Chapter 208 (1/2)

Vs Goldalfa — After

We were called over to the VIP area in which the Beast Lord was situated shortly after we defeated Goldalfa We could’ve actually just refused hi to the offer because she was offered food

「There you are」

「Nn Wanted to see me?」

「Well yeah, I erkin, ain’t ya? No way I wouldn’t want to check you out after figuring out all that」

The Beast Lord carefully observed Fran as he spoke, an action that ultimately led him to furrow his brow in confusion

「Yeah, I don’t get it, I’ht it was just ’cause you were a bit too far away for me to really tell…」

「I feel the same She seems just like any other Black Catkin to me」

The Evolution Conceal one hell of a fine job, as neither Roche nor the Beast Lord could actually tell that Fran had evolved Both were left in a state of confusion due to the discrepancy between their current impression of her and what they’d witnessed earlier

「Mind ed to cover it up like that?」

「Your Majesty! Asking a question like that is not only rude, but also a breach of her privacy!」

「O-Oh come on…」

The Beast Lord seeure out exactly what the hell was going on That said, I wasn’t really planning to let hi hi us more trouble than it orth further down the line and that it’d be better for us to refrain fro so

Fran, however, disagreed

「Willing to tell」

『W-Wait, Fran, hold up!』

（Got an idea）

『Care to share?』

（Just leave to me）

『You uh… sure?』

（No issues）

Fran see, so I ended up yielding and allowing her to do whatever it was she'd thought up

「But only under certain condition」

「Oh? What kinda condition?」

「Looking for God-tier Blacksmith Will tell if told blacksmith’s location」

Her idea was a pretty good one The God-tier Blacks extremely valuable, and thus, most likely confidential In other words, it was unlikely that the Beast Lord would be willing to tell it to Fran under nor out for the Black Cat Tribe and its members

His personality seemed to indicate that the opposite was quite possible as well, but one could never really know for sure Plus, having a bargaining chip was pretty much always better than not

（Master, activate Principle of Falsehood）

『Roger that』

The best part about the idea Fran caain at least soardless of whether or not the Beast Lord lied All he needed to do was assent and we had ourselves some profit

「Agree?」

「…I will leave this decision entirely up to you, Your Majesty」

「Oh hell no, you’re not getting out of this! You think about it too unless you want Royce on our asses foranother dumb decision」

The Beast Lord ended up deciding to tell us what he knew after discussing it a bit with Roche

「…Close in a bit」

「Nn」

The Beast Lord used his fingers to gesture at Fran in order to tell her to approach him, an act that clearly indicated that he not only knew about the blacksmith in question, but also wanted as few people to hear what he was going to say as possible

「I’ot one」

He whispered right into Fran’s ear His lips were so close to her that even I started to feel a bit uncos off if they so much as touched Fran

「Really?」

Fran responded to hiht

「Really, but the dude you’re looking for is a moody little bastard He’s real hard to deal with, and I can’t really say whether or not he’d even be willing to see you」[1]

「Still okay as long as told location」

「He’s the type of guy that doesn’t really hold much respect for authority He basically doesn’t even care that I’ I’ll still write you a letter so he knows I sent you, but just be warned that it ht not really make a difference」

「Really? Big favour」

「Yeah, it’s whatever Now tellI’ve been curious about」

「Nn Got it」

Hearing about the Evolution Conceal

He and Roche had even started debating whether or not it was soerkin would learn upon evolution

（Master?）

『He was telling you the truth He not only knohere the guy is, but also plans on introducing you to him』

（Then will need to go to Beastkin’s Country）

『Sure seems like it』

Fran went silent because she’d started conversing with me telepathically The two other beastkin, however, took this as a sign that they’d accidentally left her out of the conversation because they were too focused on their own devices Thus, Roche ended up apologizing

「Sorry about that We will be leaving it at that for now Thank you once again for providing us with a valuable piece of information」

「Nn」