Beast Tamer Who Got Kicked Out From the Hero’s Party Chapter 157 Part 1

CHAPTER 157: IRIS’S PAST *1* PART 1

「Even if you say that there is something special about me, I don’t think that’s the case…… I am a perfectly normal human, you see.」

It was only after I finished saying those words that I remembered something. The fact that Kanade and the others were always saying how strange and out-of-the-ordinary my abilities were.

「Well…… Actually, I guess that when it comes to being a Beast Tamer, my abilities are a little bit odd and out of the ordinary. But that’s about it.」’

So I decided to rephrase myself a little bit.

It’s not like I have ever bothered to investigate that matter any further, but……

Apparently, there are hardly any other Beast Tamers around who would come even remotely close to the level of the things I was able to do.

「Hmm?」

For some reason, Iris was looking at me really intently.

「…… You say that you are perfectly normal, Rein-sama? There is nothing extraordinary about you? When you say things like that, I would really like to ask you just what is your definition of the word “normal”.」

「Well, I don’t know if that’s what you are referring to when you say that you sense that there is something special about me, but…… Maybe I am somewhat exceptional, but only when it comes to being a Beast Tamer. There’s nothing else even remotely exceptional about me, okay?」

「Well now, I wonder if that’s true?」

「Like I said, I have no idea what you find to be so special about me, but I can at least promise to you that I’m not lying to you.」

「Hmm, I see, I see. So, this might be the case of my senses being dulled because of the years of imprisonment, or maybe it’s because the source of your exceptionality is something that even you yourself are not yet aware of, Rein-sama.」

Iris moved her face even closer to me.

Her beautiful face was right in front of me, so close I could touch it……

Strangely enough, I was not feeling afraid or on edge, but I have found her closeness to be rather comforting.

「This might be just the result of my instincts telling me so, but…… I get a feeling that you are very similar to that hopeless Hero, Rein-sama.」

「Huh…… You don’t say……?」

I can’t see my own expression, but I am more than sure that my current expression must be the one of utter shock and disbelief.

「Oh my, what happened, Rein-sama? For some reason, you have a rather disgusted look on your face……」

「I mean, being lumped together with Arios does that to you……」

「Well, what I meant by that is that you don’t have similar personalities, characters, or anything else like that. Hmm, how can I even start explaining this? Oh yes, that’s right…… Your souls. Your souls seem to be somewhat similar, if you will accept such an explanation.」

「Our souls……? Doesn’t that mean that we are actually alike in the end?」

「No, no, no. No, not at all. You see, Rein-sama, the soul is the source of a person’s entire being. It has nothing to do with one’s personality or character. It’s a reflection of a person’s spiritual qualities, so it’s not a problem of something superficial, but rather something way more fundamental……」

「I’m sorry. I know that you are trying to make it as easy to understand as possible, but it’s still really complicated. And I was never good with handling complicated stuff like that.」

「Kusu, kusu. It’s alright, Rein-sama. We have plenty of time on our hands, so would you like to listen to a little lecture? Oh course, we shall take it slow and explain everything in an easy-to-understand way as we go forward.」

「Well then. if you don’t mind…… and sorry for the inconvenience.」

Iris laughed like an amused child and I raised my hand in a gesture of surrender.

Really now…… When she was behaving like that, she really seemed like your typical, perfectly ordinary young girl.
　
I wonder…… What caused Iris to become so twisted and evil?

「Well, I guess that the shortest and the easiest answer here could be “blood”.」

「Blood?」

「The blood flowing in your veins, Rein-sama, is extremely similar to the blood that flows in that awful Hero’s veins.」

「For you to say something like that……」

Arios is a Hero.

And the Hero is chosen specifically for their bloodline.

But if you say that Arios and I are like when it comes to our blood, then that would mean……

Well, I don’t really have any solid evidence to back that theory up, aside from my own intuition. So please, try not to think too much about it, Rein-sama.

「…… I-Is that so? Alright.」

That being said, it’s not easy to forget being told something like that.

I don’t think Iris has the kind of personality to tell such a trivial lie just to mess with someone, but……

There is also the matter that it would not benefit her in any sort of way to tell a lie like that to me.

Is that really true? Or maybe Iris is wrong about that……?

Maybe I should give it some serious and proper thought later.

…… But more importantly.

For now, let’s focus on Iris’s lecture.

I’m glad that we have the opportunity to talk like that, without trying to kill one another.

I’m sure we can talk about a lot more than that.

Because I want to know more about Iris.

「Can I ask you a question?」

「Yes, how can I help you?」

Why are you trying to kill those people?　No…… Why do you hate people so much in general?」

「……………」

「Could it be that you have a reason for being that way?」

「My, oh my. You really went there and asked me that. Do you really want to know that about me so badly? And since this is me that we are talking about here, there might be a reason for this, but there might be no such thing. Who knows? Maybe I’m just bored and I’m trying to pass the time in some meaningful way. Yes…… Just like a small child squashing ants under the soles of its shoes, without any rhyme or reason for this.」

「No, that’s not it. You are not that kind of girl, Iris.」
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「How can you say that when you have just met me a little while ago?」

「It’s just a hunch that I’ve got.」

I answered, borrowing Iris’s words from a moment before.

「Also, there might be some of my own personal desires mixed in there as well.」

「……………」

「I still don’t want to fight you, Iris. Or rather, I’m not sure if I should continue to fight you like this. I simply can’t say for sure that you are as Evil as people shape you up to be, and that you are the enemy of all Humanity. Because that’s what Demons are. I have fought the Demons before and they killed people for no reason, spreading destruction as if it was normal for them to do so.」