Meet Beast Tamer, the mightiest species of cat ear girl banished from the brave party

The next day.

When we were ready, we quickly took a stray forest offensive.

"Is this the lost forest?"

"Something's just getting serious. I'm so proud of my tail."

"I hate these places. The offense looks so tedious... hey, can I burn down every forest?

"Is there a way to go?"

"Aww."

Poof, slightly poked Tania in the head.

"It's so hard, where's the guy who burns down the woods for that reason"

"I'm here!

"Don't sound great. It's not something you can be proud of."

"So... what do you do? Somewhere here, there's a demon with a shield of truth, isn't there?

"I have a map created by Arios and the others. In the meantime, let's move on to that clue"

"Uh, that brave guy's...?

"Looks like I'm counting on them."

"The Lost Forest seems like a nasty place to be called a natural fortress. Whatever the origin, if there is a map, there is no hand to not use it. Well, this map isn't accurate either. Still, it would be better than not"

According to what Natalie told me...

The Lost Forest has existed for a long time, and its grounds span three parts of the city?

The interior is as intricate as a maze, and no one has been able to map it accurately.

They say the forest itself is growing, and every day, it keeps spreading.

So it seems that the internal structure also changes over time, and mapping often ends in vain.

Natural mazes are more troublesome than anything else.

It's not designed to allow people to clear.

If you have a clue, I want more than one.

"Let's go."

"Oops!

"Ooh..."

Together with two symmetrical hanging voices, he proceeded through the lost forest.

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Would it have been about half an hour since you started exploring the lost forest?

The canade pulls my clothes when it's creepy.

"Hey, hey, Rain"

"Yeah?"

"Didn't you come through here earlier?

"What, are you serious?

"I kind of look familiar, that's about it, so I can't say it's absolute..."

"Canade is right. Look, here."

Tania pointed to the grass on the side of the road.

Some of them are blackened.

"You fought a few demons along the way, didn't you? This is a trail of that battle."

I remember it well.

A large quantity of fine miscellaneous fish appeared, causing Tania to suddenly shoot out a fireball.

I'm glad I put out the fire in a hurry, but if I was bad, I'd just be on fire.

"Aren't we going around the same place?

"Hi, sounds like it."

"This map is useless."

I hear Arios challenged the Stray Forest offense a few days ago.

Yet I can't believe the map is no longer useful...

Maybe it's a more troublesome place than I thought.

"Let's switch policies. I'll check the surrounding terrain. I'll assimilate with wild birds like I did before, so in the meantime, be on guard."

"Ra!

I'll take care of it.

"Okay. Then hurry up..."

Find affordable wild birds and assimilate consciousness.

I took control of the wild bird's body, and I flapped it straight into the sky.

Look around at the lost forest from above.

Hiding in the leaves of the growing trees, I can hardly find my way.

Still, careful and courageous exploration led to the discovery of a route leading to the deepest point.

Return to Canade and Tania and deassimilate.

"I'm home."

"Welcome back. ♪ How'd it go? Path, did you find it?

"Oh, perfect"

"Then let's just go. There are so many bugs here, I still hate them."

"If you want to be tough, Tania won't mind waiting in the city, okay?

"What? Yes, no, that's..."

"It's a joke. I'm more comfortable with Tania, so I want you to stay with me if you can. Will you stay by my side?

……

For some reason Tania turns red.

"What's going on?

"I don't know. Hey, idiot!

"Stay!?

"Rain is a natural talisman."

Canade was giving a commentary on swallowing.

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"That's crazy..."

Start walking towards the deepest...

The surrounding scenery has never changed.

It's like going around the same place.

"Rayne, look at this"

"This is..."

Ahead, Tania pointed, was growing grass with burnt marks.

"You came back to where you were just now? No, but..."

"Rain, you found the right way, didn't you?

"... oh"

"Did I go the wrong way along the way?

"No, that's impossible"

When I was at a brave party, I was scolded and searched over and over again.

If I went the wrong way, they cursed me, and my fists flew in when it was bad.

Now I think you've been treated like hell...

That's good.

Having been treated like that, I began to take great care not to make preliminary mistakes.

I'm relaxed because I missed the brave party, there's got to be no such thing as it.

It is no exaggeration to say that my actions depend on the fate of my people.

Handling information is all that matters.

And yet, the wrong way?

Impossible.

I can assure you with confidence.

"Nyah? But I'm back where I started, and I guess I went the wrong way, huh?

"I don't think I'm going the wrong way."

Coverage came out of the unexpected.

"Why?"

"Basically, we've been walking straight, even if we've made some left and right turns, right? And yet it's strange to go back to where you came from. Besides, even if you get lost, you won't be able to get back to where you came from."

"Ah, if you ask me"

Yes, it is.

The path that leads to the deepest is basically a straight line.

180 degrees, there's no way to change direction, so it's impossible to go back to where you started.

"Then what does that mean? I was walking straight, but at some point I went back to where I was... uh-huh? I don't know..."

"Will you leave it to me?

Tania stepped forward.

Close your eyes and concentrate.

And spin a word, a powerful word.

"Material Search"

A blue and white light shines at Tania's fingertips.

I blink like a fluorescent and dance around.

Particles of light drifted through the universe for a while... eventually disappeared so that they could be sucked into the trunk of a large tree at once.

"Found"

"What's this all about?

"We were in a hallucinogenic magic trap."

"Nha? Hallucinations, maho?

"Preliminarily and extensively form a magic field to penetrate the subject's brain. By illuminating magic in the area of vision..."

"Uh-oh..."

When Tania lined up the jargon with a tough one, she couldn't keep up with it and turned her eyes as Canade grunted.

They had a wisdom fever.

"Uh... I mean, all I could do was walk around this place... and they were doing that magic. No, more than magic. Is it a bond? There's such a bond that no matter how you walk, you can't get to the right path."

"Oh, I see!

"Canade. Break this tree."

"In Nha? Eight hits?"

"No. Yikes. What are you looking at me for?"

"These eyes."

"Yeah, do it."

"Nyah!!!?

Tania put her hand in a little shape and poked Canade in the eye.

"What are you doing!? What are you doing?

"Something's upsetting me"

"Ugh... Rain, I'm scared of Tania"

"Don't fight"

"It's not a fight. Anyway, this tree is forming a bond. Remove it and you'll be able to move on."

Then I want you to say yes.

Canade stands in front of the great tree.

Turn your arms around and take a powerful blow...

'... walk away'

I was just about to tap in, and my voice rang out of nowhere.