I was stunned to see Fran and Gododarfa fight.

Strong. I didn't know you were that strong.

Of course, Fran was strong and cute from the moment we met, and we knew she'd be even stronger any day.

But that was supposed to be years later. I thought 10 years would be ahead, even if one day they'd pull it out...

I didn't expect you to beat Gododarfa. Honestly, Fran thought he'd lose in the quarterfinals. Even I don't know if I can win.

Growing so fast that it can be described as an anomaly. I'm sure it will make the Black Cat race less thirsty for evolution. And then the master. That strange sword must be leading Fran.

It felt like I saw it, and the master himself was considerably enhanced. I can't insult that. In fact, even in the Battle of Gododarfa, there were a number of incredible phenomena that Fran's power could not have thought of alone.

Thundering magic for space-time magic. To destroy the chant, activate the magic continuum. At the end of the day, I've never heard of it or seen it, it's the evolution of the Black Cats.

How far is Fran's power, and I don't know where it comes from, but you'll need to be quite prepared to deal with those two.

Particularly surprising was the use of physical attack invalidation. You wouldn't have noticed if you had never fought an opponent with a physical attack void before.

That attack lightly received Gododarfa's axe. No matter how powerful a barrier you could put up, yeah, it's an impossible story to take with one arm easily. I don't care what you think. I don't care if the physical attack is null or void, I think you have similar skills.

It's a very strong and troublesome skill, but it's not like there's no gap to get into. When the physical void was activated, I could see that Fran's magic was greatly reduced. It takes a lot of magic to activate. If you poke there, it won't be hard to break.

"That girl is awesome. Adventurer?"

"No, no, he's an animal man, isn't he? You belong to the kingdom of the Beasts."

"But that strength. I definitely want it in my country."

"You can't go running out of here, can you?

"That beauty, whatever the use -"

"Uh-huh, definitely under the eagle -"

The nobles around you are making a scene. I can't help it. Fran is strong and young. If I just saw it, I'd say whatever. I can't help but think that both the Gess aristocrats can speak for themselves.

Should I get a little moxibustion?

"I'd love to be in my Kingsguard Division."

"To escort my daughter..."

Some of them seem like decent invitations, though. What am I going to do? Still, I can't believe that little kid grew up so far...

Actually, I've met Fran before. We're not talking about Aretha, are we? More than ten years ago. That day I was being visited by a couple of Black Cats.

They lived in my orphanage until a few years ago and since then have been independent and adventurers. And he came all the way out here to show me that he had a baby.

The couple's names are Kinan and Flamea. I've been taking care of him since I was a young boy and girl of the Black Cat clan.

I'm so glad the Kinans came to see me. Because it's like a fight breakup, and the two of them just popped out of the orphanage and left.

But that's my fault. Because I have denied two hopes of becoming adventurers and looking for a path to evolution. From what I can tell, they didn't have the talent. All I could see was a future where I would die in a dungeon. But I couldn't just hold him down there without a headache.

I think there was a different way to put it, a different way to treat it. So I'm so glad you came to show me your newborn Fran.

Yes, the name of the two children was Fran. The age also matches.

But I just thought I was dead already. I flew away when I heard about the Kinans dying, because Fran was nowhere to be seen anymore.

So when I met Fran at Aretha, I didn't even notice at first. I never thought I was a baby then.

As soon as I heard his name and saw his face, I remembered it, though. Because I looked just like Flamea when she was little.

At first, I named Fran's parents acquaintances, and I was wondering if I could protect them. But Fran was already firmly independent as an adventurer, and I wondered if I deserved that for failing to protect Kinan and Flamea.

That's why I didn't name it, and I thought about protecting Fran for something different. I was forced to follow the request, and I trained Fran in a mock fight, all because of it.

Fran will surely be a famous adventurer in history. But there may come a day when I can only overconfidence my strength and get my feet shrugged.

When the time comes, you're still up there, right? Fran's still immature, isn't he? As can be said, I also thought it would be a high wall.

It's been a while since you've been practicing. But because of that, I haven't had a level of whipping in 10 years. For me in half an elf, I'm old enough to say I'm still young, but lately I've been less and less forced to do so because of my blood as an elf. Naturally, the skill level was high and it never rose. That's how many skills have been leveled in the last few months.

I knew it was best to have a goal and push yourself.

I could have been a god-whiplash for years. With this power, I will beat Fran. That's why I worked out.

The next day. I turned to Fran on the playing field.

That's a good grin. In front of me, I have no fright or whim. I'm just thinking of winning purely.

This looks like we really need to die. Look at yesterday's fight. Okay, but Fran's already outpaced me. Plus, that black thunder would take my life in one blow.

Not so much, Fran is strong now that he's evolved.

That's why I have to win. To be Fran's wall. You can't win hard for that. You have to win overwhelmingly. You'll have to be prepared for some sacrifice, too.

With the signal of initiation, Fran and the others unleashed multiple sorceries.

Wind magic and thunderous magic. I think maybe the aim is to seal the whip with wind magic and paralyze the flesh with thunderbolt magic.

Heh. You're thinking. But that's not gonna stop me now, is it? I unleashed the magic I was concentrating on and activated the strongest and fastest moves at once. I can see they took the gossip and the magic. If you can outrun this move, you'll have to be prepared to lose, to be honest.

"Fallen and desperate!

At such a speed that I could not even see myself, the whip began to burst through the arena.

Fran's unleashed magic has already been erased. As it was, the whip kept beating Fran. At such speed, Fran doesn't seem to be able to perceive the whip.

You still have Physical Attack disabled. Even though there are signs of a hit, Fran can't see any damage. He's eating a series of powerful attacks to ground High Auga with a single blow.

Still, I kept swinging the whip. Because Fran's magic is visibly diminishing. Keep pushing it off!

However, this whipstock technique is very strong, but it had one drawback. That would significantly sharpen the endurance value of the whip. If I continue to use it for a long time, my whip will surely be destroyed.

A love whip that I've accompanied for years, but I can't help it. Even if I lose this whip, I have to win. You just have to figure out what to do with the whip you use in the finals later.

"You're here."

Fran disappeared. It was metastasized by space-time magic. But I can deal with it if I know it beforehand.

I was off the spot at full speed. Shortly afterwards, Fran, who had metastasized, lost sight of me, and I saw him surprised.

But Fran won't give up.

You used magic and skill together, and you've stuck it in a whip storm at an awesome rate. Fast! Exceeds my predictions. That's Fran!

"Ha!

Giiiiiiiiiiiiiine!

I couldn't give him a cut, and he made me use the Spirit's love. This distance is Fran's. Shit.

Damn! A sword with the same black thunder as Fran is looming in front of me! I can't do it!