The beast tamer exiled from the hero’s party and the cat eared girl from the strongest race meet

Chapter 261 Pursuit battle

(TL:By Rafael,valhallatls.blogspot.com)

Everyone's achievements are amazing.

Knights torn apart and thrown, torn apart and thrown again...

Furthermore, Aggus, Lin, and Mina were overkilled.

No, they're probably not dead...

But they were overwhelmed.

Before we knew it, the tide of battle had turned, and no one could stop us.

"Damn it, damn damn damn it!!! What is this!? Why is this happening!!!"

Arios was screaming as if he had gone mad.

"This time I thought for sure, I'll win...!! But why...!!!"

"Arios!"

"Rain, you bastard..."

Where does Arios' scheming begin and end?

It's still not clear, but...

It's certain that he manipulated the incident from behind.

This guy... hurt everyone.

If it was just me, I could endure it.

But he laid hands on my comrades.

Absolutely unforgivable...!

I don't know what he's planning, but...

I'll crush him completely!

"Damn it...!!!"

Arios fled.

Even with blood rushing to his head, he seemed to have assessed the situation.

I won't let him escape!

"Tina, I'm counting on you, Something unbelievable is happening to Nina... Her body probably isn't used to it yet."

Nina simultaneously opened about ten subspace rifts and demonstrated a vigorous performance...

But sweat was forming on her forehead.

The sudden growth and the fatigue of exceeding the original limits seem to be taking a toll.

Someone needs to support her.

"Got it! Leave it to me. What about Rain-sama?"

"I'll chase Arios. We can't let him go like this."

"Be careful!"

"Yeah, I'll be fine!"

Axe and Cell called out.

"Rain, leave it to us! Betting on my pride, we won't let your precious comrades get hurt any more!"

"Rain, that hero...!"

"I understand! Axe, Cell, please!"

With a firm nod, I chased after Arios.

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Arios fled from the ruins into the wilderness.

Locking onto his back, I pursued relentlessly.

I've undergone various training to chase wild animals. Even if the opponent is a hero, I won't lose in terms of stamina.

"Tch... persistent!"

Soon realizing he couldn't escape, Arios stopped and faced me, drawing his sword.

I also drew Kamui and prepared myself.

"I'll judge you directly with my own hands! Oh right, I should have done this from the beginning. If I had done it straightforwardly, things would have been better!"

"Don't think it'll be that easy."

"Shut up! A mere Beast Tamer thinks he can stand against me, a hero!!!"

"You are one who have been defeated by this Beast Tamer once before."

We howled at each other, and once again, Arios and I clashed.

"Kuh!"

Blade clashed with blade, and a deadlock ensued. Arios's strength was formidable. He had grown much stronger than before, and I was barely holding my ground. This must be the power of hero blood!

"Haaaah, Gigavolt!"

"What!?"

Arios's magic exploded at close range.

I couldn't dodge it!

So...

"Material Creation!"

I created a wall of earth between Arios and me.

However, it couldn't completely block the attack. Arios's magic shattered the earthen wall and advanced towards me.

"Guuuu!"

Struck by the lightning, I felt intense pain. However, it wasn't unbearable. Using the earth wall as a shield had apparently reduced the damage to some extent.

"Haa, haa, haa... you piece of trash!"

It seemed to be an attack with self-destruction in mind, as Arios had also taken some damage.

"A hero like me... doing something like this! Damn it, damn damn damn!!!"

Arios stared at me with sharp, murky, dark eyes, spewing curses like a venomous snake.

When I was in the party, he didn't have such eyes. Arrogance, yes, he had that from the beginning, but... he had never looked at me like this.

What could drive Arios to such extremes?

"Arios... what are you thinking?"

"What... you say?"

"In this incident, Arios, behind the scenes, were you involved? I don't know what kind of mechanism you used, but you framed me as a murderer. Isn't that right?"

...

This time, Arios didn't answer anything. He maintained silence.

No, it wasn't complete silence.

He chuckled softly.

It was a chilling, creepy laughter, as if he had gathered all kinds of malice.

"That's right! If you understand it that well, there's no need to hide anymore, right? Rain, just as you say, I orchestrated everything!"

"Why would you do such a thing...?"

"Isn't it obvious? You're in the way! You're annoying! It's because of you!"

Honestly, considering the feelings of someone who had been expelled from the party, it felt like Arios should have those kinds of emotions...

While swallowing such thoughts, I listened to Arios's story.

"Since then... since then, everything about me has gone mad."

"Since then?"

"Me... this me, who is a hero! Losing to a Beast Tamer is unthinkable. It shouldn't happen! A hero like me shouldn't allow such a thing!"

"Arios, you..."

Could it be...

Was he holding a grudge against me for such a trivial reason?

Did he try to trap me for such a boring reason?

I was dumbfounded.

I had thought there must be a deeper reason...

But there was not even a trace of a decent motive.

Just petty resentment.

And a selfish, unnecessary, and selfish...

But...

Maybe because of such a reason, he could hate so deeply.

Rather than having all kinds of elaborate reasons...

With just one simple reason, people can surprisingly move forward.

In Arios's case, he might be going in the wrong direction...

But in a sense, it might be my fault that he has gone so out of control.

Being in the position of a hero, with extremely high pride...

Arios, who was defeated by me, a fellow human, not a demon or a demon king, and someone he had expelled from the party...

It must have been quite a shock.

I finally felt like I understood the driving force behind Arios's runaway.

Jealousy.

Frustration.

Hatred.

These emotions were driving Arios. After all, people are driven by emotions.

... Well.

That doesn't mean I intend to sympathize with him.

I'll make him pay for what he did to me.

"So... do you admit it? That you set me up?"

"Yeah, that's right. Everything is my doing! But, even if you know that, what's the use? A hero and a mere adventurer... which story do people believe? Do you plan to appeal, saying 'It was him, the culprit!'? Hahaha, go ahead. No one will believe you!"

"Indeed, even if I tell my side, no one will believe me. But... what if Arios himself confesses?"

"... What did you say?"

I laughed triumphantly and showed him a magical tool in the form of a necklace that I had received from Lady Sarya.

TL Note-Tricked the joker.

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