The strongest species is called "demons".

　As a characteristic, they all have horns on their heads.
　There is no specific number of horns, some have one, some have ten.

　Other than that, they are no different from normal humans.
　They age in the same way, and their appearance changes in the same way.

　The characteristics of the demon race are ... not set in stone.

　If it's the cat spirit race, they have excellent physical abilities.
　If it's the dragon race, they have good balance.
　The god tribe has special abilities.

　........and so on......and so on......it is basic that each race has its own characteristics.
　However, the demon race does not have such characteristics.
　There are those who are superior in strength, and there are those who are superior in magical power.
　Some have special abilities that are not found in others.

　There's no doubt that they're stronger than humans, but....
　Which side they excel in, it depends on each individual.
　The reason for this is that there are even more different races of demon race.

　The simplest one is the 'demon' as its name suggests.
　They are characterized by the fact that they have horns, and are more powerful than the cat spirit race.

　There is also a demon tribe called 'spirit demons', which is rare.
　They are said to be able to summon spirits from the underworld.

　In addition, there are other oddities, such as rakshasa, vampires, and yasha.
　They have the largest variety of the most powerful species.
　Like the dragon race, there seem to be many types of dragons, such as red dragons, blue dragons, yellow dragons.......
　Because there are so many of them, they are collectively included in the category of 'demon race'.

　The relationship between such demon tribes and humans is good.
　It's not an exaggeration to say that they are the closest of the strongest species.
　After all, most of the demon tribe coexist with humans.

　The demon tribe mainly lives in the Great Eastern Lands.
　They live together with humans in the cities and villages.
　It is said that most of them are basically sincere and honest.
　That's probably why people accept the demons and live together with them.

　To meet such a girl of the demon tribe in a place like this...it's a surprise.
　Once the demon tribe has found a permanent home, they don't move much from there.
　So the majority of the demon tribe are in the Great Eastern Land...
　It's very rare to come to this central continent.

''You're... you're a demon race, right?
"Hm.

　The girl nodded with a coy smile.

　I didn't need to check, but I knew it was the demon tribe.
　I get a little excited.
　Not in a weird way.
　As a beast tamer, I always get excited when I meet an unusual race.

'Rain, Rain.'

　Kanade's voice came from behind the door of the changing room.

'This is just what Tina asked me to bring........?

　The door opens, revealing Kanade, clothes in hand.
　His eyes roll up.

''Ah.....

　Kanade's gaze alternates between me and the girl.

　A naked girl with her clothes off.
　And I'm a guy.

　Kanade is pouting, then waning and shaking...
　Finally, she blushed and exclaimed.

'Nya, you're doing nyah nyah nyah oh!　I mean, I don't know if I've encountered many opportunities like this all the time!

　I rushed out of the changing room.



----------



　........waiting in the living room for about 30 minutes.

''Neeee ....
"Hm.

　Kanade and the girl from the demon tribe showed up.
　Of course, the girl of the demon tribe is wearing clothes.

　The clothes must be Kanade's.
　I've seen Kanade wearing them a few times.

　The size is perfect except for the chest...
　Her breasts seemed to be somewhat lacking and were downy.

　The girl's cheeks were slightly stained, as she seemed to have warmed up in the bath.
　Her skin was as white and beautiful as ceramic, so you could tell that she was on fire.

　Her hair is also white.
　It was as smooth as silk thread and was tied up with a ribbon.
　She's a beautiful girl, just like a doll.

She told me what happened but Rain needs to be more careful.　I can't believe I'm going to see this girl's ha...naked!
Don't you dare...
I've never had anyone look at me either!

　No, you don't have to show me...?
　Don't make it sound like it's obvious to see.

'Are you warmed up?'
Thanks.

　The girl bowed her head in a bow.

　Is she a girl who doesn't show much emotion?
　His expression hardly changed.
　I could tell that he was just grateful.
　Maybe he's not a bad boy.

'You can stay at home and relax until the rain stops.
...Are you sure?　Doesn't that bother you?
No. Hey, Kanade.
Yeah, guests are welcome!

　On second thought, I think I may be the first customer.
　We bought the house, but we've been out here and there...
　It's not often you get a chance to welcome someone to the table.

Thanks.

　The girl lowered her head again.

'I'm Rifa, demon tribe. I'm 15 years old. Nice to meet you.
I'm the Rain Shroud and this is...
It's Kanade. I'm a cat spirit race, as you can see. Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
'I have other friends, but, well, I'll introduce you to them when I get a chance.
Why don't you tell them about us?

　Tina appeared through the wall.

'You startled me,'

　Rifa says in a matter-of-fact tone.
　I'm not sure if he's really surprised.

''I'm Tina Holli, the ghost. Nice to meet you!

　He said hello, slipped through the wall again and went somewhere else, then came back....
　He would prepare tea and sweets to entertain Rifa.
　He had left his clothes to Kanade to prepare a lot of things for that purpose.

''Oh.''

　Rifa's eyes twinkled when she saw the sweets and tea laid out on the table.
　This kind of thing is a bit childish.

''Can I eat them?''
Come in.
I don't have any money, okay?
I won't take that.
Thank you for this.

　He bows his head in a bow and then hands his sweets and tea in a polite manner.
　She's a polite girl.

Delicious.
Thank you. We make our own sweets.
Tina is a great baker.
Oh, great.

　It's only a compliment in a matter-of-fact tone.
　I'm not just saying it in a random way...
　I guess it's just that kind of personality.
　I can kind of tell by looking at his eyes that he is seriously amazing and happy.

　I guess the other thing is the pace at which he eats his sweets.
　In the blink of an eye, it's half full.
　I guess that's how much he liked it.

'I'll show you the town. When the rain stops, let's go around the inn and stop by the adventurer's guild, just in case.
Thanks for the help.
Meow?　Speaking of which, how did Rifa get to this city?
I'm looking for someone.
Heh, I see.
'It bothered me because I was walking around in this rain without an umbrella and that's why I brought you to our house.
So that's what happened. I thought Rayne had drunk it all on himself.
I wouldn't do that, would I?
Nah I don't even realize it.

　For some reason, it was Kanade who puffed out his cheeks.

'By the way, who are you looking for?'

　I thought maybe I knew him and asked him about that.

Hero.
Hero...?
'We've defeated the demons, fought off the demons, and exposed the misdeeds of the brave to the light of day we're looking for the heroes of Horizon by calling people.

　...it was me.