Beast Tamer Who Got Kicked Out From the Hero’s Party Chapter 161 Part 2

CHAPTER 161: MY OWN WAY PART 2

「Also, I know that you guys feel sorry for her, but that doesn’t change the fact that we are enemies right now. So if we really ARE going to fight, then we need to be prepared for it. We need to make sure that none of us is going to have doubts and jeopardize everyone else.」

「Huh? Why, nya?」

「Because it’s not going to be only us versus her any longer. Remember? There is the main Strike Team coming this way as we speak. This also means that we no longer have any time left to look for a possible way to seal Iris away, which was our original goal. From here on out it’s going to be nothing more but a full-blown war between us and her.」

「…… So, we have no other choice but to fight, huh?」

Kanade seemed to think about something for a moment, and a rather complicated expression appeared on her face.

Next, she looked right at me.

「Nyaah…… So, how about you, Rein? What are you going to do? Do you really want to fight Iris? Or do you want to wait for support and see how it’s going to go from there? Or maybe you wish to do something else entirely?」

「Yeah, I’m curious about that, too! What are you going to do about this, Rein?」

「Could it be that…… The moment that you have found out about Iris-san’s past…… You have become unable to fight her……?」

Luna and Sora also asked me that.

Although they did not open their mouths, Tanya and Tina were thinking the same thing?

「We are going to fight…… But at the same time, we are not going to fight.」

「Nyah?」

Kanade tilted her head slightly.

「What’s with that pretty contradictory answer? I don’t really know what you are talking about, Rein. That sounds like some utter gibberish to me, if you were curious of my opinion.」

「Shh!!! Luna, shut up!」

「Mmmugh!! Mmmnnggh!!!」

Sora forcibly covered Luna’s mouth with her own hand.

I can see that even at a grievous time like this……

Sora and Luna were still pretty much the same.

But there’s something soothing and reassuring about their attitude, I won’t lie.

「Rein, what do you mean by that?」

「I might not be like Luna, but I also find it extremely difficult to understand what you mean by that, Master Rein.」

Tanya and Tina all looked at each other in wonder.

Now then.

From this point onwards, I was going to talk about what we were going to do, or rather, what I was determined to do in order to save Iris……

Will the girls all agree with me? Will I be able to convince them to my idea? Won’t they downright deny it?

Honestly, I’m more than a little bit nervous about that.

But…… I don’t want to hide anything from them.

I’m going to explain myself to them properly and……

And I want them to agree, if possible. I want them to be convinced by my determination.

After all, we are on the same side.

「We are going to stop Iris. But we are not going to fight her to the death, because that is exactly what she wants us to do. We are going to find a way to seal her away like we initially planned to do, and then we are going to make Iris go to sleep again without killing her, or letting her be killed.」

「Oh, I see, nya…… That’s why this whole “Fight, but don’t fight” business.」

「But why are you so adamant about it?」

「Because if we don’t do that, then Iris will surely die.」

「How did you come to that conclusion?」

In response to Tanya’s question……

I answered her quietly, thinking back to my conversation with Iris, holding all of those emotions in my heart again.

「When it comes to Iris, I don’t think that she has any more will to live left inside of her. It was as if she was looking for a place to die, like an animal that knows that its time is coming up. I believe that Iris fully intends to take her revenge on humans, to spew out her hatred for them for all intents and purposes…… and then she wants to just die. I think she’s going with the logic of actually joining all of her friends and family in death when her revenge is going to be completed.」

「……..Nyah…….」

Kanade’s ears flattened as she imagined that scene, and her ears sank even more.

「But I don’t want Iris to die. I don’t want Iris to die and I don’t think she really wants that, either. I think that she’s a really good person deep down inside, no matter how much she will try to deny that or twist it around. That’s why I’m going to stop Iris from getting her revenge, no matter what. I’m going to stop that revenge, and keep her alive. That’s the conclusion I have come to.」

「……………」

Everyone listened to my words in complete silence.

As if they were waiting for me to say something more.

「Even when the Strike Team comes around, we are not going to aid them. We will continue to look for a way to seal Iris away, just like we always have. And that’s how we are going to stop Iris without killing her. But this is just my own selfishness on my part. But…… If I could, I’d like everyone to help me with that and……」

「Sure thing.」

Kanade interrupted me and laughed softly.

「B-But I haven even finished speaking yet……」

「You want us to help you with that, right? Sure thing! I wouldn’t have a problem with that. I will do my best for you, Rein!」

Kanade spun her fists around in a clear display of her guts.

「I have no objections to that, either. Well, to tell you the truth, I have a lot to say on that matter, but if my Master says so, then I guess it can’t really be helped. So we only need to nod our heads and follow your lead. Like we always do, basically.」

「Sora has no problem with that, either! Because Sora isn’t so thin-skinned that she’d abandon her Master after hearing what he has to say!」

「Luna agrees with Rein! I have a generous heart after all, hahahaha!」

「I want to do something about this situation. So I’ll…… I’ll try my best as well……」

「We’re going to follow Master Rein’s lead. Well, that’s not a good way to put it. I also vote for sealing that Celestial Tribe! If we defeat them, we would only end up with a bad aftertaste in my mouth!」

「Thank you, everyone.」