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

Chapter 287 Two pieces of bad news

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

...A few days later.

In the spirit tribe's village, the discussions between Al-san and Lady Sarya, as well as a social gathering, continued across days.

Lady Sarya formally apologized for the incident caused by Al-san and offered many compensation...

Touched by her sincere attitude, Al-san decided to resolve the issue without any blame. Furthermore, not only for Al-san but for a few others as well, limited personal connections were established between the spirit tribe and the country.

It's still a small step, but eventually, there might be a revival of interactions between humans and the spirit tribe. It's something to look forward to.

Additionally, it seems Suzu and Milua took a liking to Lady Sarya and started personal interactions. If  it's not just Al-san; Lady Sarya herself might be an impressive person.

And then...

"Well then, everyone, thank you for everything."

The day for Lady Sarya to return to the capital arrived.

Since someone needs to accompany her to use the teleportation gate used by the spirit tribe...

"Well then, we're going."

"Rain, until next time."

Together with Al-san, Lady Sarya disappeared into the teleportation gate.

It seems Al-san has a good opnion on Sarya to be accompanying her. Well, it's Lady Sarya, so it's understandable. She has a charm that draws people in.

A few hours later...

Having achieved our initial goal, persuading the angry Al and others, we decided to leave the spirit tribe's village. Suzu and Milua, planning to stay for a while longer for sightseeing, came to see us off.

"Kanade-chan, take care. Don't eat things that fall on the floor, okay? There's no such thing as a three-second rule. Also, it's okay to learn something girly to appeal to Rain..."

"Meow! Mom, you're being too nosy!"

"Oh, hehe."

The two were still the same mother-daughter pair.

"Uuu, Tania-chan. Are you leaving? Can't you stay with Mom a little longer? You can stop the trials and come back to the village. It's okay. If anyone opposes, Mom will take care of everything!"

"Well... see you later, Mom."

"Waaah, Tania-chan is so cold! Is this the rebellious phase? The rebellious phase!?"

Tania and Milua...

Well, it was a typical farewell for them. Both Tania and Milua seemed troubled.

Al, Sora, and Luna didn't exchange goodbyes, but is that okay? I asked them, curious...

"Because Mom is like that, we exchanged greetings casually this morning."

"Just do well, that's all she said. Well, it's casual, so it's not a problem."

...That's what they said. It felt like Al's style, and also like Sora and Luna.

Finally, we said our goodbyes to the chief and left the spirit tribe's village. We had spent a few days there, with the goal of persuading Arios and the others from going out of control.

Although we didn't come for leisure, we had a fulfilling time...

Next time, if there's an opportunity, I'd like to come just for fun.

Exiting the teleportation gate, we entered the Maze Forest.

Guided by the tamed rabbit to the exit, we walked down the road leading to the horizon.

"..."

"Nya? What's wrong, Rain? You seem a bit absent-minded."

"Hm? Oh... no, it's nothing."

"Come on, really nothing? Don't you have something to tell us?"

"Well..."

I was about to say there was nothing, but I suddenly reconsidered.

It's a bad habit to keep things to myself, and it might cause problems. Besides, not trusting everyone seems questionable upon reflection.

I decided to be honest and open up.

"Well, actually... there are two bad news."

"Two... and both bad news?"

The two looked discouraged.

Seeing their expressions, the rest of the group gathered around.

While walking, I shared the two pieces of information with everyone.

"Did we mention that Arios was imprisoned?"

"Yes, I heard about that. Heard he was stripped of his hero qualifications too."

"Serves him right. I hope he spends the rest of his life in jail."

Sora and Luna were merciless.

Well, I feel the same way, so I can't criticize them.

"But this Arios... he seems to have escaped."

"Escape... what does that mean?"

It seemed difficult for Nina to understand, as she tilted her head.

To that, Tina cheerfully explained.

"Listen, Nina. Escaping means doing something bad like breaking out of jail."

"Rain also... escaped, right?"

"Haha, yeah, that's right. So, Rain is a bad kid too....wait......What!?"

Regaining composure, she shouted loudly.

The others were also wide-eyed in surprise.

"This hasn't been made public, so I'm asking you to keep it a secret."

"Y-yeah, I got it."

"But still, I can't believe that hero managed to escape... it's surprising."

"I heard it from Lady Sarya. Remember that female knight, Monica? She guided him, helping Arios escape."

Monica served as the royal guard and was also responsible for monitoring Arios. However, it seems she was in cahoots with Arios from the beginning...

On the eve of the execution, she disappeared with Arios and his companions.

Upon hearing this, Tania made a disgusted expression.

"What is this? Being betrayed by someone close is just unacceptable. Is that king really okay?"

"Don't say that. Monica served for many years, so it's hard to predict that a knight like her would betray. Rather, it's impressive that Monica managed to infiltrate the king's trust over the years. Well, it might not be just Monica, but the people behind her...?"

Recalling the night when I met Monica, I remembered our conversation. Judging by that conversation, someone was behind her. Whether it was an individual or a large organization, it's unclear. But it's certain that they are not an easy opponent.

"In that case, will that hero come back to cause trouble again?"

"Who knows... The hero was able to do so much in the capital because of the prestige of being a hero. Now that he's lost that, who knows what he can do."

Nevertheless, it's better to be cautious. Having spoken directly and seen Arios, he seemed quite deranged. While he was originally an arrogant person, now it seems even more so... It might be better for us to take action.

However, the information is currently zero. Al-san and the others are also being cautious and investigating, so for now, we can only wait for information to emerge from somewhere.

"This is getting troublesome... by the way, Rain-sama. What's the other bad news?"

"That's also related to Arios, but he possesses a legendary equipment called the 'Shield of Truth.' Additionally, according to Lady Sarya's additional information, he seems to have obtained another legendary equipment called the 'Ring of the Heavens.'"

"Even though his qualifications were revoked, having those doesn't make any sense, right?"

"Even if the qualifications are revoked, it doesn't mean he loses the blood of a hero. He can still use legendary equipment."

"It's troublesome..."

"Also... the equipment confiscated during the imprisonment seemed to have disappeared. If we think logically, Arios and his group must have taken it. Or maybe Monica did."

Arios possessed legendary equipment. It's not like we left them unattended in storage. Magic was used, and they were supposed to be under strict control...

I'm becoming even more curious about the connections behind this.

"In other words, dealing with him has become even more difficult, like dealing with a fool who has a knife."

"He doesn't  seem to have  fully mastered using them yet... but in the future, that might not be the case. I think it's better to be cautious."

However, concrete measures don't come to mind. We don't know where he's hiding, and we don't know what actions he might take. It's quite a challenging problem.

"I don't think we need to do something immediately, but I want everyone to be careful."

"Yes!" "Nya"

Even if Arios is planning something, we won't let it go as planned. We won't let the events in the capital repeat. I was determined to that extent.

TL Note: Arios strikes back....

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