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

Chapter 424: Dark Crystal

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

"…Huh?"

A small murmur.

Blinking in confusion, Lin couldn’t comprehend what had just happened.

Then, slowly, she lowered her gaze.

When she looked at her chest…

A glass staff was deeply embedded in her, and blood was flowing out.

That wound, the amount of blood… It was undoubtedly fatal.

"Ugh—!"

Blood surged up her throat, and Lin coughed up a mouthful of it.

She struggled to find a less painful position, but she was restrained and could barely move.

"Huh…? Why… why… Monica? Hey…"

"I'm sorry. Personally, I never disliked you, Lin. That’s my honest feeling. Your unwavering desire… It was very human, and I actually found it admirable."

"Monica… why… hey…"

"For me, Lady Reez’s orders are absolute. So… I’m sorry, okay? Please, be our sacrifice here."

"No… No way. I… I still… Not like this… Not in such a miserable way… No, I don’t want this."

"Don’t worry. You won’t die yet, Lin. In fact, you should gain an incredible amount of power—more than even I can imagine. So, just kill everyone here. If you do that, you’ll survive."

"What are you…?"

"Well then, I wish you luck. Hehe, farewell."

"!?!? Wait, Monica!!!"

On instinct, I fired the wire of Narukami, but I was a moment too late. Monica vanished like a mirage, and the wire cut through empty air.

"…She escaped, huh?"

A magic tool capable of instant teleportation… It had to be of an extremely high level.

Such an item wouldn’t be easy to obtain, and normally, no one would casually lend it out.

It wouldn’t be wrong to assume that Monica held a significant position… But where exactly did she belong? That was the real question.

"I suppose… I’ll ask Lin."

"Ugh…"

Surrounded, Lin’s face turned pale.

Was it from blood loss, or was it fear?

"The one who exiled me, Lin, has now been abandoned by Monica. Quite the ironic turn of events, isn’t it?"

"Ugh… I… I…!"

"Tell us everything you know. Everything we want to know. If you do that, you might just survive… Elfin, what do you think?"

"…We do need information. We can consider treating her."

"So, that’s the deal. You understand that you don’t have any other choice, right?"

"Ugh…"

Completely cornered, Lin trembled.

Her body shook.

Fear was plastered on her face, tears forming in her eyes.

At the mention of treatment, she looked up with a pleading gaze.

"I-I understand… I’ll talk, I’ll tell you everything… So, please!"

To be honest, she wasn’t very trustworthy.

Even if she was treated, she might pretend later that she had forgotten everything.

But if left like this, she would die.

Either way, the only option was to treat her.

Elfin seemed to have reached the same conclusion and stepped forward.

"Human. You will tell us everything, yes?"

"Y-Yes… I’ll talk… Just hurry!"

"…Fine. I don’t trust you, but if you refuse to talk, we’ll just resort to interrogation."

Elfin held out her palm toward Lin, casting a healing flame…

"Agh… Gahh… AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!?"

Suddenly, Lin began convulsing in agony.

She clawed at the area around the staff impaled in her chest, letting out screams of torment.

Her eyes were bloodshot, foam frothing at the corners of her mouth…

She tore through her restraints and began thrashing wildly.

"W-What’s going on…?"

"This is…"

Watching her suffer, an overwhelming sense of dread crept over them.

It felt like a massive storm was closing in—

A chilling terror that paralyzed their bodies.

Not just him—Elfin and Shigure as well…

Everyone was frozen in place.

Meanwhile, Lin's screams only intensified.

"Ugh… uuuuuggh… Hot… Hot, hot, hot!! My body… my chest… Ahhh… AAAAAAAHHHHH!?"

The blood flowing from her wound had stopped at some point.

In its place, a black mist-like substance was seeping out.

It swirled around Lin, as if encircling her.

And the abnormalities didn’t stop there.

As if poisoned, the wound around the staff darkened.

It turned into an inky black, like condensed darkness, spreading like cracks from her chest to the rest of her body.

For a moment, an image of a ferocious predator flashed through his mind.

The darkness was consuming Lin—both her body and her soul.

"No… wait. This is…"

I've seen this scene somewhere before.

I can't say for certain, but it feels familiar.

It’s not just my imagination—I know I’ve seen this before.

Where… where did I witness this?

"Ugh… uuuugh… AAAAAAAHHH! Uuuuuhhh!!!"

Darkness continued to surge from Lin’s chest, pouring out endlessly.

It moved as if it had a will of its own, wrapping around her body.

Layer upon layer, it coiled around her, completely engulfing her—

Like a cocoon.

"…!!"

In that instant, I realized why this felt so familiar.

That noble from Horizon—Edgar.

When he transformed into a demon, the exact same thing happened.

"Elfin! Shigure! Everyone! Attack with everything you've got—at the same time!!"

"Fnya!? R-Rain? What's with you all of a sudden?"

Kanade, who had been quietly observing, stiffened in shock, her tail standing straight up.

But there was no time to explain in detail.

"Kanade, you understand, don’t you?! The demon that appeared in Horizon—this is the same situation!"

"Ah!?"

"A demon…?"

Kanade seemed to grasp the situation immediately, but Elfin, Shigure, and the others still looked confused.

It was understandable, but incredibly frustrating.

"Rain!"

"Yeah!"

Kanade and I lunged forward together, putting all our strength into a simultaneous strike.

Our fists pierced through the swirling black mist and struck the staff embedded in Lin’s chest.

A sharp crack echoed as a fracture ran through the staff—

And then, in an instant, it shattered into tiny fragments.

The darkness dispersed at the same time, and Lin collapsed, eyes rolling back into her head.

TL Note- Is it over?

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