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

Chapter 418: Together with Friends

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

"Wait a second..."

I suddenly recalled the first time I encountered Lin in the lower levels of the dungeon.

Back then, Lin and Monica had appeared through a distortion in space.

I’ve seen that phenomenon many times before.

"...Nina."

I don’t know how she obtained such abilities, but Lin’s power is remarkably similar to Nina’s.

Most likely, they share the same nature: the ability to manipulate space.

If I ask Nina, maybe…

"Elfin-san, could you release one of your companions—Nina—from the prison? She's currently being held, right?"

"What is this all of a sudden? While I’ve come to understand you to some extent, that doesn’t mean I fully trust you. Such a request is..."

"If Nina is here, she might be able to resolve this situation."

"...Is that true?"

"Nina can manipulate space. If we can use her ability, we might be able to stop the monsters from appearing."

"Wait a minute. That little one can actually do that?"

Lin, who had been listening from behind, made a sour face.

Her blatant reaction ruled out the possibility of it being a trap.

Lin isn’t the type to play such manipulative games.

She’s always brimming with confidence and holds a lot of pride.

Because of her personality, she can’t pretend to show weakness or use tactics that exploit her opponent’s emotions. Doing so would mean she’s conceding defeat, and that’s something she simply cannot accept.

"...I see. It might indeed be effective."

"The monsters are appearing in the residential area, right? If we leave things as they are, the damage could be catastrophic... Please!"

"Let me ask you one thing: why are you so desperate? From your perspective, we’re strangers with no connection to you. Whatever happens to us shouldn’t matter to you. Or are you just trying to gain favor with us?"

"Agh, come on already…!"

I understand the hostility toward humans.

I don’t know the details, but like Iris, she must have gone through some terrible experiences.

But even so, can’t we set aside those grievances in such an emergency?

"Someone might be hurt right now! Someone might be crying! Is it so strange to want to help them? Selling favors or earning points doesn’t matter—I just…"

Iris’s wounded figure flashed through my mind.

"I just hate seeing someone get hurt and suffer!"

"...!"

Elfin-san gasped, her breath caught.

Oh no.

I’d let my emotions get the better of me and ended up speaking harshly.

Did I offend her?

"...You’re right. Wanting to help someone for no reason... That’s the essence of being human."

"Uh... Elfin-san?"

"Let’s go with what you said."

"Wait, does that mean…?"

"For now, we’ll focus on dealing with the monsters. As for the human prisoner’s situation and your own circumstances... we’ll discuss them after this is resolved."

"Thank you!"

She understood. I felt a wave of relief.

But there’s no room for complacency just yet.

In fact, the real battle starts now.

I have to eliminate the monsters without sacrificing anyone.

"Um... about the monsters…"

Someone came in, cautiously reporting the situation.

"It seems that the human prisoner’s companions are currently dealing with the monsters."

"What?"

"...What do you mean?"

Elfin-san and I exchanged puzzled looks at the unexpected news.

"Those human companions were supposed to be locked up in the prison, weren’t they?"

"Well, apparently… they somehow managed to escape. I’m so sorry!"

"No... Considering that they’re among the strongest species, it’s not surprising they could pull that off. But if they escaped, why would they stay and fight the monsters instead of running?"

"We’re not sure... but thanks to their efforts, we’ve managed to hold the monsters at bay with minimal damage."

I understand.

Kanade and the others must have seen the Phoenix Clan being attacked by monsters...

And they couldn’t bring themselves to abandon them. They stepped in to help.

That’s the kind of proud, dependable companions they are.

"Mother… we must go too!"

"...Yes, you're right. We’ll think about the rest later. You—along with a few others—stay here and keep an eye on these humans. The rest of us will handle the monsters."

Once the plan was decided, action followed swiftly.

As expected of the clan leader.

She left a few members of the Phoenix Clan to keep watch over Lin and Monica while the rest of us hurried to the scene.

We ran through the dungeon—or rather, the Phoenix Clan’s village—for a few minutes.

Soon, the noise of the commotion grew louder as we approached the heart of the action.

"Nyahhh!"

Before long, I heard a familiar, energetic voice.

Turning the final corner, I saw…

"Nyahn!"

Kanade using her impressive strength to punch a monster into oblivion.

"Mega Bolt!"

Chiffon unleashed a spell only heroes can use, reducing a monster to cinders.

"Bye-bye."

Nina tossed a monster into a subspace.

Where that subspace led… no one knew.

"Blood Scythe… slice!"

Rifa generated a scythe of blood and cleaved a monster cleanly in two.

Beyond them, I saw a distortion in space. From that distortion, monsters continued to pour out without end.

And past that, the Phoenix Clan’s residential area.

I could see the anxious faces of children and the elderly.

But no monster's deadly blades reached them.

Everyone was fighting ferociously, repelling every single monster that came their way.

As expected of them.

Even in a crisis, they’re the ones I can always rely on.

They’re my proud companions.

"Everyone!"

"Nyah!? Rain!?"

"Rain-kun!? You’re okay!?"

"Rain, you were captured… wait."

"Are you alright? You’re not hurt, are you?"

"That’s my line! Well, as you can see, I’m fine. There’s nothing wrong with me."

Not long ago, Elfin-san had burned me, leaving me in a near-death state…

But there was no doubt that mentioning that now would just make things more complicated, so I decided to keep quiet about it.

"Rain, Rain! What’s going on, nya!? We heard you’d been captured, and when we broke out to rescue you, monsters suddenly started appearing everywhere. Nyahn, they’re so persistent!"

As if to punctuate her frustration, Kanade kicked away a monster that was charging toward her.

"I’ll explain later! Right now, we need to take these monsters down. The residential area is right behind us, and there are children and elderly people there. We can’t let them get hurt!"

"Got it!"

"""Ooooh!!!"""

TL Note- Operation begun.....

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