The beast tamer exiled from the hero’s party and the cat eared girl from the strongest race meet
It was a calm afternoon.
While I was leisurely reading a book at home, Kanade suddenly burst in with a panicked expression.
"It's terrible, terrible, super terrible, nyaaan!! Unyaa—!!!"
I’m not sure what’s going on, but she’s clearly overreacting.
I closed my book with a snap.
"Kanade, calm down. I have no idea what you're trying to say."
"Huh? You don't get it?"
"More like—how could I possibly get it from that?"
"Muuu, too bad. I thought if it was me and Rain, you'd understand even without words."
Well, I'm glad she thinks that way...
But expecting me to understand without saying anything at all is asking a bit too much.
"So, what happened?"
"Guess what!? Get ready to be shocked but don’t be too shocked, okay!?"
...Which one is it?
"The newest volume of our manga is going to be released!!!"
"..."
"Huh? That’s not the reaction I expected. Kinda underwhelming?"
"Well, I am surprised, but..."
Isn’t this something we already knew?
I knew a manga was being published.
And it’s not even the first volume—it’s already the fifth. Volume five.
So it’s a bit strange to be this excited all of a sudden.
"That’s because, until now, we never thought of actually promoting it like this! That’s why we never mentioned it here before."
"What are you even talking about?"
"Who knyows~?"
This kind of meta talk tends to annoy people.
Let’s wrap it up here.
"Still, I’ve got to say—getting to volume five is pretty amazing, isn’t it?"
"Yeah, yeah! That’s right! ♪ I don’t know much about manga, but getting this far must be pretty tough, right?"
"Exactly... If things had gone badly, we might’ve ended at volume one."
"D-don’t say such awful things!"
"Sorry. But it’s also proof that we’ve made it this far despite those scary possibilities. That’s something to be proud of."
"Yup! And it's all thanks to everyone's support! ♪"
"Then we’ve got to keep working hard so they’ll keep supporting us."
"Absolutely!"
"So with that said… thank you for your continued support."
"Thank you nyan much!!"
They both bow deeply.
"...Huh? Rain? That’s it?"
"Hm?"
"Isn’t that a bit short for a promotional bit?"
"Even if you say that…"
If we joke around too much, it could lead to weird misunderstandings.
But at the same time, writing this kind of thing without getting too deep into it is kind of hard.
"In that case, as a bonus, here’s a peek into my daily life—a short story!"
"Since when did you have something like that prepared…?"
"Fufuun! It's called ‘better safe than sorry!’"
"Is that how it works...?"
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"Nyan nyaka nyaan♪"
One day.
After finishing some shopping and returning home, I found Kanade looking absolutely delighted.
Her cat ears were perked up and twitching, and her tail was swaying happily.
At the center of her beaming smile was—a fish.
It looked like it had already been cooked, grilled to a perfect, golden brown.
Ah, I see.
So this is why she's in such a good mood.
"Where did you get that fish?"
"Ehehe~ The nice guy at the store gave it to me! He said he got it by chance."
"Huh."
But... it’s kind of an odd-looking fish.
Most fish are long and narrow, but this one is round.
Its eyes are big, too.
"Do you know what kind of fish that is?"
"Rain doesn’t know either?"
"Either?"
"I’ve never seen a fish like it before. I mean, I can tell it is a fish just by looking at it, but I’m not sure what kind."
"Is it really safe to eat something like that?"
"No problem! After all, fish is justice!"
...A mysterious quote has just been born.
"Itadakimasu~♪"
With a cheerful smile, Kanade took a big bite out of the fish.
Her smile grew even wider.
"O-ohhh… It’s delicious!!!"
Kanade’s tail stood up stiffly with excitement.
"The tender flesh! The juicy fat! The flavor that explodes in your mouth! I’ve never had a fish like this before!"
It must have been incredibly delicious—Kanade finished the fish in no time at all.
"Thanks for the meal... haah, I’m so happy."
"Well, I’m glad it tasted good. Still, what kind of fish was that?"
"Who knows? But it was tasty, so that’s all that—nya nya!?"
Suddenly, Kanade collapsed.
"Kanade!?"
"W-what’s happening… m-my body’s… going numb…"
"Are you okay!? Kanade!?"
"Uu-nyaaah…
Later.
It was discovered that the fish Kanade had eaten was a species called fugu—known for its deadly poison.
A toxin so strong that a normal person would die from eating it raw.
Thanks to her being one of the “strongest species,” she got away with just some numbness and a bit of poor health...
But—
"Uunyaa… fish are scary…"
After being bedridden for a whole week, Kanade ended up fearing fish for a while afterward.
TL Note- A weird way to promote the manga.....
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