.

But since I felt that no matter what I would say here would end up with me digging my own grave, so I decided to just stay silent for the time being.

***

It took us a while, but Natalie-san was patient enough to tour us around as many properties in town that were currently available for rental as she could.

And before we even knew it…… the time was already dusk.

In the span of a single day we were able to see…… Like what, ten properties or so?

This is it! This time around, for sure!

Even though we were trying to adopt this kind of mindset, we were still unable to find the house that would sit right with us.

This one is way too small for six people to live in!

There aren’t nearly enough rooms in this one!

No matter how hard we have searched, we couldn’t find a place that would reflect the wishes that we all had.

And just when we thought that we had finally found what we were looking for…… it would turn out that the rent was way above my current pay grade.

It was difficult to find a good place for us to live, and in the end, we just ended up wasting a whole lot of time today.

「Nyah…… Looking for a house is a whole lot more work than I would have thought……」’

After walking around the city, Kanade, as expected, seemed to be tired.

Her ears were also drooping because of the sheer amount of disappointment that we have faced today.

By the way, Nina was also so tired that Tanya had to carry her on her back.

And she was actually sleeping there comfortably for the time being.

「I’m really sorry, I couldn’t show you a good place to stay at today……」

Natalie-san bowed her head apologetically to us all.

「Oh, no, it’s not your fault, Natalie-san. I think we were just being a bit selfish with our conditions, that’s all……」

「I mean, your party is special in more ways than one, Shroud-san. So it is only normal that you get to make a request that wouldn’t normally be possible to make. That’s just the way it is.」

「Well, that’s certainly good to hear.」

「So! No matter how outrageous or unreasonable your request might be, it’s our job as an Adventurers’ Guild to respond to it properly!　We have to support you, even from the shadows, you know!? Even if it’s something as trivial as house hunting, we have to respond to it perfectly!」

I can see that Natalie-san has a real work ethic behind her.

As someone who is always helping me, I now came to respect her even more.

A Guild with people like this in it can be properly trusted, for sure.

「Hmm…… There’s one more house that I haven’t really shown you, but…… Yeah, let’s not go there.」

「Huh? Why?」

「It’s the last one on the list, and for a good reason as well. To be perfectly honest with you, I cannot really recommend it to anyone……」

「Could it be that it doesn’t really fit with what we want? Or is it even more expensive than those previous houses……?」

「No, no, no. It’s nothing like that. It’s exactly what you asked for, actually. It’s a little far from the center of town, but I’m guessing the price will be somewhat reasonable because of this.」

The amount that Natalie-san estimated in the next moment was truly low. You could even say that it was suspiciously low.

It was less than a tenth of what we have been offered thus far.

「Ooh! What a bargain that is!」

「If you had a place like this available from the get-go, why didn’t you show it to us in the first place?」

Kanade and Tanya seemed to be elated upon hearing the low price of the house.

However, I was starting to be on high alert.

This was way too good to be true. It was really weird.

And as it was going to turn out, my premonition was going to be true.

「There’s no doubt that it’s a good piece of property, but……. Actually, there’s one huge problem with it.」

「What do you mean by that?」

「To tell you the truth…… IT shows there.」

Natalie-san let her hands drift down in front of her chest and let her eyes go blank for a moment.

She looked really spooky right now.

Nina woke up from her daze and looked at Natalie-san, and the sheer sight of her was more than enough to make her shudder all over, almost causing her to freak out.

「IT shows there? What is……? C-Could it be……?」

「…… Yes, it’s a ghost. The place is haunted.」

「Nyah ————!?」

The moment Kanade heard the word “ghost”, she reacted in a really weird and a really intense way.

Her tail beamed straight up and her ears trembled with fear.

As she was, she even hugged my back desperately.

「…… Kande? Could it be that you are actually scared of……?」

「I can’t stand them! I can’t stand ghosts!」

「Oh my, that’s so pathetic. How are you going to protect your Master when you are afraid of ghosts? And where is your pride as the Ultimate Species?」

「B-But……! I mean…… G-Ghosts are scary! They have no bodies so you can’t really beat them up in the time of need! And they can also possess you…….. Ghosts are the natural enemy of the Cat Spirit Tribe……!!」

Kanade said so in a pathetic and scared voice.

You have the word ‘Spirit’ in the name of your own Tribe, and even then you’re afraid of ghosts? That’s a first.

…… Oh well, not that it really matters all that much.

「Since Kanade is so scared, maybe we should give it up with that haunted house?」

「But they don’t have any other properties that are quite as good as that one, right? I at the very least wouldn’t want to make a decision to let it go before even being able to see the house in question.」

「Or rather, we are experts at using magic aren’t we?　Why don’t we just purify the ghost and be done with it?」

「Oh, I see. That’s actually a great idea.」

Certainly, Sora and Luna would not be afraid of the ghost and they would be able to take care of it with relative ease.

「Kanade, would you mind if I went over there for a moment to take a look at this house?　Sora and Luna will be there, as well as me. If any ghost ends up showing itself, us three will make sure to protect you from it.」

「…… Really?」

「Yes, really.」

「Umm, can you…… hold my hand? I think it will be enough to calm me down.」

「I mean, sure. I can do that.」

Kanade looks as anxious as a lost child.

I squeezed her hand gently to calm her down a little bit.

「Nyaah……」