Original subtitles

A little Black Cat? I'll handle her.

Our kind is used to dealing with her kind.

The Blue Cats are the mortal enemies... of the Black Cats!

I've never seen Fran this angry before…

Fran, what's the story with the Blue Cats?

Hundreds of years ago,

the Blue Cats decieved the Black Cats and stripped them of all dignity and rights.

Then they kept attacking us to sell us to slavers.

Is that right…?

So they're Fran's worst enemy. That means they must be real horrible people.

Identify Power.

Gyuran the Legion-Slayer is the great hero of the Rouze War!

You don't stand a chance!

Are you scared? Afraid of me, now?

Fran?

ki

bou

nan

te

mo

u

k

i

b

o

u

n

a

n

t

e

m

o

u

How long has it been

H

o

w

l

o

n

g

h

a

s

i

t

b

e

n

hi

sashi

ku

mi

tei

nai

h

i

s

a

s

h

i

k

u

m

i

t

e

i

n

a

i

Since I last yearned to breathe free?

S

i

n

c

e

I

l

a

s

t

y

e

a

r

n

e

d

t

o

b

r

e

a

t

h

e

f

r

e

?

ze

tsu

bou

ni

na

ri

ki

t

ta

ishi

to

me

z

e

t

s

u

b

o

u

n

i

n

a

r

i

k

i

t

a

i

s

h

i

t

o

m

e

Everywhere around me, death and despair is all I see

E

v

e

r

y

w

h

e

r

e

a

r

o

u

n

d

m

e

,

d

e

a

t

h

a

n

d

e

s

p

a

i

r

i

s

a

l

I

s

e

ko

no

ma

ja

o

wa

re

na

i

k

o

n

o

m

a

m

a

j

a

o

w

a

r

e

n

a

i

My soul is screaming for a way out

M

y

s

o

u

l

i

s

c

r

e

a

m

i

n

g

f

o

r

a

w

a

y

o

u

t

da

ke

do

su

me

na

i

d

a

k

e

d

o

s

u

s

u

m

e

n

a

i

Of this darkness unending

O

f

t

h

i

s

d

a

r

k

n

e

s

u

n

e

n

d

i

n

g

ko

ro

da

ke

ga

ha

ya

tte

k

o

k

o

r

o

d

a

k

e

g

a

h

a

y

a

t

e

But try as I might to reach that light

B

u

t

r

y

a

s

I

m

i

g

h

t

o

r

e

a

c

h

t

h

a

t

l

i

g

h

t

nu

ka

ru

n

da

ya

mi

ni

to

ra

wa

re

n

u

k

a

r

u

n

d

a

y

a

m

i

n

i

t

o

r

a

w

a

r

e

The seeking shadows, they always catch up to me

T

h

e

s

e

k

i

n

g

s

h

a

d

o

w

s

,

t

h

e

y

a

l

w

a

y

s

c

a

t

c

h

u

p

t

o

m

e

i

ma

ka

mi

sa

ma

ni

na

ga

u

no

wa

i

m

a

k

a

m

i

s

a

m

a

n

i

n

a

g

a

u

n

o

w

a

So on my knees, here I pray for salvation—

S

o

n

m

y

k

n

e

s

,

h

e

r

e

I

p

r

a

y

f

o

r

s

a

l

v

a

t

i

o

n

—

u

chi

ya

buru

su

ku

i

wo

ko

no

mu

ne

ni

u

c

h

i

y

a

b

u

r

u

s

u

k

u

i

w

o

k

o

n

o

m

u

n

e

n

i

The strength to smash free of my chains!

T

h

e

s

t

r

e

n

g

t

h

t

o

s

m

a

s

h

f

r

e

o

f

m

y

c

h

a

i

n

s

!

da

ka

ra

so

no

te

wo

no

ba

shi

te

d

a

k

a

r

a

s

o

n

o

t

e

w

o

n

o

b

a

s

h

i

t

e

Let us soar beyond our wildest dreams

L

e

t

u

s

o

a

r

b

e

y

o

n

d

o

u

r

w

i

l

d

e

s

t

d

r

e

a

m

s

ge

n

ka

i

tsu

ra

nu

ku

g

e

n

k

a

i

t

s

u

r

a

n

u

k

u

With your handle in my hand

W

i

t

h

y

o

u

r

h

a

n

d

l

e

i

n

m

y

h

a

n

d

se

kai

ga

ka

ga

yai

te

ku

hou

e

s

e

k

a

i

g

a

k

a

g

a

y

a

i

t

e

k

u

h

o

u

e

We’ll take on all the world’s evils

W

e

’

l

t

a

k

e

o

n

a

l

t

h

e

w

o

r

l

d

’

s

e

v

i

l

s

tsu

ka

mi

to

ru

mi

ra

i

t

s

u

k

a

m

i

t

o

r

u

m

i

r

a

i

Forging an even brighter future

F

o

r

g

i

n

g

a

n

e

v

e

n

b

r

i

g

h

t

e

r

f

u

t

u

r

e

yuu

ki

to

wa

ka

nou

se

i

wo

e

ru

y

u

k

i

t

o

w

a

k

a

n

o

u

s

e

i

w

o

e

r

u

Courage and conviction, a world of possibilities—

C

o

u

r

a

g

e

a

n

d

c

o

n

v

i

c

t

i

o

n

,

a

w

o

r

l

d

o

f

p

o

s

i

b

i

l

i

t

i

e

s

—

ka

ku

go

no

ko

to

da

to

o

shi

e

te

ku

re

ta

k

a

k

u

g

o

n

o

k

o

t

o

d

a

t

o

s

h

i

e

t

e

k

u

r

e

t

a

All these things you gave to me—

A

l

t

h

e

s

e

t

h

i

n

g

s

y

o

u

g

a

v

e

t

o

m

e

—

so

re

da

ke

wo

shi

n

ji

te

s

o

r

e

d

a

k

e

w

o

s

h

i

n

j

i

t

e

For as long as I live, I’ll never forget!

F

o

r

a

s

l

o

n

g

a

s

I

l

i

v

e

,

I

’

l

n

e

v

e

r

f

o

r

g

e

t

!

gya

kkyo

u

ni

sa

ke

be

g

y

a

k

y

o

u

n

i

s

a

k

e

b

e

No matter how hard the fight

N

o

m

a

t

e

r

h

o

w

h

a

r

d

t

h

e

f

i

g

h

t

ka

chi

ho

ko

re

k

a

c

h

i

h

o

k

o

r

e

We’ll always win!

W

e

’

l

a

l

w

a

y

s

w

i

n

!

bo

ku

ra

da

ke

no

ri

benji

suto

rii

b

o

k

u

r

a

d

a

k

e

n

o

r

i

b

e

n

j

i

s

u

t

o

r

i

You and I have only just started our story

Y

o

u

a

n

d

I

h

a

v

e

o

n

l

y

j

u

s

t

s

t

a

r

t

e

d

o

u

r

s

t

o

r

y

ki

t

to

so

no

te

de

k

i

t

o

s

o

n

o

t

e

d

e

Keep facing towards the light

K

e

p

f

a

c

i

n

g

t

o

w

a

r

d

s

t

h

e

l

i

g

h

t

tsu

ka

mi

to

ru

t

s

u

k

a

m

i

t

o

r

u

Through thick and thin!

T

h

r

o

u

g

h

t

h

i

c

k

a

n

d

t

h

i

n

!

ma

da

tsu

dzu

i

te

i

ku

kyou

wo

m

a

d

a

t

s

u

d

z

u

i

t

e

i

k

u

k

y

o

u

w

o

Let’s keep filling in the empty pages

L

e

t

’

s

k

e

p

f

i

l

i

n

g

i

n

t

h

e

m

p

t

y

p

a

g

e

s

u

tsu

ku

shii

a

shi

ta

wo

u

t

s

u

k

u

s

h

i

a

s

h

i

t

a

w

o

Of our beautiful adventure!

O

f

o

u

r

b

e

a

u

t

i

f

u

l

a

d

v

e

n

t

u

r

e

!

Episode 8

The Villainous Blue Cat

Episode 8

The Villainous Blue Cat

Gyuran, cut her to pieces!

You're afraid of me, aren'tcha?

That's 'cause Black Cats are supposed to get cut down by Blue Cats!

Fran!

Name: Enchanted Phantom Augite Blade

Attack:

MP:

Durability:

Mana Conductivity:

Skills: Phantom Strike

His sword…

Enchanted Phantom Augite Blade?

It's stronger than the Greater Demon's sword!

Fran, you okay?!

Blue Cats…

When I was with my mom and dad…

The Blue Cats attacked and almost killed us so many times.

C'mon, you gonna fight back?!

Fran!

You bastard…

There was a Black Cat woman who fought back against me one time.

I grabbed her daughter and cut off her ears, arms, legs, and tail right in front of her.

The brat lost it before I was done and died.

You asshole…

After that, I dug out the woman's eyes, tied her to a tree, and slowly flayed her alive…

Her screams were so delightful!

Then I fed her to a pack of starving dogs.

Have you ever had the joy of hearing the crunch of bones still wet with life?

It was fucking hilarious!

This piece of shit…

Are you gonna give me a better show than her? Huh?

Fran, you're okay!

You're a Black Cat adventurer who's going to evolve.

You're strong enough now to cross swords with a Greater Demon and win!

Teacher…

Look at this weakling. He can't beat you!

I guarantee that!

What's that look for?

Thanks, Teacher.

What's that look for?!

What the hell?

How many?

Huh?

How many Black Cats have you killed?

Five.

No, six, seven, eight, nine…

I lost track after ten.

Good.

So I don't have to worry about killing you.

Huh?

Huh?!

Your sword's not as good as Teacher, but it is pretty. It's mine now.

M-My sword! Wait, my fucking arm!

I can't put living things in the Pocket Dimension, but if I cut you into 'materials', then I can put you in there.

You Black Cat bitch!

I'm going to make you pay.

N-no! My level was higher than yours!

Hold on, Fran. If you want, I'll finish him off.

Teacher...

The world thinks it's okay to tyrannize us. I want to change that.

Fran…

I want all my surviving Black Cat brothers and sisters to know they can evolve,

to know they can do whatever they put their minds to.

But if we let guys like him live, the last remaning Black Cats will die out.

And then it'll be too late.

One day I'll have to do it myself, anyway, so I have to do this now.

She's right.

Life is fleeting in this world. I shouldn't force my old world's morals onto her.

In that case, I know what to do.

Okay. But if you're gonna kill him, then use me to do it, all right?

Mm-hmm.

How did a puny Black Cat defeat a mighty Blue Cat?!

Maybe I'm patting myself on the back here, but I'm glad I can help shoulder a little bit of her burden.

Pocket Dimension.

H-he's gone! Gyuran got cut to pieces and disappeared!

What should I do with that zombie? Can I kill him?

First off, he's not a zombie.

The hell is this?

Thank goodness I made it. Please don't kill him.

Is that the GM?

This is a water spirit. I sent it to find you.

Isn't it cute?

It's weird and looks like a slime. I thought spirits looked more like people.

What?! Don't you dare compare it to a lowly slime!

Water spirits are far more cute!

And the only spirits that are humanoid are Greater Spirits!

I would never summon a Greater Spirit outside of combat!

The GM is kinda scary.

And crazy about spirits.

What were we talking about? August Allsand, right?

Oh, yeah, I forgot.

One of our adventurers was supposed to escort him to his family's estate.

Count Olmes gave the guild a quest to quietly find and arrest him.

After he offended the royal family, he was ordered to stay confined to the estate,

but he snuck out and tried to run off with a large sum of money.

Thought he'd get back at Fran then go sit pretty somewhere?

He will be dealt with, though I know not his punishment.

Perhaps a lifetime imprisoned. Whatever it may be, I can safely say the situation is handled.

What is it?

If it was a quest, do I get paid?

Oh, of course! I'll add a little bonus for you, too, Fran.

For real?!

Please don't tell anyone about this quest, of course.

I'm sure you don't want to be dragged into the affairs of high houses, either.

Nope. My lips are zipped.

Then please see miss Nell on your way out for your payment.

Okay.

I'm back!

What?!

Oh…

I'm so sorry.

Huh?

Are you...?

I'm…

"I'm..."?

I'M YOUR MOMMY!

Huh? Wait, really?!

I-is this woman really Fran's mom?!

Wait, really? Is this woman seriously your mom?

No, she's not!

R-right, figured. No cat ears, and she's supposed to be dead.

I'm sorry, I was mistaken.

Please, call me Mommy!

No, I'm not calling you that!

Huh? What? Why?

Let go! Let go of me!

Aww, c'mon, don't be such a meanie!

It's okay. Don't be embarrassed!

Oh, you're so cute!

Let go! Let go of me!

Okay, I'll let you go, but can I get a little kiss?

Ew, ew, ew!

Then I won't let you go AND I'll give you a little kiss!

If you don't want a kiss, Fran, just slip out.

Teacher, I can't. She's too strong.

Huh?

Come now, Amanda. I know you love children, but have some restraint.

Ugh, fine.

Wait, Amanda?

I'm sorry. I got a little carried away.

She's a Rank A adventurer, and the pride of the Alessa Guild.

Rank A?!

This elf lady is Rank A?! She doesn't look like one at all!

Race: Half Elf

Class: Storm Warrior

Skills: Intimidation 7

Swiftcast 6

Stealth 8

Disassembly 8

Wind Magic 10

Might 5

Swiftstep 7

Status Ailment Resistance 7

Omnidirectional Awareness 6

Name: Amanda

Age: 58

VIT:

INT:

STR:

AGI:

Wait, fifty-eight…

She's a half-elf, so she must look younger than she is,

Titles: Protector of Children

Dungeon Raider

Dragon Slayer

Wind Mage

Monster Exterminator

A-Rank Adventurer

Skills: Elemental Blade 7

Throwing Weapons 8

Whip Arts 10

Scourge Arts 5

Whip Mastery 10

Scourge Mastery 6

Storm Magic 4 / Magic Resistance 6

Equipment: Wyvern Whisker Cloak

Hydra Hide Armor

Venom Gecko Mantle

Mad-Eye Bull Boots

Circlet of Sacrifice

Skills: Mana Sense 6

Spirit Manipulation

Dragon Slayer

Enhanced Storm Magic

Mana Manipulation

Unique Skill: The Spirits' Undying Favor

since they're long-lived.

Holy shit, she's strong.

Equipment: Thunderbird Feather

Barrier Ring

Shock Owl Feather Darts

There's no way we could beat her even if we went all-out.

Her rank's not just for show, damn.

And you...

You must be Fran.

How did you know my name?

I heard stories floating around the lobby.

Stories about a new little Black Cat who cleared out the goblin dungeon all by herself.

Amanda was out at the Greatwolf Plain investigating the disturbance there.

Right, the thing that was my fault…

And now I'm back 'cause I have to give you a report. Soooo annoying.

Come, now…

I'm so sorry!

Sorry, but we'll have to talk later, Fran.

No, we won't. Bye-bye.

Oh, hi, Fran!

Took that quest to pick medicinal herbs? What a coincidence!

Are there other dungeons near Alessa?

Near Alessa? The one in Ulmutt might be good for you.

Ulmutt? I'll consider it.

My, what a coincidence!

Cotton candy, please.

My, what a coincidence!

My, what a coincidence!

My, wha a coinshidensh!

My, what a coincidence!

My, what-

She's following me.

B-but why, though?

Nell...!

That weirdo is following me.

Looks like she's taken a liking to you, Fran.

Is she gonna do anything weird to me?

Amanda's a bit strange, but she's a good person.

You might be surprised to know that when she was young, she opened an orphanage,

where she took care of children who had no family to care for them.

Amanda!

That was how she earned the title Protector of Children.

Gods grant titles to people based upon the actions they take.

So while it may be difficult to believe, the gods themselves call her a friend to children.

Though it may be difficult to believe.

Is all this her way of protecting her, then?

What's this? Are you badmouthing me?

Amanda! Could you please not use your stealth skill to pop out of nowhere?!

Hey, that's Amanda, the Rank A!

I've never seen her in person!

Yo, watch your stare. Don't piss her off.

I heard a guy stared at her for 3 seconds straight, and she took his head clean off.

What?! But she looks so nice!

Forget them, Fran. We just keep running into each other. What a coincidence!

Don't lie. You've been following me.

I swear, I wasn't following you at all!

Fran, listen. When you're good and ready…

...you can call me Mommy.

That's never happening.

Oh, right! Fran, the Guild Master wanted to see you.

What?! Hello?!

It's me.

Fran, could you please enter with a bit less force?

You keep asking me to come see you.

Come, now, don't look at me like that.

So, what do you want?

It's nothing bad, I promise.

Crystals!

I obtained these when I was still an adventurer.

Would you like them? They're all from Rank D monsters or above.

Hell yeah I want some big-ass crystals! Hold on. Something's fishy.

You're giving them to me?

Yes, let me see… I'll give you two crystals.

But in exchange, you have to accept a quest.

What quest?

There's a dungeon near Alessa, The Spider's Web.

I want you to participate in its expedition.

A dungeon?

The Spider's Web?

I'll go for ten crystals.

Huh?!

I can't do that!

Three! How about three?

Eight.

Eight?! That's absurd!

Fine, then, four!

Six.

No, no, no, four is the limit!

I can't give you any more than four!

Okay, then, bye.

Fine! Five!

You mean it?

But no more than that! That is the absolute maximum!

Fine. I'll take five.

Fran, you are damn good at haggling!

I let her rob me blind...

Why, though?

Why do you want me to go to that dungeon this bad?

More adventurers are upset about your sudden jump in rank than I expected.

It was your decision, though.

Yes, I know...

But some say you paid to advance more quickly,

or that I have a disgusting proclivity for little girls.

B-but that is absolutely not true!

So this guy doesn't want anyone thinking he's into little girls.

In any case! I'd like Fran to succeed in a quest appropriate for her D Rank,

and dispel any uncouth rumors about myself!

What do you think, Teacher?

And, if you complete this quest, I'll give you permission to enter the Ulmutt dungeon.

How did you know that?

Despite appearances, I am the Guild Master.

If something happens in Alessa, I will learn of it.

Could be good.

Okay. I'll take the quest.

Huh?!

What a coincidence!

I heard it all from here.

I'm going with her!

Ugh…

Just as I thought! Most of the adventurers signed up for this quest are men!

Yes, but the quest is a much lower rank than-

I'm going with her!

Very well.

Curry! Curry!

The Spider's Web, eh?

C'mon, now, don't talk with your mouth full.

Are there gonna be strong monsters in The Spider's Web?

Hmm... I dunno.

The Spider's Web has been mapped and defeated,

and there are quests that ask for materials that can only be gathered there,

so I don't think we can expect anything as tough as the Greater Demon.

That's boring.

That's fine. We'll get permission to go to the one in Ulmutt,

and this'll make the GM look good, too.

And he gave us a bunch of crystals.

What kind of crystals are they?

According to Identify…

Fortified Hermit Crab

Trident Shark

Sea Lion

Three of them are Threat Rank D,

Red Colossus

Old Yeti

and two of them are Threat Rank C.

And they're all from monsters I've never heard of before!

No time to waste, then!

I'll eat 'em up all at once!

Absorb 'em in!

Your abilities have Evolved.

You have acquired 45 Evolution Points.

Attack:

MP:

HP:

Mana Conductivity:

Evolution Rank:

Crystals:

Skill Slots:

Points:

Hell yeah! There's that level up!

Teacher, you powered up!

What kind of skills did they have?

Let's see here.

Skills: Swimming, Current Manipulation, Berserk

Increased Weight, Cold Resistance, Toxicology Frost

Resistance Dark Magic 1, Bow Arts 1, Terror 1 Club Arts 1,

Mind Reading 1, Shortbow Arts 1 Shortsword Arts 1,

Beast Training 1, Knife Arts 1 Leatherworking 1,

Mana Engineering 1, Mana Barrier 1 Shadow Magic 2,

Alchemy 1, Coordination 5 Trap Sense 1, Enhanced Dark,

Dark Immunity Hardened Skin Wind Magic 7, Harden 4 Blade

Arts 1, Blade Mastery 1,

Elemental Blade 1

Summon Minion 6

Status Ailment Resistance

Earth Magic 5

Poison Magic 3

Got a lot of water skills here…

Y'know, after absorbing so many,

I've got tons of skills now.

It's gonna be a pain managing them all.

Summon Minion 6

Summon Minion?

Oh, we got that from the Army Beetle leader.

Name: Army Beetle Leader

Race: Monster, Insect

VIT:

INT:

STR:

AGI:

Skills: Wind Magic 1

Summon Minion 5

Command 1

Coordination 1

Acid Fang

A minion's like an ally or a familiar that'll help us, right?

I'd love a chance to try that out.

We're headed into our second dungeon, after all!

We'd better use this newfound strength to its maximum potential!

Mm-hmm!

Let's give it all we got!

We were supposed to be stronger now.

Serpent Strike!

Dodge it! Dodge it, Fran!

I could've never imagined it'd turn out like this…

de

a

t

ta

oo

tsu

bu

no

ki

se

ki

The best thing that ever happened to me

wa

su

re

wa

shi

nai

yo

a

ri

ga

tou

Was my unforgettable first meeting with you

i

ro

a

se

ta

fu

ture

na

ni

ka

waru

Until then, my future had looked so grim

yo

ka

n

ga

shi

te

ta

But deep down, I always knew

ko

no

mi

wo

shi

ba

ru

mo

no

Those awful days that I lived through—

fu

jo

u

ri

na

cha

in

Those heavy chains that weighed me down

chi

gi

ri

sa

ru

to

ki

wa

i

ma

da

Are now but a distant memory

a

na

ta

ga

iru

so

re

da

ke

de

Because I have you in my hands

i

ki

te

ki

ta

i

mi

wo

shi

tta

You gave me a reason to live

un

me

i

wo

yu

ru

sa

nai

hi

to

mi

The strength to face forward—

ni

ra

n

da

sca

ry

way

Courage to take the scary way

ni

gi

t

ta

te

to

te

With you in my hands, I can...

Face

up!

Stro

ng

ly!

Face up strongly!

a

na

ta

to

ko

e

te

yu

k

u

ji

goku

March straight on forward into the depths of Hell

ki

zu

da

ra

ke

Every last one of our scars

na

no

wa

ta

ka

tta

a

ka

shi

Proves we fought to the bitter end

So

chan

ging

the

world

So let's change the world!

u

shi

na

tta

yo

ro

ko

bi

ka

na

razu

to

ri

mo

do

su

ka

ra

My tears that shine as brightly as your blade

na

mi

da

yo

ken

to

n

a

re

Are proof of the happiness we earned!

Next Time

The Monstrous Rank A Adventurer