Zero kara Hajimeru Mahou no Sho

ゼロから始める魔法の書
Grimoire of Zero

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It was the year 526. The world knew that witches existed and that they practiced the notorious art of sorcery. Nevertheless, the world did not know anything about the study of magic. Our story follows a half-man, half-beast mercenary; humans mockingly call his kind the "fallen beasts." He always dreamt of becoming a human, but one day, he met a witch who would change his life forever. "Do you desire a human form? Then be my escort, mercenary!" The witch introduced herself as "Zero," and explained that she was searching for a one-of-a-kind magical tome that someone had stolen from her lair. Entitled "The Book of Zero," the grimoire supposedly contained valuable magical knowledge that could be used to effortlessly bring the world to its knees. Thus, in order to realize his dream of becoming a human, the mercenary must accompany Zero on her journey—despite her being one of the witches he so loathed. This is the story of a haughty sorceress and a kindhearted beast. (Source: Nanodesu)

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Feb 8, 2014 to Dec 9, 2017

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A mage that Mercenary met in the woods. She reveals that she wrote the Book of Zero and is on a journey to retrieve it. She hires Mercenary as a bodyguard.
Youhei177 fan favorites
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He is a Beastfallen; people who are born cursed with the partial appearance of an animal. In his case it's a giant white tiger. It is revealed early on that Beastfallen were created by witches as soldiers. When ever they were killed, the power that created them would return to the witch. However, if the witch was dead, it would pass on to her descendants making them Beastfallen. He is extremely proficient in fighting as well as cooking. The Mercenary has stated that it is his dream to one day open a tavern when he is human. Physically, he can outweigh most humans as well as even several Beastfallen. Despite being mistreated in his life, he has maintained himself as a better person. He has a gruff attitude, but is in fact a very kind person. He maintains this gruff demeanor and in a few cases, amplifies it, to make sure people remain wary of him, in order to make them wary of other Beastfallen who are not as kind as they have likely suffered abuse. His name remains unknown, as he was warned by Zero not to give his name out to witches who could use his name to control him. Since then, he has been referred to as Mercenary. (Source: Wikipedia)