The beast tamer exiled from the hero’s party and the cat eared girl from the strongest race meet
It had been three weeks since I arrived at the village of the Cat Spirit Tribe.
Every day, I trained with Suzu in her awakened state.
Sometimes, Al and Milua joined in.
Resona and Elfin also gave me guidance during training.
I could feel myself gradually getting stronger.
I had even gained a small trump card.
With clear results, I was spending fulfilling days.
And before I knew it… I had stayed in the Cat Spirit village for quite a long time.
“Phew…”
I woke up in the morning and stretched my body.
Even though I had just slept, the fatigue from days of training still lingered, leaving me with an indescribable feeling.
“Well, at least the muscle soreness has eased.”
At the beginning, I had been hit with unbearable muscle pain…
But recently, it wasn’t like that anymore.
There was still some pain, but it didn’t interfere with movement.
“What should I do from here…?”
It had almost been a month.
I wanted to grow even stronger, but…
If I stayed any longer, I might just become a burden…
Maybe it’s better not to be too greedy.
“…No point worrying about it.”
All I can do is focus on what I can do right now.
With renewed determination, I headed for today’s training.
After finishing the morning training and having lunch…
“Hmm…”
Nina was looking around restlessly.
“Nina, what’s wrong?”
“Kuu… is gone.”
“Kuu?”
From what I heard…
Nina and Kuu were always together, and they had lunch together today as well.
After that, Nina helped clean up the dishes…
And when she came back, Kuu had disappeared.
“Uu…”
“Nina, don’t be upset. I’ll help you look.”
“Thank… you…”
I held Nina’s hand as she looked anxious.
Hopefully, it would help calm her down.
After that, we went around asking everyone if they had seen Kuu.
“Huh? Now that you mention it, I haven’t seen her… where did she go?”
“I saw her eating with Nina, but…”
“Do foxes really like fried tofu? I am curious.”
There were a few strange comments mixed in…
But no one had seen Kuu.
Hmm.
That’s odd.
With this many people around, and no one saw her?
It’s hard to think someone kidnapped her.
It would be nearly impossible to slip past not only everyone here, but the other Cat Spirits as well.
And besides, there’s no one like that here.
If that’s the case…
Did Kuu sneak out of the village on her own, hiding from everyone?
“Let’s consult Nokia.”
“Okay.”
So, we went to see Nokia.
She had been about to start knitting, but she kindly made time for us as we explained about Kuu.
“I see… that fox…”
“Mom… do you know where Kuu is?”
“I’m sorry, I haven’t seen her either… but I can locate her.”
“Really?”
“Yes, leave it to me.”
Nokia seemed a little happy.
Perhaps she was glad to show a cool side of herself in front of Nina.
“…”
She closed her eyes and concentrated for a moment.
“I found her.”
“Where is Kuu…?”
“In the forest outside the village… it seems she’s at the place where Nina first found her. She likely left quietly on her own, but why…?”
“Anyway, let’s go. It’s dangerous if she’s outside the village.”
“I’ll come too.”
After explaining the situation to Suzu…
Nina, Nokia, and I headed out of the village together.
The others stayed behind, just in case.
“I wonder… what’s wrong with Kuu?”
“It’s fine. Maybe she just wanted to take a walk.”
“Yeah…”
Encouraging the worried Nina, we first moved to the beach.
Then we headed toward the nearby forest path.
This was around where Kuu had been found before…
But perhaps she had already moved, because we couldn’t see her.
“Alright, let’s get help from the animals around here—”
Just as I was about to use taming, we heard it.
“SKREEEEEEEEE!!!”
“A monster!?”
“This way!”
Kuu might be under attack.
We ran as fast as we could—
And then we saw it.
“Ku…uu…”
“Grrrrr!”
Kuu was facing off against a giant monster.
That massive creature had a form that resembled a fox…
And the moment I saw it, I understood.
This monster… was Kuu’s parent.
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