When he had defeated all the bandits, he called out to the merchant.

'Are you alright?'
'Yes, yes ... thank you for saving me from a dangerous situation. Thank you so much!

　The merchant seemed to come to himself and bowed his head in a hurry.

''You're not hurt, are you?''
Yes, sir. Neither I nor you have a problem with that.
'Isn't it a bit unprotected to move through a place like this without an escort?
'No, I had an escort, but when the odds were stacked against me, I ran away...'
Terrible people.
'It's past time. It's more than that....

　The merchant says with a shiver.

''Just now, the words 'jet-black fangs' came out of the mouths of these guys... if it really is those 'jet-black fangs', then we have to run away quickly... ah, how dare they. I can't believe those people have spotted me.......
Are they that troublesome?

　Due to being in a brave party, I'm not well informed about the world.

''They are a bloodless bunch. They kill all of their prey. They kill everyone who opposes them. It seems that there are a lot of skilled people, and many adventurers and soldiers of the country are getting beaten back...''
I see.

　Even though it was an emergency, I sold my fight to those people.
　I don't regret that for a second, but........
　If I leave it like this, it's going to be troublesome.

''Kukukukuku........''

　One of the bandits on the ground lifted his lips.

'You're all f*cked up now I've learned that face so well I'm going to kill all your family, relatives, friends.................. .....
Is that a threat?
It's a fact that's about to happen hahaha, see you in a bad way.

　They don't seem to be remorseful.
　The other guys are similar.

　In that case, it would be more appropriate to judge the members of the 'Jet Black Fang' who aren't here to be the same type of people.

''Then we should capture them all.
What?

　The merchant rolled his eyes.
　Kanade rolled his eyes too.

''What did you just say...?''
We can't leave these dangerous people alone, can we?　It's revenge or something, it's too much trouble if they come after you later. We'll just have to crush them while we can.
'Well Rain, that's a bit reckless, isn't it?'
Why?
'A bandit gang of over a hundred men, you know?　I don't really have a problem with it, but Rain is a human... even if you're under contract with me, as expected, it's going to be tough to deal with a hundred people, isn't it?
Not really.
Meow?
Well, I'll take care of it.



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　Upon questioning, we found out that the Jet Black Fang's hideout is in a cave off the road.
　Leave the captured thieves to the merchants and we'll head for the cave.

...I found it. It's right there.

　We arrived at the cave, relying on our sense of smell.
　I hid in the shade of a tree as I had done before.

　There are two guards at the entrance.

Are you sure this is the right cave?
Yeah. Yeah. It's said that the Jet Black Fang uses the cave as its hideout. You can hear a lot of voices in the cave, so it's unlikely that they are out somewhere.
Okay.
What are we going to do?　Do you want to go in there like you did before?　Oh, but, but this time I'm going to stand in front of you, okay?　I don't care how much, because I think it's too hard on Lane.
'You're right. But I'm not going to go into it in the dark.

　It's a bandit hideout that's wanted.
　The inside is probably filled with traps.
　I don't plan on showing my face in a place like that.

There's a forest out there... okay, there it is.

　We made a tentative deal with the bees flying around out there.

'You made a contract with a bee...?　Well bees aren't animals, they're insects...
Do you know what an Insect Tamer is?
'What?　Oh, yeah. It's the insect version of the Beast Tamer, right?　You can make a contract with an insect.......no way.
'I trained as an insect tamer for a while. So I can use insects as well.
'What?　Huh?　Ehhhh...?　I don't know. How can you do that?　I mean, wow isn't enough of a word anymore...

　Kanade's expression becomes complex, as if surprised and dumbfounded.

''It's impossible that I'm mastering two professions at the same time...''
The Insect Tamer isn't perfect, okay?　There's still a lot I can't do. It's the best I can do for normal use. Okay, the rest of the guys have made a tentative contract.
It's still more than enough. Rain is really amazing..........I'm starting to get numb to common sense. Or rather, I'm curious about Rain's past that he even remembers such things....

　I'll have my emissary bee gather my people and...
　He made a tentative contract with hundreds of bees.

'I don't think signing a contract with that many bees is usually referred to as using them...'
Really?
Nyaah I'm always surprised when I'm with Rain.
You won't be bored, will you?
'....Hmph. Right.

　Even though he was about to pick a fight with a large bandit group, he was strangely calm.
　........Maybe it's because Kanade is with me.
　I'm not sure if it's just because of Kanade's smile that makes me feel like I can do my best.

'So, what are you going to do?'
This bee is a special specimen of the Earlby. It has a paralyzing venom that captures its targets and feeds on them when it returns to the hive. It is a unique bee that captures its target and feeds on it when it returns to the hive.
Ah, I can see where this is going. You're gonna turn Earlby against them, aren't you?
Correct.

　The Earl Bee is so toxic that once it stings you, you won't be able to move properly for half a day.

'I'll give the bees instructions here, so Kanade, go back to the city and gather the other adventurers and soldiers from the country. As expected, I can't catch them all on my own.
Yeah, ra-da!

　I nodded at him and....
　Next, he turns serious.

'But be careful, okay?　I don't think you're going to make any mistakes with Rain but you can't let your guard down, can you?
I know. The minute I get the wrong idea, I'll run. I promise.
Yes.

　Kanade glanced back at me anxiously, but....
　He finally felt relieved when I gave him a firm nod as if to say it was okay.
　He jumps and disappears beyond the clouds.

'Good. Well then ... let's do it.

　Go," he ordered the Earlby pack.