Chapter 571 (2/2)

「Nn…」

『Hey?』

「Hmm?」

『If you want to stay, we can get yourself officially hired by the academy, you know? Well, it’s also okay for you to enroll as a student though』

This was Fran’s first time at the academy. In fact, it was the first time for her to be in contact with so many people of her age.

If Fran felt comfortable being in the academy, staying was an option.

However, Fran’ replied with a shake of her head

「…No」

『Are you sure?』

「Nn. It’s fun here, but being an adventurer is more fun. Besides, I won’t get stronger by staying here」

『But you’ll gain knowledge. It may go a long way, but it’ll help you get stronger』

「No need. I’ve thought of something when I heard about the evolution」

『Is it about the class?』

「Nn. Horial’s story. When I heard that, I thought that it would be great if everyone could evolve too」

By “everyone” she must mean all of the Black Cats except herself. In the past, Fran had fought for the Black Cat kin in her mind.

She wanted to break the curse that had been placed not only on her but on the entire Black Cat kin.

Apparently, after listening to Horial’s lesson, she reconfirmed her feelings and made them stronger once again.

『You’re ready for it, aren’t you?』

「Of course」

Breaking the Curse of the Black Cat kin. It would be an arduous path that would make the word “thorny” sound rather bland.

The power of the Black Cat tribe alone had to be enough to defeat the Evil People or the underlings of the Evil Gods with a threat level of S or higher. That was the condition for them to break the curse.

However, at present, there was no other Black Cat kinsman besides Fran that could participate in the battle.

The Black Cat people of the Beast Nation would have already started training and hunting the evil people. However, it was going to take quite some time before it would bore fruit.

In addition, if they want to fight an evil person with a threat level of S or higher, the strength they had gained through power leveling was not enough. They needed to have a core strength that was based on experience as blood, training as flesh, and everything that they had acquired on their own.

I wonder how long it would be before the Black Cat people would reach that level.

So, we have to go it alone or find a companion. The Black Cat kin was said to be the weakest, and their evolution had been blocked. However, there was an exception, Kiara. She was said to have gained that much strength thanks to the extra skill of the God of War’s favor. There was no guarantee that something similar would not happen to the other Black Cats.

But I don’t even know if there was someone as strong as her out there. So, there was no way we could rely on that alone.

「I need to get stronger and even stronger」

『Yeah, you’re right』

In the end, whether she was going to take on the challenge with a companion or alone, Fran needed to become even stronger than she was now to accomplish the ordeal.

TLN: Trivia, the raw chapter was posted on new yea