177 175 Ten Initials

"Hey, there you are."

"Mmm."

We walked into the mansion and were led by a maid named Shara, whom we had met before.

It was the dining room that was put through.

"It's bad in a place like this. I haven't eaten anything in the morning because I've been too busy dealing with you."

"I don't mind."

"How about a lady with you? Our exclusive cook came home from Barbora yesterday. It's funny. They feed me."

Is that Grandpa Orrell's exclusive cook? He must be an amazing cook. There was no way Fran would turn down a proposal like this.

"Absolutely."

"Shara, it's an extra one for the lady."

"Yes, sir."

But even though it's almost evening, what's your first meal from now on? Grandpa Orrell is supposed to be a pretty powerful man, too, but he seems to have been the opponent of quite a few.

"There was something weird out there"

"Oh, this mercenary regiment."

"Are you famous?

"Don't ask me at all. I know you're talking about foiling anyway."

"Really?

"It's a lot of work, isn't it? I've hunted such warcraft in every country, and I've been blindfolded by nobles."

I guess they're all desperate to make an impression when it comes to meeting the town's leading men.

"I don't know if it's true or not, but if you look at your strength, you'll know in one shot, right?

"The Blue Cat mercenaries, they were just miscellaneous fish"

"Ha ha. That's what I said. If that's really famous, there's only one strong guy, or maybe he's too much of an acorn."

"Mmm."

"I don't even like the way you said you came to say hello to me. Besides, I'm not the captain of the regiment, I'm here for a name. I thought you were noble. You're upset, so leave it. Leave it. You'll give up and go home."

They still called themselves famous mercenaries. I guess so with that degree of strength.

"Orrell, this"

"Hmm... Looks like you've accomplished your request, huh?

Orrell has opened the pendant and confirmed that there is no letter.

"I want to hear about evolution"

"That means you could have handed the pendant to Lord Kitin and Lumina."

"Mmm."

I have to pay you back.

"If you let me talk about evolution, I don't want it"

"I don't have the information I can give you instead of the reward."

"Really?

"Otherwise, I'll have Lord Lumina see you. I've been teaching you since the beginning. I've been doing my own research over the years on the evolution of the Black Cats, too, right? But the results aren't very good. I know you need something other than LV, but that's all."

Orrell, a leading and former Rank B adventurer, has no idea after years of research......

"Well, I'd like to hear about the Black Cat clan that used to be there."

"... who asked?

"Ladur"

"You chatter!

"I heard you were very strong."

"Right -"

Orrell speaks quietly. I met a black cat girl when I was younger. That she saved my life. That we got along on the edge.

"It was 53 years ago."

"Couldn't that person evolve?

"Oh. Like you, I've been exploring ways to evolve... He was walking beneath Lord Lumina, too, right?

"But you couldn't?

"Maybe."

Maybe? That's a bad tooth cut word. Fran is also tilting his neck.

"Then there was all kinds of things, and then you left town, and then you lost your voice."

"What kind of things?

"Well, a lot. It's good to know about the guy who's not here anymore. Diaz's guy was close, too. Why don't you talk to him? More about Miss Fran's evolution than that."

You don't have to use your skills to find out. You definitely misled me. But I wonder why not.

Maybe he lost his life in a dungeon, or something like that? Fran will grieve if he finds out about the earlier deaths, and it will be a hard memory for Orrell. If so, I know you don't want to talk about it.

You might find out more if you talk to Diaz, and I don't want to spoil Grandpa Orrell's mood. Let's not be deluded here.

"If you had spoken to Lord Lumina, you would have known, but you could have evolved more normally in the past."

"Mmm."

"That suddenly prevented me from evolving. Why? I think there's a good chance of 'divine punishment'."

"Divine Punishment? God's Punishment?

"Sometimes in history, it is given to those who defy God or commit a great sin. It's famous for the divine punishment of the Goldician continent."

I've heard that before, too. The story is that Trismegistos, king of dragon men, created a warcraft that exploited the power of evil gods, but let it run wild, destroying the continent. You think Trismegistos was given the punishment to keep fighting that warcraft forever?

"It's strange to not have this much information, even though it's a long time ago that the Black Cats can no longer evolve. There was a similar story about Goldicia. All memories of the creation of the Warcraft are erased by God."

That's right, God, can you even mess with the memories of people around the world?

"The method of evolution of the beast man may in some cases be kept secret within the species, but still little literature remains. Even if you talk to the elves, you know, there's someone who remembers that the Black Cats have evolved before."

Surely that's unnatural. I can believe even when people tell me that God's will really worked and erased my memories.

But there was something I couldn't ignore right now.

"Little literature left?

Yeah, Orrell did say that. Does that leave a little room?

"Actually, only one. I can find relevant literature."

"What kind of stuff is that?

"Even so, it's not directly related. Hey, calm down."

Orrell laughs bitterly at Dan and Fran as they embark on the table. Apparently, it's not literature that leads directly to evolution.

"Do you know what the Ten Stars are?

"Want to go around? I don't know."

"Well, it's about a species that is said to be the first Beastman to be created by the Beastworm God a long time ago. They lived in each of them the power of the Divine Beast."

"Divine Beast? Looking good."

"So, this Ten Beginners clan, nine clans are known. It's Golden Fire Lion, White Snow Wolf, Yellow Dust Rat, Purple Wind Elephant, Orange Iron Fox, Red Earth Horse, Blue Water Turtle, Sprite Snake, Cherry Blossom Cow. For some reason, I don't know the last 10 clans. For many years, it has been described as the greatest mystery of the Beast Clan..."

"That's the Black Cat Clan?

"Maybe. In addition to the nine families I just mentioned, the literature I got had the names of Black Heavenly Tiger. And Lord Lumina is a black tiger."

"Are Black Tian Tiger and Black Tiger the same? So the White Wolf Orrell is the White Snow Wolf?

"No, you're not. Sometimes when we White Dogs meet certain conditions when we evolve, we can be White Snow Wolves, not White Wolves. I could only be a white wolf."

Orrell says that the descendants of the White Snow Wolf, one of the Ten Kingdoms, are the White Dogs? So it seems that individuals who meet special conditions during evolution may inherit the power of the White Snow Wolf, as they did with their ancestors.

Going by that stream, it would mean that the Black Cat tribe, which met special conditions, would become a Black Tiger, and if it could not be met, it would become a Black Tiger like Lumina.

At present, when it comes to the Ten Stars, it refers to the descendants, and the White Dogs are also seen at a glance among the Beasts as the Ten Stars?

"Yet you think it's absolutely weird that this is all so lightly forgotten about the Black Cats, who are likely descendants of the same Ten Stars, right?

"Mmm."

Various beasts are investigating the tenth family, and some of them claim to be their family. Although it is mostly frown spit. Orrell would have laughed with his nose that if he hadn't known about Lumina's existence, the existence of Black Heavenly Tiger, etc., it was a fabrication story. But now they're half convinced that the Black Cat Clan is the descendant of the Black Heavenly Tiger.

I mean, the Black Cats used to be counted as the Ten Stars, but their memories and records were erased by divine punishment? So I wonder why the literature remains that Orrell found it.

"That's all I've ever been looked into."

Orrell bows to sincere regret. You still seem pretty thoughtful about the Black Cats. Does it have anything to do with the Black Cat girl that she used to be?

"But there is always salvation in divine punishment. Even Trismegistos is talking about freeing himself from the curse if he defeats the Warcraft. Then there must be a way for the Black Cats to break the curse."

"Mmm."

"Well, I don't know anything about that method... It's useless."

"Yeah. That was helpful, thanks"

"Really? If you say so, you'll be saved."

Orrell laughed really happy at Fran's words.