Manga Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Collecting Medicinal Herbs is the 5th manga chapter of the '''Beast Tamer manga.

Summary
With the rabbits nearby, Rein establishes a "Provisional Contract" which is an easily made and temporary contract. The rabbit communicates with others and the all come to Rein, who proceeds to establish contracts with all of them and instruct them to find medicinal herbs. As they start looking, Rein sees Kanade looking at him with a look of sheer surprise.

Kanade explains to Rein that she has never heard of a Beast Tamer who is capable of taming multiple animals at once, as most Beast Tamers can only form one at a time. She also states that because he formed a contract with her already, he shouldn't have been able to form ones with the rabbits at all. Rein is surprised himself as he assumed all Beast Tamers were capable of the same feats, but it does occur to him that he has never actually met another Beast Tamer.

Thanks to the rabbits, Rein and Kanade are able to gather enough herbs and make their way back into town (with Rein taming several dogs to help guide him to the main road, to Kanade's further shock). She starts warning him to be more careful about how others will perceive him but stops when she hears angry voices. The two head in the direction the noise came from and see an old man being harassed by a bandit group called the "Jet-Black Fang," who laugh at the man for being abandoned by his adventurers as they shake him for his liquor. Kanade tells Rein about the bandits and the crimes they have committed and she asks if they should get help. Rein, however, believes help won't come soon enough, so they should handle the problem themselves, which Kanade accepts.

Immediately, the two ambush the bandits, with Kanade protecting the merchant while Rein fights the bandits.

Characters Introduced

 * Rein Shroud
 * Kanade