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

Chapter 140-The Hero's Thoughts

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

Doing chores related to the devil: ......

　Arios and his party returned to the inn.

"Ah, I'm so tired,...... I feel like taking a quick bath."(Lin)

"Yes,...... I am indeed in the mood to relax today."(Mina)

　Lin blurted out in disgust, and Mina followed suit.

　They comforted the villagers of Pagos, and then came up with a plan to counter the demons.

　He also went around talking to villagers who were scared of the demons: ......

　Lin was fed up with these "simple" "tasks.

"Nay, Nay Arios. Do we really have to do this?　It's so simple and boring, I don't want to do it."(Lin)

"Lin. You must not say such a thing. It is our mission to lead the powerless."(Mina)

"But, you know, ...... we haven't done that before."(Lin)

(TL:Lol)

　Lin had a good point.

　Arios made defeating the Demon King his top priority and did not care about trivial matters that might deviate from that rail.

　

　As expected, if someone is being attacked by demons in front of you, you have no choice but to help them, but ......

　If I hear that a village is being attacked in the distance, I will not go there.

　But this time was different.

　He went all the way to Pagos to fight the demons and save the villagers.

　Lin had his doubts about Arios' unusual behavior.

'We talked about that earlier, didn't we?'(Aggus)

　Aggus opened his mouth to explain.

'Our reputation has been tarnished by the Horizon incident. If we don't do something about it, it might hinder our travels.'(Aggus)

"So we'll do a good deed once in a while, is what I'm saying."(Arios)

　Arios said, taking over from Aggus.

"I've  heard that, but it's too much trouble to actually do it. It's not something somone with postion high as us should be doing."(Lin)

"It's all right, It's a simple thing to do."(Mina)

"Well..."(Lin)

　While chatting with each other, Arios and his friends moved to their rooms.

　The inn is the largest in the village of Jisu, and the most expensive room in the inn.

　It was prepared by the villagers to welcome the hero's party.

　Arios sits on the soft bed and smiles.

"It's an easy job, ...... though tedious, isn't it?　After all, the devil is connected to us."(Arios)

　Arios said this unbelievable fact without hesitation.

　The girl Arios met when he obtained the heavenly ring ......

　She was the "devil."

　To be more specific, she is a girl of the heavenly race that was thought to be extinct.

　She seemed to have a strong grudge against people, and if left unchecked, would cause great damage.

　However, Arios did not try to stop her.

　Rather, he decided to take advantage of her.

　She declared that she would attack Pagos first.

　When Arios heard about this, he ...... let her do what she wanted.

　It was obvious that if left unchecked, the damage would be great, but even so, he did not stop her.

　He let her do what she wanted.

　Then he offered her a deal.

"I'll help your cause. In exchange, will you be our enabler?"(Arios)

　......He offered her such a deal.

　There is no doubt that the girl is harmful to people, but ......

　She also probably never dreamed that she would be offered such a deal.

　The girl liked  Arios's plan and decided to establish a cooperative relationship with them.

　First, the girl attacked Pagos, as she had declared.

　When she was satisfied to some extent, Arios and the others intervened.

　They try to play a stand-off with the girl and ......

　At the appropriate moment, the girl withdraws.

　Thus was born Arios, the hero who saved Pagos.

　All of this was possible only because he was connected to the girl behind the scenes.

　Thanks to her, Arios' honor was restored.

　He was called the hero who saved many lives.

"It's an easy job, isn't it? They praise us so much for doing such a thing."(Lin)

　Lin laughs happily.

"I feel a little guilty,...... but I guess it can't be helped."(Mina)

　Mina, too, does not blame Arios, the initiator of the project.

　Rather, it can't be helped, he was divisive.

　The reputation of the heroic party has been damaged by the Horizon incident.

　We must recover from that.

　To do so, we cannot afford to be choosy about the means we use.

　That was Mina's conclusion.

"We met her at the right time. We're very lucky."(Mina)

"We'll have her go wild once more, We'll come to the victim's rescue at the right place and  they'll be very grateful to us once again."(Lin)

"Spreading our name will help us later on. If necessary, we could consider ...... again."(Mina)

 Arios 

Lin

Mina

　They had no shame for what they have done.

　No matter what they do, they are forgiven.

　That is the privilege they are allowed.

　That's what they thought.

　Except for one person.

"...... Arios. I think it's a bad idea."(Aggus)

　Aggus said in a heavy tone.

　Arios gave such a disgusted look to Aggus, as if to say, 

"Don't rehash the subject, We all agreed on this, didn't we?"(Arios)

"It's because Arios went ahead with the story on his own and got to a point where there was no turning back, wasn't it?"(Aggus)

But in the end, everyone agreed to it, including you. Right Including you."(Arios)

"That's true, but ......"(Aggus)

"Nay nay, what's your problem? It was such a simple thing to sell our name, and that to  such a great deal."(Lin)

　Lin's words make Aggus fall silent.

　He made a reluctant face, but he was not repulsed by Lin's words.

　Aggus, too, thinks it would be better if he could make things easier for himself.

　He decided that the plan Arios had devised was not a bad one.

　He had been thinking that he had to restore the reputation that had been damaged by the Horizon incident, and he even thought that this was just the right thing to do.

　But.

　Aggus couldn't help but wonder about the girl called Iris.

　Wasn't she really a demon?

　Is it safe to work with such a being?

　That was what was bothering him.

"What's wrong with Aggus? Is it wrong that I tried to deceive the villagers?"(Arios)

"No, I don't really care about that."(Aggus)

　Aggus was not opposed to the Arios project itself.

　If he was against it, he would have stopped it when he freed Iris.

　The fact that he did not do so shows that Aggus's nature was quite rotten as well.

"If so, what's the catch?"(Arios)

"...... that girl, Iris."(Aggus)

　

　Aggus rubbed his arm, goosebumps were forming on his arm.

"What is Arios going to do with Iris after this?"(Aggus)

"What am I  going to do with Iris after this?　What do you mean?"(Arios)

"Will you take her out where you see fit?"(Aggus)

"I guess so. ......"(Arios)

　After thinking for a moment, Arios says with a smile.

"She's still got a lot of use to us. We could use a little more help."(Arios)

"Shouldn't we stop ......?"(Aggus)

"What?"(Arios)

"That's a dangerous thing, . I've been getting the chills ever since I met her. After all this time, ...... maybe we shouldn't have partnered with that thing."(Aggus)

'Oh dear, I don't know who was saying this was the was best idea and only a coward would get cold feet,...... but that's exactly what you're talking about now, isn't it?'(Arios)

"That's true, but ......"(Aggus)

Aggus could not restore his stiffened face.

　In the midst of all this, he thought back to Iris's smile.

　She is a dainty girl on the outside, but ...... inside she is something else.

He  knew from being there that Iris thinks of people as insects.

　She never sees them as equals.

　If anything happens to her, she will kill people with a laugh.

　That is what she is.

　As the villagers of Pagos said, it may be a real demon.

　Aggus sensed that much threat and viciousness.

　He had teamed up with such an opponent.

　He had lent his power to it.

　He had liberated it.

　After all this time, he still felt that he had done something terrible.His body trembled.

"'Well, I'll take Aggus' advice,...... but even so, she's still worth using. She'll be a convenient pawn for us for a while. Is that okay?"(Arios)

 "I ...... understand. If Arios says so, I have no complaints."(Aggus)

"It's all right. Aggus is a warrior. If you're still worried about it, you just have to control her properly with your strength. Right?"(Arios)

"Haha that's right, ......."(Arios)

　Aggus nodded, but he couldn't turn off the stiff feeling in his chest.

　Is that thing the kind of being that can be controlled by human hands?

　Is it not the kind of being that would suddenly turn his palm and bite our throats off with a smile?

　Aggus' hunch was more accurate than ever.

TL Note- Hat's  off to detective warrior  Aggus.

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