I finished my request and reported to the guild.
　It was just as well that the sun was setting, so I went straight to the dining room.

''Nyaaah... Onii, Onii... This is my meat...''
What's that stupid song?
'Ahoy!　Nya........Tania is terrible. Rain, Tania will tease you!
'Wait ... you didn't go that far, did you?　Don't say anything inappropriate. Also, don't tell Rain to do it.

　They are both in good spirits today.
　They seem to have a good relationship for whatever reason, and they are constantly smiling.
　These two might be able to call themselves best friends in the future.
　I had a vague feeling that they might be best friends in the future.

By the way, Rayne, I'd like to ask you something. I have to ask you something.

　Tania looked at me as I dipped the bread into the soup and snacked on it.

'Yeah?'
Lane went to school?

　The school Tania is referring to is probably the 'Adventurer Training School'.
　As the name implies, it is an institution where students learn the skills and knowledge necessary to become an adventurer.

　Aspiring adventurers go to school to acquire strength.
　Then, they learn more skills in the profession that suits them best.
　Then, after becoming a full-fledged adventurer, they graduate and walk the path of the adventurer.

　Half of the adventurers in the world are school graduates.
　The other half are people like me who just jumped in and became adventurers.

'No, I'm not. I just jumped in.
So where did you learn Tame?
Oh, that bothers me so much!

　Kanade got into the conversation.

'Where did you get such a joke of a power? I'm really curious.'
'Is it so funny?　Isn't my Beast Tamer's power normal?
It's not.

　They were both in denial.

　I guess that's because they both say so.
　However, I'm not aware that I'm special myself.

''Well it's going to be a bit gloomy, but do you mind?''
Dark story?
'It's never a pleasant story, you know. While we're eating, I don't know about you but if that's okay with you.
Talk to me.

　The two of them gave me a look that said they still wanted to hear it.
　I think back to my past and tell them about myself.

'I'm originally from the southern continent.
'Oh, really?　Why are you in the Central Continent?
'Well I came here as I was traveling with Arios.
Neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

　Kanade looks annoyed.
　Tania, on the other hand, looks puzzled.

What's the matter with you?
Okay. You haven't told Tania yet. I was at a brave party once, you know?
Heh, I see.
You're not surprised.
'It's something that would make sense if you were as good as Rain. But it's different now, isn't it?　How did you get out?
I guess I'm out, or rather, I got kicked out.
What?

　I explained the sequence of events as it relates to me and Arios.
　For some reason, Tania is silent.

....
Tania?　What's going on?
That brave man........isn't he a bastard!

　Donk, Tania taps the desk.
　I can see her uncontrollable frustration.

''Rain has a tremendous amount of power, and yet you're banishing him or something like that.......Rain wasn't the one in charge of support and supply in the first place. And yet, what kind of eyes are you looking at, like you're useless?　Don't be an idiot, oh my God, it's disgusting!
I don't know what to say, but thank you.
Why do you have to thank me?
I was just happy that Tania was mad at me for me.
I didn't do it for Rain.　I just heard something so ridiculous and got annoyed by it... and anyway, it wasn't for Rain's sake!　Don't get me wrong.
Yes, sir.

　I'm afraid I was wrong about that.
　Tania is a sweet girl at heart.
　It's hard to find a girl like that who can really get angry for others.

'Hey, hey, Rain. I don't care about your bravery, where did you learn to tame?

　Kanade put the derailed story back together.

'Right.
At home?
My hometown is a special village where beast tamers gather. It was a small village that didn't have a name, but... if we had to name it, it would be the home of the Beast Tamer.
Home of the Beast Tamer...
Wow. I didn't know there was such a thing. I've never heard of that before.

　Thinking back to the old days, he continues his story.

'My family was my dad and my mom, and we were both beast tamers. So, as long as I can remember, I was learning the art of beast tamer naturally. I didn't even think about doing anything else.
'Ooh, you've taken over from your mother and father, haven't you? Rain, oyakodon!
You want to be a filial piety. What kind of a picky eater are you?
''Ummm.......we're in the middle of eating, so I made a mistake. I'm so embarrassed........

　I hadn't thought back to my hometown for a while now.
　I was close to my parents and I was close to the people in the village.
　I don't have any bad memories but....
　But when I think back to the village, I automatically think back to 'that incident' as well.

　So I naturally avoided it.
　I thought I couldn't talk about it calmly anymore.

　But........now we are talking about our hometown in a calm manner.
　It's probably because of the two of us.
　I feel at ease just by being with them.

Thanks for that.
Meow?　What are you talking about?
Well, you know, it's a lot of things.
So ... Rayne learned about Tame from Mom and Dad, right?
Yeah. I got all my skills from my parents. Oh, I know a few things are different. I learned the Insect Tamer technique from my neighbors. There were a few people who had other skills.
What?　Insect tamer........can you use insects too?
You can do it. Didn't I tell you?
She didn't tell me!
It's amazing, isn't it, haha?
Hey, Lane. You don't have anything else to hide, do you?　In fact, I've heard that you have the power of a monster tamer or elemental tamer.
Well you've been taught those tames too, in case you were wondering.
I knew it....
'I just didn't get around to learning it. The only ones I've mastered are the Beast Tamer and Insect Tamer, and the Insect Tamer is incomplete. And the Insect Tamer is incomplete, it's just easy to do. We didn't have enough time, and that's the limit.
'Still, it's a hell of a thing to be able to get two hands on...'
I'm not sure if my hometown is special, if you say my skills are special. Apparently it's been handed down for a long time...so what you two call 'greatness' was a given to me. I don't know if there's something different about me from the other tamer, but I don't know. I've hardly ever seen any other tamer.
Well that's why.
'Nya. It just occurred to me that Rain should be able to learn them all. Why didn't you learn them all?　They don't have time.
'Uh....'

　I don't know if I should tell you where this is going.
　The conversation is going on so peacefully, but can we be so sure that we can't throw water on it?

　I'm in doubt.

　Kanade and Tania said they didn't mind talking about something dark.
　After talking so much, I don't think it's a good idea to hide things from them now.
　Besides.........if you're one of them, you should know about me, that's what I think.

''Well you may have noticed that my tone of voice when talking about my hometown is all in the 'past tense'.
Meow?
....
My home doesn't exist anymore. It's gone.