After that
Sero, who has arrived to the sage's hermitage, would stay here
From the game perspective, it is exactly like the synopsis?
The protagonist Sero, who was driven out of his hometown, receives the teaching of the 『Tanu-sage』 and continues living here while sharpening his claws for vengeance
Someday, he will leave this place to do the revenge
That is the real start of the game 『Beast Fantasy 4』
Right now, the time which wasn't even fully mentioned in the game should be when the protagonist Sero endures his hardship the most....
...However.
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「Nii-chan, Nii-chan!」
Sero calls me
While he is rushing to me, the fish basket in his hands are filled with fishes
「I fished these! This should be enough for dinner!」
「Ohh, you did well. Sero has become super good at fishing」
In 『Beast Fantasy 4』, you can fish in a minigame.
Why do RPG like to put fishing as a minigame?
「No wait, isn't this too much? Can we eat them all in 1 night?」
「Don't worry! I'm in growth period so I can eat a lot! Master is also omnivorous so he can eat fish too, right!?」
「But this is still too much... we should smoke half of them to preserve」
「Then I will help too!」
Saying so, Sero ran vigorously
While seeing him off....
「He looks healthy」
I murmur in bewilderment
When he arrived here, he was on the verge of breaking, his heart was running wild that even normal reply was difficult
Right now he is that energetic, which actually suits his age
『It's all thanks to you-tanu』
A tanuki crawled toward me
「Master, you can't eat those fish yet」
『Sero, who was at the very bottom after having lost his family, was supported by you-tanu. Even if it's coincident, I'm glad that you were there-tanu. If I was alone, that kid over there wouldn't regain his humanity that much-tanu』
「Can you stop aiming at the fish basket while saying such nice things?」
『Tanu-sage』's interest was concentrated on the raw fish in the basket
Right now, Sero is also learning Holy Wisdom Art from 『Tanu-sage』 as his apprentice
It's just as the predetermined route
While hiding himself from the empire's pursuit, he raises his strength for vengeance
That is just like the original story, but there are some differences
I already mentioned before, but Sero's character is too bright
The character of protagonist Sero of 『Beast Fantasy 4』 was quite dark because of the setting, a typical taciturn-type protagonist
That's natural
He had a trauma from childhood so he became an introvert
However, the current Sero is
「Alright! Time to make smoked food! Let's smoke! Let's make a smoke! Ahahahahaha!?」
「Too much monologue...!?」
That makes me anxious
In short, there is a deviation from the original game
Why did the dark, taciturn protagonist Sero become such a manic character?
Me?
It was my fault?
Feeling responsible for the destruction of his village, I pampered him as we lived in the same place
Thanks to my sister Selen, I'm an expert at pampering.
Perhaps because I pampered them similarly, Sero's recent behavior is similar to Selen's
「...No!? That's not just my fault. Master also pampered Sero occasionally!?」
I knew it
Sometimes, 『Tanu-sage』 hugged Sero with his Tanuki body
That is animal therapy
Healing a wounded child's heart using animal's fluffiness
However, in the original game where I wasn't here, he must have done that too. The gentle side which was hidden deep under the dark characteristic of Sero should be from hugging the tanuki.
「Master」
『Oh? You want my tenderness too-tanu?』
As the senior apprentice, I exchanged a tight hug with 『Tanu-sage』 to ascertain our master-student relationship
.......
After about 10 seconds, our body separated.
「...Tsk!」
『Tsk! Tanu!』
For some reason, we exchanged tongue-clicking
...By the way.
If there are someone overlooking me and Sero's life at this place, maybe they will ask something like this.
――『Can't you just kill Sero right now?』
In the future, I will become a villain, and my fate is to fight against Hero Sero
And then to be killed
I want to avoid that future so I came here for training and did my best, but there will be no trouble anymore if I kill Sero here
Certainly, the current Sero is just a weak child.
Killing him is simple
But if there is a person who can do it, I will personally send him to hell
I can't do it
When this wounded, despaired kid came to the hermitage, the one who took care of him until he becomes this healthy was me
In the state where it looked like he had given up living, even denying to eat, Sero actually tried his best and eventually willing to eat by himself. Seeing that scene made me deeply moved
I adore Sero!
I adore him just as I adore my sister!
I treated him as my little brother. If someone wants to kill Sero then they have to kill me first
However, I also don't want to die myself, so I must find a way out
『Rather than that. Aren't you looking carefree-tanu? Your limit would be there soon, right-tanu?』
「That reminds me, yes it is」
My allowable training time is 5 years
The flow of time is fast, it's almost time
When Sero arrived here, I already spent 3 years training here, so 2 years left
Those two years have almost passed
Year 96 of the empire has ended
「It's already 2 years since Sero came here, huh...!?」
The flow of time is too fast
Because Sero also become apprentice of 『Tanu-sage』, we studied together as fellow apprentices
Frankly speaking, rather than my own training, I put more effort on coaching Sero
Even more than our teacher 『Tanu-sage』
It's the atonement for what I couldn't do for him. Also I think it's the necessary affection to someone who's like my brother
『However, your own growth is also important-tanu. That power you suggested, let's have a final confirmation whether it's completed or not-tanu. This is your graduation test-tanu』
「Oh, let's do it」
I'm getting excited to show him my answer
『It has been a while, but I will be serious as your opponent-tanu. The 5 years with you were very enjoyable-tanu. Let's have a meaningful ending with this-tanu』
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Omitted
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『I gave up-tanu!』
After showing the final technique I completed after 5 years, 『Tanu-sage』 was lying face up on the ground while showing his belly
Certainly, this is wild animal's submission pose
Behind him, a large boulder was crushed into smithereens
It was destroyed by my final technique (trial version)
My control was still weak so it wasn't at full power yet though
「A, amazing...!?」
Sero, who was watching nearby, is both shocked and excited
「Nii-chan is wonderful! The empire will be crushed with that technique!!」
Sorry, Sero
I, who is from the empire, would use this technique to protect it though
『Splendid-tanu. Combining Holy Wisdom Art and Evil Beast Art. You have wonderfully done it-tanu』
From the lying face up posture, 『Tanu-sage』 immediately jumped up
In the end, this man...no, this tanuki. He said he would be serious but he wasn't serious at all
Although he did a submission pose, in fact he was completely unhurt from my ultimate technique (incomplete). His fur is also not disheveled
「It's thanks to the research with master. I was able to turn the ultimate technique which was only in my brain into a stage where it could be practicably used」
『Human is also a kind of beast-tanu. Therefore the instinct and desire, which belong to the domain of beast god Beast, are definitely inside human-tanu. As you were able to pull them out, you completed the final technique you thought of-tanu』
「Yes」
『However it's not a true completion-tanu. As the result of the stronger intelligence, the beast nature of human is weak-tanu. To be able to unleash the same level of beast nature as real beasts, there are no choice but to rely on that beast god Beast, huh-tanu...!?』
That part is another issue....
Anyway, with the completion of this technique, there is nothing left for me here.
The training is completed
I must return now
To the Behemoth empire where my father, mother and my cute sister Selen are.
「...Nii-chan, you would leave this place?」
Sero, huh?
He asked with an unusually cloudy expression
After living her, Sero and I have been spending time together just like real siblings
However, I haven't told him I am from the empire
The empire which Sero hates from the bottom of his heart and will eventually fight against, according to the story of 『Beast Fantasy 4』
If he know the one he treated as his brother would become a top brass, surely Sero's heart will be wounded even more
Therefore I didn't want to tell him, but this will be the final chance before I leave the hermitage
If I miss this chance, the next time we meet will be as enemies
Therefore, I must tell Sero the truth before that happens
TN: next chapter is the real end of the training