Chapter 519: The Reason Why She was Interested in Khanna

After we left Khanna and the others, I asked Fran a question that had been bothering me.

Hey, Fran

Nn?

Why did you interested in Khanna so much?

I wouldnt say she was a bad person, but she was a strong-willed and tricky person. She would use Fran to her advantage to get into the country. Was there any reason for her to favor her that much?

Now that I think about it, I wonder if there was a reason why she didnt strongly restrain Diannes rude words.

Well, if Khanna and the others had any incidents in the future, there would be little chance that Fran would be bothered. They were just coming along for the ride and being protected from any monsters after all. I didnt dare tell her that, though.

They also didnt use bribes or lie to enter the country. Moreover, they had also presented their ident.i.ty, and the immigration officer had also officially admitted them into the country. If something goes wrong, the responsibility has already been handed over to the country.

Moreover, in Frans case, since her immigration records were well doc.u.mented, they would know that she was alone when she left the Kranzel Kingdom. In other words, it was supported by the fact that they happened to be together on the pa.s.s. It would be unlikely that she would be considered one of Khannas companions.

But even so, Fran had to bear the burden of being with Khanna.

You know that she has obviously taken advantage of Fran, right?

Nn, I wasnt fooled

Well, youre right, but

Khanna, the same age as me

Now that youve mentioned it

But, is that all?

And she didnt despise the Black Cat kin

Aah, I see

Nn. Dianne too, she made a fool of the adventurers but didnt make a fool of the Black Cat kin

In fact, even the people we had met and befriended in our travels so far had been very surprised to see a girl from the Black Cat kin. There were two patterns of their surprise though.

The most common one was the surprise that a girl from the weakest race, the Black Cat kin, could be an adventurer.

The other one was the surprise at the fact that even though she was a member of the Black Cat kin, she carried the air of a powerful person.

Either way, there was contempt for the Black Cat kin. No, they dont have any contempt or malice towards the Black Cat kin. It was just that they consider it was common knowledge that the Black Cat kin is weak and unfit for battle.

It was frustrating for Fran. It must have been sad too.

But not once did Khanna, Dianne, or Sh.e.l.la say anything about the Black Cats being weak. There were some insults about her being a little girl or an adventurer, but that was it.

Especially Khanna. Come to think of it, she didnt seem to care about race, age, and status at all. Now I also felt respect for her.

Khanna is interesting. I wish she was an adventurer though

Hee?

In fact, this was quite the compliment in Frans eyes.

But Khanna is weak

Well, shes not much of a magician, is she?

But shes not afraid of me, so I knew that shes not to be underestimated

Strong adventurers sometimes tested each others strength during their first encounter. They fought against each other with a light exchange of feints to a.s.sess each others strength.

But it seems the public eye often thought that theyre trying to kill each other, but if they were a really strong adventurer, no harm would come to them. And when they recognize each others strength, they will go out as equals.

Although it was different from that for an adventurer, Fran seemed to recognize Khanna as an equal. I wonder what she had to have that tugged at Frans heartstrings besides her fighting ability?

Shes the same age as her, doesnt look down on her for being an adventurer or a member of the Black Cat kin, and even tried to use her without fearing her overwhelming power. When I think about it, shes quite capable huh?

Khanna is interesting

Well, its fine then if Fran says so

Nn!

After all, she was kind of interested in her. I guess thats what its all about.

They said it normally should take about 5 days to reach the Academy of Magic from here

It would be even shorter with Urus.h.i.+

Woof!

But since this is the first time weve come to this country, Id like to see some of the towns too

Delicious specialties too!

Woof woof!

That too, huh?

I also want to show up at the adventurers guild to listen to the domestic situation. In particular, I want to know whats currently going on with the Kranzel Kingdom and the Raidos Kingdom. I dont want to get involved in a war after all.

Is there anything else?

Woof?

There might be more to see if youre an adult

Ooh-, I see

It would be best if Urus.h.i.+ didnt make his body size too huge too. Well never know what kind of rumors might start after all.

In the end, we decided to have Urus.h.i.+ change to the size of a pony and head for the nearest village from here. After that, we would head to a larger town.

However, we were not able to achieve anything special in that village. It was the closest village to the border, so I thought it would be developed like a lodging town, but it was completely rural.

There was only one old man, a former E ranked, in the Adventurers Guild branch. There was also a lake about an hour further on, and apparently, there was a large town on its sh.o.r.es.

Most travelers usually just pa.s.s through the village and go to that town.

A lakeside town huh?

Looking forward to it

Come to think of it, have you ever seen a lake that big?

Nn

Woof

A lake itself was not new to us, but the place we were going to visit was on a different scale. We cant see the other side of the lake after all. Its probably about the same size as Lake Biwa. But it might even be bigger than that.

(Note: Lake Biwa: 63Km in length, 23Km in width)

Urus.h.i.+, hurry!

Woof woof!

Oioi, the lake wont run away you know?

Theres fish

Woof

Aah, come to think of it, he said that big freshwater fish was a specialty. Was it something like a carp?

Fish Curry

Does freshwater fish go well with curry? Was there such a thing as carp curry or eel curry? I guess it was not out of the question as a local souvenir, but

Fran, let me tell you one thing, some ingredients dont go well with curry you know?

It will be fine. Curry is the best, no matter what you put in it

Oh c.r.a.p, I definitely need to make delicious freshwater fish curry, huh?!