I Was a Sword When I Reincarnated - Chapter 571: A New Resolution
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Chapter 571: A New Resolution

Chapter 571: A New Resolution

It had been ten days since we had come to the academy.

Fran was feared as an instructor, but as a student, she was becoming familiar with the academy and her cla.s.s.

She greeted students as we pa.s.sed them, and if they had a mock battle scheduled for that day, they would often ask her to go easy on them. She ate together in the improved cafeteria and taught each other what she lacked in the cla.s.s.

Fran also seemed to be enjoying life at the academy.

As for the cla.s.ses, she didnt doze off all the time. Several cla.s.ses caught Frans interest, including the cla.s.s on spirits and the cla.s.s on magic. Well, if she was not interested, she would just doze off though.

I tried to wake Fran up at first. But she even devised a way to ignore my calls and stay asleep. I gave up trying to wake her up because of her persistence. After all, if I nag her too much, she might even start to hate the academy.

And besides the boring cla.s.ses, she seemed to have other complaints as well.

I mean, this is an academy, we cant really go crazy like that, you know?

Nn

Woof

Both Fran and Urus.h.i.+ seemed to be frustrated by the fact that they hadnt been able to really exert themselves for the past week or so.

The first few days were still better. She was able to vent some when they were introduced to each cla.s.s. But after that, there was hardly any fighting except for mock battles with the students.

If we were outside the town, I could have played with Fran and Urus.h.i.+, but we couldnt do that in the town. I wondered if we could borrow the academys training grounds, but that also seemed to be quite difficult.

The field outside, where they wouldnt trouble anyone for being serious, was usually used by one of the cla.s.ses. But when it was free, Fran had a cla.s.s to attend.

I thought about going there after school, but that time was filled with club activities. The clubs names were quite fancy, like the Society for the Study of Military Arts, and there were also clubs with quite dangerous names.

Besides, were going to have an off-campus survival training tomorrow. So, youll get a chance to kill some magic beasts and stuff there

Really?

Im not sure though. Besides, once were out of town, you can have a mock battle with Urus.h.i.+

Oooh! I see

Woof woof

So, dont make the mistake of using the wrong amount of force in the next mock battle, okay?

Nn!

Woof!

As a matter of fact, several cla.s.ses, including the Special Battle Cla.s.s, had a tradition of going outside the academy for training every year at this time.

The location was planned to be on the sh.o.r.es of Lake Vivian. Apparently, it would also allow for swimming practice for the students.

As long as they lived in this country, they should visit it at least once, and visiting that huge lake would be a great experience for students from outside the country.

And Fran was going to partic.i.p.ate on the instructors side.

(Looking forward to it!)

Youre going to be their escort too, remember?

Well, it seemed that adventurers from around Lake Vivian will be hired, so the students wouldnt be in danger that often. And the students themselves were quite strong.

I heard that they would use carriages for transportation. Three days to get there, three days to stay, and three days to return.

Once thats done, your job as an instructor is over

Nn

Hey?

Hmm?

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

This was Frans 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. Its fun here, but being an adventurer is more fun. Besides, I wont get stronger by staying here

But youll gain knowledge. It may go a long way, but itll help you get stronger

No need. Ive thought of something when I heard about the evolution

Is it about the cla.s.s?

Nn. Horials 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 Horials lesson, she reconfirmed her feelings and made them stronger once again.

Youre ready for it, arent you?

Of course

Breaking the Curse of the Black Cat kin. It would be an arduous path that would make the word th.o.r.n.y 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 G.o.ds 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 partic.i.p.ate 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 G.o.d of Wars favor. There was no guarantee that something similar would not happen to the other Black Cats.

But I dont 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, youre 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.