I made a deal with Kanade
　Take the power of the most powerful species in the world and....
　Maybe I was being a little smug, I don't know.

　Taking on a dragon in a fist fight is ridiculous.
　I'm a beast-tamer.
　You have to fight like a beast-tamer.

"Kanade can you buy me five minutes no, three minutes of your time?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

　Quick answers.
　That's encouraging.

"Buy me some time and I'll take care of the rest.
'Hey!　Then I'll go all out...
I'm on it!
Are the war games over?

　Apparently, Tania had been waiting for me in a disciplined manner.
　Maybe she's underestimating him because he's human.
　If that's the case, there's an opening to take advantage of it.

''Ikuyo!
Huh?

　Kanade dashed.
　He approached Tania at such a high speed that she might leave an afterimage, and hit her with a series of fists.
　It's like a storm.

''I'm going for more!

　Kanade spun around as Dokuraku spun around.
　A twist, and then a kick added.

　A flurry of strikes with fists and feet.
　As expected of Tania, she was forced to focus on her guard.

'Can we skip that much out of the blue!　My stamina is fine.
Rain will take care of the rest, so we don't have to worry about that!

　Hey.
　Don't give away the plan.

　Well, I'm not in the mood for idle chitchat.
　I'm going to use my Kanade powers to jump on the bridge railing.

"...and...

　I sharpened my attention and explored my surroundings.
　The objective is a certain 'bird'.

　Maybe it's because of the power of the Kanade, but I couldn't have been more focused.
　I can search for signs around, for several kilometers.

　And.........

I found it!

　A faint image of a bird in the sky.
　I head towards it and let the power of the Beast Tamer fly.

''Here it comes!

　It's easy to be misunderstood, but Beast Tamers can control their targets to some extent without having to sign a contract.
　They can say things like "Wait" or "Come" or "Walk away".
　If it's a very simple command like that, they can make you do what they say.

　Of course, it's only valid because it's just an animal, and you can't give orders to the most powerful species like Tania.

　But that's enough for now.

''Squeak!

　In response to my words, the birds flapped their wings and came over here.
　There were about 10 of them.
　It's a bird called a 'Pitot' with two extremes of color, black and orange.

　While I was having a skirmish with Tania, I saw this guy...
　I'm glad I'm not wrong.

Alright, good boy.

　We have signed a tentative contract with 10 pitoys.
　Now I can give them more complex orders.

　It took roughly three minutes to get to this point.
　Perfect.

　I climb down from the parapet with Pitot and the others and shout to Kanade.

'Kanade, I'll take care of the rest!
Yeah, it's all yours.

　Tania smiled wryly as she took over with Kanade.

'Oh, you're going to be my partner this time?　I admire you for using the cat spirit race but you're only human. I wonder if you'll be able to match me with someone who's serious about it?
"I'll bet you it's them!　Go.

　He gave the order to Pitot and the others.
　They flapped their wings at once and rushed to Tania's side.
　They crowded around Tania, attacking her with their sharp beaks and claws.

'Wait, what is this?
I tamed those guys. Now they'll do whatever I tell them to do.
'You've tamed all these kids!　Gosh, that can't be true!

　Even Kanade was surprised.
　Is it so strange to tame multiple animals?

'But ... so what?　I'm surprised that you can tame more than one animal, but what are you going to do with a bird like this one?　Just so you know, this won't hurt at all.　Or is it not for damage, but to block my view?
'Even if you did, Tania would be able to reap the birds in an instant, wouldn't she?
Yeah. It's useless. I mean, it's so annoying, I really should do it now, don't you think?
'I'm sorry, but that's not going to happen. If you were going to do it, you should have done it as soon as possible.
What?

　Tania gave me a strange look...
　In the next moment, his expression became distorted.

''What is this.......my body, the power............''

　Staggering unsteadily, Tania fell to her knees.

"You....what did you...what did you do...?
You're just being an idiot. They're very special birds, and they're very poisonous.
What's the poison?
Just a grimy color, huh?　It's called warning colors, and it's a way to show off that I have poison. Pitot is one of those birds.
I'm just a bird and I'm just a....
'It's no use. Pitot's venom is powerful enough to kill people in some cases. That's for 10 birds. Even though they are dragons, there's no way they can take no damage. Being a dragon, I don't think it's going to kill me but I won't be able to move for a while. That's it.

　I give the signal and release Pitot and his friends.
　Pitot and his friends fly up into the sky...
　It seems that Tania, who was left on the spot, had a hard time even standing up, and collapsed on the ground with a crumpled body.

The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that it's not a good idea to be defeated in this way, even if it's a forceful push.
'Don't try to accomplish things on your own, work together with someone else... this is how the Beast Tamer fights. This is a better way, don't you think?
Yeah, maybe.
So do you want to keep going?
Well, I'll pass. I don't think I'll be able to move for a while haha I'm tired.
Well, I guess that means me and Kanade won.
"Ok I, Tania I admit to losing.

　Unexpectedly, Tania surrendered to me in a straightforward manner.
　Suddenly, she asked me to fight her in a duel, and her unprecedented behavior was noticeable, but....
　Maybe he's not a bad kid.

　It suddenly occurred to me.

'Laneenoo!
"Oh!

　Kanade ran up to me and held me in place.

'Great, great, great, great!　I can't believe they actually let Tania beat a dragon... and use bird poisoning!　Not to mention the skill of a beast tamer, something you can't do without deep knowledge!　I knew Rain was amazing.
Oh, thanks.
Meowwww... Lane wins, Lane wins.
'Oh, calm down, Kanade. I know you're happy, but there's something I need to do first.
'To do?　Um ... spanking Tania?

　I felt Tania break out in a cold sweat as she collapsed.

'I'm not going to spank you, but I want to talk to you about things so let's get Tania into town.
You're going to sell me to someone else?
'I wouldn't do that. I told you.　He wants to talk to you. For my part, I want to keep things as quiet as possible. To do that, I need to talk to Tania and get her to promise me that she won't do anything like that again.
What if I told you I couldn't ask you that...?
At the time I was ... what did I do, I was in trouble?　There's so many things that I didn't expect, I didn't think that far ahead... hopefully you'll accept my persuasion... hmmm...
.........pfft, haha!

　Tania laughed happily.

'You guys ... won ... so why are you in trouble ... it's funny, it's really funny ... ...
'That being said I'm in rather serious trouble, don't you think?
Weird human being it's okay, I'll come with you guys. And I can't tell you what I'm going to do but I'm going to talk to you.
Thank you.
It's just...
"Just?
Can you just give me a second to...　
Are you numb?　Ch-ch-ch-ching, ch-ch-ching.
Hey, hey, hey.......don't poke me, now that's.......oh, no!

　It's not quite as tight as it could have been, but...
　For now, the fight with Tania is over.