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

Chapter 263: Whimsical...

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

"Hero... No, apprehend the traitor Arios,"

At the command of Princess Sarya, two knights sprang into action.

Although Arios was already restrained by Narkami's wires...

Truly befitting knights of the royal capital, they approached cautiously, not letting their guard down.

"Fool... Me, a traitor? Unbelievable. I am a hero... I am a hero!"

"Arios-sama... Indeed, you were a hero. You possessed the power befitting that title."

"Then, why is this happening...!?"

"You lack a heart despite having the power."

Princess Sarya spoke quietly. Her eyes seemed to be swaying somewhere, showing pity for Arios.

"Stop... Don't look at me like that! I am a hero, a hero!!!"

Arios shouted, but Princess Sarya remained silent, merely issuing orders for the knights to apprehend.

"Arios..."

"Even Rain looks at me with those eyes...!!!"

Arios gritted his teeth.

"Because of you... Because you exist, I...!!!"

"It's Princess Sarya's orders. Arios-sama, I will have to restrain you. Please cooperate."

With courtesy, the knight attempted to restrain Arios, but...

"Shut up!!!"

Arios shouted loudly, forcefully untangling the wires entwined around him.

Doing so would tear his flesh apart.

In fact, Arios was bleeding, but he didn't stop.

"Restraining me!? Me, who is a hero!? Such absurdity can't be acknowledged! Reflect in hell!!!"

"Ugh!?"

"Ahhhh!!!"

Despite accumulating a certain amount of damage...

Arios flashed his sword and defeated the two knights in an instant.

"Darn it!"

Dealing with a wounded tiger is said to be more difficult...

Indeed.

The current Arios is like a cornered tiger, rampaging like a beast.

I should have settled this before it came to this.

It's my mistake.

I should have beaten him more thoroughly.

"Princess Sarya, step back! I'll handle this."

"Rain-san!?"

The knights retreated, protecting Princess Sarya on their backs.

After confirming that, I rushed at Arios.

"Stay still!!!"

"Ahh, Rain, Rain, Rain, you bastard!!!"

Clang!

Our swords clashed, and it was a close match.

Although my power is comparable to that of the Cat Spirit tribe...

Is Arios now equivalent to that?

His eyes are bloodshot, and he has a face I've never seen before.

Like a phantom.

Perhaps, being cornered has released the limiters on his body.

With an absurd power, he gradually overwhelms me.

"First...!?"

"If it comes to this, then just you!!!"

Grrr!

I lost in the clash, and Arios bounced me away.

His deadly blade approaches.

"Kuh!!!"

I defended against the first strike with Narkami.

It pierced my forearm, tearing it apart, but it wasn't fatal.

However, it was only a temporary measure.

Arios quickly sheathed his blade and launched a second strike.

This time, it couldn't be avoided!

Instinctively, I closed my eyes.

Clang!

In an instant, a roaring sound echoed.

A sound like thunder... and an impact.

"What...?"

Opening my eyes, I saw a battered Arios.

The ground beneath Arios was scorched.

Could it be that he was struck by lightning...?

"Ugh..."

It seems that the limit has finally been reached, and Arios collapsed to the ground.

Seeing him trembling and convulsing, it seems he only fainted.

"Rain-san!"

Princess Sarya hurriedly ran towards us.

"What just happened...?"

"Well, um... I don't really understand either..."

Looking up at the sky, a blue sky came into view.

The sun was shining.

It wasn't lightning... So, magic?

But Sora and Luna are not here.

And if what just happened was magic, it seemed familiar.

"...Iris?"

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"Phew..."

In the distance, there was the figure of a girl. She sat on a conveniently placed rock, gazing leisurely at the sky.

"Lord Rain, your laxness hasn't changed. Honestly... I only intended to observe, but I couldn't resist getting involved,"

A sniper attack from an extremely long distance.

She had accomplished something incredible, but the person herself had a calm expression.

And rightly so.

She is known as the strongest of the strongest, a Celestial of the Heavenly Tribe.

"Now then... Lord Rain has a sharp intuition, so he might discover me even from this distance. Before that happens, I'll take my leave,"

The girl, Iris, descended to the ground. She brushed off the dust clinging to her bottom like a puff of smoke and then spoke from behind.

"So... What brings you here?"

Behind Iris... somehow, Monica had appeared.

"Could it be that you're here to reprimand me for my actions?"

"No. I was ordered by Lady Reez not to be concerned about Iris-san's actions. No matter what you do, I won't blame you. However... this time, I would like to express my gratitude."

"Gratitude...?"

Iris wore a puzzled expression, and understandably so. This time, Monica had cooperated with Arios to discredit Rain. Yet, at the last moment, she stole the opportunity to kill Rain and interfered. From Monica's perspective, wouldn't that be a bad turn of events?

Iris anticipated such thoughts, but Monica was smiling.

"If Rain-san had been killed there, Arios-sama would have been killed on the spot as well. That would be troublesome for us. Well... it's tempting to be able to kill Rain-san, but Lady Reez has instructed me to prioritize Arios-sama."

"Rather than Rain-sama, that hero...? But that hero is already finished. Despite causing various troubles in my incident... this time, he went even further. As Princess Sarya, a human princess, says, it's already over."

"That is precisely my... Lady Reez's desire."

"I see... I see. Hehe, I've understood a little of what you're thinking. But if that's the case, it might become troublesome. I dislike that hero."

"Oh, is there no sense of obligation?"

"I have fulfilled the debt of being released sufficiently. Therefore, there is no reason to show a smiling face."

"You're quite cold."

"I don't want to hear that from you."

Iris turned around...

Monica had already disappeared.

There was no sign of anything being done to her. No indication of surveillance.

She probably came just to convey that we don't need to worry about her current actions. Iris analyzed the current situation as if she received a message that she could act freely only if her words were truthful.

"Now then... the hero has fallen, and Lord Rain grasps the light. I don't know what will happen from now on, but it's quite troublesome... and it seems like it will be interesting."

Iris chuckled softly...

And then, like a mirage, her figure disappeared.

TL Note- Iris is back.....

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