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

"I'm not like normal people, even if they say... I'm normal"

I almost said that much and remembered what was always said by Canade and everyone else.

"... you're just a little bit of an unusual beasttaster, huh?

I reworded it that way.

I'm not really aware...

Beast Tamer, like me, is hardly around.

"Hmm?

Illis still looks at my face.

"Is Rain normal? If you say that, you'll want to doubt the normal definition."

"I don't care if they say that...... maybe special as a beast taster but nothing else?

"Really?"

"I don't know what you suspect, but you're not lying."

"I see, I see. Have my thoughts become dull, or... Laine just doesn't know?"

Ilis has brought his face even closer.

Beautiful face in front of me...

There was nothing strangely exciting about it, and somehow I calmed down.

"This is about my senses... you look like that brave man, Rain."

"Yep..."

Maybe I look like I don't like it right now.

"Oh, you look disgusting."

"Even if they're with Arios..."

"It doesn't mean you have the same personality, same atmosphere, etc. Well, what can I say... the soul is similar,"

"My soul...? Wouldn't that end up being similar to each other?

"No, no. Not at all. The soul refers to the roots of that person. It has nothing to do with character or atmosphere. It represents the spiritual qualities of the person, so it's not a superficial problem or anything, it's more rooted..."

"Bad. I don't know the hard story"

"Kusu, we have a lot of time, shall we take the time to lecture?

"Give me a break..."

I laughed like a child without the need for Illis, and I raised my hand just to surrender.

Really... when you do this, you're no different than a normal kid.

What has distorted Iris so far?

"Well, is it simply 'blood'"

"Blood?"

"Rain, the blood that runs through your body and the blood that runs through that brave man... that's a lot alike."

"I don't..."

Arios is a brave man.

And the brave are chosen by blood muscles.

If they say it's similar to that of Arios, it's...

"Well, it's not that I have solid evidence, it's my account. Don't think too deeply."

"... right"

Even so, it's not easy to forget.

I don't think Illis has the personality to lie boring.

Even if you lie like this, it doesn't seem to benefit Illis...

Is it true...?

Maybe I need to seriously think about it later.

... than that.

I'm talking about Illis now.

Because of this, this is how we can talk.

I want to talk more, a lot more.

I want to know about Illis.

"Can I ask you something?

"Yes, what is it?

"Why are you trying to kill people? No... why, people hate me?

……

"You have a reason, don't you?

"Oh. Do you ask me that? It's about me, so maybe there's no reason? Maybe it's just that I'm just sparing some time. Yes... like a child crushing ants without meaning"

"Illis is not that kind of girl."

"How can you say that if we just met?

"I don't know."

I borrowed the word of Illis.

"And maybe my aspirations are mixed too"

……

"After all, I don't want to fight Illis. I mean, I'm not sure if I can keep fighting like this. I simply cannot assure you that the enemies of mankind, like the Demons, I've fought demons before... they killed people for nothing and scattered destruction as usual"

"That's normal, isn't it? Because demons don't recognize creatures other than themselves."

"But Illis isn't. You seem to have chosen to fight people for whatever reason. There was some strong reason... so I chose to be hostile."

……

"Didn't I?

"... you're right."

Illis admitted surprisingly lightly.

"You're right, Rayne. I am not like the Demons. It doesn't make sense. It doesn't kill people."

"Then..."

"But if it makes sense... I'll kill you without hesitation"

Illis laughs.

The grin was filled with hatred and madness.

"... why"

"Yes?"

"Why, is Illis like that? What's driving Iris?

"Know that, what do you do?

"I don't know... I just want to know"

I stared at Iris.

"It may be a hopeful observation... but if you know what caused it, maybe you can reconcile it"

"That's impossible."

It was answered instantly.

Affirmed.

I can feel the strong will of Illis.

Will you ever forgive people?

That sounded like what I was saying.

"But, Rain, you're not convinced by this kind of answer."

"Well, maybe I can't. If you can do it, I want to hear the truth from the mouth of Illis"

While you're lost.

Slightly, Illis spilled a small exhale.

"Hmm... the strong one. If you say so much, you'll have no choice."

"Then..."

"But don't get me wrong. I'm not talking to you to make you understand me, or to reconcile. To know what I'm holding...... to get you to give up. To let them know there can never be a settlement or something like that. That's why we're talking."

"Still, why don't you let me ask?

"Pfft... I'm a little sick of talking about it... but I don't hate the imposing lords"

Chuckles and laughs, and Illis walks away from me.

Keep moving out of the village.

I followed him slowly, too.

"Rayne, do you have a family?

With her back to me, Iris asked in a quiet voice.

"No, the demon attacked me and I died."

"Really...... excuse me. You've heard nasty things."

"I don't mind. For once, my mind is organized."

"If you say so, it'll help."

I felt like Illis smiled.

Because I'm turning my back on this one, it's only 'I felt like it'......

"Rayne, I think one of the reasons for the intimacy that you have is that you've figured it out."

"Is that...?

"I've lost all my family, too."

I was slightly saddened by the voice of Illis.

Very human smelling emotions, what at a time like this, but I learned to be familiar with Illis.

After all, Illis is sad when he loses his family, too.

We're no different.

"... is that a story involving the Heavenly Nation?

I got a little lost, but decided to step in.

The most powerful species said to have been extinct.

Why was it extinct?

Why did he disappear?

That hasn't been revealed.

I think so.

What if people are involved in why the Heavenly Nation is extinct...?

If so, I was also convinced of the hatred of Illis.

"Before you talk about me… let's talk about us Heavenly Nation first"

Illis looks back.

The face was unnaturally mild.

"Rain, how much do you know about us heavenly people?

"Right...... I barely know, I guess that's the truth. It's been so long since they say it's doomed... and it hasn't revealed why it's doomed. What I don't know is the status quo."

"I see, I see. Is that what it's supposed to be..."

Illis gently bit his nails.

"We erase things that are inconvenient to us... I see. That's what humans think."

"What does that mean?

"What do you think it means?

Asked the other way around.

What does Iris know?

What have you seen?

Guess and think about them.

Eventually... I got to one answer.

"... the heavenly people are extinct because people are involved?

"Correct."