I Was a Sword When I Reincarnated (Web Novel)
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chapter-272
Guendalfa
Translator: SupremeTentacle
Editor: Exkalamity
Urushi, full of spirit, raced non-stop down the highway connecting Roserraccoon and Vestia . After a mere eight hours of travel, we spotted the capital city looming in the horizon . This was the first time I had travelled to any capital city since reincarnating as a sword, so I was absolutely stunned by the sight . Barbara was the largest city I’d been to so far and itpaledin comparison to Vestia . It was night time, so the whole city was illuminated by torchlight and magical fire . The flickering lights dancing on the massive 20 meter high ramparts were magnificent to behold . The Royal Castle could be seen standing tall over the walls and towering over the city . Its spire was easily the tallest building I had seen yet, easily visible even from a distance .
“You’ll think they’ll let us in at this time of night?”“Nnn… Don’t mind camping out . ”
“Yeah but I’d rather we not . Let’s just keep that in mind as a backup plan . ”
Some cities closed their gates after dark as a preventive measure against thieves and monsters, and I wasn’t sure if the capital had similar policies . As we approached, we thankfully found that the gates were still open . Merchants and adventurers were lined up outside the gate in an orderly fashion . There appeared to be some formal procedures that must be taken care of before being allowed to enter . As expected of a capital city, the security was much tighter .
We joined a line that was around twenty people long with Urushi once again in his smaller form . People were already nervous because it was night time and we didn’t want to exacerbate that by having a giant wolf suddenly appear in front of them .
I wanted to casually join the line without drawing any attention but apparently Fran stands out a bit too much for that . We’re getting a lot of stares .
It seemed people were surprised to see a girl her age travelling with only a wolf by her side . Even more so that she was a black catkin, which was supposed to be the weakest of the beastkin tribes . Those that curiously observed her would realize that she had evolved, which caused them to be taken aback .
“Huh, wha?”“Are my eyes actually working?”
“No way! It’s her, the…”
“Dude, it’s the Black Lightning Princess . ”
“Black Lightning Princess? Who’s that?”
The merchants and adventurers around us whispered in hushed voices . But since we’re already used to it, Fran, Urushi, and I paid no heed to it . After waiting in line for a few minutes, we were approached by three catkin .
“Umm… sorry to bother you . Are you perhaps the Black Lightning Princess?”
“Nn?”
“We call ourselves The Six Whiskers . We’re a party of catkin . We’re huge fans of you and your accomplishments . ”
The speaker was a young red catkin . Standing behind him were his companions, another red catkin who looked to be in his twenties and an older blue catkin likely in his thirties or forties .
“Dang… She really did evolve . ”
“Looks like those rumors were true . ”
The two whispered to one another . I was on guard against the blue catkin . I expected him to try badmouthing Fran, but he did nothing of the sort . If anything, his face showed only a look of admiration .
Huh, I’m surprised to see a blue catkin that isn’t a scumbag . Though, I probably shouldn’t be, given the Beast Lord’s black catkin-related reforms . [1]
In the end, the Six Whiskers didn’t have any particular business with Fran besides wanting to greet her . They were mostly interested in her because she evolved . At first, I got a little nervous over questions that might expose the exploit we used to evolve her, but thankfully that didn’t come up . Our discussions did however inform them about the conditions needed for black catkin to evolve . We explained to them that black catkin needed to either slay a thousand Evil Beings or defeat an A ranked one in single combat to evolve . It was good way to kill some time while waiting in line .
As more people started to approach us, a huge figure suddenly cut in through the crowd . The man stood two meters tall and was emanating a clear aura of hostility .
“Hey you,” he said . “Are you the brat they call the ‘Black Lightning Princess’?”
“Nn? Mhm . ”
“Gwahaha! My shitty uncle must be losing it if he even lost to a brat like you!”
I was filled with an unpleasant feeling when he burst into laughter . I appraised him and saw that he was a white rhinokin, not yet evolved . His name was Guendalfa . Given his race and the similarity of the names, I could only think of one acquaintance that he could possibly be related to: Goldalfa, the white rhinokin and Beast Lord’s guard that fought Fran in the tournament at Ulmutt and lost .
“Hey Fran . I think this guy’s related to Goldalfa . ”
“Goldalfa’s acquaintance?” she said .
“Hah!” he snorted . “A little brat is addressing you without a title . Look how far you’ve fallen . ” He pointed to his chest . “I am Guendalfa . The one you speak of, Goldalfa, is a coward . As much as I hate to admit it, he’s my father’s older brother . ”
“Coward?”
Fran’s face twitched in annoyance . Goldalfa was a warrior Fran came to respect through fierce battle . She did not like some condescending little shit disrespecting him .
“He’s a fucking coward,” said Guendalfa . “He threw away his position of patriarch of our clan just to become the Beast Lord’s little bitch . ”
“Not coward . Strong, brave warrior!”
“Strong? After losing to someone as fucking puny as you? What a joke . How about I kick your little ass and prove how much of a pussy he really is?”
“You’re free to take him down but be mindful of our surroundings . ”I tried to calm Fran down . “We don’t want to be refused entry because we caused a scene . ”
“Nn . Change locations . ” said Fran .
“Haaaaaaah?” he sneered . “Why? You scared? Come at me, brat!”
“Don’t wanna cause a scene . ”
“Stuff your bitch-ass mouth and just fucking do it!”
Fran did not respond .
“Hey Fran . Calm down a bit . Rather, you’re totally ready to go at it aren’t you!?”
“No problem . Instant victory . ”
Welp we’ve passed the point of no return .
The crowd began to shout .
“Don’t worry Black Lightning Princess!”
“We’ll testify that he started it!”
“Go kick his ass!”
Oi! Peanut Gallery! Don’t encourage her dammit!
I quickly used Stonewall to enclose Guendalfa and Fran to block them from the surroundings .
“Take this . Awakening . Brilliant Lightning Rush . Serious Punch . ”
“Guboh-!” Fran’s lightning straight landed square on Guendalfa’s chest .
“-GWUAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!”
ONE PUNCH FRAN!
Guendalfa was sent flying, crashing straight through the stonewall I erected . His armor was completely caved in and blood was flying from his mouth .
Fran shook her wrist .
“Hmph . So weak for talking so big?”
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[1] For those that don’t remember . The beast lord’s reforms fought back against black catkin slavery and effectively ran a lot of blue catkin out of their original line of work . Master is stating that fewer of them are criminals because they had to pick up more respectable jobs .
