"Beast Tamer Expelled from the Hero's Party Meets the Strongest Cat-Eared Girl", an anime adaptation from Let's Become a Novelist, will be broadcast from October 2022. It is a familiar otherworldly work in the Narou genre, and the story begins with the classic setting that the protagonist is a beast tamer who is treated as incompetent and expelled from the party. This time, I would like to focus on the protagonist of this work, who depicts the protagonist's great reversal from there.
Suddenly expelled! ? The protagonist's story begins here
The story of the protagonist Rain begins with him being suddenly expelled from the hero's party. Rain, who was a beast tamer who used animals to explore the surrounding area and support the party by carrying their luggage, was unilaterally kicked out by the members of the hero's party, who called him a burden, "Your existence is a negative," and "Useless." This is a common start in other world stories in the "Narou" genre, but it is also common for Rain to play a major role from here. On the contrary, this is the best part and what's fun.
What new path did Rain choose?
After being kicked out of the hero's party and with little money on hand, Rain chose to become an adventurer. Rain takes on the test of defeating 10 goblins to become an adventurer. Although he is a beast tamer, a support class, in the hero's party, he also plays the role of a tank in the front line. Even though he was well equipped, he was fighting the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demons, so goblins are an easy opponent. When he defeated the goblins and was about to return to the adventurer's guild, he heard a scream from somewhere... This was his fateful encounter.
A fateful encounter with the strongest species!
When Rain rushed to the place where he heard the scream, he found a girl being attacked by a killer tiger. Killer Tiger is a D-rank monster, Rain cannot handle it, but Rain is determined to save the girl and faces it. At that moment, the girl mustered her last strength and kicked the Killer Tiger, defeating it. And that girl was the strongest species.
Kanade, a rare "cat spirit tribe"
The girl who defeated the Killer Tiger with one blow was one of the many strongest species, the "cat spirit tribe". Her name is Kaede, and she found her life secluded in the mountains boring so she set out on a journey, but after going without food or water for days and on the verge of collapsing, she met Rain. Kanade opened up to Rain after he tried to save her from a killer tiger and treated her normally, even though she was a cat spirit. Then Kanade said to Rain, "Hey, Rain, why don't you try taming me?" Rain successfully tamed Kanade, and this is where Rain's story begins.
What are Rain's abilities as a beast tamer?
Kanade says Rain's beast tamer abilities are outstanding. The moment he saw Rain, he felt something like electricity and knew Rain could control him. In fact, there are only a handful of people in the world who can control the cat spirit tribe.
Ability that even the person himself is not aware of
When Rain was in the Hero Party, he was a support role and performed reconnaissance. At that time, he used more than 10 animals to monitor all directions, but that ability was not normal. Basically, a beast tamer can only contract one at a time, and they cannot contract dozens at a time like Rain. If a normal beast tamer uses multiple animals at the same time, the burden doubles and their nerves burn out. You can see how high Rain's beast tamer ability is.
He was banished, but was he really useless?
Why was Rain, who is such an excellent beast tamer, expelled from the hero's party as useless? It's because the hero's party had a wrong perception of beast tamers. Rain, who is not suited for combat, did things like tanks, even though he relied on his equipment, and as mentioned above, even though he did unusual work as a beast tamer, it was still considered normal. Well, he himself was the least aware of it, and thought he was of no use to the party at all.
The power connected by using the strongest species
Rain didn't realize it at all, but his power had also increased by using Kanade. This means that if a contract is made with a strong race, such as the strongest species, the master's power will be strengthened. The power changes depending on the race with which the contract is made, and the power that suits the characteristics of that race is inherited.
Where does Rain get his beast tamer power?
Rain has extraordinary abilities as a beast tamer, but where did he acquire his power? This is due to a painful past that Rain cannot forget. And it leads to why he ended up joining the hero's party.
Rain's hometown is...
Rain learned his beast tamer power in his hometown. It was a special village where Beast Tamers gathered, and both Rain's father and mother were Beast Tamers. Rain was born in a small village on the southern continent that didn't even have a name, and if I had to say, it would be called the "Village of Beast Tamers".
Rain received a gifted education
Rain learned the skills of Beast Tamers from his parents from the time he was old enough to understand, and inherited his tamer skills. There were other types of tamers living in this Beast Tamer Village, and he was taught the skills of "Insect Tamers" who use insects as servitude. There were also tamers with various other skills, and Rain grew into a Beast Tamer with incredible abilities after learning from them.
The tragedy that befell Rain...
The tragedy occurred when Rain was 12 years old. Both parents were busy that day, so Rain left the village alone and practiced until the sun went down at a training ground a short walk away. As the sun went down and he was about to go home, Rain realized that something was wrong and hurried back to his village. What he saw was a scene of the village being completely wiped out by monsters. The scene is still burned into Rain's mind.
Meeting the Hero's Party
Rain was protected by an adventurer who noticed something was wrong and rushed to his aid. He worked as a live-in employee at an inn and somehow managed to make a living. Then, six months ago, the Hero's Party appeared at the inn. The Hero's Party was looking for a suitable piece, so Rain was invited to join them, thinking that if he was in the Hero's Party, he could prevent a tragedy like that of his village.
What kind of personality does the unconventional beast tamer, Rain, have?
Rain has had a difficult life, losing his hometown to a monster attack and being banished by the hero party he thought was his comrades. What kind of personality does he have, living in such a situation?
Super nice guy! ?
Rain doesn't want to make anyone sad like him, so even if he was treated badly by the hero party, he continued to work hard for someone else. Just like when Kanade was in trouble, he can't help but help people in trouble. Rain is too self-sacrificing, wanting to help someone, and going in a dangerous direction and working hard for others. Yes, he's a very kind person.
My first companion...
Rain, who was alone after the sadness of losing his hometown and family, and the treatment he received from the hero party he thought were his companions, had a fateful encounter with Kanade. As he uses Kanade and fights alongside him, Rain realizes that he has changed. And Kanade tells Rain, "Rain is different from other people. Even if we just met, we're still companions, right?" Rain was able to meet his true companions, and I think this is the origin of Rain's overflowing feelings for his companions.
Summary
I have been thinking about Rain, the main character of "The Beast Tamer Expelled from the Hero Party Meets the Strongest Cat-Eared Girl." This is the story of Rain, who was abandoned by the hero party and left alone, growing as an adventurer with his trustworthy companions. From now on, Rain will have more unique and attractive companions, so I hope you will watch Rain and his friends' adventures in the anime. Thank you for reading to the end.
