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

How long has it been since you started fighting shadows?

A minute?

Ten minutes?

Thirty minutes?

The feeling of time was obscured.

That's how harsh the battle was and tough it was.

"Substance creation!

I created a chunk of gunpowder with the power I contracted with Nina.

Throw that at the shadow...

"Fireball Multi-Shot!"

Magically ignite.

Red lotus flames and shock waves raze on the stage.

How about this? Though I think...

"Knock."

From beyond the earthly smoke, a shadow burst in.

Though it's coal-fired everywhere, it doesn't look like there's any fatal damage.

He said he tried different ways...

Is this guy immortal?

Are you sure you can win?

Unexpectedly, the weak side gives me a peek in the face.

And that was then.

"Good luck, Rain!

"Hang in there!

I heard Sora and Luna cheering.

That's all.

But the weakness in me has completely disappeared.

My fellow cheers give me a lot of power.

Right.

Because I'm the one who chose this path...

You can't give up here, can you?

You can't do such a bad thing.

"Huh!"

Restore your temper...

Now, we stormed the shadows from here.

Clashed directly from the front.

It takes the form of a force comparison so that the hands and hands are pressed together.

"Grr... this... come on!!!

I paid for the shadow legs and threw them away where I had collapsed.

"Fireball Multi-Shot!"

I magically chased him.

Three fireballs, produce...

One of them strikes a shadow directly.

Still, the shadow doesn't fall...

The movement stops completely.

Quickly flesh into the shadows and slap your elbows into your abdomen.

Keep it up, fist in a row.

Plus, he kicked his jaw up so he could jump from bottom to top.

The shadows shake.

Damage was definitely accumulating.

"Holy shit!?

I heard the elder's surprise.

Well, that may not be impossible either.

So far, we've been on the defensive side...

But that ends here, too.

From here, it's my turn.

"Gravity manipulation!

Stop the movement of the shadow that has stormed around, with gravitational manipulation.

The shadow, which was subjected to five times the normal heavy pressure, became visibly dull in motion.

Now's your chance.

"Fireball Multi-Shot!"

First, he took a distance and fired a fireball in a row.

One explosion after another, and a shadow drinks in the flames.

Still no peace of mind.

Not yet, if it's as good as mine.

The advice, the flames, the shadows popped out.

You're supposed to be wounded everywhere, but that momentum won't diminish.

I don't feel pain because I'm not a person, and I don't move bluntly, do I?

Quite irregular.

But...

I'll get over it!

"Boost!

Strengthened my physical abilities and packed my time here.

For the first time here, I showed a bare gesture of shadows getting upset.

Following me, I try to strengthen my physical abilities...

"Late!

I'm not dumb enough to forgive that.

Kick the shadow face and obstruct the chant.

Add an extraordinary amount of weight to your arms.

It conveyed a dull sound and an unpleasant response.

"Though it's a shadow, it doesn't feel good."

Nevertheless, it has not been reduced.

The shadow tries to eat up like a zombie without giving up even if he breaks his arm.

I even use a broken arm and it takes a beating.

If I leave you like this, this one will get hit.

Then... I'll just stab Todome.

"Huh!"

I tried to slide and paid for both legs of the shadow.

There is no more to support, and the shadow falls.

I woke up quickly and rode on top of the shadows.

Step on one hand and one foot of the shadow with both feet to seal the movement.

And...

I pulled out Kamui and stabbed him in the back of the shadow.

Deep, deadly scratches to the point where all the blades are buried...

Bikun, and the shadow spasmed once.

You know, it stopped working...

Eventually, it disappeared to melt loosely.

"... ugh"

I'll see how it goes for a while, but there's no way it's going to come back to life.

I get up softly.

Then turn to the elders who were watching the game.

"My win... is that okay?

"Ugh, Mm..."

The elder, surprised, nodded slowly.

"... I don't wear a boring kettle. Humans, let's admit you won."

"Okay."

Gatspaws small...

"Nyah, I did it ahhh!!!

"That's Raine."

"Congratulations"

"I always believed I'd win."

"Injured... and not...?

"It's so strong."

Everyone blessed me with their mouths.

I wave gently back to everyone like that.

"... how could I have won?

The elder asked quietly.

"That one had the same power as you. Performance is not inferior. And you showed upset, and at first you were being pushed. Yet..."

"Well, I'm sure you're right... but to some extent, I'm getting used to it."

"I'm used to it...... you say?

"While I was fighting, I could see their attack patterns, their thoughts, that sort of thing."

……

"Sure, that shadow could have been as powerful as mine. But I can 'grow'. Growing up in battle...... so I could outdo that shadow. Thinking about it, don't you think that's a convincing answer?

"... right"

The elder, for once, turned his eyes wide...

From there, he said so in a small way, looking somewhat convinced.

"Let's hear your name again"

"Rain Shroud"

"Hmm..."

What is it?

Something seems to be on my mind...

"Uh... so, the trial is passed, right? Items to be vessels…"

"... oh yeah. Don't worry, I'll keep my word. I'll get ready. Stay back."

"Okay."

I got off the stage with a compliment.

――――――――――

Rain and his people walk away.

Looking behind him, the elders were looking back at the battle ahead.

"I grew up fighting...... you say?

That's not possible.

Feeding the battle can make you stronger, whatever creature you are.

That's for sure.

But growing up in battle is impossible.

It's impossible to have such a growth rate.

A normal person can't do that.

If that's what you can do...

It's already beyond the boundaries of 'man'.

"No... isn't it"

The elders realized that they had missed a certain possibility.

I can grow as I fight.

The elders knew about humans with such incredible growth rates.

About a clan that God gave me strength long ago.

Those who grow everywhere, stretching many, many tens of times faster than others.

The name of that clan is... a brave man.

"But that man shouldn't be a brave man...... no, wait?

The elders succeeded in digging back memories they had forgotten.

"That human, you named him Shroud, didn't you? Sure, the lineage..."

The words afterwards, without anyone hearing them, without reaching anyone...

It was hidden in the bosom of an elder.