Beast Tamer Who Got Kicked Out From the Hero’s Party Chapter 164 Part 2

CHAPTER 164 PART 2

I took a moment to digest Sora and Luna’s words and organize them inside of my head.

We can try to explore the world of the past inside of the memories of the shrine and see who it was that put the seal on Iris.

Should we succeed in doing so, we might be able to obtain some sort of a huge clue.

But this thing is not even guaranteed to succeed, and……

Should we fail here, we are simply going to waste a huge amount of precious time.

「…… Since we have nothing else to pursue at the current moment, we might actually give this idea a try. Let’s see what we can do. Sora, Luna. Can you do that for me, please?」

「Yes, I understand.」

「Fuahahahaha! Just leave it to me!」

***

We then moved to the ruins of the village of Pagos and went straight into the mountains.

Since we had just visited the site of the shrine once, we were able to move smoothly through the wild animal trails the second time around.

Soon, we reached the place where the shrine used to be located.

「Alright then! It’s time for us to show you what we are really made out of!」

「Is there anything I can do to help?」

「It takes a lot of time to search for memories from over a hundred years ago. That’s why we need you to protect us while we will be doing just that.」

「Since we need to be focused on casting our magic, we cannot actually protect ourselves. Will you protect us in our stead, Rein?」

「Of course.」

I will protect both Sora and Luna, even if I would have to put my life at stake here.

「By the way, do you have any idea how long this will take?」

「Hmmm…… maybe an hour or so!」

「That long? That’s quite a lot of time……」

「This just goes to show just how hard the thing that we are trying to do here is going to be.」

「Alright, then. Well, good luck with that. I’ll take care of you and keep you safe. in the meantime.」

Tanya said so in an encouraging tone.

Kanade, Nina and Tina also seemed to be very motivated to be on the guard duty for the time being.

「Alright then, let’s get started, shall we?」

「Take care of us while we focus on making our magic…… Well, do its magic!」

Sora and Luna then stood on either side of the remains of the shrine.

They pointed their palms at the broken shrine and chanted their magic.

Particles of light overflowed from the palms of their hands and enveloped the broken shrine completely.

「Alright, for the time being you can leave the rest to us! We are just going to focus on doing what needs to be done!」
「Yeah!」

Kanade replied cheerfully.

We formed a circle around Sora and Luna and stood by for whatever was going to happen.

***

「Fuh!」

I used my arm as a shield to catch a blow from a monster that looked very similar to a bear. Although my arms ended up being somewhat numb, I was not injured.

「”Gravity manipulation!”」

As the monster was about to release its second blow, I manipulated the gravity around my body and changed its flow.

The monster’s movements slowed down tremendously as a result.

「Haah!」

Without missing that opportunity, I used my leg to land a knee kick going from bottom to top, striking the bear straight to its jaw.

Its giant body wobbled and fell to the ground as it was.

Eventually, its body disappeared as if it was made out of black fog that quickly cleared up, leaving only a chunky magic stone behind.

「Fuuh…… I guess that about wraps it up?」

We were found by a pack of stray monsters and they engaged us in battle almost right away.

It was a bit tense of a fight since we had to worry about protecting Sora and Luna at all times, but……

There’s no way that us, who have received Suzu-san’s Special Training, would fall to some small fry monsters like that.

We properly defended Sora and Luna and had the monsters eradicated in a matter of moments.

「Nyah! Rein, good job!」

「Great job, Kanade. Great job, everyone. Are you alright?」

「Yeah, we are fine. This much was basically nothing.」

「Yeah, same here.」

「I am pretty confident in my combat skills, you know?」

Tanya, Nina, and Tina responded while looking fine and unfazed.

For the time being, we had no problems with our guard duty whatsoever.

However, it would be hard for us if things would continue to go on forever in this fashion.

Fighting while protecting Sora and Luna was a bit nerve-wracking in its own way.

It was also very likely that because of the tension and adrenaline we were unaware of the fact that we were growing increasingly more tired.

It’s been almost an hour since Sora and Luna started using their magic.

If possible, I hope it will soon be time for them to finish their search.

…… And.

As if such a prayer had been answered, the particles of light that overflowed from Sora and Luna’s hands disappeared.

「…… Fuuh.」

「I’m tired.」

While both Spirit Tribe girls let out deep and long sighs, they moved away from the remains of the shrine.

「Great work, everyone.」

「Ugh, I’m tired, Rein! Please comfort me!」

「Hey! That’s not fair, Luna!」

Luna wobbled towards me and hugged me tightly.

Following that, Sora followed suit and hugged her tightly as well.

I then patted them both on the heads as if to praise them for all of their efforts.

「Thank you very much for doing this for us. That’s a huge help.」
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「Oh, please! This much is nothing. Everything for our dear Master.」

「It’s a matter of course that we would do anything for our Master.」

「Unyaah…… I guess that it’s fine since both of you are so tired, but…… There is a fine line between being spoiled and being spoiled rotten! B-But I guess that it cannot be helped, so……」

For some reason, Kanade was staring at me with a complicated expression on her face.

「So, what did you see there?」

Tanya asked the two of them, looking a little bit impatient.

「U-Umu. We could see that very clearly, but……」

Strangely enough,Luna, who would always say things clearly and without mincing her words around, seemed to be unusually clammed up.

Could it be that what she saw there was something so outrageous that it rendered her speechless?

Being able to arrive at that most logical conclusion, I braced myself to hear the news that would be entirely not in our favor.

「The thing is…… Our magic worked flawlessly there. We were able to clearly see the person who was able to seal Iris in that shrine all those years ago.」

「Oh, you were able to? Nice job, you two! So, who was it? Could it be that it was someone who looked familiar to you? Maybe someone that you knew personally?」

「Y-Yeah, you could say that. The thing is……」

After shaking her gaze as if she was lost and confused for a moment out there…… Luna finally opened her mouth and spoke up.

「It was…… Our mother.」