(Wn) Chapter 180 (1/2)

180 Of Master And the Divine Blades

『So, are you really trying to reject Fran?』

「Who…exactly was that…?」

『Me』

「A sword capable of speech…!? Are you perhaps an Intelligent Weapon?」

『I am』

「Well… I am quite surprised to see that your race is one that truly exists」

「Master Exposed, okay?」

『Of course not But it can’t be helped at this point』

This wasmyself to anyone other than Fran ofit retted my actions because I knew they were incredibly stupid, but ulti that all was fine As of thisthe nuht noas Fran I couldn’t let Ru all ties with us here and now

While that was the driving force behind my decision, it wasn’t the only one that’d pushed me to expose etic Fran had one out of her way to keep a secret from the predecessor she respected from the bottom of her heart

All for my sake

The stress the act had caused her was only further evidenced by the light sigh she breathed as I announced my identity

「I see… And that wouldthat puts my heart at ease」

「Nn?」

「Mind 」

Nothing h of relief, one that proved she still cared for Fran IFran wasn’t alone had put her at ease

It see on an act in order to keep Fran at bay

「L-Let us reater interest Sword, are you by any chance a Godblade?」

Ruh the conversation and blatantly changed the topic — not that I s for Fran hadn't changed In that sense, it was safe to say that I’d accooal

『Unfortunately not I was told by a fa e ability』

「And what precisely e ability be?」

Hmmm… what do? I accidentally told her a bitso, I allowed her to catch onto so that could lead all the way down the rabbit hole, and I wasn’t really sure exactly how much it would be best for me to say

『Hey Fran, what do you think? Personally, I don’t really think we need to do anything more than just make a few brief mentions』

（Can't… just say everything…?）

Her response was exactly what I’d been expecting it to be She didn’t want to keep any more secrets from Rumina Besides, it seemed that the only other person the older Black Catkin illing to meet face to face was Dias, and Dias already kneas an Intelligent Weapon anyways, so there kinda wasn’t really thatmy abilities from her

Besides, I wanted to abide by Fran’s will She really seeh to convince ht

『You knohat? Just go for it』

（Thanks）

And so, Fran began to speak She told Ru she knew about me She told her how I used to be huic stones, and how I had somehow first came to inside the centermost part of the Maohkami Plains

To be fair, Fran wasn’t the only one all gung ho about telling Rueon Master and one that’d lived for over 500 years at that There was a chance she’d know a bit in

「Your sword can absorb skills by absorbingability to have C-Can it absorb any sort of skill whatsoever? Does it function with Unique Skills? What about Extra Skills?」

『I’ve pretty much been able to absorb any and every type of skill I’ve ever encountered so long as it coic stone』

「So you truly have the ability to attain any skill you wish for…」

『Only if you can find a ic stone that happens to have it』

「How… splendid! Hahahahahaha!」

「So matter?」

Ruhter I was a bit surprised, but could tell froht smile she wore on her face that she was still both lucid and sane

「No, no, ’tis nothing I sihed in response to what I had just come to realize」

『Right, I’ve beenFran just now?』

「I have my reasons」

『And those reasons are…?』

「I ize I cannot inform you of them It is unfortunate, but I have no choice but to ask you to believe that my actions serve to Fran’s benefit」

That, in other words,must be related in so so that would allow for Fran to evolve?

『But then ere you trying to distance yourself from her?』

「I wished to create distance between the two of us in order to preventher It seems, however, that ardless」

Rumina’s expression wavered as she spoke

「Fran…」

「Nn?」

「I am sorry」

Fran and I both stared in confusion as Ru i

「I have done you har for ize to you from the bottom of my heart; I am truly sorry My actions contained within them far too much haste」

「Doesn’t matter if Rumina doesn’t hate me」

「My e myself to hate you, Fran」

「Thank goodness」

That was great and all, but her sudden change in attitude could only be described as odd There had to be a reason for it Looking back, I realized that Ru to distance herself from Fran the moment she heard about my abilities, which in turn meant that my ability to absorb skillsI wanted to pursue the topic further, but it didn’t see she'd be able to tell us more about

「Your potential is truly astounding Are you absolutely certain that you are not a Godblade?」

『Apparently I don’t qualify because my stats are too low』

「It appears that you are misinformed Not all Godblades have been deemed so for their offensive abilities」

『Really?』

「Indeed Hold for just a moment」

Rumina headed deeper into her quarters, only to return a bit later on with a scroll in hand