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

Chapter 155-The exposed truth

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

"This is a relic of an adventurer we found on the mountain where the sealing shrine was located. The adventurer had been slain by someone."(Sora)

　Before I knew it, Sora had brought back the adventurer's relic.

　Perhaps she had expected this to happen.

"Incidentally, the murderer was the hero there!　We are certain of it, since we have identified it with the magic of our tribe of spirits."(Sora)

"It is reasonable to assume that his motive was to eliminate the witnesses ...... and that he killed them because he was seen destroying the sealed shrine."(Luna)

"Gggg ......!"(Arios)

　Arios bit his lip hard.

"Arios, what is this......?"(Mina)

"You told us that the adventurer had escaped."(Lin)

　Mina and Lin were panicking.

　Apparently, Arios had kept it a secret from his friends that he had killed the adventurer to keep him from talking.

"I'm not going to get into the trouble of being told that I have proof or not again, so let's just get on with it and show it off. Luna, go ahead."(Sora)

"Mm. Be astonished at my magic! This is the magic that recreates the memories of the dead!"(Luna)

　Luna cast a spell.

　She used both the magic to search for memories and the magic to project those images.

　The viewpoint seemed to belong to the deceased adventurer, and he was seen alone with Arios somewhere in the dimly lit mountains.

　They were arguing about something and ......

　When the adventurer turns away, Arios slashes at him.

　Blood flooded the scene, and several villagers screamed.

　Luna stopped the magic, apparently deciding it was time to call it quits there.

"Nah,......,......,......,.this.....,......,......,...this...,......,......,.....can't be.,......,......,......."(Arios)

　Even Alios, as expected, could not defend himself after being shown something like this.

　His face turned pale, but no proper words seemed to come out from his mouth.

　

"...... deceived us?"(Village chief)

　The village chief said in a strangled tone.

　The other villagers were also staring at Arios.

'He saved us for his own good,...... and he's in league with that devil,...... and he did such a thing for credit,......."(Villager A)

"What a man ...... is this, is he really a hero or even a  man at all......?"(Villager B)

"How can we be so grateful to such people? ......"(Villager C)

　The villagers' gazes pierced Arios and his team like arrows.

　No, it's not just the villagers.

　

"Damn ...... farce!"(Arios)

　Arios, cornered, screamed like a child.

'This can't be allowed! It's a trap to set me up, it can't be anything else!"(Arios)

　He said something about all of this being a trap......, but no one took him seriously.

　The only thing that comes back to him is the cold look in everyone eyes.

"I'm not going to be a part of your ...... shit!"(Arios)

"Arios!"(Aggus)

"Wait, wait, wait, wait! Don't leave me here!"(Lin)

　Arios and the others try to escape, but ......

　If I take my eyes off him and forgive him for this, he might do something terrible again.

　I don't have time to worry about Arios being a hero or anything like that.

　I used Narukami's wire to restrain Arios and the others. ......

"Lighting!"(Arios)

"Uh!"(Rain)

　Arios uses a magic that emits light.

　Unable to cope with the suddenness of the situation, I look directly at the light.

　Everyone else stops moving as well.

　Meanwhile, Arios and the others seem to have escaped. ......

　By the time my vision finally returned to normal, the Arios had all but disappeared.

"Damn, they got away!"(Axe)

　Axe kicked the ground in frustration.

　In contrast, Cel was calm.

"It's no use, let's just give up on chasing."(Cel)

"We can't just leave him alone on this!"(Axe)

'I'm not going to leave him alone, am I? I'll make a full report of this incident to the government through the guild. If they have done something like this, there is no way the country will leave it alone. I'm sure some sort of action will be taken against him in the near future."(Cel)

"I wanted to hit ...... him with a blow, but ...... well, it can't be helped. We've got more demons to deal with than that thing right now."(Axe)

"That's true."(Rain)

　I can't leave Arios's problems alone, but ......

　Now we have to work on Iris' problem more than that.

　We've already been attacked once.

　And there's no guarantee that it won't happen again in the near future. ......

　We should do what we can now that we have time.

We're the survey team, but ......

　Axe glanced at the villagers.

"We can't move now."(Axe)

'Yeah, that's right. Who knows  what will happen if Iris comes back while we're away from here. ......"(Rain)

"I guess we'll have to guard them until the strike team arrives."(Axe)

Oh, you're being too smart for Axe. Are you someone else deciving us with his body?"(Cel)

"I don't think so. Even I can think of something like this."(Axe)

　That sounds like a vain thing to say when you think about it. ......

　Well, whatever.

　If I make a deep tsukkomi, it will be troublesome in various ways.

"Well, ......, can you adventurers protect the village, ......?"(Village chief)

　The village chief asked me slowly.

　I nodded firmly to reassure him.

"Oh, of course."(Rain)

"Oh, thank you!"(Villager chief)

"But you know, Village chief,...... we don't have much money,......? I don't know if we can pay the commission ......."(Villager A)

"Well, that's a problem ......"(Axe)

“Don’t worry about such things."(Cel)

He was about to say something when Cel hit Axe on the head with his bow, as she always does.

　……It's amazing how have I accepted to see Axe being beaten as a regular sight.

"We're not going to ask you for a commission."(Rain)

　I say that instead.

'What? No, but ...... isn't it normal to pay a request fee in such cases? We're asking for the help of adventurers, so ......"(Village chief)

"Well, yes, but ...... it seems like we're taking advantage of your circumstances and weakness, so I'm not sure if we were to take money."(Axe)

"That's not ...... true."(Village chief)

"Beside, The village is a very important part of the investigation. If there is no one left who knows about the devil, we are the ones who will be in trouble. ......Well, something like that, don't worry about it too much."(Rain)

".If it's like that then.....Thank you very much!"(Village chief)

""Thank you very much!""(All Villagers)

　The villagers bowed their heads in unison.

　I'm a little embarrassed.

"Adventurers  like them are such wonderful people,...... they look like saints."(Villager A)

Oh. It's a big difference from that hero"(Villager B)

"Perhaps this one is the real hero?"(Villager C)

"Oh, maybe he is. It is strange that such a person  like that is a hero."(Villager D)

　Arios was judged a lot.

　He had it coming, so I don't feel sorry for him.

"Anyway, we'll stay in the village until the ...... support team arrives, so please take care of us."(Rain)

"Thank you for your help."(Village chief)

"Did you understand, Axe? At times like that, first-class adventurers don't ask for rewards."(Cel)

'Ugh...., I understand."(Axe)

　

　Well, Axe is not wrong in what he does.

　What I'm doing is a kind of charity, which is very different from what adventurers do.

　This time around, the perception may spread that adventurers do not have to be paid.

　If that were to happen, other adventurers would be inconvenienced.

　So, in these situations, it is always a good idea to charge a fee, no matter what the circumstances.

　I learned about this ...... from Natalie once.

　I did something out of the norm for adventurers, but ......

　I couldn't accept a reward from the villagers in this situation.

　For once, I hope they'll tolerate breaking the rules.

"So, what are we going to do now?"(Axe)

　Axe asked.

　I was sure that Cel had hit him with a bow, but he was still in good spirits.

　Is he used to it because it's what she always does ......?

　I suddenly wonder about such an unimportant thing.

'I don't have a problem with the whole village escort thing, but it's a waste of time to do nothing but that, isn't it?"(Cel)

'Yeah, I guess so. Hmm.'(Rain)

　I think for a moment before answering.

"One is to continue the research on the devil ...... iris as before. Some of them may have remembered something new after having spent some time there since then.'(Rain)

"Oh, that's true.'(Axe)

"The other is to fortify the village. It turns out that the enemy is not just Iris alone, but also includes countless demons. Even if we are attacked again, we want to make sure that the village will not suffer any damage. I'd like to set up traps, barriers, etc."(Rain)

"I think that's a reasonable place to start. ......"(Cel)

　Axe and Cel agreed with me.

　

"First, the team that will be conducting the investigation is ......."(Rain)

"That team will be me and Cel.'(Axe)

　Axe came forward.

"I'm good at that kind of research."(Axe)

"Surprisingly."(Cel)

'Oh, yeah, it should not be suprisng that I'd be good at doing the brainy work ......, right?"(Axe)

It was Axe, who was surprisingly suprisng.

“In that case, let Sora and Luna help you."(Rain)

"If you have the magic we use, you can make inquiries smoothly. Fuhahaha!"(Luna)

"Oh, please!"(Axe)

"Then the rest of us will fortify the village, right?"(Kanade)

"Yes, that's fine!"(Rain)

　Kanade nodded smilingly.

"Let's make sure that the village is well defended. It may be tough after a battle like that, but let's join forces and somehow get through it."(Rain)

「「「「「ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 」」」」」(Everyone)

TL Note- I almost forgot to translate. 

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